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2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

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2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record22–10 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cherie Cordoba
  • Ashley Zuber
  • Kristen Sharkey
Home arenaAlumni Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
Ohio 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Buffalo 10 8   .556 22 10   .688
Miami (OH) 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
Bowling Green 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Akron 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 3   .833 23 9   .719
Ball State 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Toledo 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Northern Illinois 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Western Michigan 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
2017 MAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017

The 2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by fifth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC women's tournament, where they lost to Toledo.[1] Despite having 22 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

Roster

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2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Summer Hemphill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cardinal O'Hara Buffalo, NY
G 1 Stephanie Reid 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr The Peninsula School Melbourne, Australia
F 2 Lawrencia Moten 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bullis School Bowie, MD
G 3 Liisa Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Smith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 4 Joanna Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Southaven Southaven, MS
G 5 Katherine Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Smith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 10 Gabi Bade 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Pinewood School Milpitas, CA
G 11 Theresa Onwuka 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lake Forest Academy Asaba, Nigeria
F 12 Courtney Wilkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Haileybury College Melbourne, Australia
F 21 Mariah Suchan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Maize South Wichita, KS
G 22 Ayoleka Sodade 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Holy Names Catholic Windsor, ON
G 24 Cierra Dillard Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Gates Chili
Massachusetts
Rochester, NY
C 31 Cassie Oursler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Grand Island Grand Island, NY
F 32 Brittany Morrison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Joseph Academy North Ridgeville, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Bloomsburg W 65–45 
Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Massachusetts W 61–47  1–0
Alumni Arena (1,719)
Buffalo, NY
November 16, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara W 73–63  2–0
Alumni Arena (811)
Buffalo, NY
November 19, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan W 73–39  3–0
Alumni Arena (816)
Buffalo, NY
November 22, 2016*
1:00 pm
at Duquesne W 71–69  4–0
Palumbo Center (385)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 26, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Sacred Heart W 76–55  5–0
Alumni Arena (992)
Buffalo, NY
December 1, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Florida W 66–65  6–0
Alumni Arena (846)
Buffalo, NY
December 4, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Hofstra W 74–50  7–0
Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
December 8, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Canisius W 65–52  8–0
Koessler Athletic Center (943)
Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Bonaventure W 68–47  9–0
Alumni Arena (1,644)
Buffalo, NY
December 29, 2016*
12:00 pm
at Fordham
Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals
W 58–54  10–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
December 30, 2016*
2:30 pm
vs. Harvard
Fordham Holiday Classic championship
L 62–74  10–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 71–45  11–1
(1–0)
Alumni Arena (1,350)
Buffalo, NY
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
at Ohio L 55–83  11–2
(1–1)
Convocation Center (1,346)
Athens, OH
January 7, 2017
1:00 pm
at Central Michigan L 71–88  11–3
(1–2)
McGuirk Arena (1,657)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
Toledo L 64–73  11–4
(1–3)
Alumni Arena (1,102)
Buffalo, NY
January 14, 2017
1:00 pm
at Miami (OH) W 68–51  12–4
(2–3)
Millett Hall (1,003)
Oxford, OH
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm
at Bowling Green W 61–50  13–4
(3–3)
Stroh Center (1,389)
Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2017
12:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
Central Michigan W 67–56  14–4
(4–3)
Alumni Arena (1,438)
Buffalo, NY
January 25, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State L 75–89  14–5
(4–4)
Alumni Arena (1,189)
Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2017
2:00 pm
at Western Michigan W 62–47  15–5
(5–4)
University Arena (989)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 1, 2017
7:00 pm
at Toledo L 63–85  15–6
(5–5)
Savage Arena (3,410)
Toledo, OH
February 4, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State W 77–62  16–6
(6–5)
Alumni Arena (1,889)
Buffalo, NY
February 11, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois L 80–89  16–7
(6–6)
Alumni Arena (1,532)
Buffalo, NY
February 15, 2017
7:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan W 56-52  17–7
(7–6)
Convocation Center (574)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 18, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Akron W 81–51  18–7
(8–6)
Alumni Arena (1,141)
Buffalo, NY
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio W 65-54  19–7
(9–6)
Alumni Arena (1,220)
Buffalo, NY
February 25, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green L 62–64  19–8
(9–7)
Alumni Arena (1,604)
Buffalo, NY
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm
at Akron W 81-55  20–8
(10–7)
Rhodes Arena (607)
Akron, OH
March 4, 2017
2:00 pm
at Kent State L 71–80  20–9
(10–8)
MAC Center (887)
Kent, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2017
5:30 pm, ESPN3
(7) (10) Bowling Green
First Round
W 61–45  21–9
Alumni Arena (1,221)
Buffalo, NY
March 8, 2017*
4:55 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
(7) vs. (2) Ball State
Quarterfinals
W 69–65  22–9
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2017*
4:55 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
(7) vs. (6) Toledo
Semifinals
L 65–72  22–10
Quicken Loans Arena (1,277)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ Bickle, Mark (March 11, 2017). "UT women reach MAC title game for first time since 2010". WTOL. Retrieved February 6, 2024.