2016–17 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team

2016–17 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	15–15 (10–8 Mountain West)
Head coach	Mike Bradbury (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Valerie King Erin Grant Aarika Hughes
Home arena	The Pit

2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colorado State	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
Wyoming	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Boise State†	12	–	6		.667			25	–	8		.758
UNLV	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
New Mexico	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Utah State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Fresno State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
San Jose State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
San Diego State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Nevada	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Air Force	2	–	16		.111			4	–	25		.138
† 2017 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lobos, led by first year head coach Mike Bradbury. They played their home games at The Pit and are a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament to Boise State.

Roster

2016–17 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
captain Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Cherise Beynon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Canyon Springs HS Las Vegas, NV F 1 Brittany Panetti 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Tompkins HS Katy, TX F 3 Josie Greenwood 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Rosny College Hobart, Australia G 2 Tesha Buck  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Red Wing Green Bay Red Wing, MN G 4 Alex Lapeyrolerie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Edward S. Marcus HS Highland Village, TX C 10 Hannah Sjerven 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rogers HS Otsego, MN G 11 Emily Lines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So First Baptist Academy Naples, FL C 15 Richelle van der Keijl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Jr Wright State Delft, The Netherlands G 22 Mykiel Burleson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Pflugerville HS Pflugerville, TX G 24 Jayda Bovero 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Syracuse HS Farr West, UT G 25 Laneah Bryan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Franklin HS El Paso, TX F 32 Kianna Keller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Waukesha West HS Waukesha, WI F 42 Erica Moore  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Mount Vernon Purdue Fortville, IN C 44 Jaisa Nunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Juanita HS Kirkland, WA	Head coach Mike Bradbury (Chattanooga) Assistant coach(es) Valerie King (Cincinnati) Erin Grant (Texas Tech) Aarika Hughes (USC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Fort Lewis	W 101–48		The Pit (4,443) Albuquerque, NM
11/06/2016* 2:00 pm		Eastern New Mexico	W 89–70		The Pit (4,628) Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 2:00 pm		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 83–56	1–0	The Pit (4,854) Albuquerque, NM
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	W 84–55	2–0	The Pit (4,727) Albuquerque, NM
11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, FSSW		at Texas Tech	L 58–69	2–1	United Supermarkets Arena (3,697) Lubbock, TX
11/25/2016* 7:00 pm		Tulsa UNM Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	L 64–67	2–2	The Pit (4,894) Albuquerque, NM
11/26/2016* 2:30 pm		Saint Joseph's UNM Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game	L 67–79	2–3	The Pit (3,592) Albuquerque, NM
11/30/2016* 5:30 pm		at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	L 70–77	2–4	Pan American Center (1,171) Las Cruces, NM
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm		SMU	W 64–49	3–4	The Pit (4,336) Albuquerque, NM
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		Minnesota	L 65–69	3–5	The Pit (4,387) Albuquerque, NM
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		UTEP	W 79–66	4–5	The Pit (4,596) Albuquerque, NM
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		Eastern Illinois			The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
12/21/2016* 10:30 am		at Marquette	L 52–62	4–6	Al McGuire Center (3,700) Milwaukee, WI
Mountain West regular season
12/29/2016 8:00 pm		at Fresno State	W 80–54	5–6 (1–0)	Save Mart Center (2,042) Fresno, CA
12/31/2016 7:00 pm		San Diego State	W 85–42	6–6 (2–0)	The Pit (4,303) Albuquerque, NM
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		Utah State	W 78–67	7–6 (3–0)	The Pit (4,554) Albuquerque, NM
01/07/2017 5:00 pm		at Nevada	W 69–63	8–6 (4–0)	Lawlor Events Center (1,032) Reno, NV
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		at UNLV	L 42–56	8–7 (4–1)	Cox Pavilion (2,236) Paradise, NV
01/14/2017 3:00 pm		at Colorado State	W 78–63	8–8 (4–2)	The Pit (2,788) Albuquerque, NM
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		Boise State	W 75–68	9–8 (5–2)	The Pit (3,324) Albuquerque, NM
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 52–68	9–9 (5–3)	Arena-Auditorium (2,778) Laramie, WY
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		at Utah State	W 68–58	10–9 (6–3)	Smith Spectrum (523) Logan, UT
01/28/2017 7:00 pm		at Nevada	W 59–50	11–9 (7–3)	The Pit (3,241) Albuquerque, NM
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		UNLV	L 52–61	12–10 (7–4)	The Pit (3,128) Albuquerque, NM
02/04/2017 3:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 82–72	13–10 (8–4)	Event Center Arena (439) San Jose, CA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		Air Force	W 81–64	14–10 (9–4)	The Pit (4,622) Albuquerque, NM
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at Boise State	L 62–64	14–11 (9–5)	Taco Bell Arena (948) Boise, ID
02/18/2017 1:00 pm		Fresno State	W 66–57	15–11 (10–5)	The Pit (4,895) Albuquerque, NM
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 55–58	15–12 (10–6)	Moby Arena (1,538) Fort Collins, CO
02/25/2017 1:00 pm		Wyoming	L 58–60	15–13 (10–7)	The Pit (5,239) Albuquerque, NM
03/03/2017 6:30 pm		at San Diego State	L 51–63	15–14 (10–8)	Viejas Arena (1,474) San Diego, CA
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/07/2017 3:30 pm	(5)	vs. (4) Boise State Quarterfinals	L 62–64	15–15	Thomas & Mack Center (1,642) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team