2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe women's basketball team represented University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by third year head coach Jeff Dow, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.

2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	6–24 (3–15 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jeff Dow (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Eun Jung Ok Amber Cunningham David Saur
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Little Rock	17	–	1		.944			25	–	8		.758
UT Arlington	14	–	4		.778			22	–	8		.733
Troy †	12	–	6		.667			22	–	10		.688
Louisiana–Lafayette	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Texas State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Georgia Southern	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Coastal Carolina	8	–	10		.444			13	–	16		.448
Georgia State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Appalachian State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
South Alabama	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Arkansas State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	25		.219
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 15, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Alexis Collins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Forest HS Co-Lin CC Jackson, MS G 4 Journee Beard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr St. Michael HS Baton Rouge, LA G 10 Lauren Marker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Ovey Comeaux HS Lafayette, LA G 11 Destini Lunsford 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Corsicana HS Corsicana, TX G 14 Andreanna Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Rayville HS Bossier Parish CC Rayville, LA F 20 Logan Oesteich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bismarck HS Arkadelphia, AR G 23 Carissa Moody 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Plano Senior HS Plano, TX G 24 Tanisha Briggs 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Huntington HS Shreveport, LA F 25 Stephanie Ratliff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Dr. Phillips HS Daytona State Orlando, FL G/F 32 Jessica Harris (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Thomas Edison HS Mount St. Mary's Woodbridge, VA F 34 Gabriella Cortez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Natchitoches Central Southwest CC Natchitoches, LA F 35 London Archer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Putnam City North Oklahoma City, OK F 41 Dani Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Prairie View Academy Oak Grove, LA	Head coach Jeff Dow (Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Eun Jung Ok (Louisiana–Monroe) Amber Cunningham (Rice) David Saur (Thiel) 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
11/11/2016* 11:00 am		Centenary	W 83–39	1–0	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (302) Monroe, LA
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		at Arkansas	L 46–92	1–1	Bud Walton Arena (3,156) Fayetteville, AR
11/15/2016* 6:00 pm		Grambling State	L 54–59	1–2	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (534) Monroe, LA
11/19/2016* 1:00 pm		at Nicholls State	L 54–73	1–3	Stopher Gym (502) Thibodaux, LA
11/22/2016* 6:00 pm		LSU–Alexandria	W 73–61	2–3	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (303) Monroe, LA
11/29/2016* 6:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	L 53–73	2–4	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (503) Monroe, LA
12/04/2016* 1:00 pm		at Northwestern State	L 65–67	2–5	Prather Coliseum (718) Natchitoches, LA
12/10/2016* 6:00 pm		at Ole Miss	L 40–97	2–6	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,001) Oxford, MS
12/13/2016* 6:00 pm		McNeese State	L 52–78	2–7	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (562) Monroe, LA
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		Rice	L 50–93	2–8	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (512) Monroe, LA
12/21/2016* 2:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 77–65	3–8	Sharp Gymnasium (247) Houston, TX
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		at Arkansas State	L 56–71	3–9 (0–1)	Convocation Center (760) Jonesboro, AR
12/31/2016 1:00 pm		at Little Rock	L 34–78	3–10 (0–2)	Jack Stephens Center (2,287) Little Rock, AR
01/07/2017 5:00 pm		at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 57–67	3–11 (0–3)	Cajundome (899) Lafayette, LA
01/12/2017 6:00 pm		Georgia Southern	L 44–65	3–12 (0–4)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (505) Monroe, LA
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		Georgia State	W 72–63	4–12 (1–4)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		at Texas State	L 50–63	4–13 (1–5)	Strahan Coliseum (1,251) San Marcos, TX
01/21/2017 7:00 pm		at Texas–Arlington	L 59–93	4–14 (1–6)	College Park Center (2,659) Arlington, TX
01/26/2017 6:00 pm		Little Rock	L 47–92	4–15 (1–7)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (723) Monroe, LA
01/28/2017 2:00 pm		Arkansas State	W 59–51	5–15 (2–7)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,211) Monroe, LA
02/02/2017 6:00 pm		at Georgia State	L 35–87	5–16 (2–8)	GSU Sports Arena (386) Atlanta, GA
02/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia Southern	L 65–76	5–17 (2–9)	Hanner Fieldhouse (491) Statesboro, GA
02/09/2017 6:00 pm		Troy	L 67–94	5–18 (2–10)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (617) Monroe, LA
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		South Alabama	L 44–74	5–19 (2–11)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,421) Monroe, LA
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		Louisiana–Lafayette	L 59–65	5–20 (2–12)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,451) Monroe, LA
02/23/2017 6:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	L 48–75	5–21 (2–13)	HTC Center (327) Conway, SC
02/25/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Appalachian State	L 61–79	5–22 (2–14)	Holmes Center (434) Boone, NC
03/02/2017 5:15 pm		Texas–Arlington	L 47–83	5–23 (2–15)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,604) Monroe, LA
03/04/2017 12:00 pm		Texas State	W 61–59	6–23 (3–15)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/07/2017 1:30 pm, ESPN3	(12)	vs. (5) Louisiana–Lafayette First round	L 72–79	6–24	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team