2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–15 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
  • Harry Perretta (39th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Mullaney
  • Laura Kurz
  • Shanette Lee
Home arenaThe Pavilion
Seasons
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
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 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 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-ninth year head coach Harry Perretta, played their games at The Pavilion and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.

Roster

2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Cameron Onken 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lafayette Central Catholic Lafayette, IN
F 1 Bridget Herlihy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Braintree Braintree, MA
G 2 Alex Louin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mount St. Joseph Academy Doylestown, PA
G 4 Karlie Crispin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Pitman Pitman, NJ
G 10 Raven James 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr St. Paul VI Upper Marlboro, MD
G 11 Jordan Dillard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Decatur Conyers, GA
C 12 Megan Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Episcopal Academy Berwyn, PA
F 14 Brianna Herlihy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Braintree Braintree, MA
G/F 21 Jannah Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr New Town Baltimore, MD
G 24 Nicolette Juliana 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bishop Shanahan West Chester, PA
F 30 Mary Gedaka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Gloucester Catholic Mullica Hill, NJ
G 31 Adrianna Hahn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Ursuline Academy Wilmington, DE
F 32 Samantha Wilkes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Immaculate Heart Academy Fair Lawn, NJ
G 45 Grace Stant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Rumson Fair Haven Fair Haven, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016*
7:00 pm 		at East Stroudsburg W 78–52 
Koehler Fieldhouse (850)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Regular season
11/11/2016*
7:30 pm 		vs. No. 10 Mississippi State
Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals 		L 62–108  0–1
 Cross Insurance Center (2,416)
Bangor, ME
11/12/2016*
5:00 pm 		vs. Purdue
Maine Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game 		W 58–44  1–1
 Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm 		George Washington L 69–72  1–2
 The Pavilion (735)
Villanova, PA
11/24/2016*
4:45 pm 		vs. Troy
San Juan Shootout 		L 85–93  1–3
 Ocean Center 
Dayton Beach, FL
11/25/2016*
2:30 pm 		vs. VCU
San Juan Shootout 		L 66–68  1–4
 Ocean Center 
Dayton Beach, FL
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		La Salle W 52–49  2–4
 The Pavilion (801)
Villanova, PA
12/03/2016*
4:00 pm 		at Saint Joseph's W 62–54  3–4
 Hagan Arena (1,243)
Philadelphia, PA
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm 		Lehigh W 59–37  4–4
 The Pavilion (509)
Villanova, PA
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm 		Temple L 48–83  4–5
 The Pavilion (441)
Villanova, PA
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at No. 17 Duke L 50–68  4–6
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,377)
Durham, NC
12/28/2016
12:00 pm, WPHL 		Marquette L 71–77  4–7 (0–1)
 The Pavilion (509)
Villanova, PA
12/30/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN 		DePaul L 50–80  4–8 (0–2)
 The Pavilion (635)
Villanova, PA
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Georgetown W 71–50  5–8 (1–2)
 The Pavilion (435)
Villanova, PA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, FS1 		at Providence W 64–59  6–8 (2–2)
 Alumni Hall (564)
Providence, RI
01/10/2017
8:00 pm, BEDN 		at Creighton L 46–60  6–9 (2–3)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (707)
Omaha, NE
01/13/2017
11:30 am, BEDN 		Seton Hall W 69–52  7–9 (3–3)
 The Pavilion (2,109)
Villanova, PA
01/15/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN 		St. John's W 55–50  8–9 (4–3)
 The Pavilion (909)
Villanova, PA
01/18/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Penn W 60–48  9–9
 Palestra (575)
Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN 		at Butler W 70–69 OT 10–9 (5–3)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (603)
Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2017
5:00 pm, BEDN 		at Xavier W 72–49  11–9 (6–3)
 Cintas Center (1,016)
Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at Georgetown L 49–53  11–10 (6–4)
 McDonough Gymnasium (1,311)
Washington, D.C.
02/03/2017
7:00 pm, FS2 		Creighton L 44–47  11–11 (6–5)
 The Pavilion (1,101)
Villanova, PA
02/05/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN 		Providence W 61–43  12–11 (7–5)
 The Pavilion (1,309)
Villanova, PA
02/10/2017
8:00 pm, FS1 		at St. John's W 66–56  13–11 (8–5)
 Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN 		at Seton Hall W 87–52  14–11 (9–5)
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,087)
South Orange, NJ
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, FS1 		Xavier W 76–71 2OT 15–11 (10–5)
 The Pavilion (1,019)
Villanova, PA
02/19/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN 		Butler W 61–58 OT 16–11 (11–5)
 The Pavilion (1,041)
Villanova, PA
02/24/2017
8:00 pm, BEDN 		at No. 19 DePaul L 50–77  16–12 (11–6)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,368)
Chicago, IL
02/26/2017
3:00 pm, BEDN 		at Marquette L 53–62  16–13 (11–7)
 Al McGuire Center (1,614)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2017
9:30 pm, FS2 		vs. St. John's
Quarterfinals 		L 40–56  16–14
 Al McGuire Center (1,922)
Milwaukee, WI
WNIT
03/17/2017*
6:00 pm 		at Princeton
First Round 		W 59–53  17–14
 Jadwin Gymnasium (514)
Princeton, NJ
03/19/2017*
2:00 pm 		at Drexel
Second Round 		W 56–51  18–14
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (599)
Philadelphia, PA
03/23/2017*
7:00 pm 		at James Madison
Third Round 		W 69–67 OT 19–14
 JMU Convocation Center (1,712)
Harrisonburg, VA
03/26/2017*
2:00 pm 		at Indiana
Quarterfinals 		W 69–57  20–14
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,770)
Bloomington, IN
03/29/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Michigan
Semifinals 		L 61–65  20–15
 Crisler Center (1,467)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Villanova Women's Basketball Official Schedule - Villanova University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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