2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

2016–17 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record	4–3 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Tory Verdi (1st year)
Assistant coach	Sheila Roux
Assistant coach	Danny Hughes
Assistant coach	Candice Walker
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center

2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Washington	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	2	.778
Fordham	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	2	.750
George Mason	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	4	.556
La Salle	1	–	0	1.000	4	–	4	.500
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Richmond	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	8	.000
Massachusetts	0	–	1	.000	4	–	4	.500
VCU	0	–	1	.000	4	–	4	.500
Duquesne	0	–	1	.000	4	–	5	.444
Dayton	0	–	1	.000	3	–	5	.375


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by first year head coach Tory Verdi, are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center.

2016–17 media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Cody Chrusciel on the call.

Roster

2016–17 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
4.5 !F/C	00	Mulligan, MaggieMaggie Mulligan	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Boston Latin School	Boston, MA
1.5 !G	2	Holder, RyanRyan Holder	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Roland Park Country School	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	3	Stiff, AlyxAlyx Stiff	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Quest Preparatory Academy	Las Vegas, NV
5.0 !C	10	Mahoney, AllisonAllison Mahoney	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Norwell HS	Norwell, MA
1.5 !G	14	Burke, MeganMegan Burke	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Shelton HS	Shelton, CT
3.5 !F	15	Tucker, TaylorTaylor Tucker	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Redan HS	Covington, GA
1.5 !G	21	Kenefick, GabrielleGabrielle Kenefick	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Canton HS	Canton, MA
1.5 !G	22	George, JessicaJessica George	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	North Point	Waldorf, MD
2.5 !G/F	24	Leidel, HaileyHailey Leidel	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Woodhaven	Brownstown, MI
1.5 !G	25	McDerment, LeahLeah McDerment	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Priestnall School	Stockport, England
3.5 !F	32	Lawrence, AlyssaAlyssa Lawrence	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	The Ursuline School San Diego State	New Rochelle, NY

Head coach

Tory Verdi (Keene State)

Assistant coach(es)

Sheila Roux (Milwaukee)
Danny Hughes (Texas Christian)
Candice Walker (Loyola (MD))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exbitition
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM	UMass Dartmouth	W 76–27		Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	at Buffalo	L 47–61	0–1	Alumni Arena (1,719) Amherst, NY
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM	North Dakota State	W 70–58	1–1	Mullins Center (284) Amherst, MA
11/19/2016* 11:30 AM	at Iowa Hawkeye Challenge semifinals	L 30–71	1–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,435) Iowa City, IA
11/20/2016* 12:30 PM	vs. Montana Hawkeye Challenge 3rd place game	W 59–58	2–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (107) Iowa City, IA
11/23/2016* 2:00 PM	Central Connecticut	W 76–37	3–2	Mullins Center (293) Amherst, MA
11/27/2016* 2:00 PM	Merrimack	W 73–44	4–2	Mullins Center (374) Amherst, MA
11/30/2016* 6:00 PM	at Hartford	L 56–75	4–3	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT
12/04/2016 1:00 PM	George Mason			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM	at Hofstra			Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
12/10/2016* 2:00 PM	Bryant			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM	at Boston University			Case Gym Boston, MA
12/18/2016* 2:00 PM	Holy Cross			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
12/27/2016* 12:00 PM	at FIU FIU Holiday Tournament			FIU Arena Miami, FL
12/28/2016* 12:00 PM	vs. Drexel FIU Holiday Tournament			FIU Arena Miami, FL
12/31/2016 2:00 PM	at Dayton			UD Arena Dayton, OH
01/04/2017 7:00 PM	Rhode Island			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
01/07/2017 7:00 PM	at Saint Joseph's			Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2017 12:00 PM	at Davidson			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
01/15/2017 12:00 PM, CBSSN	Duquesne			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
01/19/2017 11:00 AM	St. Bonaventure			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
01/21/2017 3:00 PM	George Washington			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
01/25/2017 12:00 PM	at La Salle			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2017 1:00 PM	at VCU			Siegel Center Richmond, VA
02/01/2017 7:00 PM	Saint Louis			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
02/04/2017 2:00 PM	Davidson			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
02/11/2017 2:00 PM	at Fordham			Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
02/15/2017 7:00 PM	at Richmond			Robins Center Richmond, VA
02/18/2017 3:00 PM	La Salle			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
02/22/2017 7:00 PM	at Rhode Island			Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/01–05/2017	vs.			Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

↑ "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Retrieved 23 April 2016.

UMass Minutewomen basketball

Venues	Curry Hicks Cage (1968–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)

Rivalries	Boston College

Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

2016–17 media

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References