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2016–17 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

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2016–17 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record16–15 (12–4 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Drake 18 0   1.000 28 4   .875
Northern Iowa 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Missouri State 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Wichita State 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Evansville 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Bradley 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Indiana State 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Illinois State 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Loyola–Chicago 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
2017 MVC tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by fourth year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 12–4 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Evansville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Iowa in the first round.

Roster

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2016–17 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Danielle Gitzen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Chanhassen High Victoria, MN
G 2 Lexi Hughes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Bishop Miege High Kansas City, KS
G 3 Lee Ann Polowy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Blair Oaks High Jefferson City, MO
G 5 Liza Fruendt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Batavia High Batavia, IL
G 11 Brice Calip 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Sapulpa High Sapulpa, OK
F 13 Audrey Holt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rock Bridge High Columbia, MO
F 21 Aubrey Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Parkview High Springfield, MO
G 22 Alexia Willard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Stoutland High Lebanon, MO
F 30 Shameka Ealy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Russellville High Russellville, AR
F 34 Rachel Swartz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Stanwood High Stanwood, WA
F 40 Onye Osemenam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Maranatha Christian Academy Brooklyn Park, MN
C 50 Emily Gartner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Hiawatha High Hiawatha, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:05 pm
Truman State W 72–62 
JQH Arena (2,022)
Springfield, MO
11/06/2016*
2:05 pm
Northeastern State W 87–46 
JQH Arena (2,012)
Springfield, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Memphis L 60–69  0–1
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (945)
Memphis, TN
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas W 87–64  1–1
Allen Fieldhouse (2,277)
Lawrence, KS
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Northwestern L 52–75  1–2
Welsh-Ryan Arena (651)
Evanston, IL
11/22/2016*
8:30 pm
vs. USC
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
L 67–89  1–3
Alaska Airlines Center (2,032)
Anchorage, AK
11/23/2016*
5:00 pm
at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game
W 65–58  2–3
Alaska Airlines Center (1,913)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/2016*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock L 47–58  2–4
JQH Arena (3,133)
Springfield, MO
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
at Missouri L 49–73  2–5
Mizzou Arena (2,632)
Columbia, MO
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 56–78  2–6
Mabee Center (397)
Tulsa, OK
12/11/2016*
2:05 pm
Arkansas W 64–62  3–6
JQH Arena (3,094)
Springfield, MO
12/17/2016*
2:05 pm, ESPN3
North Texas W 63–54  4–6
JQH Arena (2,176)
Springfield, MO
12/19/2016*
6:05 pm, ESPN3
Middle Tennessee L 52–71  4–7
JQH Arena (2,243)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley regular season
12/30/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 54–61  4–8
(0–1)
JQH Arena (2,694)
Springfield, MO
01/01/2017
2:05 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 64–90  4–9
(0–2)
JQH Arena (2,351)
Springfield, MO
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State W 73–62  5–9
(1–2)
JQH Arena (2,706)
Springfield, MO
01/13/2017
7:00 pm
at Evansville W 77–41  6–9
(2–2)
Ford Center (605)
Evansville, IN
01/15/2017
2:00 pm
at Southern Illinois W 78–60  7–9
(3–2)
SIU Arena (669)
Carbondale, IL
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 65–60  8–9
(4–2)
JQH Arena (2,193)
Springfield, MO
01/22/2017
2:05 pm, ESPN3
Bradley L 73–75 OT 8–10
(4–3)
JQH Arena (2,468)
Springfield, MO
01/27/2017
7:00 pm
at Loyola–Chicago W 60–32  9–10
(5–3)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221)
Chicago, IL
01/29/2017
1:00 pm
at Indiana State W 49–46  10–10
(6–3)
Hulman Center (1,603)
Terre Haute, IN
02/05/2017
2:00 pm
at Wichita State W 65–60  11–10
(7–3)
Charles Koch Arena (1,237)
Wichita, KS
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 73–59  12–10
(8–3)
JQH Arena (2,572)
Springfield, MO
02/12/2017
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 68–43  13–10
(9–3)
JQH Arena (2,705)
Springfield, MO
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 56–62  13–11
(9–4)
Renaissance Coliseum (574)
Peoria, IL
02/19/2017
11:30 am, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 77–44  14–11
(10–4)
Redbird Arena (537)
Normal, IL
02/24/2017
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 73–63  15–11
(11–4)
JQH Arena (3,013)
Springfield, MO
02/26/2017
2:05 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 61–52  16–11
(12–4)
JQH Arena (2,420)
Springfield, MO
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 22 Drake L 91–98  16–12
(12–5)
Knapp Center (2,448)
Des Moines, IA
03/04/2017
2:00 pm
at Northern Iowa L 64–65  16–13
(12–6)
McLeod Center (1,301)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/10/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Evansville
Quarterfinals
L 59–65  16–14
iWireless Center (1,404)
Moline, IL
WNIT
03/16/2017*
7:00 pm
at Iowa
First Round
L 74–95  16–15
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,226)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

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2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Missouristatebears.com.