2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented the Marshall University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth year head coach Matt Daniel, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–17, 5–13 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to Charlotte.

2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record13–17 (5–13 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Matt Daniel (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tony Kemper
  • Caronica Randle
  • Stephanie Stoglin-Reed
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
WKU †16–2 .88927–8  .771
Middle Tennessee15–3 .83323–11  .676
Southern Miss13–5 .72223–11  .676
Charlotte12–6 .66721–10  .677
Louisiana Tech12–6 .66718–14  .563
Old Dominion11–7 .61117–14  .548
UTSA10–8 .55614–17  .452
Rice8–10 .44422–13  .629
UAB8–10 .44415–15  .500
North Texas8–10 .44412–19  .387
Marshall5–13 .27813–17  .433
UTEP5–13 .2788–23  .258
FIU3–15 .1675–24  .172
Florida Atlantic0–18 .0004–25  .138
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster
2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Talequia Hamilton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrCincinnati Huntington, West Virginia
F 1 Jovana Vucetic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSunrise Christian Academy Loznica, Serbia
G 2 Logan Fraley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBoyd County HS Ashland, Kentucky
G 3 Asheika Alexander 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSouth Gwinnett HS Snellville, Georgia
G/F 4 Khadaijia Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBristol Eastern HS Bristol, Connecticut
G 5 McKenzie Akers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrPrinceton Senior HS Princeton, West Virginia
G 10 Ashley Saintigene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrNortheast HS Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
G 11 Taylor Porter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrMurray State Fort Gay, West Virginia
G/F 14 Shayna Gore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoLogan HS Logan, West Virginia
G 15 Tana Driver 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) SoMacArthur HS Irving, Texas
G 22 Kiana Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHuntington HS Huntington, West Virginia
G/F 33 Madison Morris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSpring Valley HS Huntington, West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings
Regular Season Polls
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Legend
  Increase in ranking
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(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
12:00 pm		 at Illinois W 55–53  1–0
 State Farm Center (969)
Champaign, IL
11/15/2016*
6:00 pm		 Florida A&M W 77–67  2–0
 Cam Henderson Center (531)
Huntington, WV
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm		 Coastal Carolina W 84–66  3–0
 Cam Henderson Center (1,327)
Huntington, WV
11/25/2016*
5:30 pm		 vs. Sam Houston State
Feast on the Border		 W 73–50  4–0
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (134)
Edinburg, TX
11/26/2016*
5:30 pm		 vs. Prairie View A&M
Feast on the Border		 L 68–78  4–1
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (92)
Edinsburg, TX
11/30/2016*
4:00 pm		 Morgan State W 62–43  5–1
 Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm		 at Penn State L 80–82  5–2
 Bryce Jordan Center (2,606)
University Park, PA
12/07/2016*
5:30 pm, ACCN Extra		 at North Carolina L 53–75  5–3
 Carmichael Arena (1,528)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/11/2016*
1:00 pm		 Bluefield College W 77–35  6–3
 Cam Henderson Center (696)
Huntington, WV
12/19/2016*
1:00 pm		 Longwood W 70–50  7–3
 Cam Henderson Center (536)
Huntington, WV
12/20/2016*
1:00 pm		 Maine–Fort Kent W 136–62  8–3
 Cam Henderson Center (416)
Huntington, WV
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016
6:00 pm		 FIU W 70–52  9–3 (1–0)
 Cam Henderson Center (604)
Huntington, WV
01/01/2017
1:00 pm		 Florida Atlantic W 76–53  10–3 (2–0)
 Cam Henderson Center (717)
Huntington, WV
01/05/2017
7:00 pm		 at Old Dominion L 69–73  10–4 (2–1)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,575)
Norfolk, VA
01/07/2017
7:00 pm, beIN		 at Charlotte L 77–93  10–5 (2–2)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (338)
Charlotte, NC
01/12/2017
6:00 pm		 Middle Tennessee L 63–72  10–6 (2–3)
 Cam Henderson Center (517)
Huntington, WV
01/14/2017
1:00 pm		 UAB W 61–58  11–6 (3–3)
 Cam Henderson Center (593)
Huntington, WV
01/21/2017
3:00 pm		 at WKU L 48–60  11–7 (3–4)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (4,215)
Bowling Green, KY
01/26/2017
8:00 pm		 at UTSA W 88–81  12–7 (4–4)
 Convocation Center (324)
San Antonio, TX
01/28/2017
4:00 pm		 at UTEP L 74–84  12–8 (4–5)
 Don Haskins Center (1,542)
El Paso, TX
02/02/2017
6:00 pm		 Southern Miss L 78–82  12–9 (4–6)
 Cam Henderson Center (613)
Huntington, WV
02/04/2017
1:00 pm		 Louisiana Tech L 64–72  12–10 (4–7)
 Cam Henderson Center (1,072)
Huntington, WV
02/11/2017
1:00 pm		 WKU L 64–78  12–11 (4–8)
 Cam Henderson Center (717)
Huntington, WV
02/16/2017
8:00 pm		 at UAB L 55–71  12–12 (4–9)
 Bartow Arena (248)
Birmingham, AL
02/18/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Middle Tennessee L 69–94  12–13 (4–10)
 Murphy Center (3,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/23/2017
6:00 pm		 Old Dominion L 85–94  12–14 (4–11)
 Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
02/25/2017
1:00 pm		 Charlotte L 75–89  12–15 (4–12)
 Cam Henderson Center (487)
Huntington, WV
03/02/2017
8:00 pm		 at Rice L 74–84  12–16 (4–13)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (430)
Houston, TX
03/04/2017
1:00 pm		 at North Texas W 60–57  13–16 (5–13)
 The Super Pit (976)
Denton, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/08/2017
3:00 pm		 (12) vs. (5) Charlotte
First Round		 L 66–71  13–17
 Bartow Arena (820)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

References
  1. "HERDZONE.COM - The Marshall University Thundering Herd Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
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