2016–17 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

2016–17 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	2–28 (1–17 The Valley)
Head coach	Kate Achter (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Maria Noucas Michael Scruggs Bianca Smith
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena

2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 Drake †	18	–	0		1.000			28	–	4		.875
Northern Iowa	15	–	3		.833			24	–	8		.750
Missouri State	12	–	6		.667			16	–	14		.533
Southern Illinois	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Wichita State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Evansville	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Bradley	7	–	11		.389			12	–	19		.387
Indiana State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Illinois State	4	–	14		.222			8	–	23		.258
Loyola–Chicago	1	–	17		.056			2	–	28		.067
† 2017 MVC tournament winner As of March 15, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by first year head coach Kate Achter, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 2–28, 2–16 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Bradley.

Roster

2016–17 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Lauren Segars 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Boys and Girls Queens, NY F 3 Kianna Mayers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Newark Tech ASA College Newark, NJ G 4 Sarah Stenfaniu 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Lake Zurich Lake Zurich, IL G 5 Tiara Wallace 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Montini Catholic Berkeley, IL G 10 Kaitlyn Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Joliet Catholic Homer Glen, IL G/F 11 Brandi Segars 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Mount Zion Christian Academy Queens, NY G/F 12 Citiana Negatu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Blake Silver Spring, MD G/F 13 Katie Salmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Wauwatosa East Wauwatosa, WI G/F 22 Kiana Salmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Prairie Central Fairbury, IL G 31 Miya Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Potter's House Christian Academy Chattanooga State CC Ajax, ON G/F 33 Lee Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Potter's House Christian Academy Chattanooga State CC Ajax, ON	Head coach Kate Achter (Bowling Green) Assistant coach(es) Maria Noucas (Bowdoin) Michael Scruggs (Tennessee) Bianca Smith (Colorado) 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
11/01/2016* 7:00 pm		UW–Whitewater	W 70–57		Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
11/06/2016* 12:00 pm		Concordia (IL)	W 71–56		Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	L 70–90	0–1	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,801) Chicago, IL
11/17/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Pittsburgh	L 35–59	0–2	Petersen Events Center (516) Pittsburgh, PA
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	L 46–73	0–3	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221) Chicago, IL
11/24/2016* 12:15 pm		vs. Clemson San Juan Shootout	L 40–61	0–4	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
11/25/2016* 2:30 pm		vs. Troy San Juan Shootout	L 67–91	0–5	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
12/01/2016* 11:00 am		at Central Michigan	L 57–95	0–6	McGuirk Arena (3,372) Mount Pleasant, MI
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 53–65	0–7	University Arena (537) Kalamazoo, MI
12/06/2016* 10:00 am, ACCN Extra		at No. 14 Miami (FL)	L 43–81	0–8	Watsco Center (4,989) Coral Gables, FL
12/10/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Chicago State	W 59–54	1–8	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,696) Chicago, IL
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 17 DePaul	L 46–107	1–9	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (321) Chicago, IL
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar	L 50–76	1–10	Montagne Center (537) Beaumont, TX
Missouri Valley regular season
12/30/2016 6:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	L 57–73	1–11 (0–1)	SIU Arena (350) Carbondale, IL
01/01/2017 12:00 pm		at Evansville	L 36–67	1–12 (0–2)	Ford Center (471) Evansville, IN
01/06/2017 7:00 pm		Illinois State	W 64–61	2–12 (1–2)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (307) Chicago, IL
01/08/2017 1:00 pm		Bradley	L 53–60	2–13 (1–3)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (342) Chicago, IL
01/14/2017 7:30 pm		Indiana State	L 38–48	2–14 (1–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (279) Chicago, IL
01/20/2017 7:00 pm		at Drake	L 46–89	2–15 (1–5)	Knapp Center (2,129) Des Moines, IA
01/22/2017 2:00 pm		at Northern Iowa	L 30–68	2–16 (1–6)	McLeod Center (1,501) Cedar Falls, IA
01/27/2017 7:00 pm		Missouri State	L 32–60	2–17 (1–7)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221) Chicago, IL
01/29/2017 1:00 pm		Wichita State	L 64–83	2–18 (1–8)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (301) Chicago, IL
02/03/2017 7:00 pm		at Bradley	L 45–72	2–19 (1–9)	Renaissance Coliseum (468) Peoria, IL
02/05/2017 1:00 pm		at Illinois State	L 51–63	2–20 (1–10)	Redbird Arena (548) Normal, IL
02/12/2017 1:00 pm		at Indiana State	L 32–53	2–21 (1–11)	Hulman Center (1,669) Terre Haute, IN
02/17/2017 7:00 pm		Northern Iowa	L 43–89	2–22 (1–12)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (301) Chicago, IL
02/19/2017 1:00 pm		No. 25 Drake	L 42–86	2–23 (1–13)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (298) Chicago, IL
02/24/2017 7:00 pm		at Wichita State	L 43–65	2–24 (1–14)	Charles Koch Arena (1,337) Wichita, KS
02/26/2017 2:05 pm		at Missouri State	L 52–61	2–25 (1–15)	JQH Arena (2,420) Springfield, MO
03/02/2017 7:00 pm		Evansville	L 50–81	2–26 (1–16)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (273) Chicago, IL
03/04/2017 1:00 pm		Southern Illinois	L 46–71	2–27 (1–17)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (267) Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(10)	vs. (7) Bradley First Round	L 42–57	2–28	iWireless Center  Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2016–17 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team