2016–17 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2016–17 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena , which has a capacity of 10,506. The Shockers, led by ninth year head coach Jody Adams-Birch through January 18 and then Linda Hargrove as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, are members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the season 15–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament , where they lost to Drake.
This was the Shockers' final season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference as the school announced on April 7, 2017 that it would be joining the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2017.[ 1]
Roster
2016–17 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Hometown
G 1
Keke Thompson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Jr Shelton State
Tuscaloosa, AL
G 2
Hannah Mortimer 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sr Southeast Saline HS Brown Mackie
Salina, KS
G 3
Aundra Stovall 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Jr Seguin HS
Arlington, TX
G 4
Diamond Lockhart 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
RS Jr Red Oak HS
Red Oak, TX
G 5
Jeliah Preston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr Klein Forest HS Blinn JC
Houston, TX
G 10
Tamara Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr Edmond Santa Fe HS Butler CC /Denver
Edmond, OK
F 11
Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Santa Fe HS
Santa Fe, NM
F 12
Jyar Francis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Ponchatoula HS
Hammond, LA
F 13
Kayla Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Overton HS
Memphis, TN
G 14
Marija Pacar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr New Hope Christian Academy Tallahassee CC
Podstrana, Croatia
C 20
Brittany Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Bishop Ford HSNW Florida State
Queens Village, NY
G 23
TaQuandra Mike 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Groves HS South Georgia Tech College
Savannah, GA
G 25
Jaleesa Chapel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Dekaney HS
Spring, TX
F 34
Ellie Lehne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Byron HS
Byron, IL
F 35
Rangie Bessard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS So Manvel HS
Rosharon, TX
F 40
Angiee Tompkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Charlotte HS South Georgia Tech
Americus, GA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 2]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2016 *7:05 pm
Newman W 58–49 Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
11/06/2016 *2:05 pm
Cameron W 67–65 Charles Koch Arena (1,071)Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016 *2:05 pm, Cox Kansas
Creighton W 62–54 1–0
Charles Koch Arena (2,003)Wichita, KS
11/15/2016 *7:05 pm, ESPN3
UMKC L 54–56 1–1
Charles Koch Arena (1,362)Wichita, KS
11/20/2016 *5:00 pm
at Texas–Arlington
L 70–74 1–2
College Park Center Arlington, TX
11/24/2016 *12:30 pm
vs. Purdue Cancún Challenge Mayan Division L 49–86 1–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016 *10:00 am
vs. No. 11 Stanford Cancún Challenge Mayan Division L 39–87 1–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)Cancún, Mexico
11/26/2016 *10:00 am
vs. Northeastern Cancún Challenge Mayan Division W 87–73 2–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2016 *12:05 pm, Cox Kansas
Arkansas State W 69–51 3–4
Charles Koch Arena (9,534)Wichita, KS
12/09/2016 *7:00 pm
at Missouri
L 57–64 3–5
Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
12/16/2016 *7:05 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian Shocker Winter Classic W 81–62 4–5
Charles Koch Arena (1,470)Wichita, KS
12/17/2016 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Incarnate Word Shocker Winter Classic W 73–63 5–5
Charles Koch Arena (1,427)Wichita, KS
12/21/2016 *7:05 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota State L 58–78 5–6
Charles Koch Arena (1,577)Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 78–83 5–7 (0–1)
Charles Koch Arena (1,670)Wichita, KS
01/01/2017 3:30 pm, Cox Kansas
Northern Iowa L 61–63 5–8 (0–2)
Charles Koch Arena (1,564)Wichita, KS
01/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State
L 62–73 5–9 (0–3)
JQH Arena Springfield, MO
01/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois
L 54–77 5–10 (0–4)
SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
01/15/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville
W 65–54 6–10 (1–4)
Ford Center Evansville, IN
01/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 65–54 7–10 (2–4)
Charles Koch Arena (1,623)Wichita, KS
01/22/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 67–45 8–10 (3–4)
Charles Koch Arena (1,623)Wichita, KS
01/27/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State
W 56–42 9–10 (4–4)
Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
01/29/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago
W 83–64 10–10 (5–4)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
02/05/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State L 60–65 10–11 (5–5)
Charles Koch Arena (1,237)Wichita, KS
02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 69–68 11–11 (6–5)
Charles Koch Arena (1,412)Wichita, KS
02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 58–61 11–12 (6–6)
Charles Koch Arena (1,624)Wichita, KS
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State
L 50–54 11–13 (6–7)
Redbird Arena Normal, IL
02/19/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley
W 76–69 12–13 (7–7)
Renaissance Coliseum Peoria, IL
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 65–43 13–13 (8–7)
Charles Koch Arena (1,337)Wichita, KS
02/26/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 67–43 14–13 (9–7)
Charles Koch Arena (2,244)Wichita, KS
03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa
L 37–62 14–14 (9–8)
McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
03/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 22 Drake
L 89–105 14–15 (9–9)
Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/10/2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (4) Southern Illinois Quarterfinals W 73–60 15–15
iWireless Center Moline, IL
03/11/2017 1:30 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (1) Drake Semifinals L 68–86 15–16
iWireless Center Moline, IL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
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