2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represents Utah State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by fifth year head coach Jerry Finkbeiner. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and were third year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament where they lost to UNLV. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Idaho in the first round.

2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball
Lady Griz Classic Champions
WBI, First Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2016–17 record	17–15 (9–9 Mountain West)
Head coach	Jerry Finkbeiner (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Ben Finkbeiner JC Carter Kelsie Kruger
Home arena	Smith Spectrum

2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colorado State	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
Wyoming	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Boise State†	12	–	6		.667			25	–	8		.758
UNLV	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
New Mexico	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Utah State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Fresno State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
San Jose State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
San Diego State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Nevada	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Air Force	2	–	16		.111			4	–	25		.138
† 2017 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Eliza West 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Peninsula School Mount Martha, Australia G 2 Jessie Geer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Campbell County HS Gillette, WY G 3 Olivia West 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Templestowe College Launceston, Australia F 5 Shannon Dufficy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Our Lady of Mercy College Preston, Australia G 11 Lindsey Jensen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Sky View Smithfield, UT G/F 12 Hailey Bassett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Layton Layton, UT G 21 Victoria Price 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX G 22 Rachel Brewster 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Rowville Secondary College Melbourne, Australia F 30 Dee Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Allen Allen, TX G 31 Katie Toole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Viewmont HS Bountiful, UT G 32 Taylor Enders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So West Linn HS West Linn, OR G 33 Lizzy Klinker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Fairfield HS Fairfield, MT F 35 Angelica de Paulo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Escola Estadual Doutor Jose Fornari New Mexico JC São Paulo, Brazil F 41 Antonia Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Duncanville HS New Mexico JC Dallas, TX C 44 Deja Mason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Brennan HS San Antonio, TX	Head coach Jerry Finkbeiner (Southern Nazarene) Assistant coach(es) Ben Finkbeiner (Oral Roberts) JC Carter (Southwest Baptist) Kelsie Kruger (Adams State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016* 2:00 pm		CSU–Pueblo	W 63–54		Smith Spectrum  Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 12:00 pm		Westminster College	W 72–49	1–0	Smith Spectrum (510) Logan, UT
11/14/2016* 8:15 pm		Montana State	W 64–56	2–0	Smith Spectrum (633) Logan, UT
11/17/2016* 11:00 am		UC Irvine	W 66–52	3–0	Smith Spectrum (2,487) Logan, UT
11/22/2016* 5:30 pm		Southern Utah	L 54–70	3–1	Smith Spectrum (854) Logan, UT
11/25/2016* 2:00 pm		vs. Incarnate Word 36th Lady Griz Classic	W 79–46	4–1	Dahlberg Arena (256) Missoula, MT
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		at Montana 36th Lady Griz Classic	W 65–46	5–1	Dahlberg Arena (2,506) Missoula, MT
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Idaho State	W 69–56	6–1	Smith Spectrum (665) Logan, UT
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		at Utah	L 58–65	6–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,190) Salt Lake City, UT
12/15/2016* 7:00 pm		Utah Valley	W 56–45	7–2	Smith Spectrum (563) Logan, UT
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm		BYU	L 40–60	7–3	Smith Spectrum (697) Logan, UT
12/21/2016* 6:00 pm		at Arizona	L 57–61	7–4	McKale Center (1,133) Tucson, AZ
Mountain West regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		at Boise State	L 56–76	7–5 (0–1)	Taco Bell Arena (807) Boise, ID
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		Air Force	W 65–62	8–5 (1–1)	Smith Spectrum (519) Logan, UT
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 67–78	8–6 (1–2)	The Pit (4,554) Albuquerque, NM
01/07/2017 5:00 pm		at UNLV	L 53–55 ^OT	8–7 (1–3)	Cox Pavilion (1,854) Paradise, NV
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		Wyoming	L 48–71	8–8 (1–4)	Smith Spectrum (528) Logan, UT
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		San Diego State	W 53–47	9–8 (2–4)	Smith Spectrum (517) Logan, UT
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 43–74	9–9 (2–5)	Moby Arena (1,223) Fort Collins, CO
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		New Mexico	L 58–68	9–10 (2–6)	Smith Spectrum (523) Logan, UT
01/28/2017 3:00 pm		at Fresno State	W 52–47	10–10 (3–6)	Save Mart Center (2,042) Fresno, CA
02/01/2017 7:30 pm		at Nevada	W 81–69	11–10 (4–6)	Lawlor Events Center (1,129) Reno, NV
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		Boise State	W 65–63	12–10 (5–6)	Smith Spectrum (490) Logan, UT
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		Colorado State	W 55–48	13–10 (6–6)	Smith Spectrum (390) Logan, UT
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 40–59	13–11 (6–7)	Arena-Auditorium (2,295) Laramie, WY
02/15/2017 7:30 pm		at San Diego State	L 59–66	13–12 (6–8)	Viejas Arena (464) San Diego, CA
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		Nevada	W 60–57	14–12 (7–8)	Smith Spectrum (595) Logan, UT
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		San Jose State	W 82–78	15–12 (8–8)	Smith Spectrum (370) Logan, UT
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		at Air Force	L 61–64	15–13 (8–9)	Clune Arena (392) Colorado Springs, CO
02/28/2017 7:00 pm		UNLV	W 58–49	16–13 (9–9)	Smith Spectrum (477) Logan, UT
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/06/2017 8:00 pm	(6)	vs. (11) Air Force First Round	W 46-40	17-13	Thomas & Mack Center (567) Paradise, NV
03/07/2017* 9:30 pm	(6)	at (3) UNLV Quarterfinals	L 43–68	17-14	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
WBI
03/15/2017 6:30 pm		at Idaho First Round	L 57–64	17–15	Cowan Spectrum  Moscow, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

References

1. http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/ust-w-baskbl-sched.html