2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2016–17
Prev Year:2015–16
Next Year:2017–18
Team:New Mexico State Aggies
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:24–7
Conf Record:14–0
Head Coach:Mark Trakh
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Jason Glover
Asst Coach2:Ashley Ford
Asst Coach3:Blanche Alverson
Stadium:Pan American Center
Champion:WAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
Bowl:NCAA Women's Tournament
Bowl Result:first round

The 2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by seventh year head coach Mark Trakh,[1] played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference.[2] They finished the season 24–7, 14–0 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated UMKC and Seattle to be champions of the WAC women's tournament.[3] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Stanford. In that game, the Aggies nearly pulled off the monumental upset, leading 38-31 at halftime. The Cardinal cut the lead to one at the end of the third quarter before taking the lead for good halfway through the fourth.[4]

Schedule

[5] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#882345; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#882345; color:#FFFFFF;"| WAC regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#882345; color:#FFFFFF;"| WAC Women's Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#882345; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA Women's Tournament

See also

2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. http://nmstatesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=670 Mark Trakh
  2. https://panam.nmsu.edu/facilities/ Pan American Center
  3. http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/sports/college/nmsu/2017/03/11/nmsu-women-win-third-straight-wac-tournament-title/99075980/ NMSU women win third straight WAC Tournament title
  4. https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400946615 Stanford holds on vs. New Mexico State following slow start
  5. Web site: 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule.