2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles Women's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 16th year head coach Wendy Schuller, played their home games at Reese Court as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Montana State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they defeated Texas State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Big Sky member Idaho.

2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016–17 record19–14 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coachWendy Schuller (16th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jerise Freeman
  • Bryce Currie
  • Jodi Page
Home arenaReese Court
2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana State †15–3 .833  25–7  .781
North Dakota15–3 .833  20–11  .645
Northern Colorado14–4 .778  22–8  .733
Eastern Washington12–6 .667  19–14  .576
Idaho11–7 .611  19–15  .559
Idaho State10–8 .556  19–14  .576
Portland State8–10 .444  16–17  .485
Weber State6–12 .333  13–18  .419
Sacramento State6–12 .333  10–20  .333
Northern Arizona5–13 .278  9–21  .300
Montana4–14 .222  7–23  .233
Southern Utah2–16 .111  7–23  .233
† 2017 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Ashli Payne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrOlympic HS
Umpqua CC		 Bremerton, WA
G 1 Aqeelah Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCleveland HS Seattle, WA
F 2 Uriah Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrMiramonte HS Oakland, CA
G 3 Symone Starks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrHighlands Ranch HS Lone Tree, CO
G 4 Delaney Hodgins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrChiawana HS Pasco, WA
G 5 Baylee Rexing 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS FrNorth Gwinnett HS Suwanee, GA
C 10 Kianna Baker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrTulare Union HS Tulare, CA
F 11 Amy Hartheroad 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrPlano West HS Dallas, TX
G 12 Violet Kapri Morrow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoWilson HS Tacoma, WA
G 13 Desiree Harding 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoFresno HS Fresno, CA
G 20 Tisha Phillips 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrLewiston HS Lapwai, ID
F 23 Mariah Cunningham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCentral Valley HS Spokane, WA
G 24 Amira Chandler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWenatchee HS Wenatchee, WA
F 30 Alissa Sealby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoWenatchee HS Wenatchee, WA
G 54 Andie Easley (I)  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoHorizon HS
Hawai'i		 Phoenix, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
4:00 PM		 Eastern Oregon W 67–60 
Reese Court (330)
Cheney, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 PM		 at No. 17 Washington
Preseason WNIT First Round		 L 52–100  0–1
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,263)
Seattle, WA
11/18/2016*
1:30 PM		 vs. Elon
Preseason WNIT consolation round		 L 55–76  0–2
 McGuirk Arena (100)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/19/2016*
1:30 PM		 vs. Furman
Preseason WNIT consolation round		 W 68–56  1–2
 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/22/2016*
6:00 PM		 at Utah Valley W 83–50  2–2
 UCCU Center (203)
Orem, UT
11/27/2016*
3:00 PM		 Multnomah W 88–30  3–2
 Reese Court (227)
Cheney, WA
12/01/2016*
6:00 PM		 at Boise State L 64–67  3–3
 Taco Bell Arena (613)
Boise, ID
12/03/2016*
6:30 PM		 at Cal State Northridge W 71–57  4–3
 Matadome (316)
Northridge, CA
12/08/2016*
11:00 AM		 Cal State Fullerton W 84–67  5–3
 Reese Court (2,730)
Cheney, WA
12/11/2016*
2:00 PM		 Gonzaga L 54–73  5–4
 Reese Court (1,438)
Cheney, WA
12/18/2016*
1:00 PM		 at Air Force Cancelled[2] Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
12/21/2016*
3:00 PM		 at Tulane
Tulane Classic semifinals		 L 51–63  5–5
 Devlin Fieldhouse (820)
New Orleans, LA
12/21/2016*
1:00 PM		 vs. Drake
Tulane Classic 3rd place game		 L 78–93  5–6
 Devlin Fieldhouse (529)
New Orleans, LA
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2016
2:00 PM		 Idaho W 67–57  6–6 (1–0)
 Reese Court (680)
Cheney, WA
01/05/2017
6:00 PM		 at Montana State L 83–88  6–7 (1–1)
 Worthington Arena (1,266)
Bozeman, MT
01/07/2017
1:00 PM		 at Montana W 60–46  7–7 (2–1)
 Dahlberg Arena (2,648)
Missoula, MT
01/12/2017
6:00 PM		 Idaho State W 58–41  8–7 (3–1)
 Reese Court (612)
Cheney, WA
01/14/2017
2:00 PM		 Weber State W 99–85  9–7 (4–1)
 Reese Court (580)
Cheney, WA
01/19/2017
6:30 PM		 at Northern Arizona L 47–56  9–8 (4–2)
 Walkup Skydome (249)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/21/2017
3:00 PM		 at Southern Utah W 67–66  10–8 (5–2)
 Centrum Arena (726)
Cedar City, UT
01/26/2017
6:00 PM		 Montana W 64–57  11–8 (6–2)
 Reese Court (1,026)
Cheney, WA
01/28/2017
2:00 PM		 Montana State L 61–72  11–9 (6–3)
 Reese Court (1,008)
Cheney, WA
02/02/2017
7:05 PM		 at Sacramento State W 72–65  12–9 (7–3)
 Hornets Nest (448)
Sacramento, CA
02/04/2017
2:00 PM		 at Portland State W 68–62  13–9 (8–3)
 Peter Stott Center (250)
Portland, OR
02/09/2017
6:00 PM		 North Dakota L 71–75  13–10 (8–4)
 Reese Court (795)
Cheney, WA
02/11/2017
2:00 PM		 Northern Colorado W 67–61  14–10 (9–4)
 Reese Court (1,010)
Cheney, WA
02/18/2017
2:00 PM		 at Idaho L 51–78  14–11 (9–5)
 Cowan Spectrum (574)
Moscow, ID
02/23/2017
6:00 PM		 at Weber State W 70–42  15–11 (10–5)
 Dee Events Center (637)
Ogden, UT
02/25/2017
1:00 PM		 at Idaho State W 61–58  16–11 (11–5)
 Reed Gym (1,035)
Pocatello, ID
03/01/2017
6:00 PM		 Southern Utah L 63–64  16–12 (11–6)
 Reese Court (801)
Cheney, WA
03/03/2017
6:00 PM		 Northern Arizona W 79–64  17–12 (12–6)
 Reese Court (1,003)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/08/2017
2:35 PM		 (4) vs. (5) Idaho
Quarterfinals		 W 73–64  18–12
 Reno Events Center (787)
Reno, NV
03/10/2017
12:05 PM		 (4) vs. (1) Montana State
Semifinals		 L 59–61  18–13
 Reno Events Center (1,202)
Reno, NV
WBI
03/16/2017*
5:00 PM		 at Texas State
First Round		 W 66–62 OT 19–13
 Strahan Coliseum (1,255)
San Marcos, TX
03/20/2017*
6:05 PM		 Idaho
Quarterfinals		 L 67–74  19–14
 Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

References
  1. http://www.goeags.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
  2. "Inclement Weather Cancels @EWUWBB Game at Air Force". Eastern Washington Eagles Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
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