2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball

WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record	21–11 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Coquese Washington (10th season)
Assistant coach	Itoro Coleman
Assistant coach	Tamika Williams-Jeter
Assistant coach	Jocelyn Wyatt
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center

2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Maryland^†	15	–	1	.938	32	–	3	.914
#11 Ohio State*	15	–	1	.938	28	–	7	.800
Michigan	11	–	5	.688	28	–	9	.757
Indiana	10	–	6	.625	23	–	11	.676
Purdue	10	–	6	.625	23	–	13	.639
Michigan State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Penn State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
Northwestern	8	–	8	.500	20	–	11	.645
Iowa	8	–	8	.500	20	–	14	.588
Minnesota	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Illinois	3	–	13	.188	9	–	22	.290
Wisconsin	3	–	13	.188	9	–	22	.290
Nebraska	3	–	13	.188	7	–	22	.241
Rutgers	3	–	13	.188	6	–	24	.200

† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner *Tournament #1 seed Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team will represent Pennsylvania State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by tenth year head coach Coquese Washington, play their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 21–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ohio and Fordham in the first and second rounds before losing to Virginia Tech in the third round.

Roster

2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	2	Carter, AmariAmari Carter	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	St. John's College	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	4	Frazier, SiyehSiyeh Frazier	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Renaissance	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	5	Moore, SierraSierra Moore	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Delone Catholic Duke	Hanover, PA
1.5 !G	10	Sevillian, KekeKeke Sevillian	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Goodrich	Goodrich, MI
1.5 !G	11	Page, TeniyaTeniya Page	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Marian Catholic	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	12	Spann, LindseyLindsey Spann	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Good Counsel	Laurel, MD
3.5 !F	15	Mitchell, KaliyahKaliyah Mitchell	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.0 !Sr	Stephenson	Stone Mountain, GA
1.5 !G	22	Knizner, LeahLeah Knizner	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Hempfield Area	Greensburg, PA
3.5 !F	23	Williams, JaylenJaylen Williams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Archbishop Williams	Easton, MA
5.0 !C	24	Thomas, AshantiAshanti Thomas	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.0 !So	Lafayette	Lexington, KY
2.5 !G/F	25	Whitted, PeytonPeyton Whitted	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.0 !Sr	North Gwinnett	Suwanee, GA
1.5 !G	31	Travascio-Green, JaidaJaida Travascio-Green	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Downers Grove North	Lisle, IL
1.5 !G	34	McMurtry, SarahSarah McMurtry	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	2.0 !So	Upper St. Clair	Pittsburgh, PA
3.5 !F	35	Boykin, De'JanaeDe'Janae Boykin (I)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Charles Herbert Flowers Connecticut	Springdale, MD

Head coach

Coquese Washington (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2016* 2:00 PM		Bloomsburg	W 85–41		Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM		at Drexel	L 60–83	0–1	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,057) Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2016* 1:00 PM		Saint Peter's	W 106–50	1–1	Bryce Jordan Center (2,606) University Park, PA
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM		Akron	W 84–71	2–1	Bryce Jordan Center (2,410) University Park, PA
11/20/2016* 5:00 PM, BTN		No. 13 Tennessee	W 70–57	3–1	Bryce Jordan Center (3,754) University Park, PA
11/24/2016* 3:30 PM		vs. Georgia State San Juan Shootout	W 69–42	4–1	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
11/25/2016* 1:15 PM		vs. Georgetown San Juan Shootout	L 54–68	4–2	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM		at Boston College ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 60–56	5–2	Conte Forum (531) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/03/2016* 1:00 PM		Marshall	W 82–80	6–2	Bryce Jordan Center (2,606) University Park, PA
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM		at Holy Cross	W 84–48	7–2	Hart Center (877) Worcester, MA
12/10/2016* 2:00 PM		Pittsburgh	W 91–62	8–2	Bryce Jordan Center (2,522) University Park, PA
12/18/2016* 2:00 PM		American	W 70–65	9–2	Bryce Jordan Center (2,515) University Park, PA
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM		Iona	W 80–67	10–2	Bryce Jordan Center (2,409) University Park, PA
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 PM		Indiana	L 70–89	10–3 (0–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,736) University Park, PA
12/31/2016 12:00 PM, BTN		at Rutgers	L 45–61	10–4 (0–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,011) Piscataway, NJ
01/03/2017 7:00 PM, BTN		Iowa	W 71–58	11–4 (1–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,258) University Park, PA
01/07/2017 2:00 PM		at Purdue	L 51–64	11–5 (1–3)	Mackey Arena (5,883) West Lafayette, IN
01/11/2017 6:30 PM		at No. 3 Maryland	L 83–89	11–6 (1–4)	Xfinity Center (4,680) College Park, MD
01/16/2017 7:00 PM, BTN		Wisconsin	W 76–46	12–6 (2–4)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,616) University Park, PA
01/19/2017 7:00 PM		Nebraska	W 86–69	13–6 (3–4)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,645) University Park, PA
01/23/2017 7:00 PM, BTN		at Indiana	L 66–72	13–7 (3–5)	Assembly Hall (2,404) Bloomington, IN
01/29/2017 2:00 PM		Illinois	W 82–66	14–7 (4–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,570) University Park, PA
02/01/2017 7:00 PM		at No. 14 Ohio State	L 72–87	14–8 (4–6)	Value City Arena (4,541) Columbus, OH
02/05/2017 3:00 PM		at Northwestern	W 74–58	15–8 (5–6)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,289) Evanston, IL
02/08/2017 7:00 PM		Minnesota	W 77–66	16–8 (6–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,542) University Park, PA
02/11/2017 2:00 PM		Purdue	W 79–73	17–8 (7–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,875) University Park, PA
02/14/2017 8:00 PM		at Illinois	W 80–62	18–8 (8–6)	State Farm Center (1,288) Champaign, IL
02/22/2017 7:00 PM		at Michigan State	L 64–73	18–9 (8–7)	Breslin Center (6,038) East Lansing, MI
02/26/2017 2:00 PM, BTN		No. 25 Michigan	W 76–75	19–9 (9–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (8,213) University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2017 6:30 PM, BTN	(7)	vs. (10) Minnesota Second Round	L 64–70	19–10	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/17/2017* 7:00 PM		Ohio First Round	W 74–65	20–10	Bryce Jordan Center (1,027) University Park, PA
03/19/2017* 2:00 PM		Fordham Second Round	W 70–51	21–10	Bryce Jordan Center (1,127) University Park, PA
03/23/2017* 7:00 PM		Virginia Tech Third Round	L 55–64	21–11	Bryce Jordan Center (1,310) University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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

References

↑ "2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions women's basketball Schedule". Penn State Atletics.

Penn State Lady Lions basketball
Venues	Rec Hall (1964–1996) Bryce Jordan Center (1996–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References