2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 14th year head coach Jim Flanery, played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 16–2 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.

2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference	Big East
Record	24–8 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Flanery (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Fritsche Chevelle Herring Linda Sayavongchanh
Home arena	D. J. Sokol Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 DePaul*	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Creighton	16	–	2		.889			24	–	8		.750
Marquette†	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
St. John's	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Villanova	11	–	7		.611			20	–	14		.588
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Providence	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Xavier	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Seton Hall	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
Butler	2	–	16		.111			6	–	25		.194
† 2017 Big East tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of March 29, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jade Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Fenwick River Forest, IL G 2 Myah Mellman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Mason City Mason City, IA G 3 MC McGrory 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Edina Edina, MN G 4 Aimee Rischard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Mount Saint Mary Catholic Oklahoma City, OK F 5 Jaylyn Agnew 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Andover Andover, KS F 11 Bailey Norby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Forest Lake Forest Lake, MN G 12 Lauren Works 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Lincoln Southwest Lincoln, NE G 14 Sydney Lamberty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Park Cottage Grove, MN G 21 Olivia Elger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Richwoods Peoria, IL G 22 Brooke Kissinger (I)  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Minden Illinois Minden, NE G 23 Marissa Janning 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN F 33 Kylie Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Simley Inver Grove Heights, MN F 40 Ali Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mahtomedi Lino Lakes, MN F 45 Audrey Faber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Dowling Catholic Clive, IA F 50 Brianna Rollerson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Central Omaha, NE	Head coach Jim Flanery (Creighton) Assistant coach(es) Matt Fritsche (Nebraska–Kearney) Chevelle Herring (Creighton) Linda Sayavongchanh (Drake) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Fort Hays State	W 90–56		D. J. Sokol Arena (710) Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 56–61	0–1	Frost Arena (2,180) Brookings, SD
11/13/2016* 2:05 pm		at Wichita State	L 54–62	0–2	Charles Koch Arena (2,003) Wichita, KS
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Drake	W 80–77	1–2	D. J. Sokol Arena (847) Omaha, NE
11/25/2016* 2:15 pm		vs. Missouri Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals	L 63–72	1–3	St. George HS Gymnasium (437) Freeport, BAH
11/26/2016* 3:15 pm		vs. Dayton Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division 3rd place	W 56–53	2–3	St. George HS Gymnasium (456) Freeport, BAH
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Kansas	W 69–49	3–3	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,008) Omaha, NE
12/07/2016* 12:00 pm		Nebraska–Omaha	W 82–45	4–3	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,601) Omaha, NE
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		at Northern Iowa	L 49–50	4–4	McLeod Center (1,235) Cedar Falls, IA
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		Nebraska	W 80–64	5–4	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,160) Omaha, NE
12/21/2016* 6:00 pm		at Marist	W 72–50	6–4	McCann Field House (1,346) Poughkeepsie, NY
Big East regular season
12/28/2016 4:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	W 67–52	7–4 (1–0)	D. J. Sokol Arena (981) Omaha, NE
12/30/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		Xavier	W 63–52	8–4 (2–0)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,104) Omaha, NE
01/02/2017 7:30 pm, FS1		at Marquette	W 83–63	9–4 (3–0)	Al McGuire Center (1,144) Milwaukee, WI
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 23 DePaul	L 65–79	9–5 (3–1)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,082) Chicago, IL
01/08/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		Georgetown	W 70–68 OT	10–5 (4–1)	D. J. Sokol Arena (872) Omaha, NE
01/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Villanova	W 60–46	11–5 (5–1)	D. J. Sokol Arena (707) Omaha, NE
01/14/2017 11:00 am, BEDN		at Providence	W 58–51	12–5 (6–1)	Alumni Hall (384) Providence, RI
01/20/2017 6:00 pm, BEDN		at St. John's	W 55–43	13–5 (7–1)	Carnesecca Arena (502) Queens, NY
01/22/2017 10:00 am, BEDN		at Seton Hall	W 70–60 OT	14–5 (8–1)	Walsh Gymnasium (618) South Orange, NJ
01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		No. 21 DePaul	L 56–60	14–6 (8–2)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,313) Omaha, NE
01/29/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		Marquette	W 80–77	15–6 (9–2)	D. J. Sokol Arena (996) Omaha, NE
02/03/2017 6:00 pm, FS2		at Villanova	W 47–44	16–6 (10–2)	The Pavilion (1,101) Villanova, PA
02/05/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	W 67–59	17–6 (11–2)	McDonough Gymnasium (691) Washington, D.C.
02/11/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		Providence	W 88–57	18–6 (12–2)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,240) Omaha, NE
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	W 61–44	19–6 (13–2)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,052) Omaha, NE
02/19/2017 5:30 pm, BEDN		St. John's	W 67–60	20–6 (14–2)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,140) Omaha, NE
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Xavier	W 67–57	21–6 (15–2)	Cintas Center (1,987) Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN		at Butler	W 65–53	22–6 (16–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (759) Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2017 12:00 pm, FS2	(2)	vs. (10) Butler Quarterfinals	W 64–55	23–6	Al McGuire Center  Milwaukee, WI
03/06/2017 3:00 pm, FS1	(2) No. 23	vs. (3) Marquette Semifinals	L 65–72	23–7	Al McGuire Center  Milwaukee, WI
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	(7 S)	vs. (10 S) Toledo First Round	W 76–49	24–7	Gill Coliseum (4,692) Corvallis, OR
03/19/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(7 S)	at (2 S) No. 8 Oregon State First Round	L 52–64	24–8	Gill Coliseum (5,680) Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in Central.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	25	23	RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

References

1. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".