2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team
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WNIT, Second Round | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 21–12 (9–7 The American) |
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Home arena | CFE Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UConn † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 36 | – | 1 | .973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 The American Tournament winner As of March 31, 2017 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 40th season of basketball, were led by first-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. Under Coach Abe, the Knights earned their first 20-win season since 2010-11 as well as their first-ever WNIT bid. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where defeated Stetson in the first round before losing to Georgia Tech in the second round.
Media
All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 5:00 pm | at FIU | W 69–52 | 1–0 | FIU Arena (598) Miami, FL | |||||||
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | South Alabama | W 70–58 | 2–0 | CFE Arena (2,303) Orlando, FL | |||||||
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | at Davidson | W 57–38 | 3–0 | John M. Belk Arena (371) Davidson, NC | |||||||
11/19/2016* 2:00 pm | Virginia Tech | L 64–67 | 3–1 | CFE Arena (2,278) Orlando, FL | |||||||
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | at Butler | W 66–59 | 4–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (345) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
11/26/2016* 2:30 pm | Rider UCF Thanksgiving Classic | W 49–30 | 5–1 | CFE Arena (2,217) Orlando, FL | |||||||
11/27/2016* 2:30 pm | Austin Peay UCF Thanksgiving Classic | W 61–43 | 6–1 | CFE Arena (2,342) Orlando, FL | |||||||
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | at Buffalo | L 65–66 | 6–2 | Alumni Arena (846) Amherst, NY | |||||||
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 70–43 | 7–2 | CFE Arena (2,416) Orlando, FL | |||||||
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | Gardner–Webb | W 66–52 | 8–2 | CFE Arena (2,256) Orlando, FL | |||||||
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | at Georgia Southern | W 74–54 | 9–2 | Hanner Fieldhouse (141) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
12/20/2016* 2:00 pm | Nebraska–Omaha | W 81–41 | 10–2 | CFE Arena (2,391) Orlando, FL | |||||||
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | UC Davis | L 71–77 | 10–3 | CFE Arena (2,237) Orlando, FL | |||||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
01/01/2017 1:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 48–84 | 10–4 (0–1) | CFE Arena (4,539) Orlando, FL | |||||||
01/04/2017 7:00 pm | at Cincinnati | L 57–62 | 10–5 (0–2) | Fifth Third Arena (360) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
01/07/2017 2:00 pm | Memphis | L 62–65 | 10–6 (0–3) | CFE Arena (2,316) Orlando, FL | |||||||
01/11/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Houston | W 62–48 | 11–6 (1–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion (691) Houston, TX | |||||||
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ADN | at East Carolina | W 54–42 | 12–6 (2–3) | Williams Arena (985) Greenville, NC | |||||||
01/21/2017 2:00 pm | Tulsa | L 62–73 | 12–7 (2–4) | CFE Arena (2,237) Orlando, FL | |||||||
01/24/2017 7:00 pm, ADN | Cincinnati | W 64–44 | 13–7 (3–4) | CFE Arena (2,406) Orlando, FL | |||||||
01/28/2017 6:00 pm | at Memphis | L 59–65 | 13–8 (3–5) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (812) Memphis, TN | |||||||
02/04/2017 3:00 pm, ADN | at SMU | L 58–63 | 13–9 (3–6) | Moody Coliseum (1,011) Dallas, TX | |||||||
02/08/2017 7:00 pm | Houston | W 85–59 | 14–9 (4–6) | CFE Arena (2,901) Orlando, FL | |||||||
02/11/2017 2:00 pm, ADN | at Tulsa | W 62–58 | 15–9 (5–6) | Reynolds Center (449) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
02/14/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 22 South Florida War on I–4 | W 66–52 | 16–9 (6–6) | USF Sun Dome (1,884) Tampa, FL | |||||||
02/18/2017 2:00 pm, ADN | East Carolina | W 79–51 | 17–9 (7–6) | CFE Arena (2,453) Orlando, FL | |||||||
02/22/2017 8:00 pm, ADN | at Tulane | W 56–51 | 18–9 (8–6) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,013) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
02/25/2017 2:00 pm | SMU | W 63–37 | 19–9 (9–6) | CFE Arena (2,348) Orlando, FL | |||||||
02/27/2017 7:00 pm | No. 25 Temple | L 60–66 | 19–10 (9–7) | CFE Arena (2,473) Orlando, FL | |||||||
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/04/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) Tulane Quarterfinals | W 61–57 | 20–10 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | ||||||
03/05/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (1) No. 1 Connecticut Semifinals | L 56–78 | 20–11 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,491) Uncasville, CT | ||||||
WNIT | |||||||||||
03/16/2017* 7:00 pm | Stetson First Round | W 73–53 | 21–11 | CFE Arena (676) Orlando, FL | |||||||
03/19/2017* 5:00 pm | at Georgia Tech Second Round | L 51–63 | 21–12 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (682) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
See also
References
- ^ "2021-22 (W) Basketball Schedule".
External links
- Official Team Website