2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team


The 2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Flyers, led by first-year head coach Shauna Green, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with George Washington. They won the A-10 tournament for the first time since 2013 by defeating Duquesne and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.

2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co–champions & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record22–10 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 10   .667
Saint Louis 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750 17 15   .531
Fordham 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
La Salle 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Duquesne 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
VCU 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Richmond 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
George Mason 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
Davidson 4 12   .250 6 23   .207
UMass 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Rhode Island 2 14   .125 6 23   .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

On September 7, 2016, it was announced that Jim Jabir will be stepping down as the Flyers' head coach.[1] He finished with a 13-year record of 252–155.

2016–17 media

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Dayton Flyers Sports Network

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The Dayton Flyers Sports Network will broadcast Flyers games off of their athletic website, DaytonFlyers.com, with Shane White on the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

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2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Saicha Grant-Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Glendale Secondary Hamilton, ON
F 1 Jordan Wilmoth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Immaculate Heart Academy Chestnut Ridge, NY
G 3 Christy Macioce 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Pickerington North Pickerington, OH
F 10 Andrijana Cvitkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Culver Girls Academy Kraljevica, Croatia
F 11 Alex Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Lorain
Penn State
Lorain, OH
G 12 Jenna Giacone 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bethlehem Central Delmar, NY
G 14 Jenna Burdette 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Reedsville Eastern Coolville, OH
G 22 Kelley Austria 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Carroll Beavercreek, OH
F 23 Maddy Dennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Mount Lawley Perth, Western Australia
G 24 Lauren Cannatelli 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Lakota West Cincinnati, OH
G/F 30 Ashleigh Parksinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Newark Catholic Newark, OH
G 34 JaVonna Layfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Ballard Louisville, KY
G 42 Jayla Scaife 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Muncie Central Muncie, IN
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
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
Grand Valley State W 74–48 
UD Arena (826)
Dayton, OH
Regular season
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm, SPCSN
Quinnipiac L 60–63  0–1
UD Arena (1,786)
Dayton, OH
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Wisconsin W 83–64  1–1
Kohl Center (2,944)
Madison, WI
11/19/2016*
12:00 pm
at Princeton W 62–56 OT 2–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (518)
Princeton, NJ
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, SNY
at No. 2 Connecticut L 65–98  2–2
Gampel Pavilion (6,443)
Storrs, CT
11/25/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Georgia Tech
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals
L 68–81  2–3
St. George HS Gymnasium (326)
Freeport, BAH
11/26/2016*
4:15 pm
vs. Creighton
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division 3rd place game
L 53–56  2–4
St. George HS Gymnasium (456)
Freeport, BAH
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
Morgan State W 61–42  3–4
UD Arena (1,495)
Dayton, OH
12/04/2016
2:00 pm, SPCSN
La Salle L 51–54  3–5 (0–1)
UD Arena (1,841)
Dayton, OH
12/09/2016*
11:00 am, SPCSN
Toledo L 72–76  3–6
UD Arena (9,007)
Dayton, OH
12/20/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Texas A&M
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 74–57  4–6
Worden Arena (319)
Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Old Dominion
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 77–69  5–6
Worden Arena (387)
Winter Haven, FL
12/28/2016*
4:30 pm
vs. Liberty
Cavalier Classic
W 82–53  6–6
John Paul Jones Arena (2,338)
Charlottesville, VA
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm, ACC Extra
at Virginia
Cavalier Classic
L 56–77  6–7
John Paul Jones Arena (2,740)
Charlottesville, VA
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
Massachusetts W 77–65  7–7 (1–1)
UD Arena (1,809)
Dayton, OH
01/04/2017
2:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 62–60  8–7 (2–1)
Reilly Center (482)
Olean, NY
01/08/2017
3:00 pm, CBSSN
George Washington W 50–48  9–7 (3–1)
UD Arena (2,060)
Dayton, OH
01/10/2017
7:00 pm
Duquesne W 75–64  10–7 (4–1)
Palumbo Center (485)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/15/2017
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Saint Louis W 78–67  11–7 (5–1)
Chaifetz Arena (1,967)
St. Louis, MO
01/21/2017
3:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 64–59 OT 12–7 (6–1)
UD Arena (2,146)
Dayton, OH
01/24/2017
7:00 pm
at George Mason W 60–48  13–7 (7–1)
EagleBank Arena (546)
Fairfax, VA
01/28/2017
2:00 pm, SPCSN
Rhode Island W 81–51  14–7 (8–1)
UD Arena (2,225)
Dayton, OH
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
at Davidson W 68–52  15–7 (9–1)
John M. Belk Arena (351)
Davidson, NC
02/04/2017
2:00 pm
at VCU W 68–48  16–7 (10–1)
Siegel Center (1,169)
Richmond, VA
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Richmond W 55–39  17–7 (11–1)
UD Arena (1,882)
Dayton, OH
02/12/2017
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at George Washington L 39–52  17–8 (11–2)
Charles E. Smith Center (833)
Washington, D.C.
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
Duquesne W 66–47  18–8 (12–2)
UD Arena (2,258)
Dayton, OH
02/19/2017
2:00 pm, NBCSN
at Fordham L 52–66  18–9 (12–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (921)
Bronx, NY
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Saint Louis W 68–62 OT 19–9 (13–3)
UD Arena (2,905)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
11:00 am, ASN
(1) vs. (8) VCU
Quarterfinals
W 77–61  20–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
03/04/2017
11:00 am, CBSSN
(1) vs. (4) Saint Louis
Semifinals
W 75–65  21–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
03/05/2017
11:00 am, ESPNU
(1) vs. (7) Duquesne
Championship Game
W 70–56  22–9
Richmond Coliseum (3,166)
Richmond, VA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(12 O) vs. (5 O) Tennessee
First Round
L 57–66  22–10
KFC Yum! Center (5,441)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jim Jabir To Step Down As Head Women's Basketball Coach". University of Dayton. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".