2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team

2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	8–21 (6–12 Patriot)
Head coach	Bill Gibbons (32nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ann McInerney Danielle Parks Matt Raquet
Home arena	Hart Center

2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2		.889			27	–	6		.818
Navy	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Army	12	–	6		.667			22	–	9		.710
American	11	–	7		.611			15	–	16		.484
Boston University	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
Colgate	7	–	11		.389			10	–	20		.333
Loyola (MD)	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Holy Cross	6	–	12		.333			8	–	21		.276
Lehigh	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
Lafayette	2	–	16		.111			4	–	28		.125
† 2017 Patriot League tournament winner As of March 4, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by thirty-second year head coach Bill Gibbons, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–21, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League women's tournament to Lafayette.

Roster

2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Tricia Byrne 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Scranton Prep Dunmore, PA G 3 Infiniti Thomas-Waheed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Newton North Newton, MA G 5 Katie Doherty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Sachem East Holbrook, NY G 10 Megan Swords 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Immaculate Heart Academy Glen Rock NJ G 11 Shannon Druck 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Susquehannock New Freedom, PA G 12 Madalyn Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr High Point Regional Sussex, NJ G/F 14 Kathryn Pedi 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr New Trier Wilmette, IL G/F 15 Madelyn Ganser 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Needham Needham, MA G 21 Madison Springfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Conant Jaffrey, NH G 22 Nicole Morris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Rumson-Fair Haven Regional Rumson, NJ F 23 Maggie Locke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Spring-Ford Collegeville, PA F 25 Lauren Manis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bishop Feehan Franklin, MA F 41 Amy Hasenauer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Hilton Greece, NY C 55 Miranda Nixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Trinity Harrisburg, PA	Head coach Bill Gibbons (Clark) Assistant coach(es) Ann McInerney (Assumption (MA)) Danielle Parks (Adelphi) Matt Raquet (Pittsburgh) 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
11/06/2016* 12:00 pm		Assumption	W 62–55		Hart Center  Worcester, MA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		at Manhattan	L 56–60	0–1	Draddy Gymnasium (431) Riverdale, NY
11/14/2016* 6:00 pm		at Bryant	L 74–76	0–2	Chace Athletic Center (475) Smithfield, RI
11/16/2016* 7:05 pm		Quinnipiac	L 55–78	0–3	Hart Center (475) Worcester, MA
11/19/2016* 1:05 pm		Marist	W 50–46	1–3	Hart Center (792) Worcester, MA
11/23/2016* 2:00 pm		at Dartmouth	L 49–53	1–4	Leede Arena (727) Hanover, NH
11/27/2016* 5:05 pm		Yale	L 70–71 OT	1–5	Hart Center (642) Worcester, MA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at Vermont	L 52–63	1–6	Patrick Gym (459) Burlington, VT
12/07/2016* 7:05 pm, WCTR		Penn State	L 48–84	1–7	Hart Center (877) Worcester, MA
12/10/2016* 1:05 pm		UMass Lowell	W 62–47	2–7	Hart Center (921) Worcester, MA
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		at Massachusetts	L 66–69	2–8	Mullins Center (345) Amherst, MA
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		at No. 21 Arizona State	L 33–63	2–9	Wells Fargo Arena (1,659) Tempe, AZ
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016 1:05 pm		Boston University	L 49–66	2–10 (0–1)	Hart Center (1,147) Worcester, MA
01/02/2017 1:00 pm		at Navy	L 56–57	2–11 (0–2)	Alumni Hall (434) Annapolis, MD
01/05/2017 11:15 am		Colgate	L 54–62	2–12 (0–3)	Hart Center (2,379) Worcester, MA
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 48–77	2–13 (0–4)	Sojka Pavilion (451) Lewisburg, PA
01/11/2017 2:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 67–61	3–13 (1–4)	Kirby Sports Center (347) Easton, PA
01/14/2017 1:05 pm		Lehigh	W 65–47	4–13 (2–4)	Hart Center (963) Worcester, MA
01/18/2017 7:05 pm		Army	L 59–67	4–14 (2–5)	Hart Center (911) Worcester, MA
01/22/2017 1:00 pm		at American	W 61–60	5–14 (3–5)	Bender Arena (381) Washington, D.C.
01/28/2017 1:05 pm		Navy	L 71–73	5–14 (3–6)	Hart Center (1,244) Worcester, MA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		at Colgate	L 52–70	5–15 (3–7)	Cotterell Court (649) Hamilton, NY
02/04/2017 12:05 pm, ASN		Bucknell	W 63–51	6–15 (4–7)	Hart Center (1,012) Worcester, MA
02/08/2017 7:05 pm		Lafayette	L 70–85	6–16 (4–8)	Hart Center (1,151) Worcester, MA
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 64–80	6–17 (4–9)	Stabler Arena (867) Bethlehem, PA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at Army	L 41–60	6–18 (4–10)	Christl Arena (754) West Point, NY
02/18/2017 1:05 pm		American	W 51–46	7–18 (5–10)	Hart Center (1,138) Worcester, MA
02/22/2017 1:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 59–58	8–18 (6–10)	Reitz Arena (426) Baltimore, MD
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		at Boston University	L 56–68	8–19 (6–11)	Case Gym (415) Boston, MA
03/01/2017 7:05 pm, WCTR		Loyola (MD)	L 37–56	8–20 (6–12)	Hart Center (992) Worcester, MA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/04/2017 1:00 pm	(7)	(10) Lafayette First Round	L 54–58	8–21	Hart Center (250) Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team