2016–17 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by fourth year head coach Krista Gerlich, played their home games at the College Park Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Troy. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Tulane in the first round.

2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
SHU Thanksgiving Classic champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	22–9 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Kristin Cole Ashley Crawford Talby Justus
Home arena	College Park Center

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Little Rock	17	–	1		.944			25	–	8		.758
UT Arlington	14	–	4		.778			22	–	8		.733
Troy †	12	–	6		.667			22	–	10		.688
Louisiana–Lafayette	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Texas State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Georgia Southern	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Coastal Carolina	8	–	10		.444			13	–	16		.448
Georgia State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Appalachian State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
South Alabama	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Arkansas State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	25		.219
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 15, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Cierra Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr L D Bell Bedford, TX G 2 Lauren Billie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So East Central Tulsa, OK G 3 Crystal Allen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Trimble Tech Seattle Fort Worth, TX G 4 Breck Clark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Dale NOC-Enid Shawnee, OK G 5 Miranda LeJune 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Pearland San Jacinto College-North Pearland, TX G 11 Shelby Richards 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Riverton Odessa JC South Jordan, UT G 12 Brooke Alexander (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Prestonwood Christian Academy Liberty Frisco, TX F 13 Greta Kairyte 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Palangos Senoji Gimnazija Weatherford Palanga, Lithuania G 14 Ericka Mattingly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Wichita South Wichita, KS G 23 Christina Devers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Conners State Wichita, KS G 24 Aysia Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Broken Arrow Tulsa, OK F 25 Allyson Te'o 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Fossil Ridge Fort Worth, TX F 33 Kelsey Johnson  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Washington Washington, OK F 44 Rebekah Van Dijk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Nazareth Nazareth, TX	Head coach Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech) Assistant coach(es) Kristin Cole (Notre Dame) Ashley Crawford (Lamar) Talby Justus (Tabor) 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* 2:00 pm		UTSA	W 75–54	1–0	College Park Center (592) Arlington, TX
11/16/2016* 5:30 pm, FCS		at WKU	W 71–68	2–0	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,712) Bowling Green, KY
11/20/2016* 5:00 pm		Wichita State	W 74–70	3–0	College Park Center (525) Arlington, TX
11/26/2016* 11:00 am		vs. San Diego State SHU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	W 64–58	4–0	Walsh Gymnasium (311) South Orange, NJ
11/27/2016* 1:30 pm		at Seton Hall SHU Thanksgiving Classic championship	W 86–61	5–0	Walsh Gymnasium (656) South Orange, NJ
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 60–65	5–1	College Park Center (547) Arlington, TX
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, FCS Pacific		at Kansas State	L 49–62	5–2	Bramlage Coliseum (4,050) Manhattan, KS
12/11/2016* 5:00 pm		Eastern New Mexico	W 65–48	6–2	College Park Center (419) Arlington, TX
12/11/2016* 5:00 pm		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 80–50	7–2	College Park Center (575) Arlington, TX
12/22/2016* 2:00 pm		at Texas Tech	L 60–79	7–3	United Supermarkets Arena (4,794) Lubbock, TX
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		Appalachian State	W 74–63	8–3 (1–0)	College Park Center (591) Arlington, TX
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		Coastal Carolina	W 60–58	9–3 (2–0)	College Park Center (1,892) Arlington, TX
01/07/2017 2:00 pm, SPEC		at Texas State	W 61–39	10–3 (3–0)	Strahan Coliseum (1,667) San Marcos, TX
01/12/2017 7:05 pm		at South Alabama	W 73–49	11–3 (4–0)	Mitchell Center (356) Mobile, AL
01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Troy	L 68–85	11–4 (4–1)	Trojan Arena (867) Troy, AL
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 79–66	12–4 (5–1)	College Park Center (554) Arlington, TX
01/21/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Louisiana–Monroe	W 93–59	13–4 (6–1)	College Park Center (2,659) Arlington, TX
01/26/2016 6:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	W 70–41	14–4 (7–1)	HTC Center (320) Conway, SC
01/28/2017 12:00 pm		at Appalachian State	W 73–62	15–4 (8–1)	Holmes Center (477) Boone, NC
02/04/2017 2:00 pm, SPEC		Texas State	L 69–75	15–5 (8–2)	College Park Center (1,218) Arlington, TX
02/09/2017 11:30 am		Little Rock	L 49–58	15–6 (8–3)	College Park Center (5,011) Arlington, TX
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		Arkansas State	W 69–58	16–6 (9–3)	College Park Center  Arlington, TX
02/16/2017 6:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	W 69–60	17–6 (10–3)	Hanner Fieldhouse (268) Statesboro, GA
02/18/2017 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Georgia State	L 59–64	17–7 (10–4)	GSU Sports Arena (526) Atlanta, GA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		Troy	W 78–72	18–7 (11–4)	College Park Center (728) Arlington, TX
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		South Alabama	W 53–41	19–7 (12–4)	College Park Center (2,878) Arlington, TX
03/02/2017 5:15 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 83–47	20–7 (13–4)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,604) Monroe, LA
03/04/2017 5:00 pm		at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 79–76	21–7 (14–4)	Cajundome (1,284) Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/09/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (10) South Alabama Quarterfinals	W 65–53	22–7	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
03/11/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (3) Troy Semifinals	L 59–88	22–8	Lakefront Arena (1,027) New Orleans, LA
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2017* 7:00 pm		at Tulane First Round	L 53–62	22–9	Devlin Fieldhouse (717) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team