2016–17 Stetson Hatters women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Stetson Hatters women's basketball team represented Stetson University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hatters, led by ninth year head coach Lynn Bria, played their home games at Edmunds Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 13–1 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the 2017 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they lost to UCF in the first round.

2016–17 Stetson Hatters women's basketball
FIU Thanksgiving Tournament Champions Atlantic Sun regular season champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	26–7 (13–1 A-Sun)
Head coach	Lynn Bria (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Daniel Barber Otavio Battaglia Brittany Young
Home arena	Edmunds Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stetson	13	–	1		.929			26	–	7		.788
Florida Gulf Coast †	12	–	2		.857			26	–	9		.743
Jacksonville	11	–	3		.786			23	–	9		.719
Kennesaw State	8	–	6		.571			10	–	20		.333
NJIT	4	–	10		.286			11	–	19		.367
North Florida	3	–	11		.214			10	–	20		.333
Lipscomb	3	–	11		.214			6	–	24		.200
USC Upstate	2	–	12		.143			9	–	21		.300
† 2017 ASUN Tournament winner As of March 18, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Media

All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Non conference road games will typically be available on the opponents website. Audio broadcasts of Hatters games can be found on WSBB AM 1230/1490 with Ryan Rouse on the call.

Roster

2016–17 Stetson Hatters women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Adriana Ellis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Winter Springs HS Orlando, FL F 1 Sarah Sagerer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr The Rock School Vöcklabruck, Austria G 2 McKenna Beach 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Cape Coral HS Cape Coral, FL G 4 Johanna McMillan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Sanford School UNC Wilmington Mullica Hill, NJ G 10 Brianti Saunders 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Hilliard Middle-Senior Hilliard, FL F 11 Paloma Gragera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Montverde Academy Tres Cantos, Spain C 12 Re'Nique Francis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Charlotte Amalie HS St. Thomas, VI G 15 DeAsia Beals 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Holy Cross Covington, KY G 21 Myka Johnson-Matthews 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Bishop McNamara HS Upper Marlboro, MD G 22 Ida Andersson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Taljegymnasiet Södertälje, Sweden F 23 Breana Bey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lincoln HS Monroe College Jersey City, NJ F 24 Kennedi Colclough 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Arundel HS Gambrills, MD G 25 Aisha Turner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Westlake HS Clemson College Park, GA G 30 Brittney Chambers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Apopka HS Daytona State Orlando, FL F 54 Jordan Tully (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Oak Park HS Boise State Winnipeg, MB	Head coach Lynn Bria (Charleston (WV)) Assistant coach(es) Daniel Barber (Florida) Otavio Battaglia (São Paulo) Brittany Young (Francis Marion) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Webber International	W 92–54	1–0	Edmunds Center (355) DeLand, FL
11/12/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Valparaiso	W 87–75	2–0	Edmunds Center (338) DeLand, FL
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bethune-Cookman	W 63–60	3–0	Edmunds Center (560) DeLand, FL
11/19/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Illinois	W 72–55	4–0	Edmunds Center (498) DeLand, FL
11/21/2016* 8:00 pm		at Arkansas	L 62–79	4–1	Bud Walton Arena (1,179) Fayetteville, AR
11/25/2016* 2:00 pm		vs. Robert Morris FIU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 68–60	5–1	FIU Arena (331) Miami, FL
11/27/2016* 12:00 pm		vs. Weber State FIU Thanksgiving Tournament championship	W 70–68 OT	6–1	FIU Arena  Miami, FL
11/30/2016* 11:30 am, ESPN3		Northern Kentucky	W 54–45	7–1	Edmunds Center (5,332) DeLand, FL
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		at High Point	W 81–47	8–1	Millis Center (502) High Point, NC
12/06/2016* 6:30 pm		at Chattanooga	L 55–66	8–2	McKenzie Arena (1,514) Chattanooga, TN
12/08/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3		Warner	W 100–34	9–2	Edmunds Center (1,601) DeLand, FL
12/10/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Palm Beach Atlantic	W 89–50	10–2	Edmunds Center (471) DeLand, FL
12/19/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		SIU Edwardsville Hatter Classic	W 78–68	11–2	Edmunds Center (483) DeLand, FL
12/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Tennessee State Hatter Classic	L 50–56	11–3	Edmunds Center (462) DeLand, FL
12/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at No. 23 South Florida	L 60–74	11–4	USF Sun Dome (1,956) Tampa, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/07/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida Gulf Coast	L 71–84	11–5 (0–1)	Edmunds Center (1,063) DeLand, FL
01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	W 65–56	12–5 (1–1)	KSU Convocation Center (435) Kennesaw, GA
01/16/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	W 91–66	13–5 (2–1)	Allen Arena (550) Nashville, TN
01/21/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 80–68	14–5 (3–1)	Edmunds Center (588) DeLand, FL
01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT	W 77–43	15–5 (4–1)	Edmunds Center (498) DeLand, FL
01/28/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		North Florida	W 68–44	16–5 (5–1)	Edmunds Center (349) DeLand, FL
02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Jacksonville	W 65–49	17–5 (6–1)	Swisher Gymnasium (632) Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at North Florida	W 62–44	18–5 (7–1)	UNF Arena (356) Jacksonville, FL
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Jacksonville	W 57–47 OT	19–5 (8–1)	Edmunds Center (611) DeLand, FL
02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 66–60	20–5 (9–1)	Edmunds Center (492) DeLand, FL
02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kennesaw State	W 60–43	21–5 (10–1)	Edmunds Center (463) DeLand, FL
02/18/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT	W 60–37	22–5 (11–1)	Fleisher Center (388) Newark, NJ
02/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at USC Upstate	W 77–55	23–5 (12–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (328) Spartanburg, SC
02/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 67–64	24–5 (14–1)	Alico Arena (3,384) Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	(8) USC Upstate Quarterfinals	W 70–49	25–5	Edmunds Center (640) DeLand, FL
03/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	(4) Kennsaw State Semifinals	W 78–48	26–5	Edmunds Center (688) DeLand, FL
03/12/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	(2) Florida Gulf Coast Championship Game	L 70–77	26–6	Edmunds Center (2,088) DeLand, FL
WNIT
03/16/2017* 7:00 pm		at UCF First Round	L 53–73	26–7	CFE Arena (676) Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR

See also

• 2016–17 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team