2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leopards, led by second year head coach Theresa Grentz, played their home games at Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 4–28, 2–16 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Navy.

2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–28 (2–16 Patriot)
Head coach	Theresa Grentz (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	C.K. Calhoun Ross James Kristen Foley
Home arena	Kirby Sports Center

2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2		.889			27	–	6		.818
Navy	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Army	12	–	6		.667			22	–	9		.710
American	11	–	7		.611			15	–	16		.484
Boston University	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
Colgate	7	–	11		.389			10	–	20		.333
Loyola (MD)	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Holy Cross	6	–	12		.333			8	–	21		.276
Lehigh	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
Lafayette	2	–	16		.111			4	–	28		.125
† 2017 Patriot League tournament winner As of March 4, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Olivia Gumbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Andrew's School Newark, DE G 2 Nia Holland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Shipley School Landsdowne, PA G 5 Anna Ptasinski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Regis Jesuit Highlands Ranch, CO G 11 Alex Cantwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So North Shore Glen Head, NY G 13 Sarah Agnello 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Villa Maria Academy Erie, PA F 14 Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Charnwood College Loughborough, England C 15 Angela Ribarich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So St. Joseph's College Toronto, ON G 22 Sammy Stipa 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Spring-Ford Royersford, PA G 23 Maia Hood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Alexander Hamilton Elmsford, NY F 24 Alexis Santarelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bishop Eustace Prep Philadelphia, PA G/F 34 Tasha Vipond 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Ankeny Centennial Ankeny, IA C 42 Ellen Graham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lincoln-Way North Frankford, IL F 43 Ashley Lutz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lincoln Sudbury Sudbury, MA	Head coach Theresa Grentz (Immaculata) Assistant coach(es) C.K. Calhoun (Marymount) Ross James (Millsaps) Kristen Foley (Rutgers) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		at La Salle	W 56–49	1–0	Tom Gola Arena (310) Philadelphia, PA
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm		at Rider	L 58–76	1–1	Alumni Gymnasium (304) Lawrenceville, NJ
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Robert Morris	L 51–62	1–2	Kirby Sports Center (429) Eaton, PA
11/19/2016* 2:00 pm		vs. Chattanooga Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	L 43–68	1–3	KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
11/20/2016* 4:30 pm		at No. 5 Louisville Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	L 48–92	1–4	KFC Yum! Center (7,668) Louisville, KY
11/21/2016* 5:00 pm		vs. Bowling Green Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	L 42–69	1–5	KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
11/27/2016* 3:30 pm		vs. Hampton Hall of Fame Women's Challenge	L 55–58	1–6	MassMutual Center (1,812) Springfield, MA
11/30/2016* 6:00 pm		Penn	L 47–64	1–7	Kirby Sports Center (274) Eaton, PA
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		at St. John's	L 46–64	1–8	Carnesecca Arena (750) Queens, NY
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		at Princeton	L 27–69	1–9	Jadwin Gymnasium (641) Princeton, NJ
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 52–67	1–10	Palumbo Center (254) Pittsburgh, PA
12/21/2016* 2:00 pm		Drexel	L 39–81	1–11	Kirby Sports Center (437) Eaton, PA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016 7:00 pm		at Colgate	L 69–76	1–12 (0–1)	Cotterell Court (441) Hamilton, NY
01/02/2017 7:00 pm, WBPH		Loyola (MD)	L 55–60	1–13 (0–2)	Kirby Sports Center (424) Eaton, PA
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		at Army	L 73–76 3OT	1–14 (0–3)	Christl Arena (557) West Point, NY
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		at Boston University	L 50–68	1–15 (0–4)	Case Gym (137) Boston, MA
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, WBPH		Holy Cross	L 61–67	1–16 (0–5)	Kirby Sports Center (347) Eaton, PA
01/14/2017 7:00 pm		at Navy	L 41–76	1–17 (0–6)	Alumni Hall (622) Annapolis, MD
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, WBPH		American	L 52–76	1–18 (0–7)	Kirby Sports Center (304) Eaton, PA
01/21/2017 2:00 pm, WBPH		Lehigh	L 53–56	1–19 (0–8)	Kirby Sports Center (744) Eaton, PA
01/28/2017 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 47–75	1–20 (0–9)	Reitz Arena (1,750) Baltimore, MD
02/01/2017 7:00 pm, WBPH		Army	L 55–63	1–21 (0–10)	Kirby Sports Center (357) Eaton, PA
02/04/2017 2:00 pm, WBPH		Boston University	L 58–75	1–22 (0–11)	Kirby Sports Center (347) Eaton, PA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 85–70	2–22 (1–11)	Hart Center (1,151) Worcester, MA
02/11/2017 2:00 pm, WBPH		Navy	L 65–68	2–23 (1–12)	Kirby Sports Center (572) Eaton, PA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at American	L 45–75	2–24 (1–13)	Bender Arena (342) Washington, D.C.
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 60–69	2–25 (1–14)	Stabler Arena (827) Bethlehem, PA
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, WBPH		Bucknell	L 65–79	2–26 (1–15)	Kirby Sports Center (344) Eaton, PA
02/25/2017 2:00 pm, WBPH		Colgate	W 90–85	3–26 (2–15)	Kirby Sports Center (445) Eaton, PA
03/01/2017 6:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 61–78	3–27 (2–16)	Sojka Pavilion (532) Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/04/2017 1:00 pm	(10)	at (7) Holy Cross First Round	W 58–54	4–27	Hart Center (250) Worcester, MA
03/04/2017 1:00 pm	(10)	at (2) Navy Quarterfinals	L 37–53	4–28	Alumni Hall (587) Annapolis, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team