2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bengals, led by ninth year head coach Seton Sobolewski, played their home games at Reed Gym. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to their in-state rival Idaho. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	19–14 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Seton Sobolewski (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Trujillo Ryan Johnson Bryanna Mueller
Home arena	Reed Gym

2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana State †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	7		.781
North Dakota	15	–	3		.833			20	–	11		.645
Northern Colorado	14	–	4		.778			22	–	8		.733
Eastern Washington	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Idaho	11	–	7		.611			19	–	15		.559
Idaho State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Portland State	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
Weber State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Sacramento State	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Northern Arizona	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Montana	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Southern Utah	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
† 2017 Big Sky tournament winner As of March 23, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Isabel Vara de Rey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Ciudad de Los Adelantados Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands G 2 Grace Kenyon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Bainbridge HS Bainbridge Island, WA G 3 Saylair Grandon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Westview HS Phoenix, AZ G 4 Juliet Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Cathedral Catholic HS San Diego, CA G 5 Bianca Thacker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cornerstone College, Mt. Barker Adelaide, Australia G 10 Freya Newton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Freyberg HS Gillette College Palmerston North, New Zealand F 11 Sai Tapasa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Central HS Monmouth, OR G 12 Brook Blair 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Rangitoto College Northeastern Junior College Murrays Bay, New Zealand F 15 Irene Vicente 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rivas Promete Junior Alcalá de Henares, Spain F 20 April Dawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Boulder HS Boulder, CO F 22 Lindsay Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Arlington HS Arlington, WA F 30 Megan Hochstein 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Rocky Mountain HS Meridian, ID F 32 Jenna Morch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Lebanon HS Lebanon, OR F 41 Estefania Ors 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr None Altura, Spain G 44 Britanny Kochenderfer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Henley HS Klamath Falls, OR	Head coach Seton Sobolewski (Northern Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Michael Trujillo (Northern Arizona) Ryan Johnson (DePauw) Bryanna Mueller (Drake) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 2:00 pm		Alaska Anchorange	W 88–46		Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 2:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 78–82	0–1	Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm		at No. 24 Oregon State	L 38–61	0–2	Gill Coliseum (2,589) Corvallis, OR
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm		UC Irvine	W 65–54	1–2	Reed Gym (763) Pocatello, ID
11/24/2016* 4:30 pm		vs. James Madison Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	L 53–83	1–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016* 2:00 pm		vs. Davidson Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	W 70–58	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		at Utah State	L 56–69	2–4	Smith Spectrum (665) Logan, UT
12/03/2016* 6:00 pm		at No. 21 Colorado	L 56–85	2–5	Coors Events Center (1,602) Boulder, CO
12/06/2016* 6:00 pm		at Wisconsin	W 42–35	3–5	Kohl Center (2,852) Madison, WI
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		Denver	W 65–64 2OT	4–5	Reed Gym (739) Pocatello, ID
12/16/2016* 8:00 pm		Montana Tech	W 77–55	5–5	Reed Gym (709) Pocatello, ID
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm		Utah Valley	W 61–56	6–5	Reed Gym (758) Pocatello, ID
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		Montana	W 61–43	7–5 (1–0)	Reed Gym (920) Pocatello, ID
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		Montana State	W 67–59	8–5 (2–0)	Reed Gym (826) Pocatello, ID
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		at Weber State	L 43–50	8–6 (2–1)	Dee Events Center (748) Ogden, UT
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		at Eastern Washington	L 41–58	8–7 (2–2)	Reese Court (612) Cheney, WA
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		at Idaho	W 67–60	9–7 (3–2)	Cowan Spectrum (415) Moscow, ID
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		Northern Colorado	L 62–77	9–8 (3–3)	Reed Gym (942) Pocatello, ID
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		North Dakota	L 70–75	9–9 (3–4)	Reed Gym (893) Pocatello, ID
01/28/2017 2:00 pm		at Weber State	W 57–52	10–9 (4–4)	Reed Gym (1,031) Pocatello, ID
02/02/2017 7:30 pm		at Northern Arizona	W 64–51	11–9 (5–4)	Walkup Skydome (389) Flagstaff, AZ
02/04/2017 7:30 pm		at Southern Utah	W 71–68 2OT	12–9 (6–4)	Centrum Arena (894) Cedar City, UT
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		Portland State	W 53–47	13–9 (7–4)	Reed Gym (1,022) Pocatello, ID
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 79–60	14–9 (8–4)	Reed Gym (1,016) Pocatello, ID
02/16/2017 1:00 pm		at North Dakota	L 56–63	14–10 (8–5)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,710) Grand Forks, ND
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	W 68–58	15–10 (9–5)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,884) Greeley, CO
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		Idaho	W 80–69	16–10 (10–5)	Reed Gym (1,051) Pocatello, ID
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		Eastern Washington	L 58–61	16–11 (10–6)	Reed Gym (1,035) Pocatello, ID
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		at Montana State	L 67–73	16–12 (10–7)	Worthington Arena (1,601) Bozeman, MT
03/03/2017 7:00 pm		at Montana	L 53–68	16–13 (10–8)	Dahlberg Arena (2,942) Missoula, MT
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/06/2017 9:05 pm	(6)	vs. (11) Montana First Round	W 63–53	17–13	Reno Events Center (906) Reno, NV
03/08/2017 9:05 pm	(6)	vs. (3) Montana Quarterfinals	W 60–59	18–13	Reno Events Center (804) Reno, NV
03/10/2017 3:35 pm	(6)	vs. (7) Portland State Semifinals	W 54–50	19–13	Reno Events Center (1,202) Reno, NV
03/11/2017 1:05 pm	(6)	vs. (1) Montana State Championship Game	L 56–62	19–14	Reno Events Center (919) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team