2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by twenty-second year head coach, Tricia Fabbri.[1] They played their home games in TD Bank Sports Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.[2] They finished the season 29–7, 17–3 in MAAC play to win MAAC regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament.. They upset Marquette and Miami (FL) in the first and second rounds before falling to eventual champions South Carolina in the sweet sixteen.[3][4]

2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball
MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
2016–17 record29–7 (17–3 MAAC)
Head coachTricia Fabbri (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mountain MacGillivray
  • Danielle Brennan
  • Destini Hughes
Home arenaTD Bank Sports Center
2016–17 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Quinnipiac †17–3 .850  29–7  .806
Rider16–4 .800  24–9  .727
Fairfield13–7 .650  17–14  .548
Siena13–7 .650  14–16  .467
Iona12–8 .600  18–13  .581
Marist11–9 .550  15–17  .469
Monmouth9–11 .450  15–16  .484
Canisius8–12 .400  10–21  .323
Niagara5–15 .250  8–22  .267
Manhattan4–16 .200  8–22  .267
Saint Peter's2–18 .100  3–27  .100
† 2017 MAAC Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 1 Vanessa Udoji 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrNorthfield Mount Hermon Randolph, MA
G 2 Taylor Herd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLansdale Catholic Quakertown, PA
G 3 Adily Martucci 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrWaterford Waterford, CT
F 4 Paula Strautmane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLatvia U16, U18 & U20 National Team
TTT Riga		 Mucenieki, Latvia
G 5 Carly Fabbri 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrLauralton Hall Stratford, CT
F 10 Jaden Ward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWisconsin Dells Wisconsin Dells, WI
G 11 Edel Thornton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoIreland U18 National Team
Brunell		 Gurranabraher, Ireland
F 13 Sarah Shewan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSt. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Russell, ON
G 15 Brianah Ramos 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrDePaul Catholic Montgomery, NY
F 20 Paige Warfel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDowningtown East Chester Springs, PA
F 21 Jen Fay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoLynbrook
Nazareth		 Lynbrook, NY
G 22 Brittany Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrPickerington North Pickerington, OH
G 23 Brittany Martin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoTimber Creek Sicklerville, NJ
C 24 Katie Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrHorizon Phoenix, AZ
G/F 25 Aryn McClure 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoArchbishop Molloy Springfield Gardens, NY
F 35 Morgan Manz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrPomperaug
The Taft School		 Southbury, CT
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
Regular season
11/11/2016*
2:00 PM		 Florida Gulf Coast W 76–66  1–0
 TD Bank Sports Center (505)
Hamden, CT
11/13/2016*
2:00 PM		 at Dayton W 63–60  2–0
 UD Arena (1,786)
Dayton, OH
11/16/2016*
7:00 PM		 at Holy Cross W 78–55  3–0
 Hart Center (475)
Worcester, MA
11/20/2016*
2:00 PM		 Northeastern W 76–59  4–0
 TD Bank Sports Center (546)
Hamden, CT
11/27/2016*
2:00 PM		 at Temple L 68–71  4–1
 McGonigle Hall (1,159)
Philadelphia, PA
12/01/2016
7:00 PM		 at Saint Peter's W 84–51  5–1 (1–0)
 Yanitelli Center (150)
Jersey City, NJ
12/03/2016
2:00 PM		 Siena W 73–47  6–1 (2–0)
 TD Bank Sports Center (423)
Hamden, CT
12/06/2016*
7:00 PM		 Michigan State L 54–71  6–2
 TD Bank Sports Center (1,293)
Hamden, CT
12/10/2016*
2:00 PM		 at Hartford W 82–59  7–2
 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,072)
Hartford, CT
12/19/2016*
6:00 PM		 vs. New Mexico State
Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals		 W 49–46  8–2
 T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/20/2016*
11:00 PM		 vs. No. 25 Oregon State
Play4Kay Shootout semifinals		 L 60–75  8–3
 T-Mobile Arena (1,096)
Paradise, NV
12/21/2016*
8:30 PM		 vs. Long Beach State
Play4Kay Shootout 3rd place game		 W 63–60  9–3
 T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/30/2016
7:00 PM		 at Rider W 91–79  10–3 (3–0)
 Alumni Gymnasium (989)
Lawrenceville, NY
01/02/2017
7:00 PM		 Saint Peter's W 82–47  11–3 (4–0)
 TD Bank Sports Center (347)
Hamden, CT
01/05/2017
11:00 AM		 at Niagara W 71–64  12–3 (5–0)
 Gallagher Center (2,100)
Lewiston, NY
01/07/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Canisius W 64–53  13–3 (6–0)
 Koessler Athletic Center (678)
Buffalo, NY
01/10/2017
7:00 PM		 Manhattan W 81–38  14–3 (7–0)
 TD Bank Sports Center (302)
Hamden, CT
01/16/2017
2:00 PM		 Fairfield W 60–55  15–3 (8–0)
 TD Bank Sports Center (981)
Hamden, CT
01/19/2017
11:00 AM		 at Monmouth L 58–61  15–4 (8–1)
 OceanFirst Bank Center (2,983)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/21/2017
2:00 PM		 Rider W 79–53  16–4 (9–1)
 TD Bank Sports Center (1,036)
Hamden, CT
01/26/2017
7:00 PM, SNY		 Niagara W 61–45  17–4 (10–1)
 TD Bank Sports Center (359)
Hamden, CT
01/28/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Iona L 44–58  17–5 (10–2)
 Hynes Athletic Center (359)
New Rochelle, NY
02/02/2017
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Fairfield L 52–65  17–6 (10–3)
 Webster Bank Arena (470)
Bridgeport, CT
02/04/2017
1:00 PM		 Monmouth W 74–54  18–6 (11–3)
 TD Bank Sports Center (808)
Hamden, CT
02/09/2017
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 Marist W 79–57  19–6 (12–3)
 TD Bank Sports Center (111)
Hamden, CT
02/12/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Siena W 79–57  20–6 (13–3)
 Alumni Recreation Center (640)
Loudonville, NY
02/17/2017
2:00 PM, ESPNU		 Iona W 53–45  21–6 (14–3)
 TD Bank Sports Center (753)
Hamden, CT
02/19/2017
3:00 PM		 at Manhattan W 69–49  22–6 (15–3)
 Draddy Gymnasium (268)
Riverdale, NY
02/23/2017
5:30 PM, ESPN3		 at Marist W 70–36  23–6 (16–3)
 McCann Field House (1,305)
Poughkeepsie, NY
02/25/2017
2:00 PM		 Canisius W 62–49  24–6 (17–3)
 TD Bank Sports Center (1,096)
Hamden, CT
MAAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
1:00 PM		 (1) vs. (8) Canisius
Quarterfinals		 W 63–58  25–6
 Times Union Center (1,625)
Albany, NY
03/05/2017
11:00 AM, ESPN3		 (1) vs. (5) Iona
Semifinals		 W 64–59  26–6
 Times Union Center (1,802)
Albany, NY
03/06/2017
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 (1) vs. (2) Rider
Championship Game		 W 81–73  27–6
 Times Union Center (1,733)
Albany, NY
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
1:30 PM, ESPN2		 (12 S) vs. (5 S) Marquette
First Round		 W 68–65  28–6
 Watsco Center (2,009)
Coral Gables, FL
03/20/2017*
9:00 PM, ESPN2		 (12 S) at (4 S) No. 16 Miami (FL)
Second Round		 W 85–78  29–6
 Watsco Center (1,972)
Coral Gables, FL
03/25/2017*
4:00 PM, ESPN		 (12 S) vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina
Sweet Sixteen		 L 58–100  29–7
 Stockton Arena 
Stockton, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. Quinnipiac Women's Basketball Head Coach Tricia Fabbri Signs Contract Extension Through 2021-22 Season MAACsports.com
  2. TD Bank Center
  3. Women's basketball bound for Sweet 16
  4. South Carolina Ends Quinnipiac's Magical Run With 100-58 Rout Hartford Courant
  5. http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball&
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