2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Kip Drown, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Arkansas State.

2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2016–17 record13–17 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coachKip Drown (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lisa Jackson
  • Alex Stewart
  • Toby Wagoner
  • Taylor Fox
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock17–1 .944  25–8  .758
Texas–Arlington14–4 .778  22–8  .733
Troy †12–6 .667  22–10  .688
Louisiana–Lafayette11–7 .611  20–11  .645
Texas State11–7 .611  16–14  .533
Georgia Southern9–9 .500  13–17  .433
Coastal Carolina8–10 .444  13–16  .448
Georgia State8–10 .444  12–18  .400
Appalachian State6–12 .333  12–19  .387
South Alabama5–13 .278  11–20  .355
Arkansas State4–14 .222  7–25  .219
Louisiana–Monroe3–15 .167  6–24  .200
† 2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Alexis Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMorgan County HS Madison, GA
G 1 Bri Reece 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrLiberty County HS Hinesville, GA
G 2 Trellanie English-Lurry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrNova HS Miami, FL
G 4 Jakayvea Akins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SoEffingham County HS Clyo, GA
G/F 5 Alexis Foulks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrColumbia HS Columbia, SC
G/F 11 Angel McGowan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrJ. L. Mann HS Greenville, SC
G/F 13 Nakol Franks 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrWren HS Greenville, SC
G 15 Amira Atwater 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrDouglas County HS Douglasville, GA
G 23 Alexis Sams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SrLake Brantley HS Orlando, FL
G/F 24 Rhein Beamon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoStephenson HS Stone Mountain, GA
F/C 25 Sierra Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrNorcross HS Norcross, GA
F 32 Hailey Dias-Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSoutheast Guilford HS Greensboro, NC
F 33 Victoria Stavropoulos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCarl Sandburg HS Orland Park, IL
F/C 35 Patrice Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrNorcross HS
Furman		 Norcross, GA
F 44 Jessica Marcus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrBerry Academy Charlotte, NC
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
11/01/2016*
7:00 PM		 Coastal Georgia W 96–44 
Hanner Fieldhouse (197)
Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 PM		 North Carolina A&T W 65–50  1–0
 Hanner Fieldhouse (315)
Statesboro, GA
11/13/2016*
2:00 PM		 Thomas (GA) W 106–43  2–0
 Hanner Fieldhouse (224)
Statesboro, GA
11/16/2016*
6:00 PM		 at Clemson L 47–58  2–1
 Littlejohn Coliseum (368)
Clemson, SC
11/20/2016*
4:30 PM		 at Jacksonville State L 55–67  2–2
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (381)
Jacksonville, AL
11/22/2016*
8:00 PM		 at Alabama L 48–66  2–3
 Coleman Coliseum (933)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/26/2016*
2:00 PM		 at IUPUI L 57–83  2–4
 The Jungle (302)
Indianapolis, IN
11/29/2016*
11:00 AM		 Mercer L 56–77  2–5
 Hanner Fieldhouse (772)
Statesboro, GA
12/01/2016*
6:00 PM		 at Savannah State W 50–45  3–5
 Tiger Arena (2,602)
Savannah, GA
12/12/2016*
7:00 PM		 at Charleston Southern L 54–55  3–6
 CSU Field House (105)
Charleston, SC
12/17/2016*
2:00 PM		 Central Florida L 54–74  3–7
 Hanner Fieldhouse (141)
Statesboro, GA
12/22/2016*
1:30 PM		 South Carolina State W 74–58  4–7
 Hanner Fieldhouse (152)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt regular season
12/31/2016
10:00 AM		 Georgia State
Rivalry		 L 54–58  4–8
(0–1)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,356)
Statesboro, GA
01/05/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 South Alabama L 46–55  4–9
(0–2)		 Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
01/07/2017
2:00 PM		 Troy L 86–89  4–10
(0–3)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (344)
Statesboro, GA
01/12/2017
7:00 PM		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 65–44  5–10
(1–3)		 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (505)
Monroe, LA
01/14/2017
6:00 PM		 at Louisiana–Lafayette L 52–79  5–11
(1–4)		 Cajundome (886)
Lafayette, LA
01/19/2017
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 Coastal Carolina W 78–70  6–11
(2–4)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (178)
Statesboro, GA
01/21/2017
2:00 PM		 Appalachian State W 53–50  7–11
(3–4)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (355)
Statesboro, GA
01/26/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Troy L 67–77  7–12
(3–5)		 Trojan Arena (594)
Troy, AL
01/28/2017
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 at South Alabama W 53–45  8–12
(4–5)		 Mitchell Center (2,439)
Mobile, AL
02/02/2017
7:00 PM		 Louisiana–Lafayette W 63–60  9–12
(5–5)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (408)
Statesboro, GA
02/04/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Louisiana–Monroe W 76–65  10–12
(6–5)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (491)
Statesboro, GA
02/09/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Appalachian State L 48–73  10–13
(6–6)		 Holmes Center (175)
Boone, NC
02/11/2017
2:00 PM		 at Coastal Carolina W 65–62  11–13
(7–6)		 HTC Center (400)
Conway, SC
02/16/2017
7:00 PM		 Texas–Arlington L 60–69  11–14
(7–7)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (268)
Statesboro, GA
02/18/2017
2:00 PM		 Appalachian State W 71–69  12–14
(8–7)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (702)
Statesboro, GA
02/23/2017
7:30 PM		 at Little Rock L 41–57  12–15
(8–8)		 Jack Stephens Center (1,129)
Little Rock, AR
02/25/2017
4:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Arkansas State W 84–76  13–15
(9–8)		 Convocation Center (718)
Jonesboro, AR
03/04/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Georgia State
Rivalry		 L 62–63  13–16
(9–9)		 GSU Sports Arena (762)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/07/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN3		 (6) vs. (11) Arkansas State
First round		 L 50–61  13–17
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

References
  1. http://gseagles.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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