2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team will represent the Saint Joseph's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by sixteenth year head coach Cindy Griffin, played their home games at Hagan Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Duquesne. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where lost to Virginia in the first round.

2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record	17–15 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach	Cindy Griffin (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Susan Moran John Hampton Stephanie McCaffrey
Home arena	Hagan Arena

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

2016–17 media

All non-televised Hawks home games will air on the A-10 Digital Network. All Hawks games will be streamed via the Saint Joseph's Sports Network on sjuhawks.com.

Roster

2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 1 Katie Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Perkiomen Valley Collegeville, PA G 2 Mackenzie Rule 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Cardinal O'Hara West Chester, PA G 3 Nailah Delinois 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Northeast Sunrise, FL G 4 Kristalyn Baisden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Berkshire School East Hartford, CT G 11 Avery Marz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Wilson West Lawn Sinking Springs, PA G 12 Alyssa Monaghan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Bonner Prendergast Drexel Hill, PA G 20 Jazmin Horne 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Franklin Eastern Arizona College Seattle, WA F 23 Whisper Fisher (W)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Owings Mills Loyola (MD) Owings Mills, MD G 30 Sarah Veilleux 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So RHAM Hebron, CT G 31 Jaryn Garner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Germantown Academy Virginia Sewell, NJ G 32 Chelsea Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Freire Charter Philadelphia, PA F 33 Adashia Franklyn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr West Chester Bayard Rustin West Chester, PA F 34 Amanda Fioravanti 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Our Lady of Good Counsel Frederick, MD F 35 Michala Clay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Roland Park Country School Baltimore, MD F 40 Candace Belvedere 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Kellenberg Memorial Merrick, NY	Head coach Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Susan Moran (Saint Joseph's) John Hampton (Mansfield) Stephanie McCaffrey (Saint Joseph's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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		Temple Rivalry	L 70–86	0–1	Hagan Arena (934) Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM		Bucknell	L 61–64	0–2	Hagan Arena (743) Philadelphia, PA
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM		at Iona	L 57–58	0–3	Hynes Athletic Center (777) New Rochelle, NY
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Penn	W 57–53	1–3	Palestra (503) Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2016* 6:30 PM		vs. BYU UNM Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	L 56–71	1–4	The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
11/26/2016* 4:30 PM		at New Mexico UNM Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game	W 79–67	2–4	The Pit (3,592) Albuquerque, NM
12/03/2016* 4:00 PM		Villanova Holy War	L 54–62	2–5	Hagan Arena (1,243) Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2016* 7:00 PM		at Central Michigan	L 71–73 ^OT	2–6	McGuirk Arena (1,348) Mount Pleasant, MI
12/13/2016* 7:00 PM		NJIT	W 75–36	3–6	Hagan Arena (207) Philadelphia, PA
12/18/2016* 2:00 PM		at Drexel	L 49–60	3–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center (895) Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2016* 5:00 PM		Hofstra	L 64–75	3–8	Hagan Arena (3,411) Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2016* 7:00 PM		James Madison	L 72–85	3–9	Hagan Arena (923) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 PM		at Richmond	L 52–70	3–10 (0–1)	Robins Center (564) Richmond, VA
01/04/2017 7:00 PM		at George Washington	L 44–53	3–11 (0–2)	Charles E. Smith Center (766) Washington, D.C.
01/07/2017 2:00 PM		Massachusetts	W 81–50	4–11 (1–2)	Hagan Arena (843) Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2017 11:30 AM		VCU	W 64–58	5–11 (2–2)	Hagan Arena (1,462) Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017 1:00 PM		at La Salle	W 75–55	6–11 (3–2)	Tom Gola Arena (307) Philadelphia, PA
01/18/2017 7:00 PM		Fordham	W 47–44	7–11 (4–2)	Hagan Arena (914) Philadelphia, PA
01/21/2017 3:00 PM		at Dayton	L 59–64 ^OT	7–12 (4–3)	UD Arena (2,146) Dayton, OH
01/25/2017 11:00 AM		at Rhode Island	W 75–49	8–12 (5–3)	Ryan Center (853) Kingston, RI
01/29/2017 3:00 PM, ASN		St. Bonaventure	W 70–53	9–12 (6–3)	Hagan Arena (1,342) Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2017 7:00 PM		Duquesne	W 60–58	10–12 (7–3)	Hagan Arena (586) Philadelphia, PA
02/05/2017 4:00 PM, CBSSN		at Saint Louis	W 66–63	11–12 (8–3)	Chaifetz Arena (926) St. Louis, MO
02/09/2017 7:00 PM		at Fordham	L 39–44	11–13 (8–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (403) Bronx, NY
02/12/2017 2:00 PM		La Salle	W 67–58	12–13 (9–4)	Hagan Arena (751) Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2017 6:00 PM		at VCU	W 80–70	13–13 (10–4)	Siegel Center (677) Richmond, VA
02/18/2017 2:00 PM		Davidson	W 69–54	14–13 (11–4)	Hagan Arena (553) Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2017 7:00 PM		George Mason	W 57–53 ^OT	15–13 (12–4)	Hagan Arena (543) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/25/2017 2:00 PM		Rhode Island First Round	W 77–51	16–13	Hagan Arena (781) Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2017 7:00 PM, ASN		vs. La Salle Quarterfinals	W 66–48	17–13	Richmond Coliseum (3,601) Richmond, VA
03/04/2017 1:30 PM, CBSSN		vs. Duquesne Semifinals	L 63–78	17–14	Richmond Coliseum (1,689) Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/17/2017* 7:00 PM		Virginia First Round	L 56–62	17–15	Hagan Arena (781) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

References

1. "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site". sjuhawks.com.