2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh-year head coach Maureen Magarity, played their home games in Lundholm Gym and are members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 26–6, 15–1 in America East play win the America East regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the America East women's tournament where they lost to Maine. As champs of the America East Conference who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Harvard in the first round.

2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball
America East regular season champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	26–6 (15–1 America East)
Head coach	Maureen Magarity (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Brendan Copes Kelsey Hogan Whitney Edwards
Home arena	Lundholm Gym

2016–17 America East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Hampshire	15	–	1		.938			26	–	6		.813
Albany †	12	–	4		.750			21	–	12		.636
UMBC	10	–	6		.625			15	–	16		.484
Maine	9	–	7		.563			18	–	16		.529
Binghamton	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
Hartford	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Vermont	6	–	10		.375			9	–	20		.310
Stony Brook	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
UMass Lowell*	0	–	16		.000			3	–	26		.103
† 2017 America East tournament winner As of March 18, 2017 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions Rankings from AP poll

Media

All non-televised home games and conference road games streamed on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Select home games aired on Fox College Sports, Live Well Network, or WBIN. Most road games streamed on the opponent's website. All conference home games and select non-conference home games were broadcast on the radio on WPKX, WGIR and online on the New Hampshire Portal.

Roster

2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Brittni Lai 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Irvington Marist Irvington, NY G 3 Sarah Clement 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Catherine McAuley Falmouth, ME G 4 Kristen Anderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Leavitt Greene, ME G 10 Aliza Simpson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Londonderry Londonderry, NH F/C 11 Ashley Storey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Greely Cumberland, ME G 12 Peyton Booth (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Wadsworth Mansfield, OH G 13 Sam Sabino 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Rumson Fair Haven Rumson, NJ F 15 Corinne Coia (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr The Lincoln School Rhode Island North Smithfield, RI G/F 21 Alli Gribbin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Keller Keller, TX G 25 Emily Peters 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Forest Lake Lindstrom, MN C 32 Carlie Pogue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Princeton Cincinnati, OH G 33 Caroline Soucy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Marianapolis Prep Beverly, MA F 35 Kat Fogarty (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Pittsford Sutherland Marist Peterborough, NH G/F 44 Olivia Healy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Reading Memorial Richmond Reading, MA C 50 Morgan Bassett-Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Pickerington North Pickerington, OH	Head coach Maureen Magarity (Marist) Assistant coach(es) Brendan Copes (Marist) Kelsey Hogan (New Hampshire) Whitney Edwards (New Hampshire) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		at Cornell	L 56–63	0–1	Newman Arena (312) Ithaca, NY
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, AETV		New England College	W 58–38	1–1	Lundholm Gym (148) Durham, NH
11/17/2016* 11:00 am		at No. 15 Kentucky	L 43–92	1–2	Memorial Coliseum (4,793) Lexington, KY
11/22/2016* 5:00 pm, AETV		Bryant	W 62–60	2–2	Lundholm Gym (163) Durham, NH
11/26/2016* 7:00 pm, AETV		Wagner	W 73–40	3–2	Lundholm Gym (237) Durham, NH
11/28/2016* 7:00 pm		at Boston University	W 59–51	4–2	Case Gym (151) Boston, MA
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 66–63 OT	5–2	Cabot Center (231) Boston, MA
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		at Siena	W 77–67	6–2	Alumni Recreation Center (350) Loudonville, NY
12/11/2016* 1:00 pm, AETV		Yale	L 58–65	6–3	Lundholm Gym (351) Durham, NH
12/18/2016* 1:00 pm, AETV		Sacred Heart	W 71–43	7–3	Lundholm Gym (272) Durham, NH
12/21/2016* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Central Connecticut	W 56–52	8–3	Lundholm Gym (227) Durham, NH
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm		at Manhattan	W 59–42	9–3	Draddy Gymnasium (451) Riverdale, NY
12/31/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Dartmouth Rivalry	W 64–47	10–3	Lundholm Gym (496) Durham, NH
America East regular season
01/04/2017 11:00 am, ESPN3		Stony Brook	W 49–46	11–3 (1–0)	Lundholm Gym (1,306) Durham, NH
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Albany	W 71–58	12–3 (2–0)	Lundholm Gym (268) Durham, NH
01/14/2017 4:00 pm		at Binghamton	W 70–62	13–3 (3–0)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,590) Vestal, NY
01/16/2017 1:00 pm, AETV		at Vermont	W 57–49	14–3 (4–0)	Patrick Gym (542) Burlington, VT
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Maine	W 50–44	15–3 (5–0)	Lundholm Gym (403) Durham, NH
01/22/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	W 58–50	16–3 (6–0)	Lundholm Gym (436) Durham, NH
01/25/2017 11:00 am, ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	W 76–57	17–3 (7–0)	Tsongas Center (4,192) Lowell, MA
01/28/2017 12:00 pm, AETV		UMBC	W 60–50	18–3 (8–0)	Lundholm Gym (477) Durham, NH
02/01/2017 5:00 pm		at Stony Brook	W 56–45	19–3 (9–0)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,347) Stony Brook, NY
02/06/2017 7:00 pm		at Albany	L 55–64	19–4 (9–1)	SEFCU Arena (1,076) Albany, NY
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Vermont	W 66–47	20–4 (10–1)	Lundholm Gym (101) Durham, NH
02/12/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Binghamton	W 76–69	21–4 (11–1)	Lundholm Gym (723) Durham, NH
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at Maine	W 65–57	22–4 (12–1)	Cross Insurance Center (1,645) Bangor, ME
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		at Hartford	W 62–57	23–4 (13–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,625) Hartford, CT
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UMass Lowell	W 58–45	24–4 (14–1)	Lundholm Gym (565) Durham, NH
02/26/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	W 65–61	25–4 (15–1)	Retriever Activities Center (639) Catonsville, MD
America East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Stony Brook Quarterfinals	W 58–49	26–4	Cross Insurance Arena  Portland, ME
03/05/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Maine Semifinals	L 52–61	26–5	Cross Insurance Arena  Portland, ME
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/17/2017* 7:00 pm		Harvard First Round	L 56–69	26–6	Lundholm Gym (387) Durham, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team