2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Kurt Godlevske, played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Creighton.

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceBig East
2016–17 record6–25 (2–16 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 DePaul*162 .889  278  .771
Creighton162 .889  248  .750
Marquette135 .722  258  .758
St. John's117 .611  2212  .647
Villanova117 .611  2014  .588
Georgetown99 .500  1713  .567
Providence414 .222  1218  .400
Xavier414 .222  1218  .400
Seton Hall414 .222  1219  .387
Butler216 .111  625  .194
2017 Big East Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 2 Kaela Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrPontiac Township
Wabash Valley
Odell, IL
F 3 Brittany Ward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoPike Indianapolis, IN
G 4 Taylor Buford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoAdlai Stevenson Long Grove, IL
G 11 Michelle Weaver 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSaint Joseph South Bend, IN
G 12 Sydney Buck 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrHomestead Fort Wayne, IN
G 14 Sarah Humphrey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCrete-Monee Crete, IL
G 15 Whitney Jennings (I)  5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrLogansport
Iowa
Logansport, IN
G 22 Alexa Bailey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBedford North Lawrence Bedford, IN
G/F 23 Shae Brey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEau Claire Regis Altoona, WI
G 24 Kristen Spolyar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLebanon Lebanon, IN
G 30 Sydney Shelton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMt. Vernon Greenfield, IN
F 34 Tori Schickel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMater Dei Evansville, IN
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
Exhibition
10/30/2016*
1:00 pm
Hanover W 91–39   
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
11/06/2016*
1:00 pm
Southern Indiana L 56–61   
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
East Tennessee State L 59–68  0–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse (544)
Indianapolis, IN
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm
Bradley W 58–56  1–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse (389)
Indianapolis, IN
11/16/2016*
11:00 am
IPFW W 70–64  2–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse (565)
Indianapolis, IN
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
at Wisconsin L 55–60  2–2
Kohl Center (3,458)
Madison, WI
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
UCF L 59–66  2–3
Hinkle Fieldhouse (345)
Indianapolis, IN
11/30/2016*
1:00 pm, FSN
at TCU L 47–73  2–4
Schollmaier Arena (3,769)
Fort Worth, TX
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
South Florida L 59–74  2–5
Hinkle Fieldhouse (343)
Indianapolis, IN
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm
Ball State L 50–74  2–6
Hinkle Fieldhouse (786)
Indianapolis, IN
12/07/2016*
8:00 pm
at Arkansas L 50–68  2–7
Bud Walton Arena (1,017)
Fayetteville, AR
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Indiana State W 66–48  3–7
Hinkle Fieldhouse (466)
Indianapolis, IN
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
at Green Bay L 34–61  3–8
Kress Events Center (1,967)
Green Bay, WI
Big East Conference Play
12/28/2016
5:00 pm, BEDN
at Creighton L 52–67  3–9
(0–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (981)
Omaha, NE
12/30/2016
12:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence L 51–68  3–10
(0–2)
Alumni Hall (545)
Providence, RI
01/02/2017
12:00 pm, FS1
Seton Hall W 79–58  4–10
(1–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (622)
Indianapolis, IN
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
St. John's L 41–62  4–11
(1–3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (426)
Indianapolis, IN
01/08/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier W 65–62 OT 5–11
(2–3)
Cintas Center (923)
Cincinnati, OH
01/13/2017
8:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 21 DePaul L 69–100  5–12
(2–4)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,153)
Chicago, IL
01/15/2017
1:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette L 53–91  5–13
(2–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,415)
Milwaukee, WI
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
Villanova L 69–70 OT 5–14
(2–6)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (603)
Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown L 52–58  5–15
(2–7)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (453)
Indianapolis, IN
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's L 55–62  5–16
(2–8)
Carnesecca Arena (788)
Queens, NY
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall L 63–65  5–17
(2–9)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,467)
South Orange, NJ
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier L 43–53  5–18
(2–10)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,043)
Indianapolis, IN
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
Marquette L 66–72  5–19
(2–11)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (882)
Indianapolis, IN
02/12/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
No. 18 DePaul L 62–92  5–20
(2–12)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (587)
Indianapolis, IN
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown L 72–83  5–21
(2–13)
McDonough Gymnasium (511)
Washington, D.C.
02/19/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Villanova L 58–61 OT 5–22
(2–14)
The Pavilion (1,041)
Villanova, PA
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
Providence L 58–64  5–23
(2–15)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (486)
Indianapolis, IN
02/26/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
Creighton L 53–65  5–24
(2–16)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (759)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
5:00 pm, BEDN
vs. Xavier
First Round
W 68–66  6–24
Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
03/05/2017
1:00 pm, FS2
vs. Creighton
Quarterfinals
L 55–64  6–25
Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern BEDN=Big East Digital Network.

See also

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

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