2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Neal, played their games at the Cintas Center and were fourth year members of the newly reorganized 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 Butler.

2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	12–18 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Neal (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Carla D. Morrow Christian Stefanopoulos Mark Stephens
Home arena	Cintas Center

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 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Marquia Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Hoover HS North Canton, OH G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Canterbury HS Fort Wayne, IN G 10 Ashley Gomez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Westmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Redan HS Lithonia GA F 15 Megan Christopher 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Turpin HS Cincinnati, OH G 20 Na'Teshia Owens 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Mexia HS Mexia, TN F 21 Maddison Blackwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Lincoln HS Gahanna, OH G 22 Erica Dawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Marietta HS Marietta, OH F 23 Leah Schaefer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Highlands HS Alexandria, KY G 24 Martha Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Solon HS Solon, OH F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Sammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland G 30 Raeshaun Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Fairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, OH F 31 Tierra Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr St. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS Toledo, OH G 35 Jenna Crittendon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Ryle HS Union, KY F 45 Imani Partlow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Winton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH	Head coach Brian Neal (Northern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Carla D. Morrow (Tulsa) Christian Stefanopoulos (Thomas More) Mark Stephens (Morehead State) 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
11/12/2016* 1:00 pm, BEDN		Tennessee State Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic	W 63–54	1–0	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2016* 12:00 pm		Southeast Missouri State	W 54–48	2–0	Cintas Center (3,736) Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		North Florida	W 83–46	3–0	Cintas Center (645) Cincinnati, OH
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 62–41	4–0	Cintas Center (688) Cincinnati, OH
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Delaware State	W 86–53	5–0	Cintas Center (487) Cincinnati, OH
12/05/2016* 7:00 pm		Michigan	W 61–58	6–0	Cintas Center (721) Cincinnati, OH
12/08/2016* 7:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 45–58	6–1	LJVM Coliseum (416) Winston-Salem, NC
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		at Cincinnati Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout	W 71–62	7–1	Fifth Third Arena (1,362) Cincinnati, OH
12/19/2016* 5:15 pm		vs. No. 20 Oklahoma Puerto Rico Classic	L 69–81	7–2	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
12/20/2016* 3:00 pm		vs. Southern Miss Puerto Rico Classic	L 59–73	7–3	South Point Arena (83) Enterprise, NV
12/21/2016* 7:45 pm		vs. Kennesaw State Puerto Rico Classic	W 75–52	8–3	South Point Arena (120) Enterprise, NV
Big East regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Providence	W 54–51	9–3 (1–0)	Alumni Hall (477) Providence, RI
12/30/2016 8:05 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	L 52–63	9–4 (1–1)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,104) Omaha, NE
01/02/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		St. John's	L 48–65	9–5 (1–2)	Cintas Center (671) Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	W 72–64	10–5 (2–2)	Cintas Center (620) Cincinnati, OH
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	L 62–65 OT	10–6 (2–3)	Cintas Center (923) Cincinnati, OH
01/13/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN		at Marquette	L 61–85	10–7 (2–4)	Al McGuire Center (2,419) Milwaukee, WI
01/15/2017 3:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 21 DePaul	L 69–85	10–8 (2–5)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,311) Chicago, IL
01/20/2017 8:00 pm, FS1		Georgetown	L 64–69 OT	10–9 (2–6)	Cintas Center (1,730) Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2017 5:00 pm, BEDN		Villanova	L 49–72	10–10 (2–7)	Cintas Center (1,016) Cincinnati, OH
01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	L 62–71	10–11 (2–8)	Walsh Gymnasium (783) South Orange, NJ
01/29/2017 3:00 pm, BEDN		at St. John's	L 55–64	10–12 (2–9)	Madison Square Garden  New York City, NY
02/04/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Butler	W 53–43	11–12 (3–9)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,043) Indianapolis, IN
02/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		No. 18 DePaul	L 43–70	11–13 (3–10)	Cintas Center (2,770) Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN		Marquette	L 71–86	11–14 (3–11)	Cintas Center (2,185) Cincinnati, OH
02/17/2017 7:30 pm, FS1		at Villanova	L 71–76 2OT	11–15 (3–12)	The Pavilion (1,019) Villanova, PA
02/19/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 63–81	11–16 (3–13)	McDonough Gymnasium (891) Washington, D.C.
02/24/2017 7:00 pm, FS2		Creighton	L 57–67	11–17 (3–14)	Cintas Center (1,987) Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2017 11:30 am, BEDN		Providence	W 67–57	11–18 (4–14)	Cintas Center (938) Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017 5:00 pm, BEDN		vs. Butler First Round	L 66–68	11–19	Al McGuire Center  Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team