2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record 34 (00 B1G)
Head coach Amy Williams (1st year)
Assistant coach Tom Goehle
Assistant coach Chuck Love
Assistant coach Tandem Mays
Home arena Pinnacle Bank Arena
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Maryland 0 0       7 0   1.000
Michigan 0 0       7 1   .875
Northwestern 0 0       7 1   .875
Michigan State 0 0       7 2   .778
Penn State 0 0       5 2   .714
Iowa 0 0       5 3   .625
#9 Ohio State 0 0       5 3   .625
Indiana 0 0       4 3   .571
Minnesota 0 0       4 3   .571
Purdue 0 0       4 4   .500
Illinois 0 0       3 4   .429
Nebraska 0 0       3 4   .429
Wisconsin 0 0       2 5   .286
Rutgers 0 0       1 6   .143
2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team will represent University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 1st year head coach Amy Williams, play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 2 Cascio Jensen, RylieRylie Cascio Jensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Fremont Fremont, NE
G 3 Whitish, HannahHannah Whitish 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Barneveld Barneveld, WI
G 5 Eliely, NiceaNicea Eliely 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rampart Colorado Springs, CO
G 11 Ramacieri, EstherEsther Ramacieri 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Dawson College
Felix Leclerc
Repentigny, QE, CAN
G 12 Wood, EmilyEmily Wood 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Salina Central Salina, KS
G/F 14 Mitchell, GraceGrace Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Wellington Wellington, KS
F 22 Havers, AllieAllie Havers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Mattawan Paw Paw, MI
G 24 Simon, MaddieMaddie Simon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Pius X Lincoln, NE
F 32 Shepard, JessicaJessica Shepard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Fremont Fremont, NE
G 34 Cincore, JasmineJasmine Cincore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Briarcrest Christian School Arlington, TN
F 43 Blackburn, RachelRachel Blackburn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Leavenworth Leavenworth, KS
C 50 Washington, DarrienDarrien Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Skyline Oakland, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/06/2016*
2:00 PM
Southwest Baptist W 73–71 
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season

11/12/2016*
1:00 PM
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 71–53  1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,405)
Lincoln, NE

11/14/2016*
7:00 PM
No. 25 Missouri
Preseason WNIT quarterfinals
L 35–55  1–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,207)
Lincoln, NE

11/17/2016*
7:00 PM
Colorado State
Preseason WNIT consolation round
W 62–59  2–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,229)
Lincoln, NE

11/22/2016*
7:00 PM
Nebraska–Omaha W 66–58  3–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,419)
Lincoln, NE

11/25/2016*
8:00 PM
vs. Washington State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 65–79  3–2
South Point Arena (400)
Enterprise, NV

11/26/2016*
8:00 PM
vs. Virginia
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 51–73  3–3
South Point Arena (400)
Enterprise, NV

12/01/2016*
6:00 PM
at Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 67–76  3–4
Cassell Coliseum (2,292)
Blacksburg, VA

12/04/2016*
3:00 PM, BTN
California   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

12/06/2016*
7:00 PM
Drake   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

12/09/2016*
7:00 PM
San Jose State   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

12/18/2016*
2:00 PM
at Creighton   
D. J. Sokol Arena 
Omaha, NE

12/21/2016*
7:00 PM, BTN
Connecticut   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten regular season

12/28/2016
7:00 PM
Northwestern   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

12/31/2016
2:00 PM
at Iowa   
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

01/04/2017
7:00 PM
Maryland   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

01/07/2017
6:00 PM
at Michigan State   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

01/10/2017
7:00 PM
Rutgers   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

01/15/2017
2:00 PM
at Illinois   
State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL

01/19/2017
6:00 PM
at Penn State   
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA

01/22/2017
2:00 PM
Michigan   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

01/26/2017
5:00 PM, BTN
at Purdue   
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

01/29/2017
11:00 AM, BTN
at Ohio State   
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH

02/04/2017
5:00 PM, BTN
Minnesota   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

02/09/2017
7:00 PM
at Wisconsin   
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

02/16/2017
7:00 PM
Ohio State   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

02/19/2017
2:00 PM
Indiana   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

02/23/2017
at Michigan   
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI

02/26/2017
Michigan State   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Women's Tournament

03/01–05/2017
vs.    
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

References

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