2016–17 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

2016–17 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
2016–17 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	21–10 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Cara Consuegra (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Joanne Aluka-White; Randi Henderson; Nicole Woods;
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
WKU †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Middle Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	23	–	11	.676
Southern Miss	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Charlotte	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Old Dominion	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
UTSA	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Rice	8	–	10	.444	22	–	13	.629
UAB	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	12	–	19	.387
Marshall	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
UTEP	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
FIU	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172
Florida Atlantic	0	–	18	.000	4	–	25	.138


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 26, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fifth year head coach Cara Consuegra, play their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 21–10, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech. Despite having 21 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Ciara Gregory	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Jeannette	Jeannette, PA
G	4	Laia Raventós	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Fr	IES Joaquim Blume	Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer, Spain
F	15	Nyilah Jamison-Myers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Orangeburg-Wilkinson Clemson	Orangeburg, SC
G	21	Lefty Webster	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Norfolk Christian	Norfolk, VA
G	22	Lauren Harley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Blythewood	Columbia, SC
F	23	Kenya Olley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Dorman	Spartanburg, SC
G	24	Grace Hunter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Athens Drive	Raleigh, NC
F	30	Jaida Robinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Albemarle	Albemarle, NC
F	34	Dara Pearson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Hampton	Hampton, VA
G	44	Amaya Ransom	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Landstown	Virginia Beach, VA

Head coach

Cara Consuegra (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Joanne Aluka-White (Middle Tennessee)
Randi Henderson (Iowa)
Nicole Woods (Belmont Abbey)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Rankings[edit]

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	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm	Pfeiffer	W 94–25		Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 5:30 pm, UNC Charlotte TV	Wisconsin	W 63–48	1–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,866) Charlotte, NC
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm	at College of Charleston	W 62–49	2–0	TD Arena (456) Charleston, SC
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm, ACC Extra	at No. 22 Miami (FL)	L 46–80	2–1	Watsco Center (582) Coral Gables, FL
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm	Presbyterian	W 71–63	3–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,021) Charlotte, NC
11/25/2016* 3:00 pm	vs. Utah Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic	L 68–81	3–2	McKeon Pavilion (160) Moraga, CA
11/26/2016* 3:00 pm	vs. Boise State Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic	L 65–68	3–3	McKeon Pavilion (106) Moraga, CA
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV	East Carolina	W 79–64	4–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (671) Charlotte, NC
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, ACC Extra	at Pittsburgh	W 70–63	5–3	Peterson Events Center (825) Pittsburgh, PA
12/06/2016* 5:00 pm	at Duquesne	W 77–63	6–3	Palumbo Center (734) Pittsburgh, PA
12/11/2016* 4:00 pm	Longwood	W 52–49	7–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (338) Charlotte, NC
12/21/2016* 6:30 pm, UNC Charlotte TV	Davidson	W 93–79	8–3	Dale F. Halton Arena (745) Charlotte, NC
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016 8:00 pm	at North Texas	W 78–63	9–3 (1–0)	The Super Pit (1,283) Denton, TX
01/01/2017 2:00 pm	at Rice	W 69–51	10–3 (2–0)	Tudor Fieldhouse (322) Houston, TX
01/05/2017 11:00 am	WKU	W 89–85 ^OT	11–3 (3–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,518) Charlotte, NC
01/07/2017 7:00 pm, beIN	Marshall	W 93–77	12–3 (4–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (338) Charlotte, NC
01/12/2017 7:30 pm	Louisiana Tech	L 54–80	12–4 (4–1)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,612) Ruston, LA
01/14/2017 5:00 pm	at Southern Miss	W 78–61	13–4 (5–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,540) Hattiesburg, MS
01/21/2017 4:00 pm	at Old Dominion	W 86–75	14–4 (6–1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,166) Norfolk, VA
01/26/2017 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV	North Texas	W 66–49	15–4 (7–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,163) Charlotte, NC
01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Rice	L 52–55	15–5 (7–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,464) Charlotte, NC
02/02/2017 7:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	W 72–66	16–5 (8–2)	FAU Arena (708) Boca Raton, FL
02/04/2017 2:00 pm	at FIU	W 101–54	17–5 (9–2)	FIU Arena (374) Miami, FL
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UAB	L 81–88	17–6 (9–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena (548) Charlotte, NC
02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Middle Tennessee	L 81–83	17–7 (9–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,650) Charlotte, NC
02/19/2017 1:00 pm, ASN/WCCB	Old Dominion	L 70–72	17–8 (9–5)	Dale F. Halton Arena (907) Charlotte, NC
02/23/2017 8:00 pm	at WKU	L 74–75	17–9 (9–6)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,344) Bowling Green, KY
02/25/2017 1:00 pm	at Marshall	W 89–75	18–9 (10–6)	Cam Henderson Center (487) Morgantown, WV
03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UTSA	W 78–67	19–9 (11–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (754) Charlotte, NC
03/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UTEP	W 84–74	20–9 (12–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,571) Charlotte, NC
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/08/2017 4:00 pm	vs. Marshall First Round	W 71–66	21–9	Bartow Arena (820) Birmingham, AL
03/09/2017 4:00 pm	vs. Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	L 55–66	21–10	Bartow Arena (686) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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Venues	Belk Gymnasium (1975–1996) Dale F. Halton Arena (1996–present)
Culture & lore	History Norm the Niner
People	Head coaches
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