2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by seventh year head coach Mark Trakh, played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 14–0 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated UMKC and Seattle to be champions of the WAC women's tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Stanford. In that game, the Aggies nearly pulled off the monumental upset, leading 38-31 at halftime. The Cardinal cut the lead to one at the end of the third quarter before taking the lead for good halfway through the fourth.

2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball
WAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	24–7 (14–0 WAC)
Head coach	Mark Trakh (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Glover Ashley Ford Blanche Alverson
Home arena	Pan American Center

2016–17 WAC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	14	–	0		1.000			24	–	7		.774
Cal State Bakersfield	10	–	4		.714			15	–	14		.517
Seattle	10	–	4		.714			15	–	18		.455
UTRGV	8	–	6		.571			19	–	14		.576
Grand Canyon*	7	–	7		.500			15	–	12		.556
UMKC	4	–	10		.286			10	–	19		.345
Utah Valley	3	–	11		.214			9	–	22		.290
Chicago State	0	–	14		.000			0	–	29		.000
† 2017 WAC tournament winner As of March 19, 2017 Rankings from AP poll * Ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

Roster

2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Jasmine Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lincoln HS Dallas, TX G 2 Brooke Salas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So El Dorado HS Placentia, CA G 3 Tonishia Childress 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr Bishop Gorman HS Boise State Las Vegas, NV G 12 Zaire Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Santa Margarita Catholic HS Dana Point, CA G 14 Takiyah Lopez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Horizon HS El Paso, TX F 20 Brandee Walton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr St. Mary's HS Surprise, AZ G 21 Tamera William 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Centennial HS Las Vegas, NV F 22 Tyler Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Antelope HS Antelope, AZ G 23 Aaliyah Prince 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Highlands HS San Antonio, TX F 24 Brianna Freeman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Harker Heights HS Killeen, TX F 30 Gia Pack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr South Mountain HS Phoenix, AZ F 33 Jeneva Toilolo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Farrington HS Honolulu, HI G 35 Moriah Mack 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Reagan HS San Antonio, TX F 50 Tyesha Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Temple HS Temple, TX	Head coach Mark Trakh (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Jason Glover (Grand Canyon) Ashley Ford (Nebraska) Blanche Alverson (Auburn) 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* 5:30 pm, AggieVision		San Jose State	W 66–55	1–0	Pan American Center (715) Las Cruces, NM
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	L 55–84	1–1	The Pit (4,724) Albuquerque, NM
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm		vs. Sacramento State Bank of Hawaii Classic	W 99–73	2–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
11/20/2016* 8:30 pm		at Hawaii Bank of Hawaii Classic	L 53–56	2–2	Stan Sheriff Center (2,053) Honolulu, HI
11/23/2016* 1:00 pm, WAC DN		Pepperdine	W 74–66	3–2	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
11/25/2016* 5:00 pm		New Mexico Highlands	W 94–37	4–2	Pan American Center (834) Las Cruces, NM
11/30/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3		New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	W 77–70	5–2	Pan American Center (1,171) Las Cruces, NM
12/04/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Arizona	L 63–74 OT	5–3	Pan American Center (912) Las Cruces, NM
12/11/2016* 12:00 pm, FSAZ		at Northern Arizona	W 79–68	6–3	Rolle Activity Center (218) Flagstaff, AZ
12/15/2016* 7:05 pm		at UTEP Battle of I-10	W 67–59	7–3	Don Haskins Center (1,472) El Paso, TX
12/19/2016* 4:00 pm		vs. Quinnipiac Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals	L 46–49	7–4	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
12/20/2016* 4:00 pm		vs. UNLV Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round	L 47–52	7–5	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
12/21/2016* 1:30 pm		vs. Santa Clara Play4Kay Shootout 7th place game	L 46–60	7–6	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
12/31/2016* 2:00 pm		Western New Mexico	W 85–28	8–6	Pan American Center (860) Las Cruces, NM
WAC regular season
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, WAC DN		UMKC	W 78–72	9–6 (1–0)	Pan American Center (844) Las Cruces, NM
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		Chicago State	W 100–63	10–6 (2–0)	Pan American Center (808) Las Cruces, NM
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		at Grand Canyon	W 81–65	11–6 (3–0)	GCU Arena (656) Phoenix, AZ
01/14/2017 1:00 pm		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 64–55	12–6 (4–0)	Icardo Center (567) Bakersfield, CA
01/21/2017 1:00 pm, WAC DN		at UMKC	W 60–43	13–6 (5–0)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,120) Kansas City, MO
01/26/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Seattle	W 73–69	14–6 (6–0)	Pan American Center (873) Las Cruces, NM
01/28/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Utah Valley	W 63–46	15–6 (7–0)	Pan American Center (1,249) Las Cruces, NM
02/04/2017 12:00 pm, WAC DN		at Chicago State	W 65–54	16–6 (8–0)	Jones Convocation Center (230) Chicago, IL
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 69–55	17–6 (9–0)	Pan American Center (1,023) Las Cruces, NM
02/12/2017 2:00 pm		Grand Canyon	W 67–60	18–6 (10–0)	Pan American Center (1,741) Las Cruces, NM
02/18/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 87–67	19–6 (11–0)	Pan American Center (1,554) Las Cruces, NM
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, WAC DN		at Utah Valley	W 66–53	20–6 (12–0)	Lockhart Arena (244) Orem, UT
02/25/2017 5:00 pm		at Seattle	W 64–61	21–6 (13–0)	Connolly Center (244) Seattle, WA
03/04/2017 6:00 pm, WAC DN		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 64–46	22–6 (14–0)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,022) Edinburg, TX
WAC Women's Tournament
03/10/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (5) UMKC Semifinals	W 71–63	23–6	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
03/11/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (2) Seattle Championship Game	W 63–48	24–6	Orleans Arena (851) Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017* 11:30 am, ESPN2	(15 L)	vs. (2 L) No. 6 Stanford First Round	L 64–72	25–6	Bramlage Coliseum (4,005) Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team