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2016–17 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team

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2016–17 George Washington Colonials women's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co–champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–10 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Sullivan
  • Jackie Smith
  • Laura Harper
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 10   .667
Saint Louis 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750 17 15   .531
Fordham 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
La Salle 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Duquesne 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
VCU 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Richmond 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
George Mason 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
Davidson 4 12   .250 6 23   .207
UMass 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Rhode Island 2 14   .125 6 23   .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonials, led by first year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti, played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with Dayton. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament to Duquesne. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Navy in the first round.

2016–17 media

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WRGW will carry the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.

Roster

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2016–17 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Kelsi Mahoney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Jay M. Robinson Concord, NC
G 2 Camila Tapias 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr IMG Academy Bogota, Colombia
F 3 Caira Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Georgetown Day School Brandywine, MD
G 5 Brianna Cummings 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Greater Atlanta Christian Lawrenceville, GA
G 12 Harper Birdsong 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Suffolk, VA
G 13 Shannon Cranshaw 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Father Lopez Ormond Beach, FL
G 15 Mia Farmer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Cardinal O'Hara Philadelphia, PA
G 20 Hannah Schaible 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Dr. Phillips Orlando, FL
G 21 Mei-Lyn Bautista 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So St. Mary's Whitestone, NY
F 22 Jada Matthews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Winslow Township Sicklerville, NJ
F 24 Lexi Martins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Irvington
Lehigh
Irvington, NY
C 25 Kelli Prange 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Damascus Damascus, MD
G 33 Kendall Bresee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Urbana Frederick, MD
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
Regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Georgetown L 57–72  0–1
McDonough Gymnasium (1,413)
Washington, D.C.
11/13/2016*
12:00 pm
Princeton W 56–45  1–1
Charles E. Smith Center (1,003)
Washington, D.C.
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Coppin State W 77–46  2–1
Charles E. Smith Center (427)
Washington, D.C.
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm
at Villanova W 72–69  3–1
The Pavilion (735)
Villanova, PA
11/25/2016*
7:30 pm
vs. No. 11 Syracuse
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
L 71–74  3–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/26/2016*
1:30 pm
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round
W 76–47  4–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/27/2016*
1:30 pm
vs. WKU
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
W 68–49  5–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
12/02/2016
7:00 pm
VCU W 81–68  6–2 (1–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (764)
Washington, D.C.
12/04/2016*
12:00 pm
Illinois W 72–56  7–2
Charles E. Smith Center (466)
Washington, D.C.
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
at American L 61–66 OT 7–3
Bender Arena (279)
Washington, D.C.
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 55–60  7–4
Frost Arena (1,111)
Brookings, SD
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 14 Stanford L 52–71  7–5
Charles E. Smith Center (1,270)
Washington, D.C.
12/23/2016*
12:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 74–64  8–5
Charles E. Smith Center (907)
Washington, D.C.
01/01/2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Duquesne W 75–40  9–5 (2–0)
Palumbo Center (537)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 53–44  10–5 (3–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (766)
Washington, D.C.
01/08/2017
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Dayton L 48–50  10–6 (3–1)
UD Arena (2,060)
Dayton, OH
01/11/2017
11:00 am
at George Mason W 79–71 OT 11–6 (4–1)
EagleBank Arena (465)
Fairfax, VA
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Davidson W 76–62  12–6 (5–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (872)
Washington, D.C.
01/21/2017
3:00 pm
at Massachusetts W 60–54 2OT 13–6 (6–1)
Mullins Center (903)
Amherst, MA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 59–67  13–7 (6–2)
Chaifetz Arena (527)
St. Louis, MO
01/29/2017
5:00 pm, ASN
Duquesne L 63–73  13–8 (6–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (1,068)
Washington, D.C.
02/01/2017
12:00 pm, NBCSN
Fordham W 63–46  14–8 (7–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (1,919)
Washington, D.C.
02/04/2017
1:00 pm
at La Salle W 79–65  15–8 (8–3)
Tom Gola Arena (346)
Philadelphia, PA
02/08/2017
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 72–44  16–8 (9–3)
Ryan Center (373)
Kingston, RI
02/12/2017
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Dayton W 52–39  17–8 (10–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (833)
Washington, D.C.
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 63–57  18–8 (11–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (405)
Washington, D.C.
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
George Mason W 80–49  19–8 (12–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (1,587)
Washington, D.C.
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
at Richmond W 63–44  20–8 (13–3)
Robins Center (751)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
4:30 pm, ASN
vs. Duquesne
Quarterfinals
L 58–62  20–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/17/2017*
7:00 pm
Navy
First Round
L 51–61 OT 20–10
Charles E. Smith Center (412)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
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Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "George Washington Athletics Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2016.