2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2016–17
|team=Holy Cross Crusaders
|image=Holy Cross Athletics logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Patriot League
|short_conf=Patriot
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=8–21
|conf_record=6–12
|head_coach=Bill Gibbons
|hc_year = 32nd
|asst_coach1=Ann McInerney
|asst_coach2=Danielle Parks
|asst_coach3=Matt Raquet
|stadium=Hart Center
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings}}
The 2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by thirty-second year head coach Bill Gibbons, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–21, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League women's tournament to Lafayette.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tricia|last=Byrne|link=n|num=1|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=JR|rs=|home=Dunmore, PA|high_school=Scranton Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Infiniti|last=Thomas-Waheed|link=n|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=JR|rs=|home=Newton, MA|high_school=Newton North}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Katie|last=Doherty|link=n|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=JR|rs=|home=Holbrook, NY|high_school=Sachem East}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Megan|last=Swords|link=n|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|class=FR|rs=|home=Glen Rock NJ|high_school=Immaculate Heart Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shannon|last=Druck|link=n|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=JR|rs=|home=New Freedom, PA|high_school=Susquehannock}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Madalyn|last=Smith|link=n|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=FR|rs=|home=Sussex, NJ|high_school=High Point Regional}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kathryn|last=Pedi|link=n|num=14|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=9|class=FR|rs=|home=Wilmette, IL|high_school=New Trier}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Madelyn|last=Ganser|link=n|num=15|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=11|class=SR|rs=|home=Needham, MA|high_school=Needham}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Madison|last=Springfield|link=n|num=21|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=FR|rs=|home=Jaffrey, NH|high_school=Conant}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nicole|last=Morris|link=n|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=FR|rs=|home=Rumson, NJ|high_school=Rumson-Fair Haven Regional}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Maggie|last=Locke|link=n|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=SO|rs=|home=Collegeville, PA|high_school=Spring-Ford}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lauren|last=Manis|link=n|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|rs=|home=Franklin, MA|high_school=Bishop Feehan}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Amy|last=Hasenauer|link=n|num=41|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=JR|rs=|home=Greece, NY|high_school=Hilton}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Miranda|last=Nixon|link=n|num=55|pos=C|ft=6|in=3|class=SO|rs=|home=Harrisburg, PA|high_school=Trinity}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Bill Gibbons ({{college|Clark}})
|asst_coach=
- Ann McInerney ({{college|Assumption (Worcester)}})
- Danielle Parks ({{college|Adelphi}})
- Matt Raquet ({{college|Pittsburgh}})
|roster_url=http://www.goholycross.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=33100&SPID=157229&SPSID=917394&DB_OEM_ID=33100
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2016-17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2016|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660066; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/06/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Assumption
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 62–55
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660066; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Manhattan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Draddy Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Riverdale, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 431
| tv =
| score = 56–60
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bryant
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chace Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Smithfield, RI
| gamename =
| attend = 475
| tv =
| score = 74–76
| overtime =
| record = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/16/2016
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Quinnipiac
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 475
| tv =
| score = 55–78
| overtime =
| record = 0–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2016
| time = 1:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marist
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 792
| tv =
| score = 50–46
| overtime =
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dartmouth
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Leede Arena
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| gamename =
| attend = 727
| tv =
| score = 49–53
| overtime =
| record = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2016
| time = 5:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 642
| tv =
| score = 70–71
| overtime = OT
| record = 1–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Vermont
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| gamename =
| attend = 459
| tv =
| score = 52–63
| overtime =
| record = 1–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/07/2016
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 877
| tv = WCTR
| score = 48–84
| overtime =
| record = 1–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/2016
| time = 1:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UMass Lowell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 921
| tv =
| score = 62–47
| overtime =
| record = 2–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Massachusetts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mullins Center
| site_cityst = Amherst, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 345
| tv =
| score = 66–69
| overtime =
| record = 2–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,659
| tv =
| score = 33–63
| overtime =
| record = 2–9
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660066; color:#FFFFFF;"| Patriot League regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2016
| time = 1:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston University
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,147
| tv =
| score = 49–66
| overtime =
| record = 2–10 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Navy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 434
| tv =
| score = 56–57
| overtime =
| record = 2–11 (0–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2017
| time = 11:15 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colgate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,379
| tv =
| score = 54–62
| overtime =
| record = 2–12 (0–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/08/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bucknell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 451
| tv =
| score = 48–77
| overtime =
| record = 2–13 (0–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/11/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kirby Sports Center
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 347
| tv =
| score = 67–61
| overtime =
| record = 3–13 (1–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2017
| time = 1:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lehigh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 963
| tv =
| score = 65–47
| overtime =
| record = 4–13 (2–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/18/2017
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Army
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 911
| tv =
| score = 59–67
| overtime =
| record = 4–14 (2–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = American
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bender Arena
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| attend = 381
| tv =
| score = 61–60
| overtime =
| record = 5–14 (3–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2017
| time = 1:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Navy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,244
| tv =
| score = 71–73
| overtime =
| record = 5–14 (3–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/01/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colgate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cotterell Court
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 649
| tv =
| score = 52–70
| overtime =
| record = 5–15 (3–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2017
| time = 12:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bucknell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,012
| tv = ASN
| score = 63–51
| overtime =
| record = 6–15 (4–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/08/2017
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,151
| tv =
| score = 70–85
| overtime =
| record = 6–16 (4–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lehigh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stabler Arena
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 867
| tv =
| score = 64–80
| overtime =
| record = 6–17 (4–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/15/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Army
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Christl Arena
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 754
| tv =
| score = 41–60
| overtime =
| record = 6–18 (4–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2017
| time = 1:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = American
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,138
| tv =
| score = 51–46
| overtime =
| record = 7–18 (5–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/22/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 426
| tv =
| score = 59–58
| overtime =
| record = 8–18 (6–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston University
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Case Gym
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 415
| tv =
| score = 56–68
| overtime =
| record = 8–19 (6–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/2017
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 992
| tv = WCTR
| score = 37–56
| overtime =
| record = 8–20 (6–12)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660066; color:#FFFFFF;"| Patriot League Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Lafayette
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 250
| tv =
| score = 54–58
| overtime =
| record = 8–21
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team}}
Category:Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball seasons