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2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

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2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSummit League
Record26–7 (13–3 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Seth Minter
  • Sydney Crafton
  • Taylor Isnoto
Home arenaWestern Hall
Seasons
2016–17 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Illinois 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
IUPUI 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
South Dakota State 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
South Dakota 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
Omaha 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Oral Roberts 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
North Dakota State 4 12   .250 6 24   .200
Denver 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
Fort Wayne 2 14   .125 5 24   .172
2017 Summit League Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2017
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team represented Western Illinois University. The Leathernecks, were coached by JD Gravina and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in first place.[1] They won The Summit League Women's Tournament, defeating IUPUI 77–69 in overtime. They were invited to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 1995, where they lost to Florida State in the first round.[2]

Roster

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2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Emily Clemens 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Muscatine High School Muscatine, IA
F 3 Olivia Braun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. Catherine's High School
Toledo
Racine, WI
G 10 Mallory Boyle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr North Mahaska High School New Sharon, IA
G 12 Morgan Blumer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Milton High School
Florida Gulf Coast
Milton, WI
G 13 Olivia Kaufmann 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Jacksonville High School Jacksonville, IL
G 14 Taylor Hanneman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Illini Bluffs High School
Mercer
Glasford, IL
G 20 Andi Pierce 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Garber High School Garber, OK
F 21 Jasmine Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Westside
Grossmont College
Jacksonville, FL
G 22 Michelle Farrow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Waukesha West Waukesha, WI
G 24 Taylor Higginbotham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Germantown Germantown, WI
G 34 Samantha Pryor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Central High School Elgin, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, Fighting Leather All-Access
Monmouth College W 113–29  1–0
Western Hall (702)
Macomb, IL
November 13, 2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee L 68–76  1–1
Klotsche Center (663)
Milwaukee, WI
November 16, 2016*
11:00 am, OVC Digital Network
at SE Missouri State W 100–87  2–1
Show Me Center (2,553)
Cape Girardeau, MO
November 19, 2016*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 83–79  3–1
Western Hall (562)
Macomb, IL
November 22, 2016*
11:00 am, Roos TV
at UMKC W 78–65  4–1
Swinney Recreation Center (186)
Kansas City, MO
November 27, 2016*
2:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at SIU Edwardsville W 76–74  5–1
Vadalabene Center (603)
Edwardsville, IL
November 29, 2016*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Missouri L 68–71  5–2
Mizzou Arena (1,843)
Columbia, MO
December 2, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Marquette L 61–77  5–3
Al McGuire Center (1,222)
Milwaukee, WI
December 5, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 91–77  6–3
Western Hall (676)
Macomb, IL
December 7, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Graceland W 118–40  7–3
Western Hall (407)
Macomb, IL
December 10, 2016*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Illinois W 83–62  8–3
Western Hall (604)
Macomb, IL
December 17, 2016*
2:00 pm
at Chicago State W 54–50  9–3
Jones Concocation Center (116)
Chicago, IL
December 20, 2016*
7:00 pm, Fighting Leatherneck All-Access
Illinois State W 80–50  10–3
Western Hall (573)
Macomb, IL
Summit Conference
December 28, 2016
6:00 pm, Mastodon All-Access
at Purdue–Fort Wayne W 75–63  11–3
(1–0)
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (568)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 31, 2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI L 52–66  11–4
(1–1)
IUPUI Gymnasium (1,103)
Indianapolis, IN
January 5, 2016
7:00 pm, Fighting Leatherneck All-Access
Denver W 87–62  12–4
(2–1)
Western Hall (494)
Macomb, IL
January 7, 2017
4:30 pm, Fightin Leatherneck All-Access
Oral Roberts W 76–72  13–4
(3–1)
Western Hall (589)
Macomb, IL
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, Mavs All-Access
at Omaha W 78–74  14–4
(4–1)
Baxter Arena (256)
Omaha, NE
January 14, 2017
4:30 pm, Fighting Leathernecks All-Access
North Dakota State W 110–81  15–4
(5–1)
Western Hall (604)
Macomb, IL
January 21, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota State L 58–73  15–5
(5–2)
Frost Arena (2,305)
Brookings, SD
January 25, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI L 72–76  15–6
(5–3)
Western Hall (586)
Macomb, IL
January 28, 2017
1:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN3
at South Dakota W 86–78  16–6
(6–3)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,018)
Vermillion, SD
February 1, 2017
7:00 pm, ORU Sports Network
at Oral Roberts W 76–62  17–6
(7–3)
Mabee Center (411)
Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Omaha W 80–63  18–6
(8–3)
Western Hall (1,041)
Macomb, IL
February 8, 2017
5:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN3
at North Dakota State W 87–60  19–6
(9–3)
Scheels Center (712)
Fargo, ND
February 11, 2017
2:00 pm, Pioneer Vision
at Denver W 80–68  20–6
(10–3)
Magness Arena (375)
Denver, CO
February 15, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota State W 83–77  21–6
(11–3)
Western Hall (1,303)
Macomb, IL
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Purdue–Fort Wayne W 77–51  22–6
(12–3)
Western Hall (984)
Macomb, IL
February 25, 2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota W 81–75  23–6
(13–3)
Western Hall (1,596)
Macomb, IL
Summit League Women's Tournament
March 4, 2017
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
(1) vs. (8) Denver
Quarterfinals
W 82–39  24–6
Denny Sanford Premier Center (3,297)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2017
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
(1) vs. (5) Omaha
Semifinals
W 84–82  25–6
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (2) IUPUI
Championship
W 77–69  26–6
Denny Sanford Premier Center (2,005)
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
(14 S) vs. (3 S) Florida State
First Round
L 66–87  26–7
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 DI Women's Basketball Championship". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 28, 2017.