2016–17 Towson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Towson Tigers women's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Niki Reid Geckeler, played their home games at SECU Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 12–18, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to Hofstra.

2016–17 Towson Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	12–18 (5–13 CAA)
Head coach	Niki Reid Geckeler (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Erin Dickerson Sidney Raikes Brian Davis
Home arena	SECU Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Elon †	16	–	2		.889			27	–	7		.794
James Madison	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Drexel	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Delaware	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
William & Mary	9	–	9		.500			20	–	11		.645
Northeastern	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
College of Charleston	6	–	12		.333			9	–	21		.300
Hofstra	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Towson	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
† 2017 CAA tournament winner As of March 23, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Towson Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 1 Nukiya Mayo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Monsignor Scanlan H.S. Bronx, NY G 3 Sianni Martin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Neumann Gorretti H.S. Philadelphia, PA G 4 Braysia Hicks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Hampton Roads Academy Yorktown, VA F 5 Jordyn Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Hillside H.S. Durham, NC G 10 Raine Bankston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr John Glenn H.S. Delaware State Detroit, MI G 11 Raven Bankston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr John Glenn H.S. Delaware State Detroit, MI G 13 Etalyia Vogt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr St. Anthony's H.S. Long Island, NY F 14 Brianna Bush 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Elizabeth Seton H.S. District Heights, MD G 15 Mariah Gray 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Good Counsel H.S. Ellicott City, MD G 21 A. J. Timbers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Neumann Gorretti H.S. Philadelphia, PA F 22 Mary Cuevas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr CD Cref H.S. ASA College Madrid, Spain F 23 Brittany Tarr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sevier County H.S. Sevierville, TN C 25 Maia Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So McLean Old Dominion McLean, VA G 32 Shanea Butler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Westlake H.S. Waldorf, MD C 33 Daijha Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Calvert H.S. St. Leonard, MD	Head coach Niki Reid Geckeler (Georgetown) Assistant coach(es) Erin Dickerson (Northwestern) Sidney Raikes (Coppin State) Brian Davis (Tennessee Tech) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		UMass Lowell	W 90–56	1–0	SECU Arena (350) Towson, MD
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		at Wagner	W 69–40	2–0	Spiro Sports Center (323) Staten Island, NY
11/19/2016* 12:00 pm		Cornell	W 68–63	3–0	SECU Arena (263) Towson, MD
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at UMBC	W 59–48	4–0	Retriever Activities Center (382) Catonsville, MD
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		George Mason	W 79–75	5–0	SECU Arena (278) Towson, MD
11/30/2016* 12:00 pm		Georgetown	L 59–75	5–1	SECU Arena (1,357) Towson, MD
12/03/2016* 5:30 pm		Coppin State	W 69–65	6–1	SECU Arena (332) Towson, MD
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		at No. 4 Maryland	L 63–97	6–2	Xfinity Center (1,343) College Park, MD
12/08/2016* 7:00 pm		at Colgate	L 71–76	6–3	Cotterell Court (472) Hamilton, NY
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		Rider	L 75–79	6–4	SECU Arena (307) Towson, MD
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm		Norfolk State	W 61–58	7–4	SECU Arena (330) Towson, MD
CAA regular season
01/02/2017 2:00 pm		at Drexel	L 48–58	7–5 (0–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
01/06/2017 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 64–72	7–6 (0–2)	Cabot Center (222) Boston, MA
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		James Madison	W 54–51	8–6 (1–2)	SECU Arena (454) Towson, MD
01/13/2017 7:00 pm		Hofstra	L 61–70	8–7 (1–3)	SECU Arena (192) Towson, MD
01/15/2017 2:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 61–59	9–7 (2–3)	SECU Arena (257) Towson, MD
01/20/2017 7:00 pm		William & Mary	W 64–60	10–7 (3–3)	SECU Arena (167) Towson, MD
01/22/2017 2:00 pm		at James Madison	W 60–55	10–8 (4–3)	JMU Convocation Center (4,135) Harrisonburg, VA
01/27/2017 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 56–59	11–8 (4–4)	Trask Coliseum (568) Wilmington, NC
01/29/2017 2:00 pm		Delaware	L 67–73	11–9 (4–5)	SECU Arena (202) Towson, MD
02/03/2017 7:00 pm		at Elon	L 55–83	11–10 (4–6)	Alumni Gym (628) Elon, NC
02/05/2017 2:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 54–59	11–11 (4–7)	TD Arena (604) Charleston, SC
02/10/2017 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	L 42–48	11–12 (4–8)	SECU Arena (445) Towson, MD
02/12/2017 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 55–68	11–13 (4–9)	Kaplan Arena (418) Williamsburg, VA
02/17/2017 7:00 pm		Drexel	L 65–80	11–14 (4–10)	SECU Arena (387) Towson, MD
02/19/2017 2:00 pm		Northeastern	L 51–63	11–15 (4–11)	SECU Arena (234) Towson, MD
02/24/2017 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 59–56	12–15 (5–11)	Hofstra Arena (309) Hempstead, NY
02/26/2017 2:00 pm		Elon	L 65–67	12–16 (5–12)	SECU Arena (398) Towson, MD
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		at Delaware	L 59–75	12–17 (5–13)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,496) Newark, DE
CAA Tournament
03/08/2017 12:00 pm		vs. Hofstra First Round	L 66–77	12–18	JMU Convocation Center (1,123) Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

References

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