2016–17 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

2016–17 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	16–15 (12–4 The Valley)
Head coach	Kellie Harper (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jon Harper Jennifer Sullivan Jackie Stiles
Home arena	JQH 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 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by fourth year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 12–4 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Evansville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Iowa in the first round.

Roster

2016–17 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Danielle Gitzen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Chanhassen High Victoria, MN G 2 Lexi Hughes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Bishop Miege High Kansas City, KS G 3 Lee Ann Polowy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Blair Oaks High Jefferson City, MO G 5 Liza Fruendt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Batavia High Batavia, IL G 11 Brice Calip 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Sapulpa High Sapulpa, OK F 13 Audrey Holt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rock Bridge High Columbia, MO F 21 Aubrey Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Parkview High Springfield, MO G 22 Alexia Willard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Stoutland High Lebanon, MO F 30 Shameka Ealy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Russellville High Russellville, AR F 34 Rachel Swartz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Stanwood High Stanwood, WA F 40 Onye Osemenam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Maranatha Christian Academy Brooklyn Park, MN C 50 Emily Gartner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Hiawatha High Hiawatha, KS	Head coach Kellie Harper (Tennessee) Assistant coach(es) Jon Harper (Auburn) Jennifer Sullivan (Memphis) Jackie Stiles (Missouri State) 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* 7:05 pm		Truman State	W 72–62		JQH Arena (2,022) Springfield, MO
11/06/2016* 2:05 pm		Northeastern State	W 87–46		JQH Arena (2,012) Springfield, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		at Memphis	L 60–69	0–1	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (945) Memphis, TN
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas	W 87–64	1–1	Allen Fieldhouse (2,277) Lawrence, KS
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		at Northwestern	L 52–75	1–2	Welsh-Ryan Arena (651) Evanston, IL
11/22/2016* 8:30 pm		vs. USC Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	L 67–89	1–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,032) Anchorage, AK
11/23/2016* 5:00 pm		at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game	W 65–58	2–3	Alaska Airlines Center (1,913) Anchorage, AK
11/28/2016* 7:05 pm, ESPN3		Little Rock	L 47–58	2–4	JQH Arena (3,133) Springfield, MO
12/02/2016* 7:00 pm		at Missouri	L 49–73	2–5	Mizzou Arena (2,632) Columbia, MO
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	L 56–78	2–6	Mabee Center (397) Tulsa, OK
12/11/2016* 2:05 pm		Arkansas	W 64–62	3–6	JQH Arena (3,094) Springfield, MO
12/17/2016* 2:05 pm, ESPN3		North Texas	W 63–54	4–6	JQH Arena (2,176) Springfield, MO
12/19/2016* 6:05 pm, ESPN3		Middle Tennessee	L 52–71	4–7	JQH Arena (2,243) Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley regular season
12/30/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3		Northern Iowa	L 54–61	4–8 (0–1)	JQH Arena (2,694) Springfield, MO
01/01/2017 2:05 pm, ESPN3		Drake	L 64–90	4–9 (0–2)	JQH Arena (2,351) Springfield, MO
01/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Wichita State	W 73–62	5–9 (1–2)	JQH Arena (2,706) Springfield, MO
01/13/2017 7:00 pm		at Evansville	W 77–41	6–9 (2–2)	Ford Center (605) Evansville, IN
01/15/2017 2:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	W 78–60	7–9 (3–2)	SIU Arena (669) Carbondale, IL
01/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Illinois State	W 65–60	8–9 (4–2)	JQH Arena (2,193) Springfield, MO
01/22/2017 2:05 pm, ESPN3		Bradley	L 73–75 OT	8–10 (4–3)	JQH Arena (2,468) Springfield, MO
01/27/2017 7:00 pm		at Loyola–Chicago	W 60–32	9–10 (5–3)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221) Chicago, IL
01/29/2017 1:00 pm		at Indiana State	W 49–46	10–10 (6–3)	Hulman Center (1,603) Terre Haute, IN
02/05/2017 2:00 pm		at Wichita State	W 65–60	11–10 (7–3)	Charles Koch Arena (1,237) Wichita, KS
02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Southern Illinois	W 73–59	12–10 (8–3)	JQH Arena (2,572) Springfield, MO
02/12/2017 7:05 pm, ESPN3		Evansville	W 68–43	13–10 (9–3)	JQH Arena (2,705) Springfield, MO
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	L 56–62	13–11 (9–4)	Renaissance Coliseum (574) Peoria, IL
02/19/2017 11:30 am, ESPN3		at Illinois State	W 77–44	14–11 (10–4)	Redbird Arena (537) Normal, IL
02/24/2017 7:05 pm, ESPN3		Indiana State	W 73–63	15–11 (11–4)	JQH Arena (3,013) Springfield, MO
02/26/2017 2:05 pm, ESPN3		Loyola–Chicago	W 61–52	16–11 (12–4)	JQH Arena (2,420) Springfield, MO
03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 22 Drake	L 91–98	16–12 (12–5)	Knapp Center (2,448) Des Moines, IA
03/04/2017 2:00 pm		at Northern Iowa	L 64–65	16–13 (12–6)	McLeod Center (1,301) Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/10/2017 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (6) Evansville Quarterfinals	L 59–65	16–14	iWireless Center (1,404) Moline, IL
WNIT
03/16/2017* 7:00 pm		at Iowa First Round	L 74–95	16–15	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,226) Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team