2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represents Utah State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by fifth year head coach Jerry Finkbeiner. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and were third year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament where they lost to UNLV. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Idaho in the first round.

2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball
Lady Griz Classic Champions
WBI, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record17–15 (9–9 Mountain West)
Head coach
  • Jerry Finkbeiner (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Finkbeiner
  • JC Carter
  • Kelsie Kruger
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colorado State15–3 .83325–9  .735
Wyoming13–5 .72222–10  .688
Boise State†12–6 .66725–8  .758
UNLV12–6 .66722–11  .667
New Mexico10–8 .55615–15  .500
Utah State9–9 .50017–14  .548
Fresno State8–10 .44418–15  .545
San Jose State7–11 .38911–21  .344
San Diego State6–12 .33311–19  .367
Nevada5–13 .27811–19  .367
Air Force2–16 .1114–25  .138
† 2017 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster
2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Eliza West 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrPeninsula School Mount Martha, Australia
G 2 Jessie Geer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCampbell County HS Gillette, WY
G 3 Olivia West 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrTemplestowe College Launceston, Australia
F 5 Shannon Dufficy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrOur Lady of Mercy College Preston, Australia
G 11 Lindsey Jensen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSky View Smithfield, UT
G/F 12 Hailey Bassett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLayton Layton, UT
G 21 Victoria Price 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrGrand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
G 22 Rachel Brewster 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoRowville Secondary College Melbourne, Australia
F 30 Dee Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrAllen Allen, TX
G 31 Katie Toole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoViewmont HS Bountiful, UT
G 32 Taylor Enders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoWest Linn HS West Linn, OR
G 33 Lizzy Klinker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoFairfield HS Fairfield, MT
F 35 Angelica de Paulo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrEscola Estadual Doutor Jose Fornari
New Mexico JC		 São Paulo, Brazil
F 41 Antonia Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrDuncanville HS
New Mexico JC		 Dallas, TX
C 44 Deja Mason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoBrennan HS San Antonio, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm		 CSU–Pueblo W 63–54 
Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
12:00 pm		 Westminster College W 72–49  1–0
 Smith Spectrum (510)
Logan, UT
11/14/2016*
8:15 pm		 Montana State W 64–56  2–0
 Smith Spectrum (633)
Logan, UT
11/17/2016*
11:00 am		 UC Irvine W 66–52  3–0
 Smith Spectrum (2,487)
Logan, UT
11/22/2016*
5:30 pm		 Southern Utah L 54–70  3–1
 Smith Spectrum (854)
Logan, UT
11/25/2016*
2:00 pm		 vs. Incarnate Word
36th Lady Griz Classic		 W 79–46  4–1
 Dahlberg Arena (256)
Missoula, MT
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Montana
36th Lady Griz Classic		 W 65–46  5–1
 Dahlberg Arena (2,506)
Missoula, MT
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm		 Idaho State W 69–56  6–1
 Smith Spectrum (665)
Logan, UT
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Utah L 58–65  6–2
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,190)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm		 Utah Valley W 56–45  7–2
 Smith Spectrum (563)
Logan, UT
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm		 BYU L 40–60  7–3
 Smith Spectrum (697)
Logan, UT
12/21/2016*
6:00 pm		 at Arizona L 57–61  7–4
 McKale Center (1,133)
Tucson, AZ
Mountain West regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm		 at Boise State L 56–76  7–5
(0–1)		 Taco Bell Arena (807)
Boise, ID
12/31/2016
2:00 pm		 Air Force W 65–62  8–5
(1–1)		 Smith Spectrum (519)
Logan, UT
01/04/2017
7:00 pm		 at New Mexico L 67–78  8–6
(1–2)		 The Pit (4,554)
Albuquerque, NM
01/07/2017
5:00 pm		 at UNLV L 53–55 OT 8–7
(1–3)		 Cox Pavilion (1,854)
Paradise, NV
01/11/2017
7:00 pm		 Wyoming L 48–71  8–8
(1–4)		 Smith Spectrum (528)
Logan, UT
01/14/2017
2:00 pm		 San Diego State W 53–47  9–8
(2–4)		 Smith Spectrum (517)
Logan, UT
01/21/2017
2:00 pm		 at Colorado State L 43–74  9–9
(2–5)		 Moby Arena (1,223)
Fort Collins, CO
01/25/2017
7:00 pm		 New Mexico L 58–68  9–10
(2–6)		 Smith Spectrum (523)
Logan, UT
01/28/2017
3:00 pm		 at Fresno State W 52–47  10–10
(3–6)		 Save Mart Center (2,042)
Fresno, CA
02/01/2017
7:30 pm		 at Nevada W 81–69  11–10
(4–6)		 Lawlor Events Center (1,129)
Reno, NV
02/04/2017
2:00 pm		 Boise State W 65–63  12–10
(5–6)		 Smith Spectrum (490)
Logan, UT
02/08/2017
7:00 pm		 Colorado State W 55–48  13–10
(6–6)		 Smith Spectrum (390)
Logan, UT
02/11/2017
2:00 pm		 at Wyoming L 40–59  13–11
(6–7)		 Arena-Auditorium (2,295)
Laramie, WY
02/15/2017
7:30 pm		 at San Diego State L 59–66  13–12
(6–8)		 Viejas Arena (464)
San Diego, CA
02/18/2017
2:00 pm		 Nevada W 60–57  14–12
(7–8)		 Smith Spectrum (595)
Logan, UT
02/22/2017
7:00 pm		 San Jose State W 82–78  15–12
(8–8)		 Smith Spectrum (370)
Logan, UT
02/25/2017
2:00 pm		 at Air Force L 61–64  15–13
(8–9)		 Clune Arena (392)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/28/2017
7:00 pm		 UNLV W 58–49  16–13
(9–9)		 Smith Spectrum (477)
Logan, UT
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/06/2017
8:00 pm		 (6) vs. (11) Air Force
First Round		 W 46-40  17-13
 Thomas & Mack Center (567)
Paradise, NV
03/07/2017*
9:30 pm		 (6) at (3) UNLV
Quarterfinals		 L 43–68  17-14
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
WBI
03/15/2017
6:30 pm		 at Idaho
First Round		 L 57–64  17–15
 Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

References
  1. "utahstateaggies.com - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
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