2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by fourth year head coach Stacie Terry, played their home games at Viejas Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West women's tournament to San Jose State.

2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	11–19 (6–12 Mountain West)
Head coach	Stacie Terry (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jesse Clark Ciara Carl Nick Grant
Home arena	Viejas Arena

2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colorado State	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
Wyoming	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Boise State†	12	–	6		.667			25	–	8		.758
UNLV	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
New Mexico	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Utah State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Fresno State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
San Jose State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
San Diego State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Nevada	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Air Force	2	–	16		.111			4	–	25		.138
† 2017 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 1 Khalia Lark (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mater Dei Washington Irvine, CA G 3 Ariell Bostick 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Bishop O' Dowd HS Oakland, CA G 4 Kymberly Ellison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Hardaway HS Georgia Tech Columbus, GA F 11 Arantxa Gomez Ferrer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Parque Colegio Santa Ana HS Valencia, Spain G 13 Allison Brown 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Mater Dei HS Anaheim Hills, CA G 15 McKynzie Fort 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Etiwanda HS Fontana, CA G 20 Geena Gomez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Edison HS Saint Joseph's Huntington Beach, CA G 21 Abby Lowe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Barking Abbey School Stockport, England G/F 22 Lexy Thorderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Rock Canyon HS Castle Rock, CO G 30 Cheyenne Greenhouse 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Canyon Springs HS Riverside, CA F 34 Baylee Vanderdoes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Placer HS Auburn, CA F 40 Monique Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Brennan HS San Antonio, TX F 44 Aleiah Brandon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Centennial HS Corona, CA C 45 Naomi Ekwedike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Potters House Christian Academy Lagos, Nigeria	Head coach Stacie Terry (UT Arlington) Assistant coach(es) Jesse Clark (Pacific Union) Ciara Carl (Point Loma) Nick Grant (Baylor) 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
11/04/2016* 6:30 pm		Cal State San Marcos	W 74–53		Viejas Arena (276) San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 5:00 pm		at UC Riverside	L 44–72	0–1	The SRC (263) Riverside, CA
12/14/2016* 6:30 pm		San Diego Christian	W 80–70	1–1	Viejas Arena (360) San Diego, CA
11/17/2016* 6:00 pm		at San Diego	L 53–91	1–2	Jenny Craig Pavilion (482) San Diego, CA
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	L 53–60	1–3	Viejas Arena (512) San Diego, CA
11/26/2016* 9:00 am		vs. Texas–Arlington SHU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	L 58–64	1–4	Walsh Gymnasium (311) South Orange, NJ
11/27/2016* 9:00 am		vs. Central Connecticut SHU Thanksgiving Classic 3rd place game	W 80–62	2–4	Walsh Gymnaisum (321) South Orange, NJ
12/02/2016* 7:00 pm		at UC Davis	L 55–75	2–5	The Pavilion (424) Davis, CA
12/09/2016* 12:00 pm		Michigan	L 57–92	2–6	Viejas Arena (2,632) San Diego, CA
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		UC Santa Barbara	W 84–70	3–6	Viejas Arena (460) San Diego, CA
12/22/2016* 5:00 pm		at Cal State Fullerton	W 71–61	4–6	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
12/28/2016* 6:30 pm		Biola	W 63–48	5–6	Viejas Arena (512) San Diego, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/31/2016 1:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 42–85	5–7 (0–1)	The Pit (4,303) Albuquerque, NM
01/04/2017 6:30 pm		Nevada	W 83–78	6–7 (1–1)	Viejas Arena (364) San Diego, CA
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		Boise State	W 84–77	7–7 (2–1)	Viejas Arena (714) San Diego, CA
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		at San Jose State	L 80–81	7–8 (2–2)	Event Center Arena (536) San Jose, CA
01/14/2017 1:00 pm		at Utah State	L 47–53	7–9 (2–3)	Smith Spectrum (612) Logan, UT
01/18/2017 6:30 pm		UNLV	W 87–68	8–9 (3–3)	Viejas Arena (1,086) San Diego, CA
01/25/2017 6:30 pm		Air Force	L 59–62	8–10 (3–4)	Viejas Arena (1,023) San Diego, CA
01/28/2017 1:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 43–60	8–11 (3–5)	Moby Arena (1,687) Fort Collins, CO
02/01/2017 5:30 pm		at Wyoming	L 67–80	8–12 (3–6)	Arena-Auditorium (2,031) Laramie, WY
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		Fresno State	L 51–59	8–13 (3–7)	Viejas Arena (875) San Diego, CA
02/08/2017 6:30 pm		San Jose State	L 90–99	8–14 (3–8)	Viejas Arena (338) San Diego, CA
02/11/2017 4:00 pm		at Nevada	L 65–88	8–15 (3–9)	Lawlor Events Center (1,332) Reno, NV
02/15/2017 6:30 pm		Utah State	W 66–59	9–15 (4–9)	Viejas Arena (464) San Diego, CA
02/18/2017 4:00 pm		at UNLV	L 62–80	9–16 (4–10)	Cox Pavilion (1,585) Paradise, NV
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 50–59	9–17 (4–11)	Save Mart Center (2,121) Laramie, WY
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		Colorado State	L 46–80	9–18 (4–12)	Viejas Arena (910) San Diego, CA
02/28/2017 6:00 pm		at Air Force	W 64–51	10–18 (5–12)	Clune Arena (356) Colorado Springs, CO
03/03/2017 6:30 pm		New Mexico	W 63–51	11-18 (6-12)	Viejas Arena (1,474) San Diego, CA
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/06/2016 2:00 pm	(9)	vs. (8) San Jose State First Round	W 76-58	11-19	Thomas & Mack Center (521) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team