2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 10th-year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 21–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ohio and Fordham before losing to Virginia Tech in the third round.

2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	21–11 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Coquese Washington (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Itoro Coleman Tamika Williams-Jeter Jocelyn Wyatt
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Maryland†	15	–	1		.938			32	–	3		.914
No. 11 Ohio State*	15	–	1		.938			28	–	7		.800
Michigan	11	–	5		.688			28	–	9		.757
Indiana	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Purdue	10	–	6		.625			23	–	13		.639
Michigan State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Penn State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	11		.656
Northwestern	8	–	8		.500			20	–	11		.645
Iowa	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
Minnesota	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Illinois	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Wisconsin	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Nebraska	3	–	13		.188			7	–	22		.241
Rutgers	3	–	13		.188			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 Big Ten tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Amari Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr St. John's College Washington, D.C. G 4 Siyeh Frazier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Renaissance Detroit, MI G 5 Sierra Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Delone Catholic Duke Hanover, PA G 10 Keke Sevillian 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Goodrich Goodrich, MI G 11 Teniya Page 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Marian Catholic Chicago, IL G 12 Lindsey Spann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Good Counsel Laurel, MD F 15 Kaliyah Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stephenson Stone Mountain, GA G 22 Leah Knizner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hempfield Area Greensburg, PA F 23 Jaylen Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Archbishop Williams Easton, MA C 24 Ashanti Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Lafayette Lexington, KY G/F 25 Peyton Whitted 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA G 31 Jaida Travascio-Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Downers Grove North Lisle, IL G 34 Sarah McMurtry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Upper St. Clair Pittsburgh, PA F 35 De'Janae Boykin (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Charles Herbert Flowers Connecticut Springdale, MD	Head coach Coquese Washington (Notre Dame) Assistant coach(es) Itoro Coleman (Clemson) Tamika Williams-Jeter (Connecticut) Jocelyn Wyatt (Appalachian State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2016* 2:00 pm		Bloomsburg	W 85–41		Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		at Drexel	L 60–83	0–1	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,057) Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2016* 1:00 pm		Saint Peter's	W 106–50	1–1	Bryce Jordan Center (2,606) University Park, PA
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Akron	W 84–71	2–1	Bryce Jordan Center (2,410) University Park, PA
11/20/2016* 5:00 pm, BTN		No. 13 Tennessee	W 70–57	3–1	Bryce Jordan Center (3,754) University Park, PA
11/24/2016* 3:30 pm		vs. Georgia State San Juan Shootout	W 69–42	4–1	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
11/25/2016* 1:15 pm		vs. Georgetown San Juan Shootout	L 54–68	4–2	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at Boston College ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 60–56	5–2	Conte Forum (531) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm		Marshall	W 82–80	6–2	Bryce Jordan Center (2,606) University Park, PA
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 84–48	7–2	Hart Center (877) Worcester, MA
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		Pittsburgh	W 91–62	8–2	Bryce Jordan Center (2,522) University Park, PA
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		American	W 70–65	9–2	Bryce Jordan Center (2,515) University Park, PA
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Iona	W 80–67	10–2	Bryce Jordan Center (2,409) University Park, PA
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 pm		Indiana	L 70–89	10–3 (0–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,736) University Park, PA
12/31/2016 12:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	L 45–61	10–4 (0–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,011) Piscataway, NJ
01/03/2017 7:00 pm, BTN		Iowa	W 71–58	11–4 (1–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,258) University Park, PA
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		at Purdue	L 51–64	11–5 (1–3)	Mackey Arena (5,883) West Lafayette, IN
01/11/2017 6:30 pm		at No. 3 Maryland	L 83–89	11–6 (1–4)	Xfinity Center (4,680) College Park, MD
01/16/2017 7:00 pm, BTN		Wisconsin	W 76–46	12–6 (2–4)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,616) University Park, PA
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		Nebraska	W 86–69	13–6 (3–4)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,645) University Park, PA
01/23/2017 7:00 pm, BTN		at Indiana	L 66–72	13–7 (3–5)	Assembly Hall (2,404) Bloomington, IN
01/29/2017 2:00 pm		Illinois	W 82–66	14–7 (4–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,570) University Park, PA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		at No. 14 Ohio State	L 72–87	14–8 (4–6)	Value City Arena (4,541) Columbus, OH
02/05/2017 3:00 pm		at Northwestern	W 74–58	15–8 (5–6)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,289) Evanston, IL
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		Minnesota	W 77–66	16–8 (6–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,542) University Park, PA
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		Purdue	W 79–73	17–8 (7–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,875) University Park, PA
02/14/2017 8:00 pm		at Illinois	W 80–62	18–8 (8–6)	State Farm Center (1,288) Champaign, IL
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		at Michigan State	L 64–73	18–9 (8–7)	Breslin Center (6,038) East Lansing, MI
02/26/2017 2:00 pm, BTN		No. 25 Michigan	W 76–75	19–9 (9–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (8,213) University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2017 6:30 pm, BTN	(7)	vs. (10) Minnesota Second Round	L 64–70	19–10	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/17/2017* 7:00 pm		Ohio First Round	W 74–65	20–10	Bryce Jordan Center (1,027) University Park, PA
03/19/2017* 2:00 pm		Fordham Second Round	W 70–51	21–10	Bryce Jordan Center (1,127) University Park, PA
03/23/2017* 7:00 pm		Virginia Tech Third Round	L 55–64	21–11	Bryce Jordan Center (1,310) University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team