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2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

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2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–22 (3–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Goehle
  • Chuck Love
  • Tandem Mays
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 15 1   .938 32 3   .914
No. 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 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 1st year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 3–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Illinois.

Roster

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2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Fremont Fremont, NE
G 3 Hannah Whitish 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Barneveld Barneveld, WI
G 5 Nicea Eliely 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rampart Colorado Springs, CO
G 11 Esther Ramacieri 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Dawson College
Felix Leclerc
Repentigny, QE, CAN
G 12 Emily Wood 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Salina Central Salina, KS
G/F 14 Grace Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Wellington Wellington, KS
F 22 Allie Havers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Mattawan Paw Paw, MI
G 24 Maddie Simon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Pius X Lincoln, NE
F 32 Jessica Shepard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Fremont Fremont, NE
G 34 Jasmine Cincore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Briarcrest Christian School Arlington, TN
F 43 Rachel Blackburn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Leavenworth Leavenworth, KS
C 50 Darrien Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Skyline Oakland, CA
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
Southwest Baptist W 73–71 
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
1:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 71–53  1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,405)
Lincoln, NE
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Missouri
Preseason WNIT quarterfinals
L 35–55  1–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,207)
Lincoln, NE
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Colorado State
Preseason WNIT consolation round
W 62–59  2–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,229)
Lincoln, NE
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Nebraska–Omaha W 66–58  3–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,419)
Lincoln, NE
11/25/2016*
8:00 pm
vs. Washington State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 65–79  3–2
South Point Arena (400)
Enterprise, NV
11/26/2016*
8:00 pm
vs. Virginia
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 51–73  3–3
South Point Arena (400)
Enterprise, NV
12/01/2016*
6:00 pm
at Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 67–76  3–4
Cassell Coliseum (2,292)
Blacksburg, VA
12/04/2016*
3:00 pm, BTN
California L 65–86  3–5
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,573)
Lincoln, NE
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
Drake L 70–84  3–6
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,200)
Lincoln, NE
12/09/2016*
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 83–61  4–6
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,205)
Lincoln, NE
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
at Creighton L 64–80  4–7
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,160)
Omaha, NE
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 1 Connecticut L 41–84  4–8
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,553)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm
Northwestern L 58–62  4–9 (0–1)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,669)
Lincoln, NE
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
at Iowa L 72–75  4–10 (0–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,750)
Iowa City, IA
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
No. 3 Maryland L 49–93  4–11 (0–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,299)
Lincoln, NE
01/07/2017
6:00 pm
at Michigan State L 73–93  4–12 (0–4)
Breslin Center (6,155)
East Lansing, MI
01/10/2017
7:00 pm
Rutgers W 62–58  5–12 (1–4)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,193)
Lincoln, NE
01/15/2017
2:00 pm
at Illinois L 59–79  5–13 (1–5)
State Farm Center (2,675)
Champaign, IL
01/19/2017
6:00 pm
at Penn State L 69–86  5–14 (1–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,645)
University Park, PA
01/22/2017
2:00 pm
Michigan L 51–84  5–15 (1–7)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,763)
Lincoln, NE
01/26/2017
5:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 45–88  5–16 (1–8)
Mackey Arena (5,594)
West Lafayette, IN
01/29/2017
11:00 am, BTN
at No. 15 Ohio State L 75–95  5–17 (1–9)
Value City Arena (6,457)
Columbus, OH
02/04/2017
5:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota L 69–79 OT 5–18 (1–10)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,793)
Lincoln, NE
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
at Wisconsin L 56–82  5–19 (1–11)
Kohl Center (4,073)
Madison, WI
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
No. 12 Ohio State L 69–87  5–20 (1–12)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,278)
Lincoln, NE
02/19/2017
2:00 pm
Indiana W 67–64  6–20 (2–12)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,981)
Lincoln, NE
02/23/2017
6:00 pm
at No. 25 Michigan L 60–80  6–21 (2–13)
Crisler Center (2,276)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/26/2017
1:00 pm
Michigan State W 76–74 OT 7–21 (3–13)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,630)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/01/2017
12:30 pm, BTN
(13) vs. (12) Illinois
First Round
L 70–79  7–22
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,830)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball Schedule". Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics.
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