2016–17 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

2016–17 Portland State Vikings women's basketball
2016–17 Portland State Vikings women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	16–17 (8–10 Big Sky)
Head coach	Lynn Kennedy (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Alison Hewa; Chelsey Zimmerman; Amy Denson;
Home arena	Peter Stott Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana State †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	7	.781
North Dakota	15	–	3	.833	20	–	11	.645
Northern Colorado	14	–	4	.778	22	–	8	.733
Eastern Washington	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Idaho	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Idaho State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Portland State	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Weber State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Sacramento State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	20	.333
Northern Arizona	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
Montana	4	–	14	.222	7	–	23	.233
Southern Utah	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233


† 2017 Big Sky tournament winner As of March 23, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by second-year head coach Lynn Kennedy, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho State.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ashley Bolston	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	South Medford HS Washington State	Medford, OR
F	1	Caroline Wich	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Aarhus Academy	Aarhus, Denmark
G	2	Sidney Rielly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Everett HS Santa Clara	Everett, WA
G	3	Kiana Brown	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Triangle Lake HS Washington State/Humboldt State	Cottage Grove, OR
F	4	Pia Jurhar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	BRG XIX Krottenbachstraße	Vienna, Austria
G	5	Kian McNair	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Salesian HS	Vallejo, CA
F	10	Courtney West	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS So	Port Hacking HS Southern Oregon	Sydney, Australia
F	11	Cici West	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Holy Names Academy	Seattle, WA
F	12	Tatiana Streun	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Bellevue HS	Bellevue, WA
G	15	Corey James	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	West Albany HS	Albany, CA
G	20	Ashley Torres Negron	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Highland CC	Morovis, PR
G	22	Elizajane Loader	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Barker College	Central Coast, Australia
G	23	Yaremi Mejia	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	South Medford HS	Auckland, New Zealand
F	25	Elle Pace	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Montrose	Montrose, CO
F	32	Jasmin Falls	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	South Medford HS	Medford, OR
G	45	Michaela Kay	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Lewis & Clark HS	Spokane, WA

Head coach

Lynn Kennedy (Northwest University)

Assistant coach(es)

Alison Hewa (Eastern Washington)
Chelsey Zimmerman (Southern Oregon)
Amy Denson (Arizona State)

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
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 5:00 pm		Western Oregon	W 100–96		Peter Stott Center Portland, OR
11/06/2016* 2:00 pm		Lewis & Clark College	W 96–69		Peter Stott Center Portland, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge	L 72–99	0–1	Matadome (403) Northridge, CA
11/16/2016* 4:30 pm		at Boise State	L 76–94	0–2	Taco Bell Arena (638) Boise, ID
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		Pacific Union (CA)	W 94–61	1–2	Peter Stott Center (152) Portland, OR
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm		at Seattle	W 79–71	2–2	Connolly Center (184) Seattle, WA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at Portland	L 68–79	2–3	Chiles Center (209) Portland, OR
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		UC Irvine	W 79–73	3–3	Peter Stott Center (228) Portland, OR
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		Cal State Fullerton	W 81–73	4–3	Peter Stott Center (205) Portland, OR
12/17/2016* 5:00 pm		vs. No. 25 Oregon Portland Showcase	L 46–90	4–4	Moda Center Portland, OR
12/19/2016* 6:45 pm		vs. Northern Kentucky Puerto Rico Classic	W 77–54	5–4	South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
12/20/2016* 4:30 pm		vs. Kennesaw State Puerto Rico Classic	W 71–61	6–4	South Point Arena (71) Enterprise, NV
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		vs. No. 20 Oklahoma Puerto Rico Classic	L 60–74	6–5	South Point Arena (90) Enterprise, NV
12/27/2016* 6:00 pm		at Arizona	L 52–75	6–6	McKale Center (1,206) Tucson, AZ
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 5:00 pm		at North Dakota	L 61–65	6–7 (0–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,435) Grand Forks, ND
12/31/2016 12:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 62–91	6–8 (0–2)	Bank of Colorado Arena (545) Greeley, CO
01/07/2017 12:00 pm		at Sacramento State	W 88–86	7–8 (1–2)	Hornets Nest (334) Sacramento, CA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		Northern Arizona Postponed (snow), rescheduled for 01/16/2017^[2]			Peter Stott Center Portland, OR
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 81–74	8–8 (2–2)	Peter Stott Center (278) Portland, OR
01/16/2017 2:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 56–55	9–8 (3–2)	Peter Stott Center (195) Portland, OR
01/19/2017 6:00 pm		at Montana	W 64–44	10–8 (4–2)	Dahlberg Arena (2,579) Missoula, MT
01/21/2017 1:00 pm		at Montana State	L 76–83	10–9 (4–3)	Worthington Arena (2,284) Bozeman, MT
01/28/2017 12:00 pm		Sacramento State	L 68–77	10–10 (4–4)	Peter Stott Center (283) Portland, OR
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		Idaho	L 66–72	10–11 (4–5)	Peter Stott Center (283) Portland, OR
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		Eastern Washington	L 62–68	10–12 (4–6)	Peter Stott Center (250) Portland, OR
02/09/2017 6:00 pm		at Idaho State	L 47–53	10–13 (4–7)	Reed Gym (1,022) Pocatello, ID
02/11/2017 1:00 pm		at Weber State	L 75–85	10–14 (4–8)	Dee Events Center (963) Ogden, UT
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		Montana State	W 69–65	11–14 (5–8)	Peter Stott Center (317) Portland, OR
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		Montana	W 68–45	12–14 (6–8)	Peter Stott Center (323) Portland, OR
02/23/2017 6:00 pm		at Southern Utah	L 64–82	12–15 (6–9)	Centrum Arena (981) Cedar City, UT
02/25/2017 3:00 pm		at Northern Arizona	L 73–74 ^OT	13–15 (7–9)	Walkup Skydome (540) Flagstaff, AZ
03/01/2017 12:00 pm		Northern Colorado	L 50–57	13–16 (7–10)	Peter Stott Center (978) Portland, OR
03/03/2017 7:00 pm		North Dakota	W 81–67	14–16 (8–10)	Peter Stott Center (323) Portland, OR
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/06/2017 5:35 pm	(7)	vs. (10) Northern Arizona First Round	W 88–76	15–16	Reno Events Center (906) Reno, NV
03/08/2017 5:35 pm	(7)	vs. (2) North Dakota Quarterfinals	W 65–62	16–16	Reno Events Center (804) Reno, NV
03/10/2017 2:35 pm	(7)	vs. (6) Idaho State Semifinals	L 50–54	16–17	Reno Events Center (1,202) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

[goviks-1] "Portland State Vikings - 2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". goviks.com.

[2] "Men's and Women's Basketball Games Rescheduled".

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v t e Portland State Vikings women's basketball
Venues	Viking Pavilion (1973–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Roster

Schedule

See also

References