2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-ninth year head coach Harry Perretta, played their games at The Pavilion and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.

2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
ConferenceBig East Conference
2016–17 record20–15 (11–7 Big East)
Head coachHarry Perretta (39th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Mullaney
  • Laura Kurz
  • Shanette Lee
Home arenaThe Pavilion
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 DePaul*16–2 .889  27–8  .771
Creighton16–2 .889  24–8  .750
Marquette†13–5 .722  25–8  .758
St. John's11–7 .611  22–12  .647
Villanova11–7 .611  20–14  .588
Georgetown9–9 .500  17–13  .567
Providence4–14 .222  12–18  .400
Xavier4–14 .222  12–18  .400
Seton Hall4–14 .222  12–19  .387
Butler2–16 .111  6–25  .194
† 2017 Big East Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Cameron Onken 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLafayette Central Catholic Lafayette, IN
F 1 Bridget Herlihy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrBraintree Braintree, MA
G 2 Alex Louin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMount St. Joseph Academy Doylestown, PA
G 4 Karlie Crispin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrPitman Pitman, NJ
G 10 Raven James 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrSt. Paul VI Upper Marlboro, MD
G 11 Jordan Dillard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrDecatur Conyers, GA
C 12 Megan Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrEpiscopal Academy Berwyn, PA
F 14 Brianna Herlihy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBraintree Braintree, MA
G/F 21 Jannah Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNew Town Baltimore, MD
G 24 Nicolette Juliana 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrBishop Shanahan West Chester, PA
F 30 Mary Gedaka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGloucester Catholic Mullica Hill, NJ
G 31 Adrianna Hahn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoUrsuline Academy Wilmington, DE
F 32 Samantha Wilkes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrImmaculate Heart Academy Fair Lawn, NJ
G 45 Grace Stant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrRumson Fair Haven Fair Haven, NJ
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
Exhibition
11/02/2016*
7:00 PM		 at East Stroudsburg W 78–52 
Koehler Fieldhouse (850)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Regular season
11/11/2016*
7:30 PM		 vs. No. 10 Mississippi State
Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals		 L 62–108  0–1
 Cross Insurance Center (2,416)
Bangor, ME
11/12/2016*
5:00 PM		 vs. Purdue
Maine Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game		 W 58–44  1–1
 Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME
11/20/2016*
1:00 PM		 George Washington L 69–72  1–2
 The Pavilion (735)
Villanova, PA
11/24/2016*
4:45 PM		 vs. Troy
San Juan Shootout		 L 85–93  1–3
 Ocean Center 
Dayton Beach, FL
11/25/2016*
2:30 PM		 vs. VCU
San Juan Shootout		 L 66–68  1–4
 Ocean Center 
Dayton Beach, FL
11/30/2016*
7:00 PM		 La Salle W 52–49  2–4
 The Pavilion (801)
Villanova, PA
12/03/2016*
4:00 PM		 at Saint Joseph's W 62–54  3–4
 Hagan Arena (1,243)
Philadelphia, PA
12/05/2016*
7:00 PM		 Lehigh W 59–37  4–4
 The Pavilion (509)
Villanova, PA
12/10/2016*
1:00 PM		 Temple L 48–83  4–5
 The Pavilion (441)
Villanova, PA
12/21/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 at No. 17 Duke L 50–68  4–6
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,377)
Durham, NC
12/28/2016
12:00 PM, WPHL		 Marquette L 71–77  4–7 (0–1)
 The Pavilion (509)
Villanova, PA
12/30/2016
7:00 PM, BEDN		 DePaul L 50–80  4–8 (0–2)
 The Pavilion (635)
Villanova, PA
01/04/2017
7:00 PM, BEDN		 Georgetown W 71–50  5–8 (1–2)
 The Pavilion (435)
Villanova, PA
01/08/2017
2:00 PM, FS1		 at Providence W 64–59  6–8 (2–2)
 Alumni Hall (564)
Providence, RI
01/10/2017
8:00 PM, BEDN		 at Creighton L 46–60  6–9 (2–3)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (707)
Omaha, NE
01/13/2017
11:30 AM, BEDN		 Seton Hall W 69–52  7–9 (3–3)
 The Pavilion (2,109)
Villanova, PA
01/15/2017
1:00 PM, BEDN		 St. John's W 55–50  8–9 (4–3)
 The Pavilion (909)
Villanova, PA
01/18/2017*
7:00 PM		 at Penn W 60–48  9–9
 Palestra (575)
Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2017
7:00 PM, BEDN		 at Butler W 70–69 OT 10–9 (5–3)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (603)
Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2017
5:00 PM, BEDN		 at Xavier W 72–49  11–9 (6–3)
 Cintas Center (1,016)
Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2017
1:00 PM, BEDN		 at Georgetown L 49–53  11–10 (6–4)
 McDonough Gymnasium (1,311)
Washington, D.C.
02/03/2017
7:00 PM, FS2		 Creighton L 44–47  11–11 (6–5)
 The Pavilion (1,101)
Villanova, PA
02/05/2017
1:00 PM, BEDN		 Providence W 61–43  12–11 (7–5)
 The Pavilion (1,309)
Villanova, PA
02/10/2017
8:00 PM, FS1		 at St. John's W 66–56  13–11 (8–5)
 Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
02/12/2017
2:00 PM, BEDN		 at Seton Hall W 87–52  14–11 (9–5)
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,087)
South Orange, NJ
02/17/2017
7:00 PM, FS1		 Xavier W 76–71 2OT 15–11 (10–5)
 The Pavilion (1,019)
Villanova, PA
02/19/2017
1:00 PM, BEDN		 Butler W 61–58 OT 16–11 (11–5)
 The Pavilion (1,041)
Villanova, PA
02/24/2017
8:00 PM, BEDN		 at No. 19 DePaul L 50–77  16–12 (11–6)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,368)
Chicago, IL
02/26/2017
3:00 PM, BEDN		 at Marquette L 53–62  16–13 (11–7)
 Al McGuire Center (1,614)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2017
9:30 PM, FS2		 vs. St. John's
Quarterfinals		 L 40–56  16–14
 Al McGuire Center (1,922)
Milwaukee, WI
WNIT
03/17/2017*
6:00 PM		 at Princeton
First Round		 W 59–53  17–14
 Jadwin Gymnasium (514)
Princeton, NJ
03/19/2017*
2:00 PM		 at Drexel
Second Round		 W 56–51  18–14
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (599)
Philadelphia, PA
03/23/2017*
7:00 PM		 at James Madison
Third Round		 W 69–67 OT 19–14
 JMU Convocation Center (1,712)
Harrisonburg, VA
03/26/2017*
2:00 PM		 at Indiana
Quarterfinals		 W 69–57  20–14
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,770)
Bloomington, IN
03/29/2017*
7:00 PM		 at Michigan
Semifinals		 L 61–65  20–15
 Crisler Center (1,467)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. http://www.villanova.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/nova-w-baskbl-sched.html
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