2016–17 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team represents St. Francis College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrier's home games are played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1988. St. Francis Brooklyn was coached by John Thurston, who is in his fifth year at the helm of the Terriers. They finished the season 8–22, 6–12 in NEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Sacred Heart.

2016–17 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	8–22 (6–12 NEC)
Head coach	John Thurston (5th season)
Associate head coach	Dionne Dodson (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Kaitlyn Vican (6th season) Ranait Griff (2nd season)
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Robert Morris	14	–	4		.778			22	–	11		.667
Sacred Heart	13	–	5		.722			17	–	15		.531
Saint Francis (PA)	13	–	5		.722			17	–	15		.531
Bryant	11	–	7		.611			18	–	14		.563
Mount St. Mary's	10	–	8		.556			12	–	18		.400
Central Connecticut	9	–	9		.500			11	–	20		.355
Fairleigh Dickinson	6	–	12		.333			8	–	22		.267
St. Francis Brooklyn	6	–	12		.333			8	–	22		.267
LIU Brooklyn	5	–	13		.278			6	–	23		.207
Wagner	3	–	15		.167			4	–	25		.138
† 2017 NEC tournament winner As of March 12, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown F 35 Olivia Levey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Seymour, Connecticut G 11 Rachel Iozzia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Bayville, New Jersey G 5 Becky Pund 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Audubon, New Jersey F 14 Alex Delaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Sydney, Australia G 4 Etta Andersen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Copenhagen, Denmark F 12 Maria Palarino 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Irwin, Pennsylvania G 24 Kat Phipps 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Spring Lake, New Jersey G 32 Dana DiRenzo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Hammonton, New Jersey G 3 Mia Ehling 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Holmdel, New Jersey F 34 Lorraine Hickman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Floral Park, New York F 40 Tori Wagner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Freehold, New Jersey G 33 Meg Crupi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Melbourne, Australia G 23 Jade Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Adelaide, Australia F 13 Samantha Keltos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Ontario, Canada	Head coach John Thurston (Seton Hall '70) Assistant coach(es) Dionne Dodson (Muskingum '97) Kaitlyn Vican (Fordham '11) Ranait Griff (Fordham '13) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 18, 2016

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 13, 2016* 4:00 pm	at James Madison	L 57–83	0–1	9 – Tied	5 – Tied	6 – Iozzia	Convocation Center (3,480) Harrisonburg, VA
November 16, 2016* 7:00 pm	Monmouth	W 87–78	1–1	19 – Delaney	18 – Palarino	6 – Delaney	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (335) Brooklyn, NY
November 19, 2016* 2:00 pm	at Loyola (MD)	L 60–69	1–2	17 – Levey	7 – Palarino	3 – Andersen	Reitz Arena (217) Baltimore, MD
November 25, 2016* 1:00 pm	at Colorado Omni Hotels Classic semifinals	L 54–81	1–3	17 – Palarino	4 – Tied	3 – Palarino	Coors Events Center (1,473) Boulder, CO
November 26, 2016* 3:30 pm	vs. Boston College Omni Hotels Classic 3rd place game	L 58–73	1–4	14 – Tied	12 – Palarino	3 – Palarino	Coors Events Center (1,495) Boulder, CO
November 30, 2016* 7:00 pm	Howard	L 63–78	1–5	15 – Levey	11 – Delaney	3 – Tied	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (225) Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 2016* 1:00 pm	at Army	L 46–69	1–6	9 – Johnson	13 – Levey	3 – Johnson	Christl Arena (640) West Point, NY
December 7, 2016* 5:00 pm	Manhattan	L 52–55	1–7	20 – Levey	7 – Palarino	4 – Delaney	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (185) Brooklyn, NY
December 11, 2016* 1:00 pm	Saint Peter's	W 58–52	2–7	23 – Delaney	8 – Delaney	5 – Palarino	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (305) Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 2016* 2:00 pm	at Iona	L 46–62	2–8	12 – Levey	12 – Levey	3 – Palarino	Hynes Athletic Center (525) New Rochelle, NY
December 21, 2016* 7:00 pm	at Rider	L 60–77	2–9	20 – Palarino	4 – 3 tied	2 – 4 tied	Alumni Gymnasium (796) Lawrenceville, NJ
NEC Regular Season
December 29, 2016 1:00 pm	Bryant	W 63–47	3–9 (1–0)	17 – Levey	9 – Levey	4 – Delaney	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (265) Brooklyn, NY
December 31, 2016 1:00 pm	Central Connecticut	L 53–61	3–10 (1–1)	17 – Levey	8 – Levey	6 – Iozzia	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (287) Brooklyn, NY
January 7, 2017 1:00 pm	at Robert Morris	W 56–49	4–10 (2–1)	18 – Palarino	11 – Palarino	2 – Tied	Charles L. Sewall Center (469) Moon Township, PA
January 9, 2017 7:00 pm	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 62–79	4–11 (2–2)	17 – Palarino	7 – Keltos	7 – Delaney	DeGol Arena (407) Loretto, PA
January 14, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3	at LIU Brooklyn Battle of Brooklyn	W 56–54	5–11 (3–2)	11 – Phipps	8 – Tied	3 – 3 Tied	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (732) Brooklyn, NY
January 16, 2017 1:00 pm	Sacred Heart	L 74–81	5–12 (3–3)	13 – Levey	8 – Palarino	6 – Delaney	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (243) Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 2017 1:00 pm	Mount St. Mary's	L 44–62	5–13 (3–4)	13 – Levey	11 – Delaney	6 – Iozzia	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (573) Brooklyn, NY
January 23, 2017 7:00 pm	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 66–59	6–13 (4–4)	15 – Delaney	10 – Palarino	5 – Palarino	Rothman Center (317) Teaneck, NJ
January 28, 2017 1:00 pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 58–59	6–14 (4–5)	14 – Hickman	8 – Direnzo	4 – Delaney	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (317) Brooklyn, NY
January 30, 2017 7:00 pm	at Wagner	L 45–58	6–15 (4–6)	12 – Delaney	7 – Keltos	2 – 3 Tied	Spiro Sports Center (308) Staten Island, NY
February 4, 2017 1:00 pm	Robert Morris	L 54–61	6–16 (4–7)	13 – Delaney	4 – 2 Tied	4 – Delaney	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (513) Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 2017 7:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)	L 59–75	6–17 (4–8)	13 – 2 Tied	13 – Palarino	5 – Iozzia	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (236) Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 2017 1:00 pm	at Bryant	L 54–63	6–18 (4–9)	14 – Delaney	8 – Delaney	4 – Tied	Chace Athletic Center (409) Smithfield, RI
February 13, 2017 7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	L 58–61	6–19 (4–10)	20 – Levey	7 – Delaney	4 – Delaney	William H. Pitt Center (171) Fairfield, CT
February 18, 2017 1:00 pm	Wagner	W 63–50	7–19 (5–10)	17 – Delaney	7 – 3 tied	7 – Iozzia	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (364) Brooklyn, NY
February 20, 2017 1:00 pm	LIU Brooklyn	L 58–62	7–20 (5–11)	20 – Levey	10 – Delaney	5 – Iozzia	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (264) Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 2017 1:00 pm	at Central Connecticut	L 44–71	7–21 (5–12)	15 – Palarino	7 – Delaney	2 – 3 tied	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (614) New Britain, CT
February 27, 2017 7:00 pm	at Mount St. Mary's	W 71–55	8–21 (6–12)	18 – Delaney	9 – Iozzia	7 – Delaney	Knott Arena (182) Emmitsburg, MD
Northeast Conference tournament
March 5, 2017 1:00 pm	at (2) Sacred Heart Quarterfinals	L 69–90	8–22	16 – Phipps	6 – Tied	4 – Delaney	William H. Pitt Center (344) Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2016–17 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

References