2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fourth year head coach Dan Burt, played their home games at the Palumbo Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Dayton. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Drexel in the first round.

2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	18–16 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach	Dan Burt (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Schmidt Rachel Wojdowski Cherie Lea
Home arena	Palumbo Center

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

2016–17 media

Duquesne Dukes Sports Network

Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey provide the call for home games on A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Nina Aho 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Veres Palne Gimnazium Budapest, Hungary G 2 Chassidy Omogrosso 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Blackhawk Beaver Falls, PA G/F 10 Paige Cannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Johnstown-Monroe Johnstown, OH G 11 Halle Bovel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr St. Mary's Hamilton, ON G 12 Anie-Pier Samson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Seminaire Ste-Trinite Saint-Bruno, QE G 13 Juca Vojinovic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Sportska Gimnazija Beograd Belgrade, Serbia F 14 Eniko Kuttor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Dániel Berzsenyi Evangélikus Budapest, Hungary F 15 Amadea Szamosi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Ciszterci Rend Pesi Nagy Lajos Gimnaziuma Pécs, Hungary G 21 Erin Waskowiak 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Bishop Canevin Pittsburgh, PA G 22 Conor Richardson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Carlynton Pittsburgh, PA G 24 Kiersten Elliott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Vincentian Academy Glenshaw, PA G/F 42 Kadri-Ann Lass 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Audentese Spordigumnaasium Tallinn, Estonia F 43 Judith Sole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr IES Joaquim Blume Robert Morris Igualada, Spain F 54 Angela Staffileno 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Brooke Wellsburg, WV G 55 Brianna Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Notre Dame Ajax, ON	Head coach Dan Burt (West Liberty State) Assistant coach(es) Eddie Benton (Vermont) Matt Schmidt (West Liberty State) Rachel Wojdowski (NYU) 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
Regular season
11/11/2016* 12:00 pm		at No. 7 Ohio State	L 69–89	0–1	St. John Arena (3,434) Columbus, OH
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		Lehigh	W 63–49	1–1	Palumbo Center (553) Pittsburgh, PA
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at St. John's	W 71–65	2–1	Carnesecca Arena (637) Queens, NY
11/19/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	W 62–58	3–1	Hynes Athletic Center (700) New Rochelle, NY
11/22/2016* 1:00 pm		Buffalo	L 69–71	3–2	Palumbo Center (385) Pittsburgh, PA
11/25/2016* 6:15 pm		vs. Western Carolina Cal Classic semifinals	W 65–50	4–2	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
11/26/2016* 6:15 pm		at California Cal Classic championship	L 66–88	4–3	Haas Pavilion (1,358) Berkeley, CA
12/01/2016 7:00 pm		at Fordham	L 51–64	4–4 (0–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (297) Bronx, NY
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio	L 46–64	4–5	Convocation Center (3,577) Athens, OH
12/06/2016* 5:00 pm		Charlotte	L 63–77	4–6	Palumbo Center (734) Pittsburgh, PA
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		Lafayette	W 67–52	5–6	Palumbo Center (254) Pittsburgh, PA
12/17/2016* 5:00 pm		at Akron	W 67–57	6–6	James A. Rhodes Arena (974) Akron, OH
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		No. 4 Maryland	L 57–77	6–7	Palumbo Center (1,288) Pittsburgh, PA
12/29/2016* 2:00 pm		Pittsburgh City Game	W 63–54	7–7	Palumbo Center (1,724) Pittsburgh, PA
01/01/2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN		George Washington	L 40–75	7–8 (0–2)	Palumbo Center (537) Pittsburgh, PA
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		at La Salle	W 76–68	8–8 (1–2)	Tom Gola Arena (193) Philadelphia, PA
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		Davidson	W 73–51	9–8 (2–2)	Palumbo Center (485) Pittsburgh, PA
01/10/2017 7:00 pm		Dayton	L 64–75	9–9 (2–3)	Palumbo Center (485) Pittsburgh, PA
01/15/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Massachusetts	L 67–75	9–10 (2–4)	Mullins Center (1,006) Amherst, MA
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 94–65	10–10 (3–4)	Palumbo Center (576) Pittsburgh, PA
01/21/2017 4:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 56–69	10–11 (3–5)	Reilly Center (904) Olean, NY
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		Richmond	W 73–61	11–11 (4–5)	Palumbo Center (777) Pittsburgh, PA
01/29/2017 5:00 pm, ASN		at George Washington	W 73–63	12–11 (5–5)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,068) Washington, D.C.
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 58–60	12–12 (5–6)	Hagan Arena (586) Pittsburgh, PA
02/04/2017 3:00 pm, ASN		George Mason	W 76–57	13–12 (6–6)	Palumbo Center (821) Pittsburgh, PA
02/12/2017 3:00 pm, ASN		VCU	W 70–51	14–12 (7–6)	Palumbo Center (964) Pittsburgh, PA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at Dayton	L 47–66	14–13 (7–7)	UD Arena (2,258) Dayton, OH
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 69–71	14–14 (7–8)	Ryan Center (497) Kingston, RI
02/21/2017 4:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	W 83–61	15–14 (8–8)	Palumbo Center (657) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		George Mason First Round	W 66–55	16–14	Palumbo Center (471) Pittsburgh, PA
03/03/2017 4:30 pm, ASN		vs. George Washington Quarterfinals	W 62–58	17–14	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
03/04/2017 1:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Saint Joseph's Semifinals	W 78–63	18–14	Richmond Coliseum (1,689) Richmond, VA
03/05/2017 11:00 am, ESPNU		vs. Dayton Championship Game	L 56–70	18–15	Richmond Coliseum (3,166) Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/17/2017* 7:00 pm		at Drexel First Round	L 47–70	18–16	Daskalakis Athletic Center (417) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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																				N/A
Coaches	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team