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2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

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2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig East
Record24–8 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Fritsche
  • Chevelle Herring
  • Linda Sayavongchanh
Home arenaD. J. Sokol Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 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 represented Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 14th year head coach Jim Flanery, played 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

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2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jade Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Fenwick River Forest, IL
G 2 Myah Mellman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Mason City Mason City, IA
G 3 MC McGrory 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Edina Edina, MN
G 4 Aimee Rischard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Mount Saint Mary Catholic Oklahoma City, OK
F 5 Jaylyn Agnew 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Andover Andover, KS
F 11 Bailey Norby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Forest Lake Forest Lake, MN
G 12 Lauren Works 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Lincoln Southwest Lincoln, NE
G 14 Sydney Lamberty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Park Cottage Grove, MN
G 21 Olivia Elger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Richwoods Peoria, IL
G 22 Brooke Kissinger (I) Current redshirt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Minden
Illinois
Minden, NE
G 23 Marissa Janning 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
F 33 Kylie Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Simley Inver Grove Heights, MN
F 40 Ali Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mahtomedi Lino Lakes, MN
F 45 Audrey Faber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Dowling Catholic Clive, IA
F 50 Brianna Rollerson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Central Omaha, NE
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
11/03/2016*
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

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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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 RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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