2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–15 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach	Cindy Griffin (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Susan Moran; John Hampton; Stephanie McCaffrey;
Home arena	Hagan Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton †	13	–	3	.813	22	–	10	.688
George Washington	13	–	3	.813	20	–	10	.667
Saint Louis	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
Saint Joseph's	12	–	4	.750	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
La Salle	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Duquesne	8	–	8	.500	18	–	16	.529
VCU	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Richmond	7	–	9	.438	13	–	17	.433
George Mason	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310
Davidson	4	–	12	.250	6	–	23	.207
UMass	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
Rhode Island	2	–	14	.125	6	–	23	.207


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of March 20, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team will represent the Saint Joseph's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by sixteenth year head coach Cindy Griffin, played their home games at Hagan Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Duquesne. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where lost to Virginia in the first round.

2016–17 media[edit]

All non-televised Hawks home games will air on the A-10 Digital Network. All Hawks games will be streamed via the Saint Joseph's Sports Network on sjuhawks.com.

Roster[edit]

2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	1	Katie Armstrong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Perkiomen Valley	Collegeville, PA
G	2	Mackenzie Rule	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Cardinal O'Hara	West Chester, PA
G	3	Nailah Delinois	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Northeast	Sunrise, FL
G	4	Kristalyn Baisden	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Berkshire School	East Hartford, CT
G	11	Avery Marz	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS So	Wilson West Lawn	Sinking Springs, PA
G	12	Alyssa Monaghan	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Bonner Prendergast	Drexel Hill, PA
G	20	Jazmin Horne	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Franklin Eastern Arizona College	Seattle, WA
F	23	Whisper Fisher (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Owings Mills Loyola (MD)	Owings Mills, MD
G	30	Sarah Veilleux	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	RHAM	Hebron, CT
G	31	Jaryn Garner	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	Germantown Academy Virginia	Sewell, NJ
G	32	Chelsea Woods	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Freire Charter	Philadelphia, PA
F	33	Adashia Franklyn	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	West Chester Bayard Rustin	West Chester, PA
F	34	Amanda Fioravanti	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Our Lady of Good Counsel	Frederick, MD
F	35	Michala Clay	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Roland Park Country School	Baltimore, MD
F	40	Candace Belvedere	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Kellenberg Memorial	Merrick, NY

Head coach

Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Susan Moran (Saint Joseph's)
John Hampton (Mansfield)
Stephanie McCaffrey (Saint Joseph's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm	Temple Rivalry	L 70–86	0–1	Hagan Arena (934) Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm	Bucknell	L 61–64	0–2	Hagan Arena (743) Philadelphia, PA
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm	at Iona	L 57–58	0–3	Hynes Athletic Center (777) New Rochelle, NY
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Penn	W 57–53	1–3	Palestra (503) Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2016* 6:30 pm	vs. BYU UNM Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	L 56–71	1–4	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
11/26/2016* 4:30 pm	at New Mexico UNM Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game	W 79–67	2–4	The Pit (3,592) Albuquerque, NM
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm	Villanova Holy War	L 54–62	2–5	Hagan Arena (1,243) Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2016* 7:00 pm	at Central Michigan	L 71–73 ^OT	2–6	McGuirk Arena (1,348) Mount Pleasant, MI
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm	NJIT	W 75–36	3–6	Hagan Arena (207) Philadelphia, PA
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm	at Drexel	L 49–60	3–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center (895) Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2016* 5:00 pm	Hofstra	L 64–75	3–8	Hagan Arena (3,411) Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm	James Madison	L 72–85	3–9	Hagan Arena (923) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 pm	at Richmond	L 52–70	3–10 (0–1)	Robins Center (564) Richmond, VA
01/04/2017 7:00 pm	at George Washington	L 44–53	3–11 (0–2)	Charles E. Smith Center (766) Washington, D.C.
01/07/2017 2:00 pm	Massachusetts	W 81–50	4–11 (1–2)	Hagan Arena (843) Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2017 11:30 am	VCU	W 64–58	5–11 (2–2)	Hagan Arena (1,462) Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017 1:00 pm	at La Salle	W 75–55	6–11 (3–2)	Tom Gola Arena (307) Philadelphia, PA
01/18/2017 7:00 pm	Fordham	W 47–44	7–11 (4–2)	Hagan Arena (914) Philadelphia, PA
01/21/2017 3:00 pm	at Dayton	L 59–64 ^OT	7–12 (4–3)	UD Arena (2,146) Dayton, OH
01/25/2017 11:00 am	at Rhode Island	W 75–49	8–12 (5–3)	Ryan Center (853) Kingston, RI
01/29/2017 3:00 pm, ASN	St. Bonaventure	W 70–53	9–12 (6–3)	Hagan Arena (1,342) Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm	Duquesne	W 60–58	10–12 (7–3)	Hagan Arena (586) Philadelphia, PA
02/05/2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN	at Saint Louis	W 66–63	11–12 (8–3)	Chaifetz Arena (926) St. Louis, MO
02/09/2017 7:00 pm	at Fordham	L 39–44	11–13 (8–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (403) Bronx, NY
02/12/2017 2:00 pm	La Salle	W 67–58	12–13 (9–4)	Hagan Arena (751) Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2017 6:00 pm	at VCU	W 80–70	13–13 (10–4)	Siegel Center (677) Richmond, VA
02/18/2017 2:00 pm	Davidson	W 69–54	14–13 (11–4)	Hagan Arena (553) Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2017 7:00 pm	George Mason	W 57–53 ^OT	15–13 (12–4)	Hagan Arena (543) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/25/2017 2:00 pm	Rhode Island First Round	W 77–51	16–13	Hagan Arena (781) Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ASN	vs. La Salle Quarterfinals	W 66–48	17–13	Richmond Coliseum (3,601) Richmond, VA
03/04/2017 1:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Duquesne Semifinals	L 63–78	17–14	Richmond Coliseum (1,689) Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/17/2017* 7:00 pm	Virginia First Round	L 56–62	17–15	Hagan Arena (781) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References[edit]

^ "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site". sjuhawks.com.

[1] "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site". sjuhawks.com.

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v t e Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1973–2008) The Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Temple Villanova
Culture & lore	The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5
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

2016–17 media[edit]

Roster[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Rankings[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]