2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team


The 2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Foster, play their home games at the McKenzie Arena and are members of the Southern Conference. The team was regular season and tournament champions at 21–10 (12–2).

2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball
SoCon regular season co-champions
& tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record21–11 (12–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Katie Burrows
  • Brittany Jonson
  • John McCray
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mercer122 .857256 .806
Chattanooga*122 .8572110 .677
East Tennessee State86 .5711614 .533
UNC Greensboro77 .5001714 .548
Furman77 .5001417 .452
Samford410 .2861219 .387
Wofford311 .2141317 .433
Western Carolina311 .214822 .267
2017 SoCon Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed

Roster

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2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
F/C3Jasmine Joyner6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrSouthaven, MS
G5Anna Claire Noblit5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrTuscumbia, AL
F10Queen Alford  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrDecatur, GA
G14Molly Melton5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)SoKnoxville, TN
G/F20Keiana Gilbert5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrColumbia, TN
G/F21Sydney Vanlandingham  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrHermitage, TN
G22Shelby Davenport6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoMurfreesboro, TN
G23Moses Johnson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrAtlanta, GA
G24Nakeia Burks5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoHuntsville, AL
G25Chelsey Schumpert5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)JrPaducah, KY
F/C30Ansley Chilton  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrTrenton, GA
G33Laklyn Bouldin  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrSpencer, TN
G/F35Aryanna Gilbert  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrPulaski, TN
F/C41Ashlyn Wert  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)FrLancaster, PA
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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
2:00 pm
at RutgersW 66–53 1–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,547)
Piscataway, NJ
November 14, 2016*
6:30 pm
No. 20 FloridaL 61–72 1–1
McKenzie Arena (2,427)
Chattanooga, TN
November 17, 2016*
6:30 pm
No. 23 IndianaL 76–79 1–2
McKenzie Arena (1,709)
Chattanooga, TN
November 19, 2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Lafayette
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 68–43 2–2
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
November 20, 2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Bowling Green
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 54–49 3–2
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
November 21, 2016*
7:00 pm
at No. 4 Louisville
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
L 47–63 3–3
KFC Yum! Center (7,719)
Louisville, KY
November 25, 2016*
2:00 pm
Green BayL 55–71 3–4
McKenzie Arena (1,557)
Chattanooga, TN
November 27, 2016*
6:00 pm
vs. Maine
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
L 39–49 3–5
MassMutual Center (1,812)
Springfield, MA
November 29, 2016*
7:00 pm, SNY
at No. 2 ConnecticutL 43–80 3–6
XL Center (6,090)
Hartford, CT
December 3, 2016*
7:00 pm
at UT MartinW 80–60 4–6
Skyhawk Arena (1,123)
Martin, TN
December 5, 2016*
6:30 pm
StetsonW 66–55 5–6
McKenzie Arena (1,514)
Chattanooga, TN
December 20, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf CoastL 55–68 5–7
Alico Arena (1,014)
Fort Myers, FL
December 27, 2016*
6:30 pm
No. 2 Notre DameL 58–79 5–8
McKenzie Arena (3,388)
Chattanooga, TN
December 30, 2016*
2:00 pm
at PresbyterianW 56–48 6–8
Templeton Physical Education Center (243)
Clinton, SC
SoCon Regular Season
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm
at SamfordW 77–61 7–8 (1–0)
Pete Hanna Center (312)
Homewood, AL
January 7, 2017
2:00 pm
at MercerW 74–56 8–8 (2–0)
Hawkins Arena (1,575)
Macon, GA
January 14, 2017
2:00 pm
East Tennessee StateW 60–45 9–8 (3–0)
McKenzie Arena (1,641)
Chattanooga, TN
January 19, 2017
6:30 pm
Western CarolinaW 67–46 10–8 (4–0)
McKenzie Arena (1,498)
Chattanooga, TN
January 21, 2016
2:00 pm
UNC GreensboroW 58–55 11–8 (5–0)
McKenzie Arena (4,644)
Chattanooga, TN
January 26, 2017
11:00 am
at WoffordW 71–61 12–8 (6–0)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,872)
Spartanburg, SC
January 28, 2017
2:00 pm
at FurmanL 48–65 12–9 (6–1)
Timmons Arena (468)
Greenville, SC
February 2, 2017
5:30 pm
MercerW 70–50 13–9 (7–1)
McKenzie Arena (4,364)
Chattanooga, TN
February 6, 2017
2:00 pm
SamfordW 74–56 14–9 (8–1)
McKenzie Arena (1,575)
Chattanooga, TN
February 10, 2017
7:00 pm
at East Tennessee StateW 70–62 15–9 (9–1)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,316)
Johnson City, TN
February 16, 2017
7:00 pm
at UNC GreensboroL 72–75 OT15–10 (9–2)
Fleming Gymnasium (407)
Greensboro, NC
February 18, 2017
2:00 pm
at Western CarolinaW 60–48 16–10 (10–2)
Ramsey Center (525)
Cullhowee, NC
February 23, 2017
6:30 pm
FurmanW 66–43 17–10 (11–2)
McKenzie Arena (1,501)
Chattanooga, TN
February 25, 2017
2:00 pm
WoffordW 76–56 18–10 (12–2)
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon Tournament
March 2, 2017
11:30 am, ESPN3
(1) vs. (8) Western Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 85–41 19–10
U.S. Cellular Center (3,193)
Asheville, NC
March 3, 2017
11:00 am, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) UNC Greensboro
Semifinals
W 75–53 20–10
U.S. Cellular Center (3,329)
Asheville, NC
March 5, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (2) Mercer
Championship Game
W 61–59 21–10
U.S. Cellular Center (908)
Asheville, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(13 O) at (3 O) Louisville
1st Round
L 62–82 21–11
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
O=Oklahoma Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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