2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represented University of Toledo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by ninth year head coach Tricia Cullop, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Kent State, Buffalo and Northern Illinois to win the MAC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2001. They lost to Creighton in the first round.

2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record25–9 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Vicki Hall
  • Tony Greene
  • Tiffany Swoffard
Home arenaSavage Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State135 .7221913 .594
Ohio126 .6672210 .688
Buffalo108 .5562210 .688
Miami (OH)513 .2781121 .344
Bowling Green414 .222823 .258
Akron216 .111921 .300
West
Central Michigan153 .833239 .719
Ball State144 .7782111 .656
Toledo126 .667259 .735
Northern Illinois126 .6672112 .636
Western Michigan810 .4441913 .594
Eastern Michigan117 .056625 .194
2017 MAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017

Roster

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2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Olivia Cunningham5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)RS SoHorn Lake
Murray State
Horn Lake, MS
F1Sara Rokkanen5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrMäkelänrinneHelsinki, Finland
G2Mikaela Boyd5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)RS SoProviso WestHillside, IL
G3Mariella Santucci5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrLiceo Scientifico SabinBologna, Italy
G/F5Sarah St-Fort5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoDawson CollegeMontreal, Quebec
F10Merveilles Tshitenge5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrESCC
Redlands CC
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
G11Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott (C)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrGreig City AcademyLondon, England
F12Janice Monakana (C)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrGreig City AcademyLondon, England
C15Kaayla McIntyre6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoNotre Dame AcademyToledo, OH
G22Halee Printz5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoTippecanoeTipp City, OH
F23Tanaya Beacham6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrToledo RogersYoungstown, OH
F24Michaela Rasmussen6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrHoly FamilyChaska, MN
G/F35Jada Woody6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrPlymouthCanton, MI
C43Sophie Reecher6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrByronByron, IL
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
Exhibition
November 5, 2016*
12:00 pm
Lock Haven (PA)W 99–41 
Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2016*
1:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiW 76–60 1–0
American Bank Center (477)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 15, 2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Rhode IslandW 65–50 2–0
Savage Arena (3,189)
Toledo, OH
November 19, 2016*
12:00 pm
at Cleveland StateW 92–59 3–0
Wolstein Center (197)
Cleveland, OH
November 24, 2016*
4:30 pm
vs. Davidson
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 76–41 4–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2016*
6:30 pm
vs. No. 9 UCLA
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 73–75 4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
December 1, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UICW 79–51 5–1
Savage Arena (3,421)
Toledo, OH
December 4, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
MadonnaW 99–47 6–1
Savage Arena (3,487)
Toledo, OH
December 9, 2016*
11:00 am, SPCSN
at DaytonW 76–72 7–1
UD Arena (9,007)
Dayton, OH
December 11, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
St. BonaventureW 74–50 8–1
Savage Arena (3,143)
Toledo, OH
December 18, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2 Notre DameL 68–85 8–2
Savage Arena (5,697)
Toledo, OH
December 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
DetroitW 72–66 9–2
Savage Arena (3,548)
Toledo, OH
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball StateL 45–51 9–3 (0–1)
Savage Arena (3,509)
Toledo, OH
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern MichiganW 66–49 10–3 (1–1)
Convocation Center (757)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 7, 2017
12:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
Miami (OH)W 64–50 11–3 (2–1)
Savage Arena (3,381)
Toledo, OH
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
at BuffaloW 73–64 12–3 (3–1)
Alumni Arena (1,102)
Buffalo, NY
January 14, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern IllinoisL 73–77 12–4 (3–2)
Savage Arena (3,758)
Toledo, OH
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
OhioL 55–64 12–5 (3–3)
Savage Arena (3,594)
Toledo, OH
January 21, 2017
4:00 pm
at Kent StateL 60–70 12–6 (3–4)
MAC Center (424)
Kent, OH
January 28, 2017
4:30 pm
Central MichiganW 74–72 13–6 (4–4)
Savage Arena (4,309)
Toledo, OH
February 1, 2017
7:00 pm
BuffaloW 85–63 14–6 (5–4)
Savage Arena (3,410)
Toledo, OH
February 4, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at OhioL 55–61 14–7 (5–5)
Convocation Center (3,356)
Athens, OH
February 8, 2017
7:00 pm
at Western MichiganW 72–66 15–7 (6–5)
University Arena (500)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 11, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling GreenW 74–59 16–7 (7–5)
Savage Arena (4,363)
Toledo, OH
February 15, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at AkronW 61–57 17–7 (8–5)
James A. Rhodes Arena (516)
Akron, OH
February 18, 2017
12:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
at Central MichiganL 61–72 17–8 (8–6)
McGuirk Arena (1,822)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern MichiganW 65–57 18–8 (9–6)
Savage Arena (3,372)
Toledo, OH
February 25, 2017
2:00 pm
Western MichiganW 75–67 19–8 (10–6)
Savage Arena (4,091)
Toledo, OH
March 1, 2017
9:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
at Northern IllinoisW 79–75 20–8 (11–6)
Convocation Center (763)
DeKalb, IL
March 4, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball StateW 76–66 OT21–8 (12–6)
Worthen Arena (1,785)
Muncie, IN
MAC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2017
5:30 pm, ESPN3
(6) (11) Akron
First Round
W 65–37 22–8
Savage Arena (3,627)
Toledo, OH
March 8, 2017
7:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Kent State
Quarterfinals
W 66–63 23–8
Quicken Loans Arena (3,433)
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2017
1:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
(6) vs. (7) Buffalo
Semifinals
W 72–65 24–8
Quicken Loans Arena (1,277)
Cleveland, OH
March 11, 2017
11:00 am, CBSSN
(6) vs. (4) Northern Illinois
Championship Game
W 82–71 25–8
Quicken Loans Arena (1,589)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
(10 S) vs. (7 S) Creighton
First Round
L 49–76 25–9
Gill Coliseum (4,692)
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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