2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by 22nd-year head coach, Tricia Fabbri.^[1] They played their home games in TD Bank Sports Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).^[2] They finished the season 29–7, 17–3 in MAAC play, to win MAAC regular-season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament. They upset Marquette and Miami (FL) in the first and second rounds before falling to eventual champions South Carolina in the sweet sixteen.^[3]

2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball
MAAC regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA women's tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	29–7 (17–3 MAAC)
Head coach	Tricia Fabbri (22nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mountain MacGillivray Danielle Brennan Destini Hughes
Home arena	TD Bank Sports Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 MAAC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Quinnipiac †	17	–	3		.850			29	–	7		.806
Rider	16	–	4		.800			24	–	9		.727
Fairfield	13	–	7		.650			17	–	14		.548
Siena	13	–	7		.650			14	–	16		.467
Iona	12	–	8		.600			18	–	13		.581
Marist	11	–	9		.550			15	–	17		.469
Monmouth	9	–	11		.450			15	–	16		.484
Canisius	8	–	12		.400			10	–	21		.323
Niagara	5	–	15		.250			8	–	22		.267
Manhattan	4	–	16		.200			8	–	22		.267
Saint Peter's	2	–	18		.100			3	–	27		.100
† 2017 MAAC tournament winner As of March 25, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 1 Vanessa Udoji 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Randolph, MA G 2 Taylor Herd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lansdale Catholic Quakertown, PA G 3 Adily Martucci 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Waterford Waterford, CT F 4 Paula Strautmane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Latvia U16, U18 & U20 national team TTT Riga Mucenieki, Latvia G 5 Carly Fabbri 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lauralton Hall Stratford, CT F 10 Jaden Ward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin Dells, WI G 11 Edel Thornton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Ireland U18 National Team Brunell Gurranabraher, Ireland F 13 Sarah Shewan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Russell, ON G 15 Brianah Ramos 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr DePaul Catholic Montgomery, NY F 20 Paige Warfel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Downingtown East Chester Springs, PA F 21 Jen Fay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Lynbrook Nazareth Lynbrook, NY G 22 Brittany Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Pickerington North Pickerington, OH G 23 Brittany Martin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Timber Creek Sicklerville, NJ C 24 Katie Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Horizon Phoenix, AZ G/F 25 Aryn McClure 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Archbishop Molloy Springfield Gardens, NY F 35 Morgan Manz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Pomperaug The Taft School Southbury, CT	Head coach Tricia Fabbri (Fairfield) Assistant coach(es) Mountain MacGillivray (Temple) Danielle Brennan (Hartford) Destini Hughes (LSU) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 9, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		Florida Gulf Coast	W 76–66	1–0	TD Bank Sports Center (505) Hamden, CT
November 13, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		at Dayton	W 63–60	2–0	UD Arena (1,786) Dayton, OH
November 16, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		at Holy Cross	W 78–55	3–0	Hart Center (475) Worcester, MA
November 20, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		Northeastern	W 76–59	4–0	TD Bank Sports Center (546) Hamden, CT
November 27, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		at Temple	L 68–71	4–1	McGonigle Hall (1,159) Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2016 7:00 p.m.		at Saint Peter's	W 84–51	5–1 (1–0)	Yanitelli Center (150) Jersey City, NJ
December 3, 2016 2:00 p.m.		Siena	W 73–47	6–1 (2–0)	TD Bank Sports Center (423) Hamden, CT
December 6, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		Michigan State	L 54–71	6–2	TD Bank Sports Center (1,293) Hamden, CT
December 10, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		at Hartford	W 82–59	7–2	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,072) Hartford, CT
December 19, 2016* 6:00 p.m.		vs. New Mexico State Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals	W 49–46	8–2	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
December 20, 2016* 11:00 p.m.		vs. No. 25 Oregon State Play4Kay Shootout semifinals	L 60–75	8–3	T-Mobile Arena (1,096) Paradise, NV
December 21, 2016* 8:30 p.m.		vs. Long Beach State Play4Kay Shootout 3rd-place game	W 63–60	9–3	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
December 30, 2016 7:00 p.m.		at Rider	W 91–79	10–3 (3–0)	Alumni Gymnasium (989) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 2, 2017 7:00 p.m.		Saint Peter's	W 82–47	11–3 (4–0)	TD Bank Sports Center (347) Hamden, CT
January 5, 2017 11:00 a.m.		at Niagara	W 71–64	12–3 (5–0)	Gallagher Center (2,100) Lewiston, NY
January 7, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Canisius	W 64–53	13–3 (6–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (678) Buffalo, NY
January 10, 2017 7:00 p.m.		Manhattan	W 81–38	14–3 (7–0)	TD Bank Sports Center (302) Hamden, CT
January 16, 2017 2:00 p.m.		Fairfield	W 60–55	15–3 (8–0)	TD Bank Sports Center (981) Hamden, CT
January 19, 2017 11:00 a.m.		at Monmouth	L 58–61	15–4 (8–1)	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,983) West Long Branch, NJ
January 21, 2017 2:00 p.m.		Rider	W 79–53	16–4 (9–1)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,036) Hamden, CT
January 26, 2017 7:00 p.m., SNY		Niagara	W 61–45	17–4 (10–1)	TD Bank Sports Center (359) Hamden, CT
January 28, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Iona	L 44–58	17–5 (10–2)	Hynes Athletic Center (359) New Rochelle, NY
February 2, 2017 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Fairfield	L 52–65	17–6 (10–3)	Webster Bank Arena (470) Bridgeport, CT
February 4, 2017 1:00 p.m.		Monmouth	W 74–54	18–6 (11–3)	TD Bank Sports Center (808) Hamden, CT
February 9, 2017 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Marist	W 79–57	19–6 (12–3)	TD Bank Sports Center (111) Hamden, CT
February 12, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Siena	W 79–57	20–6 (13–3)	Alumni Recreation Center (640) Loudonville, NY
February 17, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		Iona	W 53–45	21–6 (14–3)	TD Bank Sports Center (753) Hamden, CT
February 19, 2017 3:00 p.m.		at Manhattan	W 69–49	22–6 (15–3)	Draddy Gymnasium (268) Riverdale, NY
February 23, 2017 5:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Marist	W 70–36	23–6 (16–3)	McCann Field House (1,305) Poughkeepsie, NY
February 25, 2017 2:00 p.m.		Canisius	W 62–49	24–6 (17–3)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,096) Hamden, CT
MAAC women's tournament
March 3, 2017 1:00 p.m.	(1)	vs. (8) Canisius Quarterfinals	W 63–58	25–6	Times Union Center (1,625) Albany, NY
March 5, 2017 11:00 a.m., ESPN3	(1)	vs. (5) Iona Semifinals	W 64–59	26–6	Times Union Center (1,802) Albany, NY
March 6, 2017 5:00 p.m., ESPN3	(1)	vs. (2) Rider Championship game	W 81–73	27–6	Times Union Center (1,733) Albany, NY
NCAA women's tournament
March 18, 2017* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2	(12 S)	vs. (5 S) Marquette First round	W 68–65	28–6	Watsco Center (2,009) Coral Gables, FL
March 20, 2017* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	(12 S)	at (4 S) No. 16 Miami (FL) Second round	W 85–78	29–6	Watsco Center (1,972) Coral Gables, FL
March 25, 2017* 4:00 p.m., ESPN	(12 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina Sweet Sixteen	L 58–100	29–7	Stockton Arena  Stockton, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[4]

See also

• 2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

References

1. "Quinnipiac Women's Basketball Head Coach Tricia Fabbri Signs Contract Extension Through 2021-22 Season". maacsports.com. June 19, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
2. "Facilities". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
3. "South Carolina Ends Quinnipiac's Magical Run With 100-58 Rout". Hartford Courant. March 26, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
4. "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.