2016–17 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team

2016–17 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	12–19 (8–10 CAA)
Head coach	Kelly Cole (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Ganiyat Adeduntan Mike Leflar Kindyll Dorsey
Home arena	Cabot Center

2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Elon †	16	–	2		.889			27	–	7		.794
James Madison	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Drexel	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Delaware	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
William & Mary	9	–	9		.500			20	–	11		.645
Northeastern	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
College of Charleston	6	–	12		.333			9	–	21		.300
Hofstra	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Towson	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
† 2017 CAA tournament winner As of March 23, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team represented the Northeastern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third year head coach Kelly Cole, played their home games at the Cabot Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 12–19, 8–10 CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Drexel.

Roster

2016–17 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Zoe Zwerling 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Henry M. Gunn Palo Alto, CA G 3 Loren Lassiter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Bishop O'Dowd Castro Valley, CA G 4 Claudia Oritz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr SSan Jorge Academy Ole Miss Carolina, PR G 10 Ayanna Dublin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Grace Church School Brooklyn, NY G 14 Shannon Todd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr York York, ME G 20 Jess Genco 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Scranton Prep Scranton, PA G 22 Te'Erica Eason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So The Lovett School Atlanta, GA F 23 Courtney Redcross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr The Shipley School West Chester, PA F 24 Gabriella Giacone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bethlehem Central Delmar, NY F 25 Jasmine Braswell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Broad Run Ashburn, VA C 30 Briana Schnare 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Wachusetts Regional HS Manhattan Holden, MA F 32 Maureen Taggart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Tilton School Wallingford, VT C 33 Francesca Salley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr East HS Denver, CO	Head coach Kelly Cole (Northwestern) Assistant coach(es) Ganiyat Adeduntan (Florida State) Mike Leflar (Boston College) Kindyll Dorsey (Boston College) 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* 3:00 pm, NESN		Boston University	W 78–59	1–0	Cabot Center (412) Boston, MA
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Canisius	W 83–59	2–0	Koessler Athletic Center (552) Buffalo, NY
11/18/2016* 12:00 pm		Saint Mary's	L 53–77	2–1	Cabot Center (1,250) Boston, MA
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		at Quinnipiac	L 59–76	2–2	TD Bank Sports Center (546) Hamden, CT
11/24/2016* 11:00 am		vs. No. 11 Stanford Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 45–74	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016* 1:30 pm		vs. Purdue Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 54–79	2–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico
11/26/2016* 11:00 am		vs. Wichita State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	L 73–87	2–5	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		New Hampshire	L 63–66 OT	2–6	Cabot Center (231) Boston, MA
12/07/2016* 7:30 pm		at Maine	L 49–68	2–7	Cross Insurance Center  Bangor, ME
12/18/2016* 12:00 pm		at Michigan State	L 44–78	2–8	Breslin Center (4,018) East Lansing, MI
12/20/2016* 2:00 pm		at Denver	W 72–69	3–8	Magness Arena (596) Denver, CO
12/28/2016* 2:00 pm		Siena	W 61–50	4–8	Cabot Center (343) Boston, MA
CAA regular season
01/02/2017 2:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 53–51 OT	5–8 (1–0)	Hofstra Arena (1,702) Hempstead, NY
01/06/2017 7:00 pm		Towson	W 72–64	6–8 (2–0)	Cabot Center (222) Boston, MA
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		Drexel	L 33–63	6–9 (2–1)	Cabot Center (312) Boston, MA
01/13/2017 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 58–60	6–10 (2–2)	Kaplan Arena (420) Williamsburg, VA
01/15/2017 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 54–74	6–11 (2–3)	JMU Convocation Center (2,358) Harrisonburg, VA
01/20/2017 2:00 pm		at Delaware	L 53–65	6–12 (2–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,305) Newark, DE
01/22/2017 2:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 55–47	7–12 (3–4)	Cabot Center (210) Boston, MA
01/27/2017 7:00 pm		Elon	L 65–76	7–13 (3–5)	Cabot Center (327) Boston, MA
01/29/2017 2:00 pm		at Drexel	L 51–74	7–14 (3–6)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (785) Philadelphia, PA
02/03/2017 7:00 pm		William & Mary	L 54–68	7–15 (3–7)	Cabot Center (166) Boston, MA
02/05/2017 2:00 pm		James Madison	L 49–67	7–16 (3–8)	Cabot Center (180) Boston, MA
02/10/2017 7:00 pm		at Elon	L 65–76	7–17 (3–9)	Alumni Gym (531) Elon, NC
02/12/2017 2:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 61–44	8–17 (4–9)	Cabot Center (204) Boston, MA
02/17/2017 7:00 pm		Delaware	W 50–41	9–17 (5–9)	Cabot Center (240) Boston, MA
02/19/2017 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 63–51	10–17 (6–9)	SECU Arena (234) Towson, MD
02/24/2017 6:30 pm		at College of Charleston	W 86–75	11–17 (7–9)	TD Arena (297) Charleston, SC
02/26/2017 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 63–68	11–18 (7–10)	Trask Coliseum (623) Wilmington, NC
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		Hofstra	W 52–46	12–18 (8–10)	Cabot Center (303) Boston, MA
CAA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017 7:30 pm		vs. Drexel Quarterfinals	L 50–68	12–19	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team