2016–17 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by seventh year head coach Robin Pingeton. They play their games at Mizzou Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Texas A&M. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated South Florida in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round.

2016–17 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record22–11 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Putnam
  • Ashleen Bracey
Home arenaMizzou Arena
Seasons
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 South Carolina142 .875334 .892
No. 7 Mississippi State133 .813345 .872
No. 18 Kentucky115 .6882211 .667
No. 25 Missouri115 .6882111 .656
Tennessee106 .6252012 .625
Texas A&M97 .5632212 .647
LSU88 .5002012 .625
Auburn79 .4381715 .531
Georgia79 .4381615 .516
Ole Miss610 .3751714 .548
Alabama511 .3132214 .611
Florida511 .3131516 .484
Vanderbilt412 .2501416 .467
Arkansas214 .1251317 .433
2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Lianna Doty5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)RS SrKirkwoodSt. Louis, MO
G2Jordan Roundtree5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrKirkwoodSt. Louis, MO
G3Sophie Cunningham6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoRock BridgeColumbia, MO
F4Bri Porter6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrRock BridgeColumbia, MO
G5Lauren Alridge  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrMarshfieldMarshfield, MO
G10Jordan Chavis5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrCentral DavidsonLexington, NC
G11Lindsey Cunningham6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SrRock BridgeColumbia, MO
F13Hannah Schuchts6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS FrMaclay SchoolTallahassee, FL
F20Kayla McDowell6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS JrMasonCincinnati, OH
F21Cierra Porter6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)SoRock BridgeColumbia, MO
G/F22Jordan Fereicks6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrQuincy Notre DameQuincy, IL
G23Amber Smith5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrLoyola College PrepShreveport, LA
G24Sierra Michaelis5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrNorth MercerMercer, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Central MissouriW 65–35 
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Truman StateW 87–53 
Mizzou Arena (1,673)
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Abilene Christian
Preseason WNIT first round
W 52–46 1–0
Mizzou Arena (2,056)
Columbia, MO
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 25 at Nebraska
Preseason WNIT quarterfinals
W 55–35 2–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,207)
Lincoln, NE
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 25 at No. 17 Washington
Preseason WNIT semifinals
L 66–79 2–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,701)
Seattle, WA
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Indiana StateW 77–48 3–1
Mizzou Arena (2,129)
Columbia, MO
11/25/2016*
2:15 pm
vs. Creighton
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals
W 72–63 4–1
St. George HS Gymnasium (437)
Freeport, BAH
11/26/2016*
2:15 pm
vs. Georgia Tech
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division championship
L 70–72 4–2
St. George HS Gymnasium 
Freeport, BAH
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Western IllinoisW 71–68 5–2
Mizzou Arena (1,843)
Columbia, MO
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
Missouri StateW 73–49 6–2
Mizzou Arena (2,632)
Columbia, MO
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm
at IUPUIL 45–73 6–3
The Jungle (505)
Indianapolis, IN
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
SIU EdwardsvilleW 72–60 7–3
Mizzou Arena (1,494)
Columbia, MO
12/09/2016*
7:00 pm
Wichita StateW 64–57 8–3
Mizzou Arena (2,068)
Columbia, MO
12/17/2016*
11:00 am
UT MartinW 80–69 9–3
Mizzou Arena (2,545)
Columbia, MO
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
UC RiversideW 68–62 10–3
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
at Saint LouisL 61–72 10–4
Chaifetz Arena (6,288)
St. Louis, MO
SEC regular season
01/01/2017
12:00 pm, SECN
GeorgiaW 63–45 11–4
(1–0)
Mizzou Arena (3,879)
Columbia, MO
01/05/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 24 KentuckyL 62–64 11–5
(1–1)
Memorial Coliseum (4,280)
Lexington, KY
01/08/2017
2:00 pm
AlabamaL 58–59 11–6
(1–2)
Mizzou Arena (4,287)
Columbia, MO
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at LSUL 71–80 11–7
(1–3)
Maravich Center (2,001)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/15/2017
2:00 pm
at VanderbiltW 74–68 12–7
(2–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,504)
Nashville, TN
01/19/2017
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 25 Texas A&MW 78–76 OT13–7
(3–3)
Mizzou Arena (3,587)
Columbia, MO
01/23/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
at ArkansasW 60–46 14–7
(4–3)
Bud Walton Arena (822)
Fayetteville, AR
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
AuburnW 68–53 15–7
(5–3)
Mizzou Arena (3,366)
Columbia, MO
01/30/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 25 KentuckyW 73–67 16–7
(6–3)
Mizzou Arena (3,374)
Columbia, MO
02/05/2017
1:30 pm, ESPNU
at No. 5 Mississippi StateL 53–70 16–8
(6–4)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,792)
Starkville, MS
02/09/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 24 TennesseeL 66–77 16–9
(6–5)
Thompson–Boling Arena (8,041)
Knoxville, TN
02/12/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
ArkansasW 67–56 17–9
(7–5)
Mizzou Arena (5,163)
Columbia, MO
02/16/2017
6:00 pm
at FloridaW 74–67 18–9
(8–5)
O'Connell Center (1,571)
Gainesville, FL
02/19/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 South CarolinaW 62–60 19–9
(9–5)
Mizzou Arena (5,789)
Columbia, MO
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
No. 24 Ole MissW 100–65 20–9
(10–5)
Mizzou Arena (5,173)
Columbia, MO
02/26/2017
2:00 pm
No. 24 at AlabamaW 65–56 21–9
(11–5)
Coleman Coliseum (2,467)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
7:30 pm, SECN
(3) No. 23 vs. (6) Texas A&M
Quarterfinals
L 48–62 21–10
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(6 S) No. 25 vs. (11 S) South Florida
First Round
W 66–64 22–10
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
03/19/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(6 S) No. 25 at (3 S) No. 10 Florida State
Second Round
L 55–77 22–11
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,084)
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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AP2425RVRVNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVNR24232525N/A
CoachesRVRVRVRVNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVRVRVRVRV
Legend
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 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

See also

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2016–17 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".