2016–17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eleventh year head coach Tricia Binford, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse and are members of the Big Sky Conference. The Bobcats won the Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament championships, earning their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1993. They finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in Big Sky play. They lost in the first round to Washington.

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball
Big Sky regular season co-champions and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	25–7 (15–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tricia Binford (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Nate Harris Kati Burrows Julian Assibey
Home arena	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana State †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	7		.781
North Dakota	15	–	3		.833			20	–	11		.645
Northern Colorado	14	–	4		.778			22	–	8		.733
Eastern Washington	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Idaho	11	–	7		.611			19	–	15		.559
Idaho State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Portland State	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
Weber State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Sacramento State	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Northern Arizona	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Montana	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Southern Utah	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
† 2017 Big Sky tournament winner As of March 23, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Peyton Ferris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Twin Bridges Twin Bridges, Montana F 3 Annika Lai 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Fairview Boulder, Colorado G 10 Margreet Barhoum 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Meadowdale Edmonds, Washington G 11 Madisyn Shaide 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Big Sky Missoula, Montana G 12 Delany Junkermier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mead HS Spokane, Washington F 13 Ashton Siegner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So West Albany Albany, Oregon F 15 Riley Nordgaard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Canby Augustana College Canby, Minnesota F 22 Madison Kast 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Redwood Visalia, California G 23 Hannah Caudill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, Washington G 24 Madisyn Shaide 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Big Sky Missoula, Montana G 24 Oliana Squires 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Sand Creek Colorado Springs, Colorado G 30 Rebekah Hatchard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Windsor Gardens Vocational College Seward CC Adelaide, Australia F 34 Blaire Braxton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch, Colorado F 40 Madeline Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Snohomish Snohomish, Washington	Head coach Tricia Binford (Boise State) Assistant coach(es) Nate Harris (Montana Tech) Kati Burrows (Montana State) Julian Assibey (William Penn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 5:00 pm		Rocky Mountain (MT)	W 75–43		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (894) Bozeman, MT
11/05/2016* 7:00 pm		Colorado Christian	W 93–53		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (856) Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 2:00 pm		at Utah	L 64–74	0–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,211) Salt Lake City, UT
11/15/2016* 8:15 pm		at Utah State	L 56–64	0–2	Smith Spectrum (633) Logan, UT
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		Great Falls	W 75–43	1–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,148) Bozeman, MT
11/23/2016* 8:00 pm		at UC Davis	L 62–70	1–3	The Pavilion (322) Davis, CA
11/25/2016* 7:30 pm		at Pacific Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament	W 72–66	2–3	Alex G. Spanos Center (416) Stockton, CA
11/26/2016* 2:00 pm		vs. Santa Clara Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament	W 77–50	3–3	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
12/02/2016* 7:00 pm		Carroll (MT)	W 75–44	4–3	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,426) Bozeman, MT
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm		Seattle	W 75–56	5–3	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,418) Bozeman, MT
12/11/2016* 1:00 pm		at Portland	W 70–66	6–3	Chiles Center (318) Portland, OR
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm		Cal Poly	W 71–52	7–3	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,243) Bozeman, MT
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		at Weber State	W 83–68	8–3 (1–0)	Dee Events Center (628) Ogden, UT
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		at Idaho State	L 59–67	8–4 (1–1)	Reed Gym (826) Pocatello, ID
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 88–83	9–4 (2–1)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,266) Bozeman, MT
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		Idaho	W 80–64	10–4 (3–1)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,667) Bozeman, MT
01/12/2017 6:00 pm		at North Dakota	W 74–71 OT	11–4 (4–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,595) Grand Forks, ND
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 58–66	11–5 (4–2)	Bank of Colorado Arena (879) Greeley, CO
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 84–80	12–5 (5–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,316) Bozeman, MT
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		Portland State	W 83–76	13–5 (6–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,284) Bozeman, MT
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		at Idaho	W 66–61	14–5 (7–2)	Cowan Spectrum (903) Moscow, ID
01/28/2017 3:00 pm		at Eastern Washington	W 72–61	15–5 (8–2)	Reese Court (1,008) Cheney, WA
02/04/2017 2:00 pm, SWX Montana		at Montana	W 75–69	16–5 (9–2)	Dahlberg Arena (3,223) Missoula, MT
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 86–69	17–5 (10–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,546) Bozeman, MT
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 71–68	18–5 (11–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,797) Bozeman, MT
02/16/2017 8:00 pm		at Portland State	L 65–69	18–6 (11–3)	Peter Stott Center (317) Portland, OR
02/18/2017 3:00 pm		at Sacramento State	W 104–82	19–6 (12–3)	Hornets Nest (370) Sacramento, CA
02/25/2017 2:00 pm, SWX Montana		Montana	W 71–54	20–6 (13–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,273) Bozeman, MT
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		Idaho State	W 73–67	21–6 (14–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,601) Bozeman, MT
03/03/2017 7:00 pm		Weber State	W 72–53	22–6 (15–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,478) Bozeman, MT
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/08/2017 1:05 pm	(1)	vs. (8) Weber State Quarterfinals	W 65–53	23–6	Reno Events Center (787) Reno, NV
03/10/2017 1:05 pm	(1)	vs. (4) Eastern Washington Semifinals	W 61–59	24–6	Reno Events Center (1,202) Reno, NV
03/11/2017 1:05 pm	(1)	vs. (6) Idaho State Championship Game	W 62–56	25–6	Reno Events Center (919) Reno, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(14 O)	at (3 O) No. 11 Washington First Round	L 63–91	25–7	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,059) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2016–17 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team