2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

The 2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by first year head coach Tory Verdi, are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 9–21, 3–14 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Louis.

2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	9–21 (3–14 A-10)
Head coach	Tory Verdi (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Sheila Roux Danny Hughes Candice Walker
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton †	13	–	3		.813			22	–	10		.688
George Washington	13	–	3		.813			20	–	10		.667
Saint Louis	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
Saint Joseph's	12	–	4		.750			17	–	15		.531
Fordham	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
La Salle	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Duquesne	8	–	8		.500			18	–	16		.529
VCU	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Richmond	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
George Mason	6	–	10		.375			13	–	17		.433
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			9	–	20		.310
Davidson	4	–	12		.250			6	–	23		.207
UMass	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
Rhode Island	2	–	14		.125			6	–	23		.207
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of March 20, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

2016–17 media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call.

Roster

2016–17 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F/C 00 Maggie Mulligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Boston Latin School Boston, MA G 2 Ryan Holder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Roland Park Country School Baltimore, MD G 3 Alyx Stiff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Quest Preparatory Academy Las Vegas, NV C 10 Allison Mahoney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Norwell HS Norwell, MA G 14 Megan Burke 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Shelton HS Shelton, CT F 15 Taylor Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Redan HS Covington, GA G 21 Gabrielle Kenefick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Canton HS Canton, MA G 22 Jessica George 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So North Point Waldorf, MD G/F 24 Hailey Leidel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Woodhaven Brownstown, MI G 25 Leah McDerment 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Priestnall School Stockport, England F 32 Alyssa Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr The Ursuline School San Diego State New Rochelle, NY	Head coach Tory Verdi (Keene State) Assistant coach(es) Sheila Roux (Milwaukee) Danny Hughes (TCU) Candice Walker (Loyola (MD)) 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
Exbitition
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm		UMass Dartmouth	W 76–27		Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		at Buffalo	L 47–61	0–1	Alumni Arena (1,719) Amherst, NY
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm		North Dakota State	W 70–58	1–1	Mullins Center (284) Amherst, MA
11/19/2016* 11:30 am		at Iowa Hawkeye Challenge semifinals	L 30–71	1–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,435) Iowa City, IA
11/20/2016* 12:30 pm		vs. Montana Hawkeye Challenge 3rd place game	W 59–58	2–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (107) Iowa City, IA
11/23/2016* 2:00 pm		Central Connecticut	W 76–37	3–2	Mullins Center (293) Amherst, MA
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		Merrimack	W 73–44	4–2	Mullins Center (374) Amherst, MA
11/30/2016* 6:00 pm		at Hartford	L 56–75	4–3	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  Hartford, CT
12/04/2016 1:00 pm		George Mason	L 55–66	4–4 (0–1)	Mullins Center (305) Amherst, MA
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 55–71	4–5	Hofstra Arena (183) Hempstead, NY
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		Bryant	W 68–62	5–5	Mullins Center (495) Amherst, MA
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm		at Boston University	L 60–64	5–6	Case Gym (186) Boston, MA
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 69–66	6–6	Mullins Center (345) Amherst, MA
12/27/2016* 12:00 pm		at FIU FIU Holiday Tournament	L 57–58	6–7	FIU Arena (339) Miami, FL
12/28/2016* 12:00 pm		vs. Drexel FIU Holiday Tournament	L 47–65	6–8	FIU Arena  Miami, FL
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		at Dayton	L 65–77	6–9 (0–2)	UD Arena (1,809) Dayton, OH
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 68–67	7–9 (1–2)	Mullins Center (413) Amherst, MA
01/07/2017 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 50–81	7–10 (1–3)	Hagan Arena (843) Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2017 12:00 pm		at Davidson	W 61–60	8–10 (2–3)	John M. Belk Arena (742) Davidson, NC
01/15/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Duquesne	W 75–67	9–10 (3–3)	Mullins Center (1,006) Amherst, MA
01/19/2017 11:00 am		St. Bonaventure	L 38–55	9–11 (3–4)	Mullins Center (2,650) Amherst, MA
01/21/2017 3:00 pm		George Washington	L 54–60 2OT	9–12 (3–5)	Mullins Center (903) Amherst, MA
01/25/2017 12:00 pm		at La Salle	L 64–68	9–13 (3–6)	Tom Gola Arena (567) Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2017 1:00 pm		at VCU	L 52–55	9–14 (3–7)	Siegel Center (1,106) Richmond, VA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	L 60–81	9–15 (3–8)	Mullins Center (460) Amherst, MA
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		Davidson	L 59–63	9–16 (3–9)	Mullins Center (401) Amherst, MA
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at Fordham	L 43–74	9–17 (3–10)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (797) Bronx, NY
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at Richmond	L 45–56	9–18 (3–11)	Robins Center (537) Richmond, VA
02/18/2017 3:00 pm		La Salle	L 52–57	9–19 (3–12)	Mullins Center (650) Amherst, MA
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 50–53	9–20 (3–13)	Ryan Center (449) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/26/2017 3:00 pm		at Saint Louis First Round	L 51–91	9–21	Chaifetz Arena (573) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team