2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by 21st year head coach Tina Martin, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 16–14, 10–8 CAA play to finish in fourth place. They played in the quarterfinal of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to William & Mary.

2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	16–14 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach	Tina Martin (21st season)
Assistant coaches	Jeanine Radice Tom Lochner Jade Singleton
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center

2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Elon †	16	–	2		.889			27	–	7		.794
James Madison	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Drexel	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Delaware	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
William & Mary	9	–	9		.500			20	–	11		.645
Northeastern	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
College of Charleston	6	–	12		.333			9	–	21		.300
Hofstra	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Towson	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
† 2017 CAA tournament winner As of March 23, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Abby Gonzales 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr North Allegheny Wexford, PA G 3 Erika Brown 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr John F. Kennedy Haldeon, NJ F 5 Makeda Nicholas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr North Babylon North Babylon, NY F 12 Hannah Jardine (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr O'Donel St. John's, NL F 13 Sadé Chatman (S) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Central Clemson St. Paul, Minnesota G 21 Kiersten West 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Longwood Coram, NY F 22 Samone DeFreese 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Berkshire Bergenfield, NJ G 23 Bailey Kargo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Walter Hines Page Greensboro, NC F 25 Rebecca Lawrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Walter Hines Page Ridgefield, CT F 33 Nicole Enabosi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Our Lady of Good Counsel Gaithersburg, MD F 40 Alexis Sears  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lenape HS Mount Laurel, New Jersey G Alison Lewis (i) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Sanford School Providence Kennett Square, PA G/F Gadson Lefft (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Heathwood Hall/Phillips Academy Clemson Lake Wylie, SC G Danielle Roberts (I)  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr South Brunswick Georgia Southern Dayton, NJ	Head coach Tina Martin (Lock Haven) Assistant coach(es) Jeanine Radice (Fordham) Tom Lochner (Temple) Jade Singleton (Duquesne) 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
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		George Mason	W 67–51	1–0	Bob Carpenter Center (1,320) Newark, DE
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		at American	W 56–55 OT	2–0	Bender Arena (407) Washington, D.C.
11/19/2016* 8:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	W 43–40	3–0	Bob Carpenter Center (1,130) Newark, DE
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Princeton	W 66–62	4–0	Bob Carpenter Center (1,005) Newark, DE
11/25/2016* 8:00 pm		vs. No. 24 Michigan State Radisson Thanksgiving Classic	L 64–81	4–1	Matadome (218) Northridge, CA
11/26/2016* 9:30 pm		vs. Detroit Radisson Thanksgiving Classic	L 64–66	4–2	Matadome  Northridge, CA
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Robert Morris	W 67–65	5–2	Bob Carpenter Center (1,150) Newark, DE
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm		Georgetown	L 46–54	5–3	Bob Carpenter Center (1,368) Newark, DE
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 47–45	6–3	Reitz Arena (213) Baltimore, MD
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		Army	L 47–61	6–4	Bob Carpenter Center (1,164) Newark, DE
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Hartford	L 66–67	6–5	Bob Carpenter Center (1,370) Newark, DE
CAA regular season
01/02/2017 3:00 pm		William & Mary	L 49–60	6–6 (0–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,619) Newark, DE
01/06/2017 11:30 am		at UNC Wilmington	W 63–52	7–6 (1–1)	Trask Coliseum (3,207) Wilmington, DE
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		at Elon	L 42–69	7–7 (1–2)	Alumni Gym (303) Elon, NC
01/13/2017 7:00 pm		James Madison	L 51–66	7–8 (1–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,378) Newark, DE
01/15/2017 4:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 73–56	8–8 (2–3)	Hofstra Arena (308) Hempstead, NY
01/20/2017 7:00 pm		Northeastern	W 65–53	9–8 (3–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,305) Newark, DE
01/22/2017 2:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 71–66	10–8 (4–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,477) Newark, DE
01/27/2017 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 68–54	11–8 (5–3)	Kaplan Arena (433) Williamsburg, VA
01/29/2017 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 73–67	12–8 (6–3)	SECU Arena (202) Towson, MD
02/03/2017 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 57–40	13–8 (7–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,326) Newark, DE
02/05/2017 2:00 pm		Drexel	L 44–54	13–9 (7–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,829) Newark, DE
02/10/2017 7:00 pm		at James Madison	L 42–77	13–10 (7–5)	JMU Convocation Center (2,428) Harrisonburg, VA
02/12/2017 5:00 pm, ASN		Hofstra	W 56–45	14–10 (8–5)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,696) Newark, DE
02/17/2017 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 41–50	14–11 (8–6)	Cabot Center (240) Boston, MA
02/19/2017 3:00 pm, ASN		at Drexel	L 49–53	14–12 (8–7)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (640) Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2017 7:00 pm		Elon	L 48–57	14–13 (8–8)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,718) Newark, DE
02/26/2017 2:00 pm		at College of Charleston	W 69–56	15–13 (9–8)	TD Arena (328) Charleston, SC
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		Towson	W 75–59	16–13 (10–8)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,496) Newark, DE
CAA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017 2:30 pm, ASN		vs. William & Mary Quarterfinals	L 44–59	16–14	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team