2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	17–14 (11–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Karen Barefoot (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Corrigan (4th season); Jermaine Woods (2nd season); Ashley Langford (1st season);
Captains	Jennie Simms; Destinee Young;
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
WKU †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Middle Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	23	–	11	.676
Southern Miss	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Charlotte	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Old Dominion	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
UTSA	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Rice	8	–	10	.444	22	–	13	.629
UAB	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	12	–	19	.387
Marshall	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
UTEP	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
FIU	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172
Florida Atlantic	0	–	18	.000	4	–	25	.138


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 26, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by sixth year head coach Karen Barefoot, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center as members of Conference USA.

Old Dominion finished the season 17–14 overall with a record of 11–7 in conference play. They lost to Southern Miss in the conference tournament quarterfinals.

Team captain Jennie Simms was named the 2016–17 C-USA player of the year.^[3]

Roster

2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Rhaven Kemp	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Liberty Technology Magnet / Eastern Florida State	Jackson, TN
F	1	Manaya Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Raleigh-Egypt	Memphis, TN
G	2	MaKayla Timmons	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Columbia Central	Columbia, TN
G	3	Carolina Bernardeco	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Escola Secundária de Santo André	Lisbon, Portugal
F	4	Jessica Munoz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Central Heights	Nacogdoches, TX
G	5	Gianna Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Lake Taylor	Norfolk, VA
G	12	Kelly Loftus (I)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Mount Vernon / Hofstra	Alexandria, Virginia
F	14	Annika Holopainen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Makelanrinteen Lukio	Helsinki, Finland
G	20	Keyana Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Lafayette	Williamsburg, VA
C	23	Ije Ajemba	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Parkdale	Lanham, MD
G	24	LaQuanda Younger	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Warwick	Newport News, VA
F	24	Carley Brew (I)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Wilson / James Madison	Wyomissing, PA
F	25	Jennie Simms (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Riverdale Baptist / West Virginia	Accokeek, MD
G	30	Ashley Jackson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Ridgeway	Memphis, TN
F	34	Odegua Oigbokie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Ridgeway	Memphis, TN
F	40	Destinee Young (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Hoffman Estates	Hoffman Estates, IL

Head coach

Karen Barefoot (Christopher Newport)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Corrigan (Duke)
Jermaine Woods (Christopher Newport)
Ashley Langford (Tulane)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2016

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1* 7:00 pm		Davis & Elkins	W 82–65	–	37 – Simms	10 – Young	5 – Simms	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 18* 7:00 pm		Norfolk State Rivalry	W 65–54	1–0	20 – Young (1)	14 – Simms (1)	3 – 4 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,376) Norfolk, VA
November 20* 2:00 pm		William & Mary Rivalry	L 58–69	1–1	28 – Simms (1)	12 – Young (1)	3 – Simms (2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,089) Norfolk, VA
November 22* 7:00 pm		at Duke	L 64–92	1–2	33 – Simms (2)	7 – 2 tied	3 – Bernardeco (2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,136) Durham, NC
November 27* 2:00 pm		North Carolina Central	W 83–52	2–2	17 – 2 tied	11 – Young (3)	6 – Kemp (1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (769) Norfolk, VA
November 30* 11:00 am		Dartmouth	W 82–56	3–2	35 – Simms (4)	13 – Young (4)	5 – Simms (3)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,563) Norfolk, VA
December 4* 2:00 pm		at No. 18 Miami (FL)	L 56–66	3–3	24 – Simms (5)	13 – Young (5)	3 – 3 tied	Watsco Center (537) Coral Gables, FL
December 9* 7:00 pm		VCU	W 70–60	4–3	29 – Simms (6)	12 – Young (6)	5 – Simms (5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,470) Norfolk, VA
December 18* 5:00 pm		Hampton	W 61–58	5–3	28 – Simms (7)	17 – Simms (2)	4 – Timmons (1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,300) Norfolk, VA
December 20* 3:15 pm		vs. No. 19 Syracuse Florida Sunshine Classic	L 66–92	5–4	14 – Brown (1)	7 – Young (7)	5 – 2 tied	Worden Arena (335) Winter Haven, FL
December 21* 1:00 pm		vs. Dayton Florida Sunshine Classic	L 69–77	5–5	32 – Simms (8)	11 – Young (8)	4 – Timmons (2)	Worden Arena (387) Winter Haven, FL
December 28* 7:00 pm		at East Tennessee State	L 60–70	5–6	17 – Simms (9)	14 – Young (9)	4 – 4 tied	Freedom Hall Civic Center (634) Johnson City, TN
C-USA regular season
December 30 8:00 pm		at Rice	W 59–47	6–6 (1–0)	26 – Simms (10)	13 – Young (10)	3 – Simms (8)	Tudor Fieldhouse (393) Houston, TX
January 1 4:00 pm		at North Texas	L 55–65	6–7 (1–1)	14 – Simms (11)	11 – Young (11)	6 – Simms (9)	The Super Pit (811) Denton, TX
January 5 7:00 pm		Marshall	W 73–69	7–7 (2–1)	43 – Simms (12)	9 – Young (12)	4 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,575) Norfolk, VA
January 7 4:00 pm, ESPN3		WKU	L 62–67	7–8 (2–2)	17 – Jackson (1)	13 – Young (13)	4 – Bernardeco (3)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,290) Norfolk, VA
January 12 7:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 69–84	7–9 (2–3)	19 – Simms (13)	7 – Simms (3)	5 – Simms (10)	Reed Green Coliseum (13) Hattiesburg, MS
January 14 2:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	W 69–64	8–9 (3–3)	24 – Simms (14)	9 – Young (14)	7 – Simms (11)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,081) Ruston, LA
January 21 4:00 pm		Charlotte	L 75–86	8–10 (3–4)	33 – Simms (15)	15 – Young (15)	3 – Simms (12)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,166) Norfolk, VA
January 26 7:00 pm		Rice	W 81–66	9–10 (4–4)	34 – Simms (16)	11 – Young (16)	5 – Simms (13)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,627) Norfolk, VA
January 28 7:00 pm		North Texas	W 62–47	10–10 (5–4)	17 – Holopainen (1)	8 – 3 Tied	5 – Timmons (5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,827) Norfolk, VA
February 2 7:00 pm		at FIU	W 86–64	11–10 (6–4)	32 – Simms (17)	11 – Young (18)	6 – Simms (14)	FIU Arena (338) Miami, FL
February 4 5:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 93–73	12–10 (7–4)	41 – Simms (18)	14 – Young (19)	6 – Simms (15)	FAU Arena (409) Boca Raton, FL
February 9 7:00 pm, beIN		Middle Tennessee	L 63–80	12–11 (7–5)	19 – Simms (19)	14 – Young (20)	5 – Simms (16)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,578) Norfolk, VA
February 11 4:00 pm		UAB	W 73–61	13–11 (8–5)	22 – Simms (20)	11 – Young (21)	10 – Simms (17)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (3,129) Norfolk, VA
February 19 12:00 pm, ASN		at Charlotte	W 72–70	14–11 (9–5)	23 – Simms (21)	15 – Young (22)	7 – Simms (18)	Dale F. Halton Arena (907) Charlotte, NC
February 23 7:00 pm		at Marshall	W 94–85	15–11 (10–5)	33 – Simms (22)	7 – 3 tied	9 – Simms (19)	Cam Henderson Center (336) Huntington, WV
February 25 3:00 pm		at WKU	L 73–79	15–12 (10–6)	18 – Tied	11 – Young (24)	4 – Simms (20)	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,217) Bowling Green, KY
March 2 7:00 pm, beIN		UTEP	W 87–68	16–12 (11–6)	30 – Simms (24)	14 – Young (25)	7 – Simms (21)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,138) Norfolk, VA
March 4 1:00 pm		UTSA	L 68–81	16–13 (11–7)	31 – Simms (25)	10 – Holopainen (2)	4 – Holopainen (1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,535) Norfolk, VA
C-USA Tournament
March 8 10:00 pm, CI	(6)	vs. (11) UTEP First Round	W 80–70	17–13	29 – Simms (26)	9 – Simms (6)	3 – Tied	Legacy Arena (820) Birmingham, AL
March 9 10:00 pm, CI	(6)	vs. No. 3 Southern Miss Quarterfinals	L 74–80	17–14	33 – Simms (27)	11 – Holopainen (3)	6 – Simms (23)	Legacy Arena (686) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Old Dominion Athletics^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR										N/A*
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

*First place votes in parentheses
*AP does not release post-tournament rankings

References

^ ODU Athletics. "Head Coach Karen Barefoot Adds Ashley Langford to Staff". ODUSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ ODU Athletics. "Simms, Young Named 2016-17 Team Captains". ODUSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ "Jennie Simms is C-USA player of they year". 13newsnow.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[1] ODU Athletics. "Head Coach Karen Barefoot Adds Ashley Langford to Staff". ODUSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

[2] ODU Athletics. "Simms, Young Named 2016-17 Team Captains". ODUSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

[3] "Jennie Simms is C-USA player of they year". 13newsnow.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[4] "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

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v t e Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
Venues	ODU Fieldhouse (1970–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–2002) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References