2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represented University of Toledo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by ninth year head coach Tricia Cullop, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Kent State, Buffalo and Northern Illinois to win the MAC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2001. They lost to Creighton in the first round.

2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2016–17 record25–9 (12–6 MAC)
Head coachTricia Cullop (9th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Vicki Hall
  • Tony Greene
  • Tiffany Swoffard
Home arenaSavage Arena
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State135 .722  1913  .594
Ohio126 .667  2210  .688
Buffalo108 .556  2210  .688
Miami (OH)513 .278  1121  .344
Bowling Green414 .222  823  .258
Akron216 .111  921  .300
West
Central Michigan153 .833  239  .719
Ball State144 .778  2111  .656
Toledo126 .667  259  .735
Northern Illinois126 .667  2112  .636
Western Michigan810 .444  1913  .594
Eastern Michigan117 .056  625  .194
2017 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017; 

Roster

2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Olivia Cunningham 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoHorn Lake
Murray State
Horn Lake, MS
F 1 Sara Rokkanen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMäkelänrinne Helsinki, Finland
G 2 Mikaela Boyd 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoProviso West Hillside, IL
G 3 Mariella Santucci 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrLiceo Scientifico Sabin Bologna, Italy
G/F 5 Sarah St-Fort 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDawson College Montreal, Quebec
F 10 Merveilles Tshitenge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrESCC
Redlands CC
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
G 11 Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrGreig City Academy London, England
F 12 Janice Monakana (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrGreig City Academy London, England
C 15 Kaayla McIntyre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoNotre Dame Academy Toledo, OH
G 22 Halee Printz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoTippecanoe Tipp City, OH
F 23 Tanaya Beacham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrToledo Rogers Youngstown, OH
F 24 Michaela Rasmussen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrHoly Family Chaska, MN
G/F 35 Jada Woody 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPlymouth Canton, MI
C 43 Sophie Reecher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrByron Byron, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2016*
12:00 pm
Lock Haven (PA) W 99–41 
Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2016*
1:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 76–60  1–0
American Bank Center (477)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 15, 2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Rhode Island W 65–50  2–0
Savage Arena (3,189)
Toledo, OH
November 19, 2016*
12:00 pm
at Cleveland State W 92–59  3–0
Wolstein Center (197)
Cleveland, OH
November 24, 2016*
4:30 pm
vs. Davidson
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 76–41  4–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2016*
6:30 pm
vs. No. 9 UCLA
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 73–75  4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
December 1, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC W 79–51  5–1
Savage Arena (3,421)
Toledo, OH
December 4, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Madonna W 99–47  6–1
Savage Arena (3,487)
Toledo, OH
December 9, 2016*
11:00 am, SPCSN
at Dayton W 76–72  7–1
UD Arena (9,007)
Dayton, OH
December 11, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Bonaventure W 74–50  8–1
Savage Arena (3,143)
Toledo, OH
December 18, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2 Notre Dame L 68–85  8–2
Savage Arena (5,697)
Toledo, OH
December 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit W 72–66  9–2
Savage Arena (3,548)
Toledo, OH
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State L 45–51  9–3 (0–1)
Savage Arena (3,509)
Toledo, OH
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan W 66–49  10–3 (1–1)
Convocation Center (757)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 7, 2017
12:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
Miami (OH) W 64–50  11–3 (2–1)
Savage Arena (3,381)
Toledo, OH
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
at Buffalo W 73–64  12–3 (3–1)
Alumni Arena (1,102)
Buffalo, NY
January 14, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois L 73–77  12–4 (3–2)
Savage Arena (3,758)
Toledo, OH
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
Ohio L 55–64  12–5 (3–3)
Savage Arena (3,594)
Toledo, OH
January 21, 2017
4:00 pm
at Kent State L 60–70  12–6 (3–4)
MAC Center (424)
Kent, OH
January 28, 2017
4:30 pm
Central Michigan W 74–72  13–6 (4–4)
Savage Arena (4,309)
Toledo, OH
February 1, 2017
7:00 pm
Buffalo W 85–63  14–6 (5–4)
Savage Arena (3,410)
Toledo, OH
February 4, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 55–61  14–7 (5–5)
Convocation Center (3,356)
Athens, OH
February 8, 2017
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan W 72–66  15–7 (6–5)
University Arena (500)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 11, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green W 74–59  16–7 (7–5)
Savage Arena (4,363)
Toledo, OH
February 15, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron W 61–57  17–7 (8–5)
James A. Rhodes Arena (516)
Akron, OH
February 18, 2017
12:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 61–72  17–8 (8–6)
McGuirk Arena (1,822)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 65–57  18–8 (9–6)
Savage Arena (3,372)
Toledo, OH
February 25, 2017
2:00 pm
Western Michigan W 75–67  19–8 (10–6)
Savage Arena (4,091)
Toledo, OH
March 1, 2017
9:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 79–75  20–8 (11–6)
Convocation Center (763)
DeKalb, IL
March 4, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State W 76–66 OT 21–8 (12–6)
Worthen Arena (1,785)
Muncie, IN
MAC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2017
5:30 pm, ESPN3
(6) (11) Akron
First Round
W 65–37  22–8
Savage Arena (3,627)
Toledo, OH
March 8, 2017
7:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Kent State
Quarterfinals
W 66–63  23–8
Quicken Loans Arena (3,433)
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2017
1:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
(6) vs. (7) Buffalo
Semifinals
W 72–65  24–8
Quicken Loans Arena (1,277)
Cleveland, OH
March 11, 2017
11:00 am, CBSSN
(6) vs. (4) Northern Illinois
Championship Game
W 82–71  25–8
Quicken Loans Arena (1,589)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
(10 S) vs. (7 S) Creighton
First Round
L 49–76  25–9
Gill Coliseum (4,692)
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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