2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball

WNIT, Semifinals
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–15 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach	Harry Perretta (39th season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Mullaney Laura Kurz Shanette Lee
Home arena	The Pavilion
Seasons← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 DePaul*	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Creighton	16	–	2	.889	24	–	8	.750
Marquette†	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
St. John's	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
Villanova	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Georgetown	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Providence	4	–	14	.222	12	–	18	.400
Xavier	4	–	14	.222	12	–	18	.400
Seton Hall	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
Butler	2	–	16	.111	6	–	25	.194


† 2017 Big East tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of March 29, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-ninth year head coach Harry Perretta, played their games at The Pavilion and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.

Roster

2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Cameron Onken	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Lafayette Central Catholic	Lafayette, IN
F	1	Bridget Herlihy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Braintree	Braintree, MA
G	2	Alex Louin (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Mount St. Joseph Academy	Doylestown, PA
G	4	Karlie Crispin	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Pitman	Pitman, NJ
G	10	Raven James	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	St. Paul VI	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	11	Jordan Dillard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Decatur	Conyers, GA
C	12	Megan Quinn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Episcopal Academy	Berwyn, PA
F	14	Brianna Herlihy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Braintree	Braintree, MA
G/F	21	Jannah Tucker	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	New Town	Baltimore, MD
G	24	Nicolette Juliana	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Bishop Shanahan	West Chester, PA
F	30	Mary Gedaka	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Gloucester Catholic	Mullica Hill, NJ
G	31	Adrianna Hahn	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Ursuline Academy	Wilmington, DE
F	32	Samantha Wilkes	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Immaculate Heart Academy	Fair Lawn, NJ
G	45	Grace Stant	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Rumson Fair Haven	Fair Haven, NJ

Head coach

Harry Perretta (Lycoming)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Mullaney (Providence)
Laura Kurz (Villanova)
Shanette Lee (Villanova)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 pm	at East Stroudsburg	W 78–52		Koehler Fieldhouse (850) East Stroudsburg, PA
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:30 pm	vs. No. 10 Mississippi State Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals	L 62–108	0–1	Cross Insurance Center (2,416) Bangor, ME
11/12/2016* 5:00 pm	vs. Purdue Maine Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game	W 58–44	1–1	Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
11/20/2016* 1:00 pm	George Washington	L 69–72	1–2	The Pavilion (735) Villanova, PA
11/24/2016* 4:45 pm	vs. Troy San Juan Shootout	L 85–93	1–3	Ocean Center Dayton Beach, FL
11/25/2016* 2:30 pm	vs. VCU San Juan Shootout	L 66–68	1–4	Ocean Center Dayton Beach, FL
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm	La Salle	W 52–49	2–4	The Pavilion (801) Villanova, PA
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm	at Saint Joseph's	W 62–54	3–4	Hagan Arena (1,243) Philadelphia, PA
12/05/2016* 7:00 pm	Lehigh	W 59–37	4–4	The Pavilion (509) Villanova, PA
12/10/2016* 1:00 pm	Temple	L 48–83	4–5	The Pavilion (441) Villanova, PA
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	at No. 17 Duke	L 50–68	4–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,377) Durham, NC
12/28/2016 12:00 pm, WPHL	Marquette	L 71–77	4–7 (0–1)	The Pavilion (509) Villanova, PA
12/30/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN	DePaul	L 50–80	4–8 (0–2)	The Pavilion (635) Villanova, PA
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN	Georgetown	W 71–50	5–8 (1–2)	The Pavilion (435) Villanova, PA
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, FS1	at Providence	W 64–59	6–8 (2–2)	Alumni Hall (564) Providence, RI
01/10/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN	at Creighton	L 46–60	6–9 (2–3)	D. J. Sokol Arena (707) Omaha, NE
01/13/2017 11:30 am, BEDN	Seton Hall	W 69–52	7–9 (3–3)	The Pavilion (2,109) Villanova, PA
01/15/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN	St. John's	W 55–50	8–9 (4–3)	The Pavilion (909) Villanova, PA
01/18/2017* 7:00 pm	at Penn	W 60–48	9–9	Palestra (575) Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN	at Butler	W 70–69	10–9 (5–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (603) Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2017 5:00 pm, BEDN	at Xavier	W 72–49	11–9 (6–3)	Cintas Center (1,016) Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN	at Georgetown	L 49–53	11–10 (6–4)	McDonough Gymnasium (1,311) Washington, D.C.
02/03/2017 7:00 pm, FS2	Creighton	L 44–47	11–11 (6–5)	The Pavilion (1,101) Villanova, PA
02/05/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN	Providence	W 61–43	12–11 (7–5)	The Pavilion (1,309) Villanova, PA
02/10/2017 8:00 pm, FS1	at St. John's	W 66–56	13–11 (8–5)	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
02/12/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN	at Seton Hall	W 87–52	14–11 (9–5)	Walsh Gymnasium (1,087) South Orange, NJ
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, FS1	Xavier	W 76–71	15–11 (10–5)	The Pavilion (1,019) Villanova, PA
02/19/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN	Butler	W 61–58	16–11 (11–5)	The Pavilion (1,041) Villanova, PA
02/24/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN	at No. 19 DePaul	L 50–77	16–12 (11–6)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,368) Chicago, IL
02/26/2017 3:00 pm, BEDN	at Marquette	L 53–62	16–13 (11–7)	Al McGuire Center (1,614) Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2017 9:30 pm, FS2	vs. St. John's Quarterfinals	L 40–56	16–14	Al McGuire Center (1,922) Milwaukee, WI
WNIT
03/17/2017* 6:00 pm	at Princeton First Round	W 59–53	17–14	Jadwin Gymnasium (514) Princeton, NJ
03/19/2017* 2:00 pm	at Drexel Second Round	W 56–51	18–14	Daskalakis Athletic Center (599) Philadelphia, PA
03/23/2017* 7:00 pm	at James Madison Third Round	W 69–67	19–14	JMU Convocation Center (1,712) Harrisonburg, VA
03/26/2017* 2:00 pm	at Indiana Quarterfinals	W 69–57	20–14	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,770) Bloomington, IN
03/29/2017* 7:00 pm	at Michigan Semifinals	L 61–65	20–15	Crisler Center (1,467) Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

"Villanova Women's Basketball Official Schedule - Villanova University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

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