2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team

2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–23 (2–16 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chris Boettcher (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Dionisio Gomez Kim Parker Beeston Robert Yonce
Home arena	Centrum Arena

2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings

	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 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Chris Boettcher, they played their home games at Centrum Arena. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 2–16 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho.

Roster

2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Rebecca Cardenas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Burges El Paso, TX G/F 4 Ashley Baugh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So American Fork Utah Valley American Fork, UT F 11 Megan Kamps 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Manhattan Christian Manhattan, MT G 14 Breanu Reid 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Piedmont Oklahoma City, OK G 15 Breanu Reid 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Northridge Northern Colorado Tuscaloosa, AL G 20 Skylee Doman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Canby Canby, OR C 21 Whitney Johnson (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lone Peak HS New Mexico Highland, UT G/F 22 Tiffany Dunlap 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Prestonwood Christian Academy Plano, TX F 24 Tiarra Mcdonald 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Northside Fort Smith, AR G 30 Maren Herrud 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Highland Pocatello, ID F 40 Darri Frandsen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Panguitch Panguitch, UT F 43 Jessica Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Davis Kaysville, UT G 55 Jamie Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Riverton USU–Eastern Riverton, UT	Head coach Chris Boettcher (BYU) Assistant coach(es) Dionisio Gomez (Arkansas) Kim Parker Beeston (BYU) Robert Yonce (Tennessee) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/25/2016* 6:30 pm		Colorado Mesa	W 75–70		Centrum Arena (290) Cedar City, UT
11/04/2016* 4:00 pm		Eastern New Mexico	W 63–60		Centrum Arena (300) Cedar City, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 6:30 pm		Antelope Valley	W 89–76	1–0	Centrum Arena (200) Cedar City, UT
11/15/2016* 8:00 pm		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 65–59	2–0	Icardo Center (964) Bakersfield, CA
11/22/2016* 5:30 pm		at Utah State	W 70–54	3–0	Smith Spectrum (854) Logan, UT
11/26/2016* 2:00 pm		Arizona	L 65–77	3–1	Centrum Arena (225) Cedar City, UT
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at Utah	L 43–69	3–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,146) Salt Lake City, UT
12/02/2016* 6:30 pm		at Wyoming	L 48–68	3–3	Arena-Auditorium (2,304) Laramie, WY
12/06/2016* 12:00 pm		Utah Valley	L 64–70	3–4	Centrum Arena (725) Cedar City, UT
12/10/2016* 8:00 pm		at No. 24 Oregon State	L 38–77	3–5	Gill Coliseum (2,937) Corvallis, OR
12/16/2016* 6:30 pm		Grand Canyon	L 73–76	3–6	Centrum Arena (474) Cedar City, UT
12/19/2016* 8:00 pm		at UC Irvine	W 70–58	4–6	Bren Events Center (202) Irvine, CA
12/21/2016* 3:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge	W 77–71	5–6	Matadome (121) Northridge, CA
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		Northern Arizona	L 68–77 OT	5–7 (0–1)	Centrum Arena (576) Cedar City, UT
01/05/2017 6:30 pm		Northern Colorado	L 53–83	5–8 (0–2)	Centrum Arena (495) Cedar City, UT
01/07/2017 4:00 pm		North Dakota	L 65–68	5–9 (0–3)	Centrum Arena (732) Cedar City, UT
01/12/2017 8:05 pm		at Sacramento State	L 69–81	5–10 (0–4)	Hornets Netst (275) Sacramento, CA
01/14/2017 3:00 pm		at Portland State	L 74–81	5–11 (0–5)	Hornets Nest (278) Sacramento, CA
01/19/2017 6:30 pm		Idaho	L 68–85	5–12 (0–6)	Centrum Arena (288) Cedar City, UT
01/21/2017 4:00 pm		Eastern Washington	L 66–67	5–13 (0–7)	Centrum Arena (726) Cedar City, UT
01/26/2017 6:00 pm		at North Dakota	L 70–75	5–14 (0–8)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,563) Grand Forks, ND
01/28/2017 2:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 55–74	5–15 (0–9)	Bank of Colorado Arena  Greeley, CO
02/02/2017 6:30 pm		Weber State	L 68–73	5–16 (0–10)	Centrum Arena (1,107) Cedar City, UT
02/04/2017 6:30 pm		Idaho State	L 68–71 2OT	5–17 (0–11)	Centrum Arena (894) Cedar City, UT
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		at Montana	L 55–64	5–18 (0–12)	Dahlberg Arena (2,843) Missoula, MT
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at Montana State	L 68–71	5–19 (0–13)	Worthington Arena (1,797) Bozeman, MT
02/18/2016 2:00 pm		at Northern Arizona	L 65–77	5–20 (0–14)	Walkup Skydome (594) Flagstaff, AZ
02/23/2017 6:30 pm		Portland State	W 82–64	6–20 (1–14)	Centrum Arena (981) Cedar City, UT
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		Sacramento State	L 104–110	6–21 (1–15)	Centrum Arena (1,012) Cedar City, UT
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		at Eastern Washington	W 64–63	7–21 (2–15)	Reese Court (801) Cheney, WA
03/03/2017 7:00 pm		at Idaho	L 61–76	7–22 (2–16)	Cowan Spectrum (753) Moscow, ID
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/06/2017 3:35 pm	(12)	vs. (5) Idaho First Round	L 68–83	7–23	Reno Events Center (863) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team