2016–17 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team

2016–17 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	24–10 (14–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Stefanie Pemper (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Jimmy Colloton Ryenn Micaletti Katie Rokus Rebecca Tillett
Home arena	Alumni Hall

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 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by ninth year head coach Stefanie Pemper, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Patriot League. They advanced to the championship of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

Roster

2016–17 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Taylor Durham 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Mount Vernon Fort Belvoir, VA G 2 Sara Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Northwestern Lehigh New Tripoli, PA G 5 Sarita Condie 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Pershing County Lovelock, NV F 10 Laurel Jaunich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Champlain Valley Union Charlotte, VT F 11 Kaila Clark 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Archbishop Spalding Hughesville, MD G 13 Hannah Fenske 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Volcano Vista Albuquerque, NM G 15 Bianca Roach 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Cape Henry Collegiate Virginia Beach, VA G 21 Justice Swett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ensworth Nashville, TN G 23 Molly Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Ames Ames, IA F 25 Ashanti Kennedy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Cape Henry Collegiate Virginia Beach, VA G 30 Morgan Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Greenbrier Evans, GA G 50 Mary Kate Ulasewicz 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Mount Saint Joseph Doylestown, PA	Head coach Stefanie Pemper (Idaho State) Assistant coach(es) Jimmy Colloton (Wittenberg) Ryenn Micaletti (Seton Hill) Katie Rokus (USC Aiken) Rebecca Tillett (William & Mary) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 65–75	0–1	LJVM Coliseum (882) Winston-Salem, NC
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		at No. 13 Tennessee	L 55–85	0–2	Thompson–Boling Arena (8,212) Knoxville, TN
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm		Hofstra	W 78–69	1–2	Alumni Hall (508) Annapolis, MD
11/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Iona	W 73–68	2–2	Alumni Hall (307) Annapolis, MD
11/25/2016* 5:00 pm		at Nevada Nugget Classic semifinals	W 79–62	3–2	Lawlor Events Center (1,662) Reno, NV
11/26/2016* 7:30 pm		vs. Arkansas Nugget Classic championship	L 67–70	3–3	Lawlor Events Center (838) Reno, NV
11/29/2016* 8:00 pm		at Air Force	W 64–46	4–3	Clune Arena (535) Colorado Springs, CO
12/03/2016* 8:15 pm		Cleveland State Navy Classic	W 88–63	5–3	Alumni Hall (297) Annapolis, MD
12/04/2016* 4:15 pm		Liberty Navy Classic	W 67–66	6–3	Alumni Hall (235) Annapolis, MD
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		Goucher	W 93–40	7–3	Alumni Hall (227) Annapolis, MD
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm		at George Mason	L 64–68 OT	7–4	Recreation Athletic Complex (483) Fairfax, VA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016 6:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 64–67	7–5 (0–1)	Sojka Pavilion (597) Lewisburg, PA
01/02/2017 1:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 57–56	8–5 (1–1)	Alumni Hall (434) Annapolis, MD
01/06/2017 7:00 pm		at Boston University	W 62–59	9–5 (2–1)	Case Gym (172) Boston, MA
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		at Colgate	W 80–67	10–5 (3–1)	Cotterell Court (593) Hamilton, NY
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 77–51	11–5 (4–1)	Alumni Hall (1,008) Annapolis, MD
01/14/2017 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 76–41	12–5 (5–1)	Alumni Hall (622) Annapolis, MD
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		at Lehigh	W 66–64	13–5 (6–1)	Stabler Arena (639) Bethlehem, PA
01/21/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN		at Army	W 63–58	14–5 (7–1)	Christl Arena (5,291) West Point, NY
01/28/2017 1:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 73–71	15–5 (8–1)	Hart Center (1,244) Worcester, MA
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		Boston University	W 55–41	16–5 (9–1)	Alumni Hall (422) Annapolis, MD
02/04/2017 4:00 pm		Colgate	L 61–69	16–6 (9–2)	Alumni Hall (723) Annapolis, MD
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 55–43	17–6 (10–2)	Reitz Arena (274) Baltimore, MD
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 68–65	18–6 (11–2)	Kirby Sports Center (572) Easton, PA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Lehigh	W 69–37	19–6 (12–2)	Alumni Hall (428) Annapolis, MD
02/18/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN		Army	W 67–62	20–6 (13–2)	Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		at American	L 48–50	20–7 (13–3)	Bender Arena (433) Washington, D.C.
02/25/2017 7:00 pm		Bucknell	L 54–63	20–8 (13–4)	Alumni Hall (1,086) Annapolis, MD
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		American	W 60–44	21–8 (14–4)	Alumni Hall (1,137) Annapolis, MD
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/06/2017 7:00 pm	(2)	(10) Lafayette Quarterfinals	W 53–37	22–8	Alumni Hall (587) Annapolis, MD
03/10/2017 7:30 pm	(2)	vs. (3) Army Semifinals	W 54–53	23–8	Sojka Pavilion (1,337) Lewisburg, PA
03/12/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN	(2)	at (1) Bucknell Championship Game	L 71–79	23–9	Sojka Pavilion (1,231) Lewisburg, PA
WNIT
03/17/2017* 7:00 pm		at George Washington First Round	W 61–51 OT	24–9	Charles E. Smith Center (412) Washington, D.C.
03/19/2017* 2:00 pm		at Virginia Tech Second Round	L 52–71	24–10	Cassell Coliseum (768) Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team