2016–17 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Falcons, led by second head coach Chris Gobrecht, played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–25, 2–16 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West women's tournament to Utah.

2016–17 Air Force Falcons women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	4–25 (2–16 Mountain West)
Head coach	Chris Gobrecht (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Stacy McIntyre Erin Mills-Reid Clare Fitzpatrick Rynae Rasley
Home arena	Clune Arena

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 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Dee Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Miami Norland Senior Miami, FL G/F 1 Jenn Urbaniak 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Palmer Colorado Springs, CO G 3 Rileymarie Clarke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Emerald Ridge Puyallup, WA G 5 Sarah Falvey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Fr. Gabriel Richard Plymouth, MI G 10 Venessannah Itugbu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mesa Ridge Colorado Springs, CO G 11 Cortney Porter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Bonneville Ogden, UT G/F 12 Kailin Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Weatherford Weatherford, TX F 13 Sarah Fotsch 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Brookfield Central Brookfield, WI G 15 Ifeoma Emeka 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Inglemoor Bothell, WA F 20 Cheyenne Wall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics Clayton, NC G 23 Sarah Pierce 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Community Unionville, TN F 25 Erika Chapman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Byron P. Steele Cibolo, TX G 30 Stefawn Perrin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Blaine Blaine, WA F 32 Darby Glaab 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Talawanda Hamilton, OH G 33 Mariah Forde 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Belen Belen, OH G 34 Patricia Rosich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Florida Air Academy Corozal, PR F 55 Kassady Huffman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Air Academy Colorado Springs, CO	Head coach Chris Gobrecht (USC) Assistant coach(es) Stacy McIntyre (Kentucky) Erin Mills-Reid (Fairleigh Dickinson) Clare Fitzpatrick (Cornell) Rynae Rasley (CCNY) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016* 2:00 pm		Western State Colorado	W 71–48		Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		at Denver	L 52–65	0–1	Magness Arena (568) Denver, CO
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		at Colorado	L 68–95	0–2	Coors Events Center (1,845) Boulder, CO
11/19/2016* 4:00 pm		Weber State	L 61–76	0–3	Clune Arena (280) Colorado Springs, CO
11/23/2016* 5:00 pm		at Army	L 47–75	0–4	Christl Arena (631) West Point, NY
11/26/2016* 11:00 am		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 56–48	1–4	Rothman Center (306) Teaneck, NJ
11/29/2016* 6:00 pm		Navy	L 46–64	1–5	Clune Arena (535) Colorado Springs, CO
12/02/2016* 7:00 pm		Vanderbilt Air Force Classic semifinals	L 49–75	1–6	Clune Arena (312) Colorado Springs, CO
12/02/2016* 1:00 pm		Utah Valley Air Force Classic 3rd place game	W 64–53	2–6	Clune Arena (318) Colorado Springs, CO
12/10/2016* 4:00 pm		Northern Colorado	L 44–71	2–7	Clune Arena (375) Colorado Springs, CO
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		Eastern Washington	Cancelled		Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
12/21/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	L 44–65	2–8	Convocation Center (637) Ypsilanti, MI
Mountain West regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		Wyoming	L 54–66	2–9 (0–1)	Clune Arena (386) Colorado Springs, CO
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		at Utah State	L 62–65	2–10 (0–2)	Smith Spectrum (519) Logan, UT
01/07/2017 4:00 pm		Colorado State	L 35–72	2–11 (0–3)	Clune Arena (384) Colorado Springs, CO
01/11/2017 8:00 pm		at Fresno State	W 63–40	2–12 (0–4)	Save Mart Center (1,221) Fresno, CA
01/14/2017 4:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 86–74	2–13 (0–5)	Event Center Arena (527) San Jose, CA
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		Nevada	L 51–56	2–14 (0–6)	Clune Arena (431) Colorado Springs, CO
01/21/2017 4:00 pm		UNLV	L 56–60	2–15 (0–7)	Clune Arena (387) Colorado Springs, CO
01/25/2017 7:30 pm		at San Diego State	W 62–59	3–15 (1–7)	Viejas Arena (1,023) San Diego, CA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		Fresno State	L 56–72	3–16 (1–8)	Clune Arena (521) Colorado Springs, CO
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 41–73	3–17 (1–9)	Arena-Auditorium (2,327) Laramie, WY
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 64–81	3–18 (1–10)	The Pit (4,622) Albuquerque, NM
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		Boise State	L 59–69	3–19 (1–11)	Clune Arena (358) Colorado Springs, CO
02/15/2017 7:30 pm		at Nevada	L 58–65	3–20 (1–11)	Lawlor Events Center (824) Reno, NV
02/18/2017 4:00 pm		San Jose State	L 67–83	3–21 (1–12)	Clune Arena (356) Colorado Springs, CO
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		at UNLV	L 38–52	3–22 (1–13)	Cox Pavilion (825) Paradise, NV
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		Utah State	W 64–61	4–22 (2–13)	Clune Arena (392) Colorado Springs, CO
02/28/2017 7:00 pm		San Diego State	L 51–64	4–23 (2–14)	Clune Arena (356) Colorado Springs, CO
03/03/2017 7:00 pm		at Boise State	L 48–72	4–24 (2–16)	Taco Bell Arena (1,435) Boise, ID
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/06/2017 7:00 pm, MWN	(11)	vs. (6) Utah State First Round	L 40–46	4–25	Thomas & Mack Center (1,414) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team