2016–17 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team represents Boise State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 12th-year head coach Gordy Presnell, play their home games at Taco Bell Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Mountain West play to a finish in a tie for third place. They were also champions of the Mountain West women's tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to UCLA.

2016–17 Boise State Broncos women's basketball
Mountain West tournament champions
NCAA women's tournament, first round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	25–8 (12–6 MWC)
Head coach	Gordy Presnell (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Cody Butler Heather Sower Cariann Ramirez
Home arena	Taco Bell Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colorado State	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
Wyoming	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Boise State†	12	–	6		.667			25	–	8		.758
UNLV	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
New Mexico	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Utah State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Fresno State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
San Jose State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
San Diego State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Nevada	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Air Force	2	–	16		.111			4	–	25		.138
† 2017 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Jordan Woodvine 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr South Salem HS Salem, OR F 2 Shalem Shaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Reno HS Reno, NV G 10 Yaiza Rodriguez 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Institut Joaquim Blume Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain G/F 11 Ellie Woerner (I)   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Eastlake HS Portland Sammamish, WA G 14 Braydey Hodgins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Chiawana HS Pasco, WA G 20 Marta Hermida 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Margarita Salas HS Madrid, Spain G 21 Riley Lupfer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lewis and Clark HS Spokane, WA F 24 A'Shanti Coleman (I)   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep Arizona San Francisco, CA F 22 Emerald Toth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bozeman HS Bozeman, MT F 24 Leonie Edringer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Max-Planck-Gymnasium Trier, Germany C 31 Marijke Vanderschaaf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Eastlake HS Sammamish, WA F 33 Joyce Harrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Cleveland HS Seattle, WA G 40 Brittney Pahukoa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Lake Stevens HS Lake Stevens, WA G 44 Brooke Pahukoa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lake Stevens HS Lake Stevens, WA	Head coach Gordy Presnell (Northwest Nazarene) Assistant coach(es) Cody Butler (Nevada) Heather Sower (Boise State) Cariann Ramirez (Boise State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016* 2:00 pm		Alaska–Fairbanks	W 75–61		Taco Bell Arena (604) Boise, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		Southern Oregon	W 89–45	1–0	Taco Bell Arena (496) Boise, ID
11/16/2016* 5:30 pm		Portland State	W 94–76	2–0	Taco Bell Arena (638) Boise, ID
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		Seattle	W 73–68 ^OT	3–0	Taco Bell Arena (582) Boise, ID
11/25/2016* 3:00 pm		at Saint Mary's Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic	W 83–78	4–0	McKeon Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA
11/26/2016* 1:00 pm		vs. Charlotte Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic	W 68–65	5–0	McKeon Pavilion (106) Moraga, CA
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 67–64	6–0	Taco Bell Arena (613) Boise, ID
12/04/2016* 3:00 pm		at Washington State	W 77–73 ^OT	7–0	Beasley Coliseum (699) Pullman, WA
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		Concordia (OR)	W 71–40	8–0	Taco Bell Arena (641) Boise, ID
12/11/2016* 3:00 pm, P12N		at No. 11 Washington	L 66–92	8–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (2,028) Seattle, WA
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		Portland	W 74–60	9–1	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, ID
12/20/2016* 2:00 pm		Hawaii	W 61–49	10–1	Taco Bell Arena (536) Boise, ID
Mountain West regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		Utah State	W 76–56	11–1 (1–0)	Taco Bell Arena (807) Boise, ID
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		at Colorado State	W 51–45	12–1 (2–0)	Moby Arena (1,417) Fort Collins, CO
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		UNLV	L 55–58	12–2 (2–1)	Taco Bell Arena (267) Boise, ID
01/07/2017 3:00 pm		at San Diego State	L 77–84	12–3 (2–2)	Viejas Arena (714) San Diego, CA
01/14/2017 7:00 pm		Fresno State	W 67–66	13–3 (3–2)	Taco Bell Arena (536) Boise, ID
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 68–75	13–4 (3–3)	The Pit (3,324) Albuquerque, NM
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		San Jose State	W 86–64	14–4 (4–3)	Taco Bell Arena (792) Boise, ID
01/25/2017 7:30 pm		at Nevada	L 62–69	14–5 (4–4)	Lawlor Events Center (951) Reno, NV
01/28/2017 2:00 pm		Wyoming	W 64–54	15–5 (5–4)	Taco Bell Arena (938) Boise, ID
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		Colorado State	L 53–60	15–6 (5–5)	Taco Bell Arena (943) Boise, ID
02/04/2016 2:00 pm		at Utah State	L 63–65	15–7 (5–6)	Smith Spectrum (490) Logan, UT
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at Air Force	W 69–59	16–7 (6–6)	Clune Arena (358) Colorado Springs, CO
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		New Mexico	W 64–62	17–7 (7–6)	Taco Bell Arena (948) Boise, ID
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		at Wyoming	W 53–43	18–7 (8–6)	Arena-Auditorium (2,952) Laramie, WY
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		Nevada	W 77–74	19–7 (9–6)	Taco Bell Arena (769) Boise, ID
02/25/2017 3:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 69–61	20–7 (10–6)	Event Center Arena (1,342) San Jose, CA
02/28/2017 7:00 pm		at Fresno State	W 66–48	21–7 (11–6)	Save Mart Center (2,090) Fresno, CA
03/03/2017 7:00 pm		Air Force	W 72–48	22–7 (12–6)	Taco Bell Arena (1,435) Boise, ID
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/07/2017 3:30 pm	(4)	vs. (5) New Mexico Quarterfinals	W 64–62	23–7	Thomas & Mack Center (1,642) Paradise, NV
03/08/2017 7:30 pm	(4)	vs. (1) Colorado State Semifinals	W 65–61	24–7	Thomas & Mack Center (1,670) Paradise, NV
03/10/2017 1:00 pm	(4)	vs. (7) Fresno State Championship game	W 66–53	25–7	Thomas & Mack Center (2,220) Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	(13 B)	at (4 B) No. 15 UCLA First Round	L 56–83	25–8	Pauley Pavilion (2,256) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

2016–17 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

References

1. . Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2016.