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2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

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2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–11 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan 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 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by ninth-year head coach Joe McKeown, played their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Iowa in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament before losing to Ohio State. Despite having 20 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament first time since 2013.

Roster

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2016–17 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Ashley Deary 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX
F 4 Bry Hopkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr William Fremd Palatine, IL
G 5 Jordan Hankins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
F 10 Nia Coffey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Hopkins Minneapolis, MN
F 11 Lauren Douglas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Briarcrest Christian Collierville, TN
G 12 Lydia Rohde 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Brookfield Central Brookfield, WI
F 14 Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Abuja, Nigeria
F/C 21 Abbie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Greenwich White Plains, NY
G 22 Byrdy Galernik 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Toledo Central Catholic Perrysburg, OH
G 24 Christen Inman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Seven Lakes Katy, TX
F/C 30 Allie Tuttle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Panther Creek Cary, NC
C 33 Oceana Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr St. Edmund Campion
Alabama
Mississauga, ON
F 34 Amber Jamison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Rochester Adams Rochester Hills, MI
G 35 Maya Jonas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, WI
F/C 44 Aby Scheid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Elk River Elk River, MN
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*
12:00 pm
Illinois–Springfield W 84–56 
Welsh-Ryan Arena (550)
Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
3:30 pm
Hampton W 67–48  1–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (747)
Evanston, IL
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 64–55  2–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (765)
Evanston, IL
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Missouri State W 75–52  3–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (651)
Evanston, IL
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm
at No. 20 DePaul L 66–89  3–1
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,342)
Chicago, IL
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 16 Florida W 73–68  4–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (857)
Evanston, IL
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm
Evansville W 88–66  5–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (853)
Evanston, IL
12/01/2016*
8:00 pm, BTN
Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 69–60  6–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (694)
Evanston, IL
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm
Chicago State W 75–42  7–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (886)
Evanston, IL
12/11/2016*
12:00 pm
at Milwaukee W 65–63  8–1
Klotsche Center (364)
Milwaukee, WI
12/13/2016*
11:00 am
UIC W 88–44  9–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,447)
Evanston, IL
12/17/2016*
3:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 87–75  10–1
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
12/19/2016*
8:00 pm
at Gonzaga L 56–67  10–2
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,638)
Spokane, WA
12/22/2016*
2:00 pm
UT Martin W 82–59  11–2
Welsh-Ryan Arena (709)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm
at Nebraska W 62–58  12–2 (1–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,669)
Lincoln, NE
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
Purdue W 76–60  13–2 (2–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,205)
Evanston, IL
01/03/2017
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 11 Ohio State L 87–94  13–3 (2–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (971)
Evanston, IL
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, BTN
at No. 3 Maryland L 55–96  13–4 (2–2)
Xfinity Center (5,214)
College Park, MD
01/11/2017
7:00 pm
at Minnesota
Postponed, rescheduled for 02/13/2017[2]
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
01/14/2017
2:00 pm
Indiana W 80–67  14–4 (3–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,482)
Evanston, IL
01/17/2017
8:00 pm, BTN
Michigan State W 76–65  15–4 (4–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (783)
Evanston, IL
01/25/2017
6:00 pm
at Michigan L 54–80  15–5 (4–3)
Crisler Center (2,097)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/29/2017
1:00 pm
at Rutgers W 55–37  16–5 (5–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,576)
Piscataway, NJ
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
Wisconsin W 63–43  17–5 (6–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (924)
Evanston, IL
02/05/2017
2:00 pm
Penn State L 58–74  17–6 (6–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,289)
Evanston, IL
02/11/2017
11:00 am, BTN
at Indiana L 38–66  17–7 (6–5)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,517)
Bloomington, IN
02/13/2017
6:00 pm
at Minnesota L 61–71  17–8 (6–6)
Williams Arena (3,764)
Minneapolis, MN
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 59–78  17–9 (6–7)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,167)
Iowa City, IA
02/19/2017
1:00 pm
Illinois W 66–53  18–9 (7–7)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,233)
Evanston, IL
02/23/2017
6:00 pm, BTN
Rutgers W 60–38  19–9 (8–7)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,020)
Evanston, IL
02/26/2017
3:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 59–61  19–10 (8–8)
Mackey Arena (6,407)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
11:00 am, BTN
(9) vs. (8) Iowa
Second Round
W 78–73  20–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/03/2017
11:00 am, BTN
(9) vs. (1) No. 9 Ohio State
Quarterfinals
L 68–99  20–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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AP NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 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".
  2. ^ "Northwestern Mourns Loss of Sophomore Jordan Hankins".