2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by first year head coach Todd Starkey, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. After finishing the 2015–16 season with an overall record of 6–23 and 3–15 in MAC play, the Flashes finished the 2016–17 regular season with a 19–11 overall record and 13–5 in MAC play. They won their first East division title since 2005, clinching a share on March 1 and winning it outright on March 4.

2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
MAC East division champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2016–17 record19–13 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
  • Todd Starkey (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Patrick Mashuda
  • Fran Recchia
Home arenaMAC Center
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State13–5 .722  19–13  .594
Ohio12–6 .667  22–10  .688
Buffalo10–8 .556  22–10  .688
Miami (OH)5–13 .278  11–21  .344
Bowling Green4–14 .222  8–23  .258
Akron2–16 .111  9–21  .300
West
Central Michigan15–3 .833  23–9  .719
Ball State14–4 .778  21–11  .656
Toledo †12–6 .667  25–9  .735
Northern Illinois12–6 .667  21–12  .636
Western Michigan8–10 .444  19–13  .594
Eastern Michigan1–17 .056  6–25  .194
† 2017 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017; 

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm		 Bradley W 77–52  1–0
 MAC Center (562)
Kent, Ohio
November 14, 2016*
7:00 pm		 Eastern Kentucky W 80–67  2–0
 MAC Center (489)
Kent, Ohio
November 19, 2016*
2:00 pm		 Robert Morris L 65–68  2–1
 MAC Center (364)
Kent, Ohio
November 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Detroit L 52–73  2–2
 Calihan Hall (607)
Detroit
November 25, 2016*
11:00 pm		 vs. No. 5 Baylor
Gulf Coast Showcase		 L 42–84  2–3
 Germain Arena (–)
Estero, Florida
November 26, 2016*
11:00 pm		 vs. Western Kentucky
Gulf Coast Showcase		 L 73–79 OT 2–4
 Germain Arena (–)
Estero, Florida
November 27, 2016*
11:00 pm		 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Showcase		 W 77–64  3–4
 Germain Arena (–)
Estero, Florida
November 30, 2016*
7:00 pm		 Fort Wayne W 66–55  4–4
 MAC Center (327)
Kent, Ohio
December 7, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Wright State W 79–69  5–4
 Nutter Center (617)
Fairborn, Ohio
December 10, 2016*
5:00 pm		 Youngstown State W 75–60  6–4
 MAC Center (415)
Kent, Ohio
December 20, 2016*
5:00 pm		 at Iowa L 48–83  6–5
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,563)
Iowa City, Iowa
December 22, 2016*
7:00 pm		 at Minnesota L 62–92  6–6
 Williams Arena (2,389)
Minneapolis
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016
1:00 pm		 Central Michigan L 78–91  6–7
(0–1)		 MAC Center (–)
Kent, Ohio
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Ball State L 47–71  6–8
(0–2)		 Worthen Arena (820)
Muncie, Indiana
January 7, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 Eastern Michigan W 86–67  7–8
(1–2)		 MAC Center (672)
Kent, Ohio
January , 2017
 pm		 Northern Illinois L 97–98  7–9
(1–3)		 MAC Center (240)
Kent, Ohio
January 14, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Ohio W 68–65  8–9
(2–3)		 Convocation Center (3,721)
Athens, Ohio
January 18, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Western Michigan W 71–67  9–9
(3–3)		 University Arena (644)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
January 21, 2017
4:00 pm		 Toledo W 70–60  10–9
(4–3)		 MAC Center (424)
Kent, Ohio
January 25, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Illinois L 72–93  10–10
(4–4)		 Convocation Center (507)
DeKalb, Illinois
January 28, 2017
3:00 pm		 Bowling Green W 80–78  11–10
(5–4)		 MAC Center (486)
Kent, Ohio
February 1, 2017
7:00 pm		 Miami W 84–66  12–10
(6–4)		 MAC Center (529)
Kent, Ohio
February 4, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Buffalo L 62–77  12–11
(6–5)		 Alumni Arena (1,889)
Amherst, New York
February 8, 2017
7:00 pm		 Eastern Michigan W 83–65  13–11
(7–5)		 MAC Center (527)
Kent, Ohio
February 11, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Akron
Wagon Wheel Challenge		 W 72–58  14–11
(8–5)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (961)
Akron, Ohio
February 18, 2017
2:00 pm		 Ohio W 83–77  15–11
(9–5)		 MAC Center (713)
Kent, Ohio
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bowling Green W 70–60  16–11
(10–5)		 Stroh Center (1,379)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 25, 2017
2:00 pm, Spectrum/ESPN3		 Akron
Wagon Wheel Challenge		 W 73–69  17–11
(11–5)		 MAC Center (1,073)
Kent, Ohio
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Miami W 78–51  18–11
(12–5)		 Millett Hall (420)
Oxford, Ohio
March 4, 2017
2:00 pm		 Buffalo W 80–71  19–11
(13–5)		 MAC Center (887)
Kent, Ohio
MAC Tournament
March 8, 2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 (3) vs. (6) Toledo
Quarterfinals		 L 63–67  19–12
 Quicken Loans Arena (3,433)
Cleveland
WNIT
March 16, 2017
 ESPN3		 at Michigan
First round		 L 60–67  19–13
 Crisler Center (788)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source[1]

See also

References
  1. "2016–17 Women's basketball schedule". Kent State University. 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
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