2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team represented Western Illinois University. The Leathernecks, were coached by JD Gravina and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in first place. They won The Summit League Women's Tournament, defeating IUPUI 77–69 in overtime. They were invited to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 1995, where they lost to Florida State in the first round.

2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Summit League
Record	26–7 (13–3 The Summit)
Head coach	JD Gravina (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Seth Minter Sydney Crafton Taylor Isnoto
Home arena	Western Hall

2016–17 Summit League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Western Illinois †	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
IUPUI	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
South Dakota State	12	–	4		.750			23	–	9		.719
South Dakota	11	–	5		.688			23	–	9		.719
Omaha	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Oral Roberts	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
North Dakota State	4	–	12		.250			6	–	24		.200
Denver	3	–	13		.188			6	–	24		.200
Fort Wayne	2	–	14		.125			5	–	24		.172
† 2017 Summit League Tournament winner As of March 19, 2017 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Emily Clemens 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Muscatine High School Muscatine, IA F 3 Olivia Braun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. Catherine's High School Toledo Racine, WI G 10 Mallory Boyle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr North Mahaska High School New Sharon, IA G 12 Morgan Blumer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Milton High School Florida Gulf Coast Milton, WI G 13 Olivia Kaufmann 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Jacksonville High School Jacksonville, IL G 14 Taylor Hanneman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Illini Bluffs High School Mercer Glasford, IL G 20 Andi Pierce 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Garber High School Garber, OK F 21 Jasmine Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Westside Grossmont College Jacksonville, FL G 22 Michelle Farrow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Waukesha West Waukesha, WI G 24 Taylor Higginbotham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Germantown Germantown, WI G 34 Samantha Pryor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Central High School Elgin, IL	Head coach JD Gravina (William Jewell) Assistant coach(es) Seth Minter (Culver–Stockton) Sydney Crafton (Missouri) Taylor Ignoto (Mineral Area College) 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
November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, Fighting Leather All-Access		Monmouth College	W 113–29	1–0	Western Hall (702) Macomb, IL
November 13, 2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	L 68–76	1–1	Klotsche Center (663) Milwaukee, WI
November 16, 2016* 11:00 am, OVC Digital Network		at SE Missouri State	W 100–87	2–1	Show Me Center (2,553) Cape Girardeau, MO
November 19, 2016* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 83–79	3–1	Western Hall (562) Macomb, IL
November 22, 2016* 11:00 am, Roos TV		at UMKC	W 78–65	4–1	Swinney Recreation Center (186) Kansas City, MO
November 27, 2016* 2:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		at SIU Edwardsville	W 76–74	5–1	Vadalabene Center (603) Edwardsville, IL
November 29, 2016* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Missouri	L 68–71	5–2	Mizzou Arena (1,843) Columbia, MO
December 2, 2016* 7:00 pm		at Marquette	L 61–77	5–3	Al McGuire Center (1,222) Milwaukee, WI
December 5, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bradley	W 91–77	6–3	Western Hall (676) Macomb, IL
December 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Graceland	W 118–40	7–3	Western Hall (407) Macomb, IL
December 10, 2016* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Illinois	W 83–62	8–3	Western Hall (604) Macomb, IL
December 17, 2016* 2:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 54–50	9–3	Jones Concocation Center (116) Chicago, IL
December 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, Fighting Leatherneck All-Access		Illinois State	W 80–50	10–3	Western Hall (573) Macomb, IL
Summit Conference
December 28, 2016 6:00 pm, Mastodon All-Access		at Purdue–Fort Wayne	W 75–63	11–3 (1–0)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (568) Fort Wayne, IN
December 31, 2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3		at IUPUI	L 52–66	11–4 (1–1)	IUPUI Gymnasium (1,103) Indianapolis, IN
January 5, 2016 7:00 pm, Fighting Leatherneck All-Access		Denver	W 87–62	12–4 (2–1)	Western Hall (494) Macomb, IL
January 7, 2017 4:30 pm, Fightin Leatherneck All-Access		Oral Roberts	W 76–72	13–4 (3–1)	Western Hall (589) Macomb, IL
January 11, 2017 7:00 pm, Mavs All-Access		at Omaha	W 78–74	14–4 (4–1)	Baxter Arena (256) Omaha, NE
January 14, 2017 4:30 pm, Fighting Leathernecks All-Access		North Dakota State	W 110–81	15–4 (5–1)	Western Hall (604) Macomb, IL
January 21, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Dakota State	L 58–73	15–5 (5–2)	Frost Arena (2,305) Brookings, SD
January 25, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		IUPUI	L 72–76	15–6 (5–3)	Western Hall (586) Macomb, IL
January 28, 2017 1:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN3		at South Dakota	W 86–78	16–6 (6–3)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,018) Vermillion, SD
February 1, 2017 7:00 pm, ORU Sports Network		at Oral Roberts	W 76–62	17–6 (7–3)	Mabee Center (411) Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Omaha	W 80–63	18–6 (8–3)	Western Hall (1,041) Macomb, IL
February 8, 2017 5:00 pm, MIDCOSN/ESPN3		at North Dakota State	W 87–60	19–6 (9–3)	Scheels Center (712) Fargo, ND
February 11, 2017 2:00 pm, Pioneer Vision		at Denver	W 80–68	20–6 (10–3)	Magness Arena (375) Denver, CO
February 15, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		South Dakota State	W 83–77	21–6 (11–3)	Western Hall (1,303) Macomb, IL
February 22, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Purdue–Fort Wayne	W 77–51	22–6 (12–3)	Western Hall (984) Macomb, IL
February 25, 2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3		South Dakota	W 81–75	23–6 (13–3)	Western Hall (1,596) Macomb, IL
Summit League Women's Tournament
March 4, 2017 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3	(1)	vs. (8) Denver Quarterfinals	W 82–39	24–6	Denny Sanford Premier Center (3,297) Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2017 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3	(1)	vs. (5) Omaha Semifinals	W 84–82	25–6	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (2) IUPUI Championship	W 77–69	26–6	Denny Sanford Premier Center (2,005) Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) Florida State First Round	L 66–87	26–7	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center  Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in Central Time.