2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by first year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Seton Hall.

2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball
Conference	Big East
Record	12–18 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Crowley (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Priscilla Edwards Tiara Johnson Jessica Jenkins
Home arena	Alumni Hall

2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 DePaul*	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Creighton	16	–	2		.889			24	–	8		.750
Marquette†	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
St. John's	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Villanova	11	–	7		.611			20	–	14		.588
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Providence	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Xavier	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Seton Hall	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
Butler	2	–	16		.111			6	–	25		.194
† 2017 Big East tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of March 29, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Sarah Beal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr New Hope Christian Academy Matthews, NC F 1 Alise Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Houston Germantown, TN F 3 Erica Meyer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Wilton Wilton, CT G 10 Allegra Botteghi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So G. Parini Bologna, Italy G 11 Jovana 'Yoyo' Nogic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Vergilio Ferreira Lisbon, Portugal G 20 Ny'Dajah Jackson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Piedmont Oakland, CA G 21 Maddie Jolin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bishop Feehan Rehoboth, MA F 22 Aliyah Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Southaven Southaven, MS G 23 Clara Che 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Institut Joaquim Blume Valencia, Spain F 24 Rachel Aho 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Marianapolis Prep Holden, MA F 25 Brianna Frias 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Holy Name Central Worcester, MA F/C 31 Julia Thissell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr The Rivers School Hopkinton, MA F 32 Maggie Ahearn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Tabor Academy Marshfield, MA	Head coach Jim Crowley (Keuka) Assistant coach(es) Priscilla Edwards (St. Bonaventure) Tiara Johnson (St. Bonaventure) Jessica Jenkins (St. Bonaventure) 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
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 1:00 pm		Rhode Island College	W 64–29		Alumni Hall (312) Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Colgate	W 92–85 2OT	1–0	Alumni Hall (534) Providence, RI
11/16/2016* 12:00 pm		North Dakota State	W 86–63	2–0	Alumni Hall (789) Providence, RI
11/19/2016* 4:00 pm		Binghamton	W 71–58	3–0	Alumni Hall (634) Providence, RI
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at Hartford	W 77–65	4–0	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (654) Hartford, CT
11/26/2016* 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic	W 65–49	5–0	Trask Coliseum (428) Wilmington, NC
11/27/2016* 12:00 pm		vs. Miami (OH) UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic	W 75–59	6–0	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm		vs. Bryant Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament semifinals	W 65–49	7–0	Pizzitola Sports Center (428) Providence, RI
12/04/2016* 3:00 pm		at Brown Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament championship	L 70–77	7–1	Pizzitola Sports Center (431) Providence, RI
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		at Columbia	L 64–66 OT	7–2	Levien Gymnasium (286) New York City, NY
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm		at Boston College	L 53–57	7–3	Conte Forum (905) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		at Monmouth	W 62–58	8–3	OceanFirst Bank Center (312) West Long Branch, NJ
Big East regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		Xavier	L 51–54	8–4 (0–1)	Alumni Hall (477) Providence, RI
12/30/2016 12:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	W 68–51	9–4 (1–1)	Alumni Hall (545) Providence, RI
01/02/2017 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at DePaul	L 56–61	9–5 (1–2)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,977) Chicago, IL
01/04/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN		at Marquette	L 74–79	9–6 (1–3)	Al McGuire Center (1,041) Milwaukee, WI
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, FS1		Villanova	L 59–64	9–7 (1–4)	Alumni Hall (564) Providence, RI
01/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Georgetown	L 39–71	9–8 (1–5)	Alumni Hall (380) Providence, RI
01/14/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN		Creighton	L 51–58	9–9 (1–6)	Alumni Hall (384) Providence, RI
01/20/2017 7:00 pm, FS2		at Seton Hall	L 43–55	9–10 (1–7)	Walsh Gymnasium (657) South Orange, NJ
01/22/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN		at St. John's	L 50–60	9–11 (1–8)	Carnesecca Arena (646) Queens, NY
01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Marquette	W 66–64	10–11 (2–8)	Alumni Hall (520) Providence, RI
01/29/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN		No. 21 DePaul	L 55–64	10–12 (2–9)	Alumni Hall (578) Providence, RI
02/03/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 70–72 OT	10–13 (2–10)	McDonough Gymnasium (2,117) Washington, D.C.
02/05/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Villanova	L 43–61	10–14 (2–11)	The Pavilion (1,309) Villanova, PA
02/11/2017 2:05 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	L 57–88	10–15 (2–12)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,240) Omaha, NE
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		St. John's	L 47–71	10–16 (2–13)	Alumni Hall (589) Providence, RI
02/19/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	W 74–57	11–16 (3–13)	Alumni Hall (837) Providence, RI
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Butler	W 64–58	12–16 (4–13)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (486) Indianapolis, IN
02/26/2017 11:30 am, BEDN		at Xavier	L 57–67	12–17 (4–14)	Cintas Center (938) Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017 7:30 pm, BEDN		vs. Seton Hall First Round	L 60–92	12–18	Al McGuire Center (2,132) Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team