2016–17 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by first year head coach Chris Day, played their home games in the Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference.

2016–17 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	9–20 (6–10 America East)
Head coach	Chris Day (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Alisa Kresge Brian Donoghue Caroline Coyer
Home arena	Patrick Gym

2016–17 America East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Hampshire	15	–	1		.938			26	–	6		.813
Albany †	12	–	4		.750			21	–	12		.636
UMBC	10	–	6		.625			15	–	16		.484
Maine	9	–	7		.563			18	–	16		.529
Binghamton	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
Hartford	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Vermont	6	–	10		.375			9	–	20		.310
Stony Brook	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
UMass Lowell*	0	–	16		.000			3	–	26		.103
† 2017 America East tournament winner As of March 18, 2017 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions Rankings from AP poll

Media

All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Select home games will be televised by the Northeast Sports Network. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on WVMT 620 AM and streamed online through SportsJuice.com with Rob Ryan calling the action.

Roster

2016–17 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kylie Butler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Desert Vista Phoenix, AZ G 2 Jessica Fuller 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Forest Hills Central Grand Rapids, MI G 3 Sydney Smith (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Vernon Hills Vernon Hills, IL G 4 Hayley Robertson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Bill Crothers Secondary Toronto, ON F 10 Hanna Crymble 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Champlin Park Champlin, MN F 11 Candice Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Jacob Hespeler Cambridge, ON G 12 Katie Lavelle (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Long Island Lutheran Hicksville, NY G 13 Kristina White 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Woodbury Woodbury, MN F 14 Lauren Handy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Northern Collegiate Sarnia, ON F 15 Cassidy Derda (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Tilton School St. Francis Brooklyn South Burlington, VT F 21 Courtney Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Jacob Hespeler Cambridge, ON G 24 Kallie Banker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Grand Island Rhode Island Grand Island, NY F 32 Rachel Merrill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Owego Free Academy Owego, NY	Head coach Chris Day (West Chester) Assistant coach(es) Alisa Kresge (Marist) Brian Donoghue (Drexel) Caroline Coyer (Villanova) 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
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 4:00 pm		Saint Michael's College	W 71–55		Patrick Gym (386) Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Bryant	L 57–63	0–1	Patrick Gym (592) Burlington, VT
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		Dartmouth	W 59–54	1–1	Patrick Gym (580) Burlington, VT
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm		at Central Connecticut	L 76–78 OT	1–2	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (620) New Britain, CT
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		at Yale	L 48–77	1–3	John J. Lee Amphitheater (241) New Haven, CT
11/25/2016* 7:00 pm		NJIT TD Bank Classic semifinals	W 64–42	2–3	Patrick Gym (478) Burlington, VT
11/26/2016* 7:00 pm		Milwaukee TD Bank Classic championship	L 44–68	2–4	Patrick Gym (437) Burlington, VT
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 63–52	3–4	Patrick Gym (459) Burlington, VT
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm		at Temple	L 39–53	3–5	McGonigle Hall (1,404) Philadelphia, PA
12/04/2016* 11:30 am		Brown	L 50–62	3–6	Patrick Gym (1,206) Burlington, VT
12/17/2016* 12:00 pm		at Michigan	L 56–78	3–7	Crisler Center (2,187) Ann Arbor, MI
12/20/2016* 1:00 pm		at Oakland	L 55–79	3–8	Athletics Center O'rena (565) Rochester, MI
12/30/2016* 2:00 pm		at Howard	L 57–64	3–9	Burr Gymnasium (156) Washington, D.C.
America East regular season
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		Maine	W 55–52	4–9 (1–0)	Patrick Gym (348) Burlington, VT
01/07/2017 7:00 pm		at Hartford	L 55–68	4–10 (1–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (747) Hartford, CT
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, AETV		Binghamton	L 55–64	4–11 (1–2)	Patrick Gym (345) Burlington, VT
01/14/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	L 66–69 OT	4–12 (1–3)	Retriever Activities Center (355) Catonsville, MD
01/16/2017 1:00 pm, AETV		New Hampshire	L 50–58	4–13 (1–4)	Patrick Gym (542) Burlington, VT
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	W 61–46	5–13 (2–4)	Costello Athletic Center (204) Lowell, MA
01/26/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Albany	L 53–64	5–14 (2–5)	SEFCU Arena (1,742) Albany, NY
01/28/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Stony Brook	W 53–43	6–14 (3–5)	Patrick Gym (644) Burlington, VT
02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Maine	L 43–59	6–15 (3–6)	Cross Insurance Center (1,193) Bangor, ME
02/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	W 76–70	7–15 (4–6)	Patrick Gym (922) Burlington, VT
02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Binghamton	L 61–76	7–16 (4–7)	Binghamton University Events Center  Vestal, NY
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	L 47–66	7–17 (4–8)	Lundholm Gym (101) Durham, NH
02/11/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		UMBC	L 52–64	7–18 (4–9)	Patrick Gym (505) Burlington, VT
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UMass Lowell	W 60–36	8–18 (5–9)	Patrick Gym (431) Burlington, VT
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Albany	L 52–67	8–19 (5–10)	Patrick Gym (426) Burlington, VT
02/26/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stony Brook	W 57–43	9–19 (6–10)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (810) Stony Brook, NY
America East Women's Tournament
03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Albany Quarterfinals	L 45–65	9–20	Cross Insurance Arena  Portland, ME
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team