2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball

Big East regular season co-champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big East
2016–17 record	24–8 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Flanery (14th season)
Assistant coach	Matt Fritsche
Assistant coach	Chevelle Herring
Assistant coach	Linda Sayavongchanh
Home arena	D. J. Sokol Arena

2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#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

The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team will represent Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by fourteenth year head coach Jim Flanery, play 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.

Roster

2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Owens, JadeJade Owens	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.0 !Jr	Fenwick	River Forest, IL
1.5 !G	2	Mellman, MyahMyah Mellman	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Mason City	Mason City, IA
1.5 !G	3	McGrory, MCMC McGrory	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Edina	Edina, MN
1.5 !G	4	Rischard, AimeeAimee Rischard	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	3.0 !Jr	Mount Saint Mary Catholic	Oklahoma City, OK
3.5 !F	5	Agnew, JaylynJaylyn Agnew	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Andover	Andover, KS
3.5 !F	11	Norby, BaileyBailey Norby	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Forest Lake	Forest Lake, MN
1.5 !G	12	Works, LaurenLauren Works	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Lincoln Southwest	Lincoln, NE
1.5 !G	14	Lamberty, SydneySydney Lamberty	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Park	Cottage Grove, MN
1.5 !G	21	Elger, OliviaOlivia Elger	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Richwoods	Peoria, IL
1.5 !G	22	Kissinger, BrookeBrooke Kissinger (I)	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Minden Illinois	Minden, NE
1.5 !G	23	Janning, MarissaMarissa Janning	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Watertown-Mayer	Watertown, MN
3.5 !F	33	Brown, KylieKylie Brown	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Simley	Inver Grove Heights, MN
3.5 !F	40	Greene, AliAli Greene	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Mahtomedi	Lino Lakes, MN
3.5 !F	45	Faber, AudreyAudrey Faber	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Dowling Catholic	Clive, IA
3.5 !F	50	Rollerson, BriannaBrianna Rollerson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !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

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

References

↑ http://www.gocreighton.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbb&

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2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References