2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team will represent the University of Northern Iowa in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2011 where they lost to DePaul in the first round.

2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record24–9 (15–3 The Valley)
Head coachTanya Warren (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Nelson
  • Adam DeJoode
  • KK Armstrong
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Drake180 1.000  284  .875
Northern Iowa153 .833  248  .750
Missouri State126 .667  1614  .533
Southern Illinois108 .556  1615  .516
Wichita State99 .500  1516  .484
Evansville810 .444  1417  .452
Bradley711 .389  1219  .387
Indiana State612 .333  1218  .400
Illinois State414 .222  823  .258
Loyola–Chicago117 .056  228  .067
2017 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Mariah Criswell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrWinterset Van Meter, IA
G 2 Madison Weekley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrBenton Community Atkins, IA
G 10 Ellie Herzberg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoManson Northwest Webster Manson, IA
G 11 Angie Davison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMaple Grove Maple Grove, MN
F 15 Dariann Garrison-Nickerson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDes Moines East West Des Moines, IA
F 20 Hannah Schonhardt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrHoly Family Catholic Waconia, MN
G 22 Rose Simon-Ressler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrWestern Dubuque Epworth, IA
G 23 Kennedy Kirkpatrick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrFree State
Bowling Green
Lawrence, KS
G 24 Mikaela Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoIowa City West Coralville, IA
F 32 Heidi Hillyard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrMediapolis Burlington, IA
F 34 Taylor Hagen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBlooming Prairie Blooming Prairie, MN
G 41 Abby Gerrits 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPewaukee Pewaukee, WI
F 50 Megan Maahs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWestern Dubuque Epworth, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Maryville W 77–34 
McLeod Center (905)
Cedar Falls, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 PM
at IUPUI W 69–62  1–0
The Jungle (293)
Indianapolis, IN
11/15/2016*
7:00 PM
at Iowa State L 68–76  1–1
Hilton Coliseum (10,063)
Ames, IA
11/20/2016*
7:00 PM
UW–Parkside W 72–54  2–1
McLeod Center (738)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/23/2016*
7:00 PM
at Oklahoma State L 57–81  2–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,153)
Stillwater, OK
11/25/2016*
4:00 PM
vs. Idaho
GCU Thanksgiving Classic
W 76–74  3–2
GCU Arena (205)
Phoenix, AZ
11/26/2016*
3:00 PM
vs. Denver
GCU Thanksgiving Classic
W 79–68  4–2
GCU Arena (369)
Phoenix, AZ
12/01/2016*
7:00 PM
South Dakota State L 50–61  4–3
McLeod Center (529)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/04/2016*
2:00 PM
at Iowa L 39–88  4–4
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,666)
Iowa City, IA
12/10/2016*
2:00 PM
Creighton W 50–49  5–4
McLeod Center (1,235)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/18/2016*
2:00 PM
North Dakota W 74–53  6–4
McLeod Center (1,094)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/22/2016*
7:00 PM
No. 24 Kansas State W 67–59  7–4
McLeod Center (1,402)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 PM
at Missouri State W 61–54  8–4
(1–0)
JQH Arena (2,694)
Springfield, MO
01/01/2017
3:30 PM
at Wichita State W 63–61  9–4
(2–0)
Charles Koch Arena (1,564)
Wichita, KS
01/06/2017
7:00 PM
Southern Illinois W 79–49  10–4
(3–0)
McLeod Center (1,178)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/08/2017
11:30 AM
Evansville W 54–40  11–4
(4–0)
McLeod Center (1,059)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/13/2017
7:00 PM
at Illinois State W 78–40  12–4
(5–0)
Redbird Arena (576)
Normal, IL
01/15/2017
2:00 PM
at Bradley W 72–53  13–4
(6–0)
Renaissance Coliseum (649)
Peoria, IL
01/20/2017
7:00 PM
Indiana State W 59–47  14–4
(7–0)
McLeod Center (1,179)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/22/2017
2:00 PM
Loyola–Chicago W 68–30  15–4
(8–0)
McLeod Center (1,501)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/27/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Drake L 79–88 2OT 15–5
(8–1)
McLeod Center (4,027)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/03/2017
7:00 PM
at Evansville W 62–36  16–5
(9–1)
Ford Center (528)
Evansville, IN
02/05/2017
2:00 PM
at Southern Illinois L 59–64  16–6
(9–2)
SIU Arena (651)
Carbondale, IL
02/10/2017
7:00 PM
Bradley W 70–50  17–6
(10–2)
McLeod Center (1,359)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/12/2017
2:00 PM
Illinois State W 82–51  18–6
(11–2)
McLeod Center (1,701)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/17/2017
7:00 PM
at Loyola–Chicago W 89–43  19–6
(12–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (301)
Chicago, IL
02/19/2017
11:00 AM
at Indiana State W 61–59 OT 20–6
(13–2)
Hulman Center (1,979)
Terre Haute, IN
02/24/2017
7:00 PM
at No. 21 Drake L 57–70  20–7
(13–3)
Knapp Center (6,456)
Des Moines, IA
03/02/2017
7:00 PM
Wichita State W 62–37  21–7
(14–3)
McLeod Center (1,239)
Cedar Falls, IA
03/04/2017
8:00 PM
Missouri State W 65–64  22–7
(15–3)
McLeod Center (1,301)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/10/2017
6:00 PM, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Bradley
Quarterfinals
W 69–39  23–7
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/11/2017
4:00 PM, ESPN3
(2) vs. (6) Evansville
Semifinals
W 82–58  24–7
iWireless Center (2,181)
Moline, IL
03/12/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
(2) vs. (1) No. 20 Drake
Championship Game
L 69–74 OT 24–8
iWireless Center (2,451)
Moline, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
11:00 AM, ESPN2
(10 O) vs. (7 O) No. 19 DePaul
First Round
L 67–88  24–9
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

References

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