2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

The 2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho State.

2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–23 (4–14 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
North Dakota 15 3   .833 20 11   .645
Northern Colorado 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Eastern Washington 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Idaho 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Idaho State 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Portland State 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Weber State 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Northern Arizona 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Montana 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Southern Utah 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2017 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

On July 27, 2016, longtime head coach Robin Selvig announced his retirement effective August 31.[1] Assistant coach Shannon Schweyen assumed head coaching duties.[2]

Roster

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2016–17 Montana Lady Griz women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Maddie Keast 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Sentinel HS Missoula, MT
G 3 Gabi Harrington 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bishop Kelly HS Boise, ID
G 4 Sierra Anderson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Henry M. Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA
F 10 Kayleigh Valley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr University HS Spokane, WA
F 11 Rachel Staudacher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Cedar Park Christian Bothell, WA
F 12 Nora Klick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Great Falls HS Simms, MT
F 13 Alycia Sims 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Stevensville HS Stevensville, MT
F 14 Hailey Nicholson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Malta HS Malta, MT
F 22 Mekayla Isaak 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Bend HS Bend, OR
G 23 Taylor Goligoski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Hamilton HS Hamilton, MT
F 24 Jace Henderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Billings Senior HS Billings, MT
C 31 Henny Hearn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Century HS Pocatello, ID
G 32 McKenzie Johnston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Capital HS Helena, MT
G 34 Madi Schoening 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Sandpoint HS Sandpoint, ID
F 44 Emma Stockholm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Chelan HS Chelan, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Source [3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm
Montana State–Northern W 64–56 
Dahlberg Arena (2,226)
Missoula, MT
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm
Carroll (Montana) W 61–39 
Dahlberg Arena (903)
Missoula, MT
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2015*
7:00 pm
Great Falls W 66–55  1–0
Dahlberg Arena (2,338)
Missoula, MT
11/19/2016*
11:30 am
vs. South Dakota State
Hawkeye Classic semifinals
L 43–84  1–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (200)
Iowa City, IA
11/20/2016*
10:30 am
vs. Massachusetts
Hawkeye Classic 3rd place game
L 58–59  1–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (107)
Iowa City, IA
11/23/2016*
7:00 pm
Incarnate Word
36th Lady Griz Classic
W 61–56  2–2
Dahlberg Arena (2,338)
Missoula, MT
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm
Utah State
36th Lady Griz Classic
L 46–65  2–3
Dahlberg Arena (2,506)
Missoula, MT
11/30/2016*
6:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton L 56–72  2–4
Titan Gym (274)
Fullerton, CA
12/02/2016*
8:00 pm
at Seattle L 44–60  2–5
Connolly Center (236)
Seattle, WA
12/10/2016*
4:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 46–54  2–6
William R. Johnson Coliseum (444)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/12/2016*
7:00 pm
Rocky Mountain (Montana) W 64–56  3–6
Dahlberg Arena (2,411)
Missoula, MT
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
Wyoming L 42–67  3–7
Dahlberg Arena (2,569)
Missoula, MT
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Colorado State L 49–63  3–8
Dahlberg Arena (2,442)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm
at Idaho State L 43–61  3–9
(0–1)
Reed Gym (920)
Pocatello, ID
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
at Weber State L 58–74  3–10
(0–2)
Dee Events Center (758)
Ogden, UT
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
Idaho L 59–86  3–11
(0–3)
Dahlberg Arena (2,486)
Missoula, MT
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 46–60  3–12
(0–4)
Dahlberg Arena (2,648)
Missoula, MT
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 46–65  3–13
(0–5)
Bank of Colorado Arena (820)
Greeley, CO
01/14/2017
1:00 pm
at North Dakota L 63–73  3–14
(0–6)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,893)
Grand Forks, ND
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Portland State L 44–64  3–15
(0–7)
Dahlberg Arena (2,579)
Missoula, MT
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
Sacramento State L 60–73  3–16
(0–8)
Dahlberg Arena (2,966)
Missoula, MT
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at Eastern Washington L 57–64  3–17
(0–9)
Reese Court (1,026)
Cheney, WA
01/28/2017
3:00 pm
at Idaho L 50–75  3–18
(0–10)
Cowan Spectrum (738)
Moscow, ID
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, SWX Montana
Montana State L 69–75  3–19
(0–11)
Dahlberg Arena (3,223)
Missoula, MT
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
Southern Utah W 64–55  4–19
(1–11)
Dahlberg Arena (2,843)
Missoula, MT
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 60–59  5–19
(2–11)
Dahlberg Arena (2,722)
Missoula, MT
02/16/2017
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 69–99  5–20
(2–12)
Hornets Nest (358)
Sacramento, CA
02/18/2017
3:00 pm
at Portland State L 45–68  5–21
(2–13)
Peter Stott Center (323)
Portland, OR
02/25/2017
2:00 pm, SWX Montana
at Montana State L 54–71  5–22
(2–14)
Worthington Arena (3,273)
Bozeman, MT
03/01/2017
7:00 pm
Weber State W 71–46  6–22
(3–14)
Dahlberg Arena (3,296)
Missoula, MT
03/03/2017
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 68–53  7–22
(4–14)
Dahlberg Arena (2,942)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/06/2017
9:05 pm
(11) vs. (6) Idaho State
First Round
L 53–63  7–23
Reno Events Center (906)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Speltz, Bill (July 27, 2016). "Selvig retiring". The Missoulian. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. ^ A J Mazzolini. "Shannon Schweyen to be next Lady Griz head coach". Missoulian.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule - Montana Grizzlies". Gogriz.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.