2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represents Utah State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by fifth year head coach Jerry Finkbeiner. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and were third year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament where they lost to UNLV. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Idaho in the first round.

2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball
Lady Griz Classic Champions
WBI, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2016–17 record1715 (99 Mountain West)
Head coachJerry Finkbeiner (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Finkbeiner
  • JC Carter
  • Kelsie Kruger
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colorado State153 .833  259  .735
Wyoming135 .722  2210  .688
Boise State126 .667  258  .758
UNLV126 .667  2211  .667
New Mexico108 .556  1515  .500
Utah State99 .500  1714  .548
Fresno State810 .444  1815  .545
San Jose State711 .389  1121  .344
San Diego State612 .333  1119  .367
Nevada513 .278  1119  .367
Air Force216 .111  425  .138
2017 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Eliza West 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrPeninsula School Mount Martha, Australia
G 2 Jessie Geer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCampbell County HS Gillette, WY
G 3 Olivia West 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrTemplestowe College Launceston, Australia
F 5 Shannon Dufficy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrOur Lady of Mercy College Preston, Australia
G 11 Lindsey Jensen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSky View Smithfield, UT
G/F 12 Hailey Bassett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLayton Layton, UT
G 21 Victoria Price 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrGrand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
G 22 Rachel Brewster 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoRowville Secondary College Melbourne, Australia
F 30 Dee Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrAllen Allen, TX
G 31 Katie Toole 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoViewmont HS Bountiful, UT
G 32 Taylor Enders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoWest Linn HS West Linn, OR
G 33 Lizzy Klinker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoFairfield HS Fairfield, MT
F 35 Angelica de Paulo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrEscola Estadual Doutor Jose Fornari
New Mexico JC
São Paulo, Brazil
F 41 Antonia Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrDuncanville HS
New Mexico JC
Dallas, TX
C 44 Deja Mason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoBrennan HS San Antonio, TX
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
11/06/2016*
2:00 PM
CSU–Pueblo W 63–54 
Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
12:00 PM
Westminster College W 72–49  1–0
Smith Spectrum (510)
Logan, UT
11/14/2016*
8:15 PM
Montana State W 64–56  2–0
Smith Spectrum (633)
Logan, UT
11/17/2016*
11:00 AM
UC Irvine W 66–52  3–0
Smith Spectrum (2,487)
Logan, UT
11/22/2016*
5:30 PM
Southern Utah L 54–70  3–1
Smith Spectrum (854)
Logan, UT
11/25/2016*
2:00 PM
vs. Incarnate Word
36th Lady Griz Classic
W 79–46  4–1
Dahlberg Arena (256)
Missoula, MT
11/27/2016*
2:00 PM
at Montana
36th Lady Griz Classic
W 65–46  5–1
Dahlberg Arena (2,506)
Missoula, MT
12/01/2016*
7:00 PM
Idaho State W 69–56  6–1
Smith Spectrum (665)
Logan, UT
12/03/2016*
2:00 PM
at Utah L 58–65  6–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,190)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/15/2016*
7:00 PM
Utah Valley W 56–45  7–2
Smith Spectrum (563)
Logan, UT
12/17/2016*
2:00 PM
BYU L 40–60  7–3
Smith Spectrum (697)
Logan, UT
12/21/2016*
6:00 PM
at Arizona L 57–61  7–4
McKale Center (1,133)
Tucson, AZ
Mountain West regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 PM
at Boise State L 56–76  7–5
(0–1)
Taco Bell Arena (807)
Boise, ID
12/31/2016
2:00 PM
Air Force W 65–62  8–5
(1–1)
Smith Spectrum (519)
Logan, UT
01/04/2017
7:00 PM
at New Mexico L 67–78  8–6
(1–2)
The Pit (4,554)
Albuquerque, NM
01/07/2017
5:00 PM
at UNLV L 53–55 OT 8–7
(1–3)
Cox Pavilion (1,854)
Paradise, NV
01/11/2017
7:00 PM
Wyoming L 48–71  8–8
(1–4)
Smith Spectrum (528)
Logan, UT
01/14/2017
2:00 PM
San Diego State W 53–47  9–8
(2–4)
Smith Spectrum (517)
Logan, UT
01/21/2017
2:00 PM
at Colorado State L 43–74  9–9
(2–5)
Moby Arena (1,223)
Fort Collins, CO
01/25/2017
7:00 PM
New Mexico L 58–68  9–10
(2–6)
Smith Spectrum (523)
Logan, UT
01/28/2017
3:00 PM
at Fresno State W 52–47  10–10
(3–6)
Save Mart Center (2,042)
Fresno, CA
02/01/2017
7:30 PM
at Nevada W 81–69  11–10
(4–6)
Lawlor Events Center (1,129)
Reno, NV
02/04/2017
2:00 PM
Boise State W 65–63  12–10
(5–6)
Smith Spectrum (490)
Logan, UT
02/08/2017
7:00 PM
Colorado State W 55–48  13–10
(6–6)
Smith Spectrum (390)
Logan, UT
02/11/2017
2:00 PM
at Wyoming L 40–59  13–11
(6–7)
Arena-Auditorium (2,295)
Laramie, WY
02/15/2017
7:30 PM
at San Diego State L 59–66  13–12
(6–8)
Viejas Arena (464)
San Diego, CA
02/18/2017
2:00 PM
Nevada W 60–57  14–12
(7–8)
Smith Spectrum (595)
Logan, UT
02/22/2017
7:00 PM
San Jose State W 82–78  15–12
(8–8)
Smith Spectrum (370)
Logan, UT
02/25/2017
2:00 PM
at Air Force L 61–64  15–13
(8–9)
Clune Arena (392)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/28/2017
7:00 PM
UNLV W 58–49  16–13
(9–9)
Smith Spectrum (477)
Logan, UT
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/06/2017
8:00 PM
(6) vs. (11) Air Force
First Round
W 46-40  17-13
Thomas & Mack Center (567)
Paradise, NV
03/07/2017*
9:30 PM
(6) at (3) UNLV
Quarterfinals
L 43–68  17-14
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
WBI
03/15/2017
6:30 PM
at Idaho
First Round
L 57–64  17–15
Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.
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