2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represents 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, play 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 weren't invited to a postseason tournament.

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
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 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Summer Hemphill6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrCardinal O'HaraBuffalo, NY
G1Stephanie Reid5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)JrThe Peninsula SchoolMelbourne, Australia
F2Lawrencia Moten6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrBullis SchoolBowie, MD
G3Liisa Ups5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrSmith's HillWollongong, Australia
G4Joanna Smith5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrSouthavenSouthaven, MS
G5Katherine Ups5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrSmith's HillWollongong, Australia
G10Gabi Bade5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoPinewood SchoolMilpitas, CA
G11Theresa Onwuka5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoLake Forest AcademyAsaba, Nigeria
F12Courtney Wilkins6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoHaileybury CollegeMelbourne, Australia
F21Mariah Suchan6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrMaize SouthWichita, KS
G22Ayoleka Sodade5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoHoly Names CatholicWindsor, ON
G24Cierra Dillard  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrGates Chili
Massachusetts
Rochester, NY
C31Cassie Oursler6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrGrand IslandGrand Island, NY
F32Brittany Morrison5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoSt. Joseph AcademyNorth 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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
BloomsburgW 65–45 
Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
MassachusettsW 61–47 1–0
Alumni Arena (1,719)
Buffalo, NY
November 16, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NiagaraW 73–63 2–0
Alumni Arena (811)
Buffalo, NY
November 19, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
ManhattanW 73–39 3–0
Alumni Arena (816)
Buffalo, NY
November 22, 2016*
1:00 pm
at DuquesneW 71–69 4–0
Palumbo Center (385)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 26, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Sacred HeartW 76–55 5–0
Alumni Arena (992)
Buffalo, NY
December 1, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central FloridaW 66–65 6–0
Alumni Arena (846)
Buffalo, NY
December 4, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
HofstraW 74–50 7–0
Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
December 8, 2016*
7:00 pm
at CanisiusW 65–52 8–0
Koessler Athletic Center (943)
Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
St. BonaventureW 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 OhioL 55–83 11–2
(1–1)
Convocation Center (1,346)
Athens, OH
January 7, 2017
1:00 pm
at Central MichiganL 71–88 11–3
(1–2)
McGuirk Arena (1,657)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
ToledoL 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 GreenW 61–50 13–4
(3–3)
Stroh Center (1,389)
Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2017
12:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN
Central MichiganW 67–56 14–4
(4–3)
Alumni Arena (1,438)
Buffalo, NY
January 25, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball StateL 75–89 14–5
(4–4)
Alumni Arena (1,189)
Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2017
2:00 pm
at Western MichiganW 62–47 15–5
(5–4)
University Arena (989)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 1, 2017
7:00 pm
at ToledoL 63–85 15–6
(5–5)
Savage Arena (3,410)
Toledo, OH
February 4, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent StateW 77–62 16–6
(6–5)
Alumni Arena (1,889)
Buffalo, NY
February 11, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern IllinoisL 80–89 16–7
(6–6)
Alumni Arena (1,532)
Buffalo, NY
February 15, 2017
7:00 pm
at Eastern MichiganW 56-52 17–7
(7–6)
Convocation Center (574)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 18, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
AkronW 81–51 18–7
(8–6)
Alumni Arena (1,141)
Buffalo, NY
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
OhioW 65-54 19–7
(9–6)
Alumni Arena (1,220)
Buffalo, NY
February 25, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling GreenL 62–64 19–8
(9–7)
Alumni Arena (1,604)
Buffalo, NY
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm
at AkronW 81-55 20–8
(10–7)
Rhodes Arena (607)
Akron, OH
March 4, 2017
2:00 pm
at Kent StateL 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.