2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	4–25 (0–18 C-USA)
Head coach	Kellie Lewis-Jay (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Danielle Stimenoff; Cindy Hilbrich; Kachine Alexander;
Home arena	FAU Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
WKU †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Middle Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	23	–	11	.676
Southern Miss	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Charlotte	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Old Dominion	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
UTSA	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Rice	8	–	10	.444	22	–	13	.629
UAB	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	12	–	19	.387
Marshall	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
UTEP	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
FIU	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172
Florida Atlantic	0	–	18	.000	4	–	25	.138


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 26, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fifth year head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay, played their home games at FAU Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 4–24, 0–18 for in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA women's tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Danneal Ford	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Norland	Miami, FL
G	4	Tyana Robimson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Pike HS	Indianapolis, IN
F	5	Raven Doyle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Desert Christian HS	Lancaster, CA
G	10	Vashnie Perry	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Norcross HS	Norcross, GA
G/F	11	Jacey Bailey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Burnaby Mountain SS	Burnaby, BC
G	12	Julie Fournier	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Fr	Fernandina Beach HS Louisiana Tech	Fernandia Beach, FL
G/F	13	Kat Wright	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Notre Dame HS	Woodland Hills, CA
F	15	Sasha Cedeno	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Klein Oak HS	Spring, TX
G/F	21	Julia Jenike	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Bethel Tate HS	Bethel, OH
G	23	Alexis Shannon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Noblesville HS	Noblesville, IN
F	31	Ra'Kyra Gabriel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Brookside Christian HS	Stockton, CA
G	32	Malia Kency	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Briarwood Academy	Statesboro, GA
G	33	Nika Zyryanova	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Casper College	Yekaterinburg, Russia
F	34	Katlyn O'Reilly	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Noblesville HS	Westfield, IN
F	50	Melinda Meyers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Highland HS	Gilbert, AZ

Head coach

Kellie Lewis-Jay (Boise State)

Assistant coach(es)

Danielle Stimenoff (Carroll (MT))
Cindy Hilbrich (USC Aiken)
Kachine Alexander (Concordia–St. Paul)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm	Florida Memorial	W 84–64	1–0	FAU Arena (493) Boca Raton, FL
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	Indiana State	W 70–67	2–0	FAU Arena (535) Boca Raton, FL
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Mercer	L 57–74	2–1	Hawkins Arena (972) Macon, GA
11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at North Florida	L 88–95 ^2OT	2–2	UNF Arena (302) Jacksonville, FL
11/25/2016* 12:00 pm	Jacksonville State FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 63–55	3–2	FAU Arena (351) Boca Raton, FL
11/26/2016* 2:30 pm	Richmond FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship	L 67–77	3–3	FAU Arena (432) Boca Raton, FL
12/01/2016* 9:00 pm	at Arizona	L 67–77	3–4	McKale Center (1,084) Tucson, AZ
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm	at Grand Canyon	L 60–81	3–5	GCU Arena (636) Phoenix, AZ
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm	Florida Gulf Coast	L 50–65	3–6	FAU Arena (380) Boca Raton, FL
12/16/2016* 5:00 pm	Jackson State FAU Holiday Tournament semifinals	W 67–58	4–6	FAU Arena (295) Boca Raton, FL
12/17/2016* 7:30 pm	Maryland Eastern Shore FAU Holiday Tournament championship	L 59–76	4–7	FAU Arena (387) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016 8:00 pm	at WKU	L 55–76	4–8 (0–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,324) Bowling Green, KY
01/01/2017 1:00 pm	at Marshall	L 53–76	4–9 (0–2)	Cam Henderson Center (717) Huntington, WV
01/07/2017 2:00 pm	at FIU	L 65–74	4–10 (0–3)	FIU Arena (309) Miami, FL
01/12/2017 7:00 pm	UTSA	L 62–72	4–11 (0–4)	FAU Arena (665) Boca Raton, FL
01/14/2017 5:00 pm	UTEP	L 50–51	4–12 (0–5)	FAU Arena (425) Boca Raton, FL
01/19/2017 8:00 pm	at UAB	L 55–66	4–13 (0–6)	Bartow Arena (271) Birmingham, AL
01/21/2017 3:00 pm, beIN	at Middle Tennessee	L 69–87	4–14 (0–7)	Murphy Center (3,017) Murfreesboro, TN
01/26/2017 7:00 pm	FIU	L 60–65	4–15 (0–8)	FAU Arena (519) Boca Raton, FL
02/02/2017 7:00 pm	Charlotte	L 66–72	4–16 (0–9)	FAU Arena (708) Boca Raton, FL
02/04/2017 5:00 pm	Old Dominion	L 73–93	4–17 (0–10)	FAU Arena (409) Boca Raton, FL
02/09/2017 8:00 pm	at North Texas	L 57–79	4–18 (0–11)	The Super Pit (667) Denton, TX
02/11/2017 3:00 pm	at Rice	L 55–74	4–19 (0–12)	Tudor Fieldhouse (312) Houston, TX
02/16/2017 7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	L 52–76	4–20 (0–13)	FAU Arena (489) Boca Raton, FL
02/18/2017 7:00 pm	Southern Miss	L 67–82	4–21 (0–14)	FAU Arena (638) Boca Raton, FL
02/23/2017 8:05 pm	at UTEP	L 59–69	4–22 (0–15)	Don Haskins Center (1,473) El Paso, TX
02/25/2017 3:00 pm	at UTSA	L 66–97	4–23 (0–16)	Convocation Center (507) San Antonio, TX
03/02/2017 7:00 pm	UAB	L 75–78	4–24 (0–17)	FAU Arena (445) Boca Raton, FL
03/04/2017 5:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	L 59–71	4–25 (0–18)	FAU Arena (510) Boca Raton, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

[1] "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

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v t e Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
Venues	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1984–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
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