2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2011 and they lost to DePaul in the first round.

2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record24–9 (15–3 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Nelson
  • Adam DeJoode
  • KK Armstrong
Home arenaMcLeod Center
Seasons
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Drake 18 0   1.000 28 4   .875
Northern Iowa 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Missouri State 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Wichita State 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Evansville 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Bradley 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Indiana State 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Illinois State 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Loyola–Chicago 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
2017 MVC tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Mariah Criswell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Winterset Van Meter, IA
G 2 Madison Weekley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Benton Community Atkins, IA
G 10 Ellie Herzberg 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Manson Northwest Webster Manson, IA
G 11 Angie Davison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Maple Grove Maple Grove, MN
F 15 Dariann Garrison-Nickerson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Des Moines East West Des Moines, IA
F 20 Hannah Schonhardt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Holy Family Catholic Waconia, MN
G 22 Rose Simon-Ressler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Western Dubuque Epworth, IA
G 23 Kennedy Kirkpatrick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Free State
Bowling Green
Lawrence, KS
G 24 Mikaela Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Iowa City West Coralville, IA
F 32 Heidi Hillyard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Mediapolis Burlington, IA
F 34 Taylor Hagen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Blooming Prairie Blooming Prairie, MN
G 41 Abby Gerrits 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI
F 50 Megan Maahs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Western Dubuque Epworth, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Maryville W 77–34 
McLeod Center (905)
Cedar Falls, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm
at IUPUI W 69–62  1–0
The Jungle (293)
Indianapolis, IN
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
at Iowa State L 68–76  1–1
Hilton Coliseum (10,063)
Ames, IA
11/20/2016*
7:00 pm
UW–Parkside W 72–54  2–1
McLeod Center (738)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/23/2016*
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma State L 57–81  2–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,153)
Stillwater, OK
11/25/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. Idaho
GCU Thanksgiving Classic
W 76–74  3–2
GCU Arena (205)
Phoenix, AZ
11/26/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. Denver
GCU Thanksgiving Classic
W 79–68  4–2
GCU Arena (369)
Phoenix, AZ
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
South Dakota State L 50–61  4–3
McLeod Center (529)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm
at Iowa L 39–88  4–4
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,666)
Iowa City, IA
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
Creighton W 50–49  5–4
McLeod Center (1,235)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
North Dakota W 74–53  6–4
McLeod Center (1,094)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Kansas State W 67–59  7–4
McLeod Center (1,402)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 pm
at Missouri State W 61–54  8–4
(1–0)
JQH Arena (2,694)
Springfield, MO
01/01/2017
3:30 pm
at Wichita State W 63–61  9–4
(2–0)
Charles Koch Arena (1,564)
Wichita, KS
01/06/2017
7:00 pm
Southern Illinois W 79–49  10–4
(3–0)
McLeod Center (1,178)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/08/2017
11:30 am
Evansville W 54–40  11–4
(4–0)
McLeod Center (1,059)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/13/2017
7:00 pm
at Illinois State W 78–40  12–4
(5–0)
Redbird Arena (576)
Normal, IL
01/15/2017
2:00 pm
at Bradley W 72–53  13–4
(6–0)
Renaissance Coliseum (649)
Peoria, IL
01/20/2017
7:00 pm
Indiana State W 59–47  14–4
(7–0)
McLeod Center (1,179)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/22/2017
2:00 pm
Loyola–Chicago W 68–30  15–4
(8–0)
McLeod Center (1,501)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 79–88 2OT 15–5
(8–1)
McLeod Center (4,027)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/03/2017
7:00 pm
at Evansville W 62–36  16–5
(9–1)
Ford Center (528)
Evansville, IN
02/05/2017
2:00 pm
at Southern Illinois L 59–64  16–6
(9–2)
SIU Arena (651)
Carbondale, IL
02/10/2017
7:00 pm
Bradley W 70–50  17–6
(10–2)
McLeod Center (1,359)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/12/2017
2:00 pm
Illinois State W 82–51  18–6
(11–2)
McLeod Center (1,701)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/17/2017
7:00 pm
at Loyola–Chicago W 89–43  19–6
(12–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (301)
Chicago, IL
02/19/2017
11:00 am
at Indiana State W 61–59 OT 20–6
(13–2)
Hulman Center (1,979)
Terre Haute, IN
02/24/2017
7:00 pm
at No. 21 Drake L 57–70  20–7
(13–3)
Knapp Center (6,456)
Des Moines, IA
03/02/2017
7:00 pm
Wichita State W 62–37  21–7
(14–3)
McLeod Center (1,239)
Cedar Falls, IA
03/04/2017
8:00 pm
Missouri State W 65–64  22–7
(15–3)
McLeod Center (1,301)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/10/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (7) Bradley
Quarterfinals
W 69–39  23–7
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/11/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (6) Evansville
Semifinals
W 82–58  24–7
iWireless Center (2,181)
Moline, IL
03/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (1) No. 20 Drake
Championship Game
L 69–74 OT 24–8
iWireless Center (2,451)
Moline, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
11:00 am, ESPN2
(10 O) vs. (7 O) No. 19 DePaul
First Round
L 67–88  24–9
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

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2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".