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2016–17 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

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2016–17 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
C-USA regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, first round
ConferenceConference USA
Record27–8 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Collins
  • Melissa Kolbe
  • Brittany Parker
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
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 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by fourth year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they were defeated by Ohio State in the first round.

Roster

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2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Naomi Mayes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Joliet JC Crest Hill, IL
G 3 Sidnee Bopp 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Marmaduke HS Marmaduke, AR
F 4 Dee Givens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lafayette HS Lexington, KY
G 5 Micah Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Green County HS Greensburg, KY
F 10 Tashia Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lowndes HS Lake Park, GA
G 12 Kendall Noble 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Perry County Central HS Hazard, KY
G 13 Malaka Frank 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Franklin County HS Frankfort, KY
G 15 Whitney Creech 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Jenkins HS Jenkins, KY
G 20 Ima Akpan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Hamilton Christian Academy
Kilgore College
Calabar, Nigeria
G 21 Sarah Price 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bath County HS Owingsville, KY
F 23 Ivy Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So LaRue County HS Hodgenville. KY
G 24 Jaycee Coe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Jackson County HS
Kentucky
Gainesboro, TN
F 25 Kyvin Goodin-Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Marion County
Kentucky
Lebanon, KY
G/F 32 Kayla Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Fayette County HS Fayetteville, GA
C Raneem Elgedawy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr None Alexandria, Egypt
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
11/03/2016*
7:00 pm
Young Harris W 98–51 
E. A. Diddle Arena (811)
Bowling Green, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 96–32  1–0
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,138)
Bowling Green, KY
11/16/2016*
5:30 pm, FCS/WKYU
Texas–Arlington L 68–71  1–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,712)
Bowling Green, KY
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU
No. 23 Indiana W 85–74  2–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,832)
Bowling Green, KY
11/25/2016*
12:30 pm
vs. No. 18 DePaul
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
L 69–77  2–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/26/2016*
10:00 am
vs. Kent State
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round
W 79–73 OT 3–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/27/2016*
12:30 pm
vs. George Washington
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
L 49–68  3–3
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/30/2016*
4:30 pm, FCS/WKYU
at Eastern Kentucky W 90–63  4–3
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, KY
12/03/2016*
12:30 pm
at Austin Peay W 85–65  5–3
Dunn Center (1,165)
Clarksville, TN
12/11/2016*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 8 Louisville L 61–68  5–4
KFC Yum! Center (9,168)
Louisville, KY
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Lipscomb W 87–35  6–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,120)
Bowling Green, KY
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
College of Charleston W 89–76  7–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,051)
Bowling Green, KY
12/21/2016*
5:30 pm, FCS/WKYU
Ball State W 68–61  8–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,759)
Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 76–55  9–4 (1–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,324)
Bowling Green, KY
01/01/2017
2:00 pm
FIU W 90–38  10–4 (2–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,033)
Bowling Green, KY
01/05/2017
10:30 am
at Charlotte L 85–89 OT 10–5 (2–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,518)
Charlotte, NC
01/07/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Old Dominion W 67–62  11–5 (3–1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,290)
Norfolk, VA
01/12/2017
11:00 am
UAB W 60–48  12–5 (4–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,215)
Bowling Green, KY
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU
Middle Tennessee W 66–51  13–5 (5–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,064)
Bowling Green, KY
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
Marshall W 73–57  14–5 (6–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,756)
Bowling Green, KY
01/26/2017
8:05 pm, beIN
at UTEP W 71–54  15–5 (7–1)
Don Haskins Center (2,469)
El Paso, TX
01/28/2017
2:00 pm
at UTSA L 77–80  15–6 (7–2)
Convocation Center (359)
San Antonio, TX
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 67–58  16–6 (8–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,127)
Bowling Green, KY
02/04/2017
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 79–53  17–6 (9–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,668)
Bowling Green, KY
02/11/2017
12:00 pm
at Marshall W 78–64  18–6 (10–2)
Cam Henderson Center (717)
Huntington, WV
02/16/2017
6:30 pm, beIN
at Middle Tennessee W 82–75  19–6 (11–2)
Murphy Center (4,027)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
at UAB W 62–52  20–6 (12–2)
Bartow Arena (399)
Birmingham, AL
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 75–74  21–6 (13–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,344)
Bowling Green, KY
02/25/2017
2:00 pm
Old Dominion W 79–73  22–6 (14–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,217)
Bowling Green, KY
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Texas W 75–55  23–6 (15–2)
The Super Pit (1,037)
Denton, TX
03/04/2017
2:00 pm
at Rice W 80–75  24–6 (16–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (829)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
1:30 pm
vs. North Texas
Quarterfinals
W 78–51  25–6
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/10/2017
4:30 pm, ASN
vs. Louisiana Tech
Semifinals
W 77–53  26–6
Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/11/2017
4:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Southern Miss
Championship
W 67–56  27–6
Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
(12 L) vs. (5 L) No. 11 Ohio State
First Round
L 63–70  27–7
Memorial Coliseum (3,557)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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

See also

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2016–17 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball - Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic SiteWestern Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.