2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by third year head coach Kamie Ethridge and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They finished the season 22–8, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Idaho State. Despite having 22 wins and a better record, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016–17 record22–8 (14–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana State153 .833  257  .781
North Dakota153 .833  2011  .645
Northern Colorado144 .778  228  .733
Eastern Washington126 .667  1914  .576
Idaho117 .611  1915  .559
Idaho State108 .556  1914  .576
Portland State810 .444  1617  .485
Weber State612 .333  1318  .419
Sacramento State612 .333  1020  .333
Northern Arizona513 .278  921  .300
Montana414 .222  723  .233
Southern Utah216 .111  723  .233
2017 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Krystal Leger-Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrXXXX New Zealand
G 2 Savannah Scott 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrWestmont HS Campbell, California
G 4 Kirsten Kramer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoClark HS San Antonio, Texas
G 5 Mandy Karako 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLake Travis HS Lakeway, Texas
G 10 Savannah Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SoFossil Ridge HS Fort Collins, Colorado
C 13 Courtney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoLegacy HS Thornton, Colorado
F 14 Kourteney Zadina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSeward HS Seward, Nebraska
G 15 Katie Longwell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrChaparral HS Parker, Colorado
G 21 Abby Kain 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSimley HS Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
F 22 Danielle Noble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSouth HS Cheyenne, Wyoming
C 23 Ashleen Quirke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoLos Gatos HS Los Gatos, California
G 33 Kianna Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrLake Elsinore HS Perris, California
C 44 Bridget Hintz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrElk Rapids HS Elk Rapids, Michigan
F/C Ali Meyer (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPalmer Ridge HS
Colorado Christian
Monument, Colorado
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
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm
Regis W 71–56 
Bank of Colorado Arena (500)
Greeley, Colorado
11/06/2016*
12:00 pm
Black Hills State W 79–73 
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, Colorado
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
Colorado L 62–83  0–1
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,071)
Greeley, Colorado
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Denver W 68–48  1–1
Bank of Colorado Arena (504)
Greeley, Colorado
11/18/2016*
12:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast W 77–74 2OT 2–1
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,550)
Greeley, Colorado
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
San Diego W 54–51  3–1
Bank of Colorado Arena (502)
Greeley, Colorado
11/25/2016*
3:15 pm
at UTSA
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
W 73–66  4–1
Convocation Center (1,057)
San Antonio, Texas
11/27/2016*
11:00 am
vs. Eastern Michigan
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
W 58–57  5–1
Convocation Center 
San Antonio, Texas
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm
at Colorado State L 47–58  5–2
Moby Arena (1,178)
Fort Collins, Colorado
12/10/2016*
4:00 pm
at Air Force W 71–44  6–2
Clune Arena (375)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm
Colorado Christian W 90–47  7–2
Bank of Colorado Arena (602)
Greeley, Colorado
12/16/2016*
7:30 pm
at Saint Mary's L 65–75  7–3
McKeon Pavilion (285)
Moraga, California
12/19/2016*
8:00 pm
at Pacific W 60–56  8–3
Alex G. Spanos Center (331)
Stockton, California
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 95–88  9–3 (1–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena (592)
Greeley, Colorado
12/31/2016
12:00 pm
Portland State W 91–62  10–3 (2–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena (545)
Greeley, Colorado
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 83–53  11–3 (3–0)
Centrum Arena (495)
Cedar City, Utah
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 69–66  12–3 (4–0)
Walkup Skydome (256)
Flagstaff, Arizona
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
Montana W 65–46  13–3 (5–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena (820)
Greeley, Colorado
01/14/2017
2:00 pm
Montana State W 66–58  14–3 (6–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena (879)
Greeley, Colorado
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
at Idaho State W 77–62  15–3 (7–0)
Reed Gym (942)
Pocatello, Idaho
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
at Weber State W 88–79  16–3 (8–0)
Dee Events Center (572)
Ogden, Utah
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 75–64  17–3 (9–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena (902)
Greeley, Colorado
01/28/2017
2:00 pm
Southern Utah W 74–55  18–3 (10–0)
Bank of Colorado Arena (937)
Greeley, Colorado
02/04/2017
12:00 pm
North Dakota L 51–57  18–4 (10–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,133)
Greeley, Colorado
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
at Idaho W 71–67  19–4 (11–1)
Cowan Spectrum (486)
Moscow, Idaho
02/11/2017
3:00 pm
at Eastern Washington L 61–67  19–5 (11–2)
Reese Court (1,010)
Cheney, Washington
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
Weber State W 86–62  20–5 (12–2)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,184)
Greeley, Colorado
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
Idaho State L 58–68  20–6 (12–3)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,884)
Greeley, Colorado
02/25/2017
1:00 pm
at North Dakota L 68–75  20–7 (12–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,375)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
03/01/2017
1:00 pm
at Portland State W 57–50  21–7 (13–4)
Peter Stott Center (978)
Portland, Oregon
03/03/2017
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State W 102–74  22–7 (14–4)
Hornets Nest (607)
Sacramento, California
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/08/2017
6:35 pm
(3) vs. (6) Idaho State
Quarterfinals
L 59–60  22–8
Reno Events Center (804)
Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Coaches 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 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

References

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