2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team will represent Providence College in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by first year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Women's Tournament to Seton Hall.

2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball
ConferenceBig East
2016–17 record12–18 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
  • Jim Crowley (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Priscilla Edwards
  • Tiara Johnson
  • Jessica Jenkins
Home arenaAlumni Hall
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 Providence Friars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Sarah Beal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrNew Hope Christian Academy Matthews, NC
F 1 Alise Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrHouston Germantown, TN
F 3 Erica Meyer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWilton Wilton, CT
G 10 Allegra Botteghi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoG. Parini Bologna, Italy
G 11 Jovana 'Yoyo' Nogic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoVergilio Ferreira Lisbon, Portugal
G 20 Ny'Dajah Jackson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrPiedmont Oakland, CA
G 21 Maddie Jolin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBishop Feehan Rehoboth, MA
F 22 Aliyah Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrSouthaven Southaven, MS
G 23 Clara Che 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoInstitut Joaquim Blume Valencia, Spain
F 24 Rachel Aho 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoMarianapolis Prep Holden, MA
F 25 Brianna Frias 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrHoly Name Central Worcester, MA
F/C 31 Julia Thissell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrThe Rivers School Hopkinton, MA
F 32 Maggie Ahearn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrTabor Academy Marshfield, 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
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
1:00 pm		 Rhode Island College W 64–29 
Alumni Hall (312)
Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm		 Colgate W 92–85 2OT 1–0
 Alumni Hall (534)
Providence, RI
11/16/2016*
12:00 pm		 North Dakota State W 86–63  2–0
 Alumni Hall (789)
Providence, RI
11/19/2016*
4:00 pm		 Binghamton W 71–58  3–0
 Alumni Hall (634)
Providence, RI
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Hartford W 77–65  4–0
 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (654)
Hartford, CT
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm		 at UNC Wilmington
UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic		 W 65–49  5–0
 Trask Coliseum (428)
Wilmington, NC
11/27/2016*
12:00 pm		 vs. Miami (OH)
UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic		 W 75–59  6–0
 Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm		 vs. Bryant
Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament semifinals		 W 65–49  7–0
 Pizzitola Sports Center (428)
Providence, RI
12/04/2016*
3:00 pm		 at Brown
Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament championship		 L 70–77  7–1
 Pizzitola Sports Center (431)
Providence, RI
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Columbia L 64–66 OT 7–2
 Levien Gymnasium (286)
New York City, NY
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Boston College L 53–57  7–3
 Conte Forum (905)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Monmouth W 62–58  8–3
 OceanFirst Bank Center (312)
West Long Branch, NJ
Big East regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Xavier L 51–54  8–4 (0–1)
 Alumni Hall (477)
Providence, RI
12/30/2016
12:00 pm, BEDN		 Butler W 68–51  9–4 (1–1)
 Alumni Hall (545)
Providence, RI
01/02/2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN		 at DePaul L 56–61  9–5 (1–2)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,977)
Chicago, IL
01/04/2017
8:00 pm, BEDN		 at Marquette L 74–79  9–6 (1–3)
 Al McGuire Center (1,041)
Milwaukee, WI
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, FS1		 Villanova L 59–64  9–7 (1–4)
 Alumni Hall (564)
Providence, RI
01/10/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Georgetown L 39–71  9–8 (1–5)
 Alumni Hall (380)
Providence, RI
01/14/2017
12:00 pm, BEDN		 Creighton L 51–58  9–9 (1–6)
 Alumni Hall (384)
Providence, RI
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, FS2		 at Seton Hall L 43–55  9–10 (1–7)
 Walsh Gymnasium (657)
South Orange, NJ
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN		 at St. John's L 50–60  9–11 (1–8)
 Carnesecca Arena (646)
Queens, NY
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Marquette W 66–64  10–11 (2–8)
 Alumni Hall (520)
Providence, RI
01/29/2017
12:00 pm, BEDN		 No. 21 DePaul L 55–64  10–12 (2–9)
 Alumni Hall (578)
Providence, RI
02/03/2017
12:00 pm, BEDN		 at Georgetown L 70–72 OT 10–13 (2–10)
 McDonough Gymnasium (2,117)
Washington, D.C.
02/05/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN		 at Villanova L 43–61  10–14 (2–11)
 The Pavilion (1,309)
Villanova, PA
02/11/2017
2:05 pm, BEDN		 at Creighton L 57–88  10–15 (2–12)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,240)
Omaha, NE
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 St. John's L 47–71  10–16 (2–13)
 Alumni Hall (589)
Providence, RI
02/19/2017
12:00 pm, BEDN		 Seton Hall W 74–57  11–16 (3–13)
 Alumni Hall (837)
Providence, RI
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at Butler W 64–58  12–16 (4–13)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (486)
Indianapolis, IN
02/26/2017
11:30 am, BEDN		 at Xavier L 57–67  12–17 (4–14)
 Cintas Center (938)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
7:30 pm, BEDN		 vs. Seton Hall
First Round		 L 60–92  12–18
 Al McGuire Center (2,132)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

References
  1. http://www.friars.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/prov-w-baskbl-sched.html
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