2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	4–25 (0–18 C-USA)
Head coach	Kellie Lewis-Jay (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Danielle Stimenoff; Cindy Hilbrich; Kachine Alexander;
Home arena	FAU Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
WKU †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Middle Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	23	–	11	.676
Southern Miss	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Charlotte	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Old Dominion	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
UTSA	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Rice	8	–	10	.444	22	–	13	.629
UAB	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	12	–	19	.387
Marshall	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
UTEP	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
FIU	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172
Florida Atlantic	0	–	18	.000	4	–	25	.138


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 26, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fifth year head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay, played their home games at FAU Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 4–24, 0–18 for in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA women's tournament.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Danneal Ford	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Norland	Miami, FL
G	4	Tyana Robimson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Pike HS	Indianapolis, IN
F	5	Raven Doyle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Desert Christian HS	Lancaster, CA
G	10	Vashnie Perry	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Norcross HS	Norcross, GA
G/F	11	Jacey Bailey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Burnaby Mountain SS	Burnaby, BC
G	12	Julie Fournier	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Fr	Fernandina Beach HS Louisiana Tech	Fernandia Beach, FL
G/F	13	Kat Wright	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Notre Dame HS	Woodland Hills, CA
F	15	Sasha Cedeno	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Klein Oak HS	Spring, TX
G/F	21	Julia Jenike	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Bethel Tate HS	Bethel, OH
G	23	Alexis Shannon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Noblesville HS	Noblesville, IN
F	31	Ra'Kyra Gabriel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Brookside Christian HS	Stockton, CA
G	32	Malia Kency	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Briarwood Academy	Statesboro, GA
G	33	Nika Zyryanova	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Casper College	Yekaterinburg, Russia
F	34	Katlyn O'Reilly	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Noblesville HS	Westfield, IN
F	50	Melinda Meyers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Highland HS	Gilbert, AZ

Head coach

Kellie Lewis-Jay (Boise State)

Assistant coach(es)

Danielle Stimenoff (Carroll (MT))
Cindy Hilbrich (USC Aiken)
Kachine Alexander (Concordia–St. Paul)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm	Florida Memorial	W 84–64	1–0	FAU Arena (493) Boca Raton, FL
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	Indiana State	W 70–67	2–0	FAU Arena (535) Boca Raton, FL
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Mercer	L 57–74	2–1	Hawkins Arena (972) Macon, GA
11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at North Florida	L 88–95 ^2OT	2–2	UNF Arena (302) Jacksonville, FL
11/25/2016* 12:00 pm	Jacksonville State FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 63–55	3–2	FAU Arena (351) Boca Raton, FL
11/26/2016* 2:30 pm	Richmond FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship	L 67–77	3–3	FAU Arena (432) Boca Raton, FL
12/01/2016* 9:00 pm	at Arizona	L 67–77	3–4	McKale Center (1,084) Tucson, AZ
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm	at Grand Canyon	L 60–81	3–5	GCU Arena (636) Phoenix, AZ
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm	Florida Gulf Coast	L 50–65	3–6	FAU Arena (380) Boca Raton, FL
12/16/2016* 5:00 pm	Jackson State FAU Holiday Tournament semifinals	W 67–58	4–6	FAU Arena (295) Boca Raton, FL
12/17/2016* 7:30 pm	Maryland Eastern Shore FAU Holiday Tournament championship	L 59–76	4–7	FAU Arena (387) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016 8:00 pm	at WKU	L 55–76	4–8 (0–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,324) Bowling Green, KY
01/01/2017 1:00 pm	at Marshall	L 53–76	4–9 (0–2)	Cam Henderson Center (717) Huntington, WV
01/07/2017 2:00 pm	at FIU	L 65–74	4–10 (0–3)	FIU Arena (309) Miami, FL
01/12/2017 7:00 pm	UTSA	L 62–72	4–11 (0–4)	FAU Arena (665) Boca Raton, FL
01/14/2017 5:00 pm	UTEP	L 50–51	4–12 (0–5)	FAU Arena (425) Boca Raton, FL
01/19/2017 8:00 pm	at UAB	L 55–66	4–13 (0–6)	Bartow Arena (271) Birmingham, AL
01/21/2017 3:00 pm, beIN	at Middle Tennessee	L 69–87	4–14 (0–7)	Murphy Center (3,017) Murfreesboro, TN
01/26/2017 7:00 pm	FIU	L 60–65	4–15 (0–8)	FAU Arena (519) Boca Raton, FL
02/02/2017 7:00 pm	Charlotte	L 66–72	4–16 (0–9)	FAU Arena (708) Boca Raton, FL
02/04/2017 5:00 pm	Old Dominion	L 73–93	4–17 (0–10)	FAU Arena (409) Boca Raton, FL
02/09/2017 8:00 pm	at North Texas	L 57–79	4–18 (0–11)	The Super Pit (667) Denton, TX
02/11/2017 3:00 pm	at Rice	L 55–74	4–19 (0–12)	Tudor Fieldhouse (312) Houston, TX
02/16/2017 7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	L 52–76	4–20 (0–13)	FAU Arena (489) Boca Raton, FL
02/18/2017 7:00 pm	Southern Miss	L 67–82	4–21 (0–14)	FAU Arena (638) Boca Raton, FL
02/23/2017 8:05 pm	at UTEP	L 59–69	4–22 (0–15)	Don Haskins Center (1,473) El Paso, TX
02/25/2017 3:00 pm	at UTSA	L 66–97	4–23 (0–16)	Convocation Center (507) San Antonio, TX
03/02/2017 7:00 pm	UAB	L 75–78	4–24 (0–17)	FAU Arena (445) Boca Raton, FL
03/04/2017 5:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	L 59–71	4–25 (0–18)	FAU Arena (510) Boca Raton, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

[1] "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

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v t e Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
Venues	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1984–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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