2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Agnus Berenato, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 10–20, 8–6 in ASUN play, to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of ASUN tournament where they lost to Stetson.

2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	10–20 (8–6 ASUN)
Head coach	Agnus Berenato (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Khadija Head Sherill Baker Lisa Pace
Home arena	KSU Convocation Center

2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stetson	13	–	1		.929			26	–	7		.788
Florida Gulf Coast †	12	–	2		.857			26	–	9		.743
Jacksonville	11	–	3		.786			23	–	9		.719
Kennesaw State	8	–	6		.571			10	–	20		.333
NJIT	4	–	10		.286			11	–	19		.367
North Florida	3	–	11		.214			10	–	20		.333
Lipscomb	3	–	11		.214			6	–	24		.200
USC Upstate	2	–	12		.143			9	–	21		.300
† 2017 ASUN Tournament winner As of March 18, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown F 4 Kelly Dulkoski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr China Grove, NC G 11 Clara Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Woodstock, GA G/F 12 Alexandra Landby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Stockholm, Sweden F/C 13 Carlotta Gianolla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Marcon, Italy F 22 Allison Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Norcross, GA G 23 Deja McPhee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Gainesville, FL G 24 Iceis Walker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Lawrenceville, GA F 25 Katie Polinsky 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Gainesville, FL F 30 Aaereon Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Louisville, KY F 31 Chloe Branch 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Fayetteville, GA G 44 Deandrea Sawyers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Nashville, TN	Head coach Agnus Berenato (Mount St. Mary's) Assistant coach(es) Khadija Head (Murray State) Sherill Baker (Georgia) Lisa Pace (Eastern Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 20, 2024

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		Coastal Georgia	W 92–56		KSU Convocation Center (361) Kennesaw, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016* 8:00 p.m.		at Vanderbilt	L 54–86	0–1	Memorial Gymnasium (2,395) Nashville, TN
November 14, 2016* 4:30 p.m., ESPN3		Jacksonville State	L 59–65	0–2	KSU Convocation Center (381) Kennesaw, GA
November 16, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Georgia Tech	L 49–86	0–3	KSU Convocation Center (889) Kennesaw, GA
November 22, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Georgia State	L 59–62	0–4	GSU Sports Arena (465) Atlanta, GA
November 26, 2016* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		Savannah State	W 72–60	1–4	KSU Convocation Center (461) Kennesaw, GA
November 29, 2016* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Georgia	L 40–82	1–5	Stegeman Coliseum (2,056) Athens, GA
December 3, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Mercer	L 46–61	1–6	Hawkins Arena (768) Macon, GA
December 14, 2016* 8:00 p.m.		at Austin Peay	L 49–68	1–7	Dunn Center (1,097) Clarksville, TN
December 17, 2016* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		Morehead State	L 50–71	1–8	KSU Convocation Center (250) Kennesaw, GA
December 19, 2016* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Arkansas State Puerto Rico Classic	L 67–70	1–9	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
December 20, 2016* 7:30 p.m.		vs. Portland State Puerto Rico Classic	L 61–71	1–10	South Point Arena (71) Enterprise, NV
December 21, 2016* 7:45 p.m.		vs. Xavier Puerto Rico Classic	L 52–75	1–11	South Point Arena (120) Enterprise, NV
January 2, 2017* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Wofford	L 49–78	1–12	KSU Convocation Center (478) Kennesaw, GA
January 4, 2017* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Temple	L 38–79	1–13	KSU Convocation Center (406) Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun Conference season
January 7, 2017 2:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Lipscomb	W 70–55	2–13 (1–0)	Allen Arena (560) Nashville, TN
January 14, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Stetson	L 56–65	2–14 (1–1)	KSU Convocation Center (435) Kennesaw, GA
January 16, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Florida Gulf Coast	L 56–75	2–15 (1–2)	KSU Convocation Center (1,123) Kennesaw, GA
January 21, 2017 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Jacksonville	L 48–72	2–16 (1–3)	Swisher Gymnasium (578) Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at North Florida	W 67–61	3–16 (2–3)	UNF Arena (271) Jacksonville, FL
January 28, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at USC Upstate	W 79–71	4–16 (3–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (289) Spartanburg, SC
February 2, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		NJIT	W 75–64	5–16 (4–3)	KSU Convocation Center (355) Kennesaw, GA
February 4, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 74–67	6–16 (5–3)	KSU Convocation Center (723) Kennesaw, GA
February 8, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at NJIT	W 66–56	7–16 (6–3)	Fleisher Center (300) Newark, NJ
February 11, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 35–69	7–17 (6–4)	Alico Arena (1,904) Fort Myers, FL
February 13, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Stetson	L 43–60	7–18 (6–5)	Edmunds Center (463) DeLand, FL
February 18, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		North Florida	W 52–48	8–18 (7–5)	KSU Convocation Center (425) Kennesaw, GA
February 20, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Jacksonville	L 62–71	8–19 (7–6)	KSU Convocation Center (531) Kennesaw, GA
February 25, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 96–69	9–19 (8–6)	KSU Convocation Center (471) Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun women's tournament
March 3, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	(4)	(5) NJIT Quarterfinals	W 62–60	10–19	KSU Convocation Center (983) Kennesaw, GA
March 8, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	(4)	at (1) Stetson Semifinals	L 48–78	10–20	Edmunds Center (688) DeLand, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team