2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh-year head coach Maureen Magarity, played their home games in Lundholm Gym and are members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 26–6, 15–1 in America East play win the America East regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the America East Women's Tournament where they lost to Maine. As champs of the America East Conference who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Harvard in the first round.

2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball
America East regular season champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2016–17 record26–6 (15–1 America East)
Head coachMaureen Magarity (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brendan Copes
  • Kelsey Hogan
  • Whitney Edwards
Home arenaLundholm Gym
2016–17 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Hampshire151 .938  266  .813
Albany124 .750  2112  .636
UMBC106 .625  1516  .484
Maine97 .563  1816  .529
Binghamton88 .500  1317  .433
Hartford79 .438  1714  .548
Vermont610 .375  920  .310
Stony Brook511 .313  1218  .400
UMass Lowell*016 .000  326  .103
2017 America East Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All non-televised home games and conference road games streamed on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Select home games aired on Fox College Sports, Live Well Network, or WBIN. Most road games streamed on the opponent's website. All conference home games and select non-conference home games were broadcast on the radio on WPKX, WGIR and online on the New Hampshire Portal.

Roster

2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Brittni Lai 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrIrvington
Marist
Irvington, NY
G 3 Sarah Clement 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCatherine McAuley Falmouth, ME
G 4 Kristen Anderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrLeavitt Greene, ME
G 10 Aliza Simpson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrLondonderry Londonderry, NH
F/C 11 Ashley Storey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoGreely Cumberland, ME
G 12 Peyton Booth (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrWadsworth Mansfield, OH
G 13 Sam Sabino 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRumson Fair Haven Rumson, NJ
F 15 Corinne Coia (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrThe Lincoln School
Rhode Island
North Smithfield, RI
G/F 21 Alli Gribbin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoKeller Keller, TX
G 25 Emily Peters 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SoForest Lake Lindstrom, MN
C 32 Carlie Pogue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrPrinceton Cincinnati, OH
G 33 Caroline Soucy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMarianapolis Prep Beverly, MA
F 35 Kat Fogarty (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrPittsford Sutherland
Marist
Peterborough, NH
G/F 44 Olivia Healy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrReading Memorial
Richmond
Reading, MA
C 50 Morgan Bassett-Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrPickerington North Pickerington, OH
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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 PM
at Cornell L 56–63  0–1
Newman Arena (312)
Ithaca, NY
11/14/2016*
7:00 PM, AETV
New England College W 58–38  1–1
Lundholm Gym (148)
Durham, NH
11/17/2016*
11:00 AM
at No. 15 Kentucky L 43–92  1–2
Memorial Coliseum (4,793)
Lexington, KY
11/22/2016*
5:00 PM, AETV
Bryant W 62–60  2–2
Lundholm Gym (163)
Durham, NH
11/26/2016*
7:00 PM, AETV
Wagner W 73–40  3–2
Lundholm Gym (237)
Durham, NH
11/28/2016*
7:00 PM
at Boston University W 59–51  4–2
Case Gym (151)
Boston, MA
12/01/2016*
7:00 PM
at Northeastern W 66–63 OT 5–2
Cabot Center (231)
Boston, MA
12/06/2016*
7:00 PM
at Siena W 77–67  6–2
Alumni Recreation Center (350)
Loudonville, NY
12/11/2016*
1:00 PM, AETV
Yale L 58–65  6–3
Lundholm Gym (351)
Durham, NH
12/18/2016*
1:00 PM, AETV
Sacred Heart W 71–43  7–3
Lundholm Gym (272)
Durham, NH
12/21/2016*
4:30 PM, ESPN3
Central Connecticut W 56–52  8–3
Lundholm Gym (227)
Durham, NH
12/28/2016*
7:00 PM
at Manhattan W 59–42  9–3
Draddy Gymnasium (451)
Riverdale, NY
12/31/2016*
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Dartmouth
Rivalry
W 64–47  10–3
Lundholm Gym (496)
Durham, NH
America East regular season
01/04/2017
11:00 AM, ESPN3
Stony Brook W 49–46  11–3 (1–0)
Lundholm Gym (1,306)
Durham, NH
01/11/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Albany W 71–58  12–3 (2–0)
Lundholm Gym (268)
Durham, NH
01/14/2017
4:00 PM
at Binghamton W 70–62  13–3 (3–0)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,590)
Vestal, NY
01/16/2017
1:00 PM, AETV
at Vermont W 57–49  14–3 (4–0)
Patrick Gym (542)
Burlington, VT
01/19/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Maine W 50–44  15–3 (5–0)
Lundholm Gym (403)
Durham, NH
01/22/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Hartford W 58–50  16–3 (6–0)
Lundholm Gym (436)
Durham, NH
01/25/2017
11:00 AM, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell W 76–57  17–3 (7–0)
Tsongas Center (4,192)
Lowell, MA
01/28/2017
12:00 PM, AETV
UMBC W 60–50  18–3 (8–0)
Lundholm Gym (477)
Durham, NH
02/01/2017
5:00 PM
at Stony Brook W 56–45  19–3 (9–0)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,347)
Stony Brook, NY
02/06/2017
7:00 PM
at Albany L 55–64  19–4 (9–1)
SEFCU Arena (1,076)
Albany, NY
02/09/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Vermont W 66–47  20–4 (10–1)
Lundholm Gym (101)
Durham, NH
02/12/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Binghamton W 76–69  21–4 (11–1)
Lundholm Gym (723)
Durham, NH
02/15/2017
7:00 PM
at Maine W 65–57  22–4 (12–1)
Cross Insurance Center (1,645)
Bangor, ME
02/18/2017
2:00 PM
at Hartford W 62–57  23–4 (13–1)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,625)
Hartford, CT
02/23/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 58–45  24–4 (14–1)
Lundholm Gym (565)
Durham, NH
02/26/2017
12:00 PM, ESPN3
at UMBC W 65–61  25–4 (15–1)
Retriever Activities Center (639)
Catonsville, MD
America East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
12:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Stony Brook
Quarterfinals
W 58–49  26–4
Cross Insurance Arena 
Portland, ME
03/05/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Maine
Semifinals
L 52–61  26–5
Cross Insurance Arena 
Portland, ME
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/17/2017*
7:00 PM
Harvard
First Round
L 56–69  26–6
Lundholm Gym (387)
Durham, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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