2016–17 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by 12th year head coach Michael Shafer, played their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to VCU.

2016–17 Richmond Spiders women's basketball
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record13–17 (7–9 A-10)
Head coachMichael Shafer (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Cori Chambers
  • John Miller
  • Kara Powell
Home arenaRobins Center
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton133 .813  2210  .688
George Washington133 .813  2010  .667
Saint Louis124 .750  259  .735
Saint Joseph's124 .750  1715  .531
Fordham115 .688  2212  .647
La Salle97 .563  1713  .567
Duquesne88 .500  1816  .529
VCU88 .500  1615  .516
Richmond79 .438  1317  .433
George Mason610 .375  1317  .433
St. Bonaventure412 .250  920  .310
Davidson412 .250  623  .207
UMass313 .188  921  .300
Rhode Island214 .125  623  .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 media

All Spiders games are broadcast on WTVR 6.3 with Robert Fish on the call. The games are also streamed on Spider TV.

Roster

2015–16 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kylie Murphree 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoFairfax Fairfax, VA
F 1 Jaide Hinds-Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWestwood Westwood, NJ
G 2 Olivia Healy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrReading Reading, MA
G 4 Janelle Hubbard (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrElizabeth Seton Glenn Dale, MD
G 10 Dazia Hall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrThe Bullis School Ashburn, VA
G 11 Micaela Parson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrMonacan North Chesterfield, VA
G 13 Taisha Murphy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoClayton Clayton, NC
F 14 Alicia Hudalla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGlen Allen Glen Allen, VA
F/C 15 Karleigh Wike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrEast Rowan Salisbury, NC
F 21 Salita Greene 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoJordan Durham, NC
G 23 Lauren Tolson (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrFrederick Frederick, MD
F 24 Tuuli Menna 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMäkelänrintee Helsinki, Finland
F 33 Amy Duggan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrNoble and Greenough Norwood, MA
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
11/13/2016*
2:00 PM
Columbia L 58–65  0–1
Robins Center (654)
Richmond, VA
11/16/2016*
7:00 PM, CSNMA+
Virginia L 56–63  0–2
Robins Center (653)
Richmond, VA
11/18/2016*
7:00 PM
at William & Mary L 39–67  0–3
Kaplan Arena (467)
Williamsburg, VA
11/20/2016*
5:00 PM
Appalachian State W 55–46  1–3
Robins Center (473)
Richmond, VA
11/25/2016*
2:30 PM
vs. Florida A&M
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
W 64–51  2–3
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, LA
11/26/2016*
2:30 PM
at Florida Atlantic
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship game
W 77–67  3–3
FAU Arena (432)
Boca Raton, LA
12/03/2016*
6:00 PM
vs. Liberty
Navy Classic
W 63–54  4–3
Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
12/04/2016*
2:00 PM
vs. Cleveland State
Navy Classic
L 65–69  4–4
Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
12/10/2016*
2:00 PM
Penn L 44–47  4–5
Robins Center (623)
Richmond, VA
12/15/2016*
5:30 PM
at Hampton L 45–72  4–6
Hampton Convocation Center (1,234)
Hampton, VA
12/17/2016*
4:00 PM
East Carolina L 60–71  4–7
Robins Center (586)
Richmond, VA
12/20/2016*
5:00 PM, ESPN3
at Furman W 54–48  5–7
Timmons Arena (396)
Greenville, SC
12/27/2016*
6:00 PM
Morgan State W 54–37  6–7
Robins Center (557)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 regular Season
12/31/2016
2:00 PM
Saint Joseph's W 70–52  7–7 (1–0)
Robins Center (564)
Richmond, VA
01/05/2017
7:00 PM, CBSSN
at VCU
Capital City Classic
L 55–62  7–8 (1–1)
Siegel Center (1,031)
Richmond, VA
01/07/2017
3:00 PM
St. Bonaventure W 61–54  8–8 (2–1)
Robins Center (547)
Richmond, VA
01/11/2017
12:00 PM
at Fordham L 41–67  8–9 (2–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,175)
Bronx, NY
01/14/2017
2:00 PM
at Rhode Island W 58–53  9–9 (3–2)
Ryan Center (391)
Kingston, RI
01/18/2017
7:00 PM
La Salle L 58–63  9–10 (3–3)
Robins Center (430)
Richmond, VA
01/22/2017
5:00 PM, ASN
George Mason L 50–54  9–11 (3–4)
Robins Center (504)
Richmond, VA
01/25/2017
7:00 PM
at Duquesne L 61–73  9–12 (3–5)
Palumbo Center (777)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/28/2017
2:00 PM
at Davidson W 61–52  10–12 (4–5)
John M. Belk Arena (335)
Davidson, NC
01/31/2017
7:00 PM
VCU
Capital City Classic
L 55–57  10–13 (4–6)
Robins Center (1,205)
Richmond, VA
02/05/2017
1:00 PM
Rhode Island W 67–51  11–13 (5–6)
Robins Center (586)
Richmond, VA
02/08/2017
7:00 PM
at Dayton L 39–55  11–14 (5–7)
UD Arena (1,882)
Dayton, OH
02/12/2017
2:00 PM
at George Mason W 70–58  12–14 (6–7)
EagleBank Arena (1,710)
Fairfax, VA
02/15/2017
7:00 PM
Massachusetts W 56–45  13–14 (7–7)
Robins Center (537)
Richmond, VA
02/18/2017
8:00 PM
at Saint Louis L 66–73  13–15 (7–8)
Chaifetz Arena (2,440)
St. Louis, MO
02/22/2017
7:00 PM
George Washington L 44–63  13–16 (7–9)
Robins Center (751)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
02/26/2017
1:00 PM
at VCU
First Round
L 64–72  13–17
Siegel Center (530)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
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Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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