2016–17 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team

2016–17 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record6–23 (4–12 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mary Ciuk
  • Kira Mowen
  • Shannon Gholar
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 13 3   .813 22 10   .688
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 10   .667
Saint Louis 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750 17 15   .531
Fordham 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
La Salle 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Duquesne 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
VCU 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Richmond 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
George Mason 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
Davidson 4 12   .250 6 23   .207
UMass 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Rhode Island 2 14   .125 6 23   .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh year head coach Michele Savage, played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 4–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Fordham.

On March 8, Michele Savage was fired.[1] She finished at Davidson with a 7-year record of 96–123.

2016–17 media

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Davidson Wildcats Sports Network

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Select Wildcats games will be broadcast on Teamline with Derek Smith and Leslie Urban providing the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

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2016–17 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kianna Speight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Conway Conway, AR
G 1 Kayla Seymour 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Panther Creek
UMBC
Raleigh, NC
G 2 Saadia Timpton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Myers Park Charlotte, NC
F 3 Andrea Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr McDonogh School Randallstown, MD
G 5 Justine Lyon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hillside Durham, NC
G 13 Mya Webb 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Hillside Durham, NC
G 13 Diona Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Gates Chili Rochester, NY
G 21 Chloe Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr St. Mary's
San Diego State
Phoenix, AZ
F 24 Rachel Piles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Allen Allen, TX
G 32 Melanie Ransom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Marian Catholic Lansing, IL
F 42 Ally Welling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Concordia Lutheran The Woodlands, TX
F 44 Mackenzie Latt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Richland Gull Lake Kalamazoo, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Michigan State L 34–70  0–1
Breslin Center (3,640)
East Lansing, MI
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 63–76  0–2
University Arena (630)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
UCF L 38–57  0–3
John M. Belk Arena (371)
Davidson, NC
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm
Radford L 40–44  0–4
John M. Belk Arena (572)
Davidson, NC
11/24/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. Toledo
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 41–76  0–5
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. Idaho State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 58–70  0–6
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 58–67  0–7
John M. Belk Arena (316)
Davidson, NC
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 56–76  0–8
Freedom Hall Civic Center (654)
Johnson City, TN
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
High Point W 82–72  1–8
John M. Belk Arena (322)
Davidson, NC
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
Furman W 71–61  2–8
John M. Belk Arena (391)
Davidson, NC
12/21/2016*
6:30 pm
at Charlotte L 79–93  2–9
Dale F. Halton Arena (745)
Charlotte, NC
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Mercer L 60–67  2–10
John M. Belk Arena (268)
Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2016
11:00 am
Saint Louis L 69–106  2–11 (0–1)
John M. Belk Arena (371)
Davidson, NC
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Fordham L 72–85  2–12 (0–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (432)
Bronx, NY
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
at Duquesne L 51–73  2–13 (0–3)
Palumbo Center (485)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/12/2017
12:00 pm
Massachusetts L 60–61  2–14 (0–4)
John M. Belk Arena (742)
Davidson, NC
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at George Washington L 62–76  2–15 (0–5)
Charles E. Smith Center (872)
Washington, D.C.
01/18/2017
7:00 pm
George Mason W 58–54  3–15 (1–5)
John M. Belk Arena (321)
Davidson, NC
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
La Salle L 58–65  3–16 (1–6)
John M. Belk Arena (707)
Davidson, NC
01/25/2017
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 51–70  3–17 (1–7)
Reilly Center (815)
Olean, NY
01/28/2017
2:00 pm
Richmond L 52–61  3–18 (1–8)
John M. Belk Arena (335)
Davidson, NC
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
Dayton L 52–68  3–19 (1–9)
John M. Belk Arena (351)
Davidson, NC
02/04/2017
2:00 pm
at Massachusetts W 63–59  4–19 (2–9)
Mullins Center (401)
Amherst, MA
02/08/2017
7:00 pm
at George Mason L 55–59  4–20 (2–10)
EagleBank Arena (433)
Fairfax, VA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Rhode Island W 74–64  5–20 (3–10)
John M. Belk Arena (567)
Davidson, NC
02/14/2017
7:00 pm
Fordham W 52–51  6–20 (4–10)
John M. Belk Arena (473)
Davidson, NC
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 54–69  6–21 (4–11)
Hagan Arena (553)
Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2017
6:00 pm
at VCU L 47–54  6–22 (4–12)
Siegel Center (937)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/26/2017
2:00 pm
(12) at (5) Fordham
First Round
L 54–62  6–23
Rose Hill Gymnasium (890)
Bronx, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Michele Savage Dismissed as Head Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Davidson Wildcats. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".