2016–17 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

The 2016–17 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Molly Goodenbour's first season at San Francisco. The Dons, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to Gonzaga.

2016–17 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	18–13 (11–7 WCC)
Head coach	Molly Goodenbour (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Linda Lappe Janell Jones Britinee Yasukochi
Home arena	War Memorial Gymnasium

2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga†	14	–	4		.778			26	–	7		.788
BYU	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
Saint Mary's	13	–	5		.722			20	–	13		.606
San Francisco	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Loyola Marymount	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Santa Clara	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
San Diego	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Pacific	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Pepperdine	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Portland	4	–	14		.222			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 WCC tournament winner As of March 18, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Anna Pierce 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Parish Episcopal Plano, TX F 2 Dagny McConnell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Beaverton Beaverton, OR G 3 Raushan Gultekin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Salt Lake CC Lund, Sweden G 11 Rachel Howard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Berkeley Berkeley, CA G 12 Jaylin Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So El Dorado Placentia, CA G 13 Nia Alexander 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Todd Beamer Federal Way, WA F 14 Michaela Rakova 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Gymnazium Hubeneho Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia F 20 Cierra Roufosse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr W. J. Mouat Abbotsford, BC G 21 Anna Seilund 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Falkonergaarden Copenhagen, Denmark F 22 Claudia Price 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr West Mesquite Mesquite, TX F 23 Alicia Roufosse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So W. J. Mouat Abbotsford, BC C 25 Zayn Dornstauder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Hamilton Regina, SK G 35 Kalyn Simon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA G 43 Ninni Salmi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Mäkelänrinne Kauhajoki, Finland F 44 Hashima Carothers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Eastside College Prep Las Vegas, NV	Head coach Molly Goodenbour (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Linda Lappe (Colorado) Janell Jones (Oklahoma Christian) Britinee Yasukochi (Occidental) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 pm		Cal State Monterey Bay	W 99–65		War Memorial Gymnasium (250) San Francisco, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 6:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 91–80	1–0	War Memorial Gymnasium (612) San Francisco, CA
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		Seattle	W 73–59	2–0	War Memorial Gymnasium (182) San Francisco, CA
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm		at Washington State	L 35–73	2–1	Beasley Coliseum (419) Pullman, WA
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		Long Beach State	W 73–71	3–1	War Memorial Gymnasium (322) San Francisco, CA
11/25/2016* 1:00 pm		at California Cal Classic semifinals	L 52–75	3–2	Haas Pavilion (2,637) Berkeley, CA
11/26/2016* 1:00 pm		vs. Western Carolina Cal Classic 3rd place game	W 73–52	4–2	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 48–61	4–3	Save Mart Center (5,147) Fresno, CA
12/03/2016* 12:00 pm		at North Dakota	L 63–71	4–4	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,447) Grand Forks, ND
12/06/2016* 6:00 pm		San Jose State	W 79–71	5–4	Kezar Pavilion (541) San Francisco, CA
12/17/2016* 4:00 pm		at Cal Poly	W 73–67	6–4	Mott Athletic Center (406) San Luis Obispo, CA
12/21/2016* 1:00 pm		UC Davis	L 58–78	6–5	War Memorial Gymnasium (375) San Francisco, CA
WCC regular season
12/29/2016 6:00 pm		at San Diego	W 82–67	7–5 (1–0)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (281) San Diego, CA
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		Santa Clara	W 77–68 OT	8–5 (2–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (450) San Francisco, CA
01/05/2017 6:00 pm		at Gonzaga	L 46–61	8–6 (2–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,184) Spokane, WA
01/07/2017 1:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 72–75	8–7 (2–2)	McKeon Pavilion (224) Moraga, CA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		BYU	W 70–63	9–7 (3–2)	War Memorial Gymnasium (126) San Francisco, CA
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		at Pacific	L 60–63	9–8 (3–3)	Alex G. Spanos Center (369) Stockton, CA
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		at Portland	W 75–56	10–8 (4–3)	Chiles Center (217) Portland, OR
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		San Diego	W 81–72	11–8 (5–3)	War Memorial Gymnasium (126) San Francisco, CA
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		Saint Mary's	L 62–64	11–9 (5–4)	War Memorial Gymnasium (246) San Francisco, CA
01/28/2017 2:00 pm		Pacific	W 67–64	12–9 (6–4)	War Memorial Gymnasium (231) San Francisco, CA
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		at Pepperdine	L 59–81	12–10 (6–5)	Firestone Fieldhouse (242) Malibu, CA
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	W 79–72	13–10 (7–5)	Gersten Pavilion (321) Los Angeles, CA
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 61–74	13–11 (7–6)	Leavey Center (300) Santa Clara, CA
02/11/2017 1:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 61–73	13–12 (7–7)	Marriott Center (879) Provo, UT
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		Gonzaga	W 77–72	14–12 (8–7)	War Memorial Gymnasium (173) San Francisco, CA
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		Portland	W 83–71	15–12 (9–7)	War Memorial Gymnasium (175) San Francisco, CA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	W 89–73	16–12 (10–7)	War Memorial Gymnasium (335) San Francisco, CA
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 84–78	17–12 (11–7)	War Memorial Gymnasium (410) San Francisco, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017 8:00 pm, BYUtv	(4)	vs. (5) Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals	W 80–67	18–12	Orleans Arena (7,089) Las Vegas, NV
03/06/2017 12:00 pm, BYUtv	(4)	vs. (1) Gonzaga Semifinals	L 46–77	18–13	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team