2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball

UNM Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
Conference	West Coast Conference
2016–17 record	4–2 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Jeff Judkins (16th year)
Assistant coach	Melinda Bendall (6th year)
Assistant coach	Ray Stewart (6th year)
Assistant coach	Dan Nielson (4th year)
Home arena	Marriott Center

2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
San Diego	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Pacific	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Portland	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	0	–	6	.000

† Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team will represent Brigham Young University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It will be head coach Jeff Judkins sixteenth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at the Marriott Center.

Before the season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kylie Maeda	3	G	5'5"	Senior	Honolulu, HI	Graduated
Lexi Rydalch	21	G	5'10	Senior	Mapleton, Utah	Graduated; Selected 26th by the Seattle Storm in the 2016 WNBA Draft.^[1]

Recruiting

2016-17 Class

The 2016-17 recruiting class information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

Future Classes

New Cougar teammates for the 2017-18 season and beyond will be announced throughout the season. They will be posted here when they are announced.

2016–17 media

BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates

22 Cougar games that don't conflict with men's basketball or football games will be featured live on BYU Radio, found nationwide on Dish Network 980, on Sirius XM 143, and online at www.byuradio.org. Home games will be a BYUtv simulcast while road games will be voiced by Robbie Bullough or Mitchell Marshall. Select road games will air on TheW.tv.

Roster

2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Chase, BrennaBrenna Chase	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Broomfield	Thornton, CO
3.5 !F	2	Chatman, JessicaJessica Chatman	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Union	Ridgefield, WA
3.5 !F	3	Salmon, ShalaeShalae Salmon	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Wellington Girls' College	Porirua, New Zealand
3.5 !F	4	Wayment, AmandaAmanda Wayment	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Fremont	Ogden, UT
1.5 !G	11	Eaton, LizLiz Eaton	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Maple Mountain	Mapleton, UT
1.5 !G	20	Broadhead, CassieCassie Broadhead	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Scotia Glenville	Glenville, NY
2.5 !G/F	22	Nielson, KristineKristine Nielson	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Palm Harbor University	Crystal Beach, FL
1.5 !G	23	Pulsipher, MakenziMakenzi Pulsipher	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Alta	Draper, UT
3.5 !F	32	Purcell, KalaniKalani Purcell	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.0 !Sr	John Paul/Hutchinson CC	Hamilton, NZ
3.5 !F	33	Moody, JasmineJasmine Moody	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Radford	Honolulu, HI
3.5 !F	34	Orton, MicaeleeMicaelee Orton	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Kearns	Kearns, UT
3.5 !F	35	Clawson, BrookeBrooke Clawson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Woodrow Wilson/ASFM	Dallas, TX
3.5 !F	43	Rydalch, HaleyHaley Rydalch	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.5 !RS So	Desert Hills/Purdue	St. George, UT
5.0 !C	50	Hanks, MaCaylaMaCayla Hanks	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.0 !So	Mountain Crest	Millville, UT

Head coach

Jeff Judkins (Utah)

Assistant coach(es)

Melinda Bendall (Brigham Young)
Ray Stewart (Utah Valley)
Dan Nielson (Brigham Young)
Ashley Garfield- Director of Operations (Brigham Young)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 PM, BYUtv	Westminster	W 77–59	–	Marriott Center Provo, UT
11/04/2016* 7:00 PM, BYUtv	Colorado Mesa	W 81–62	–	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, UVUtv	at Utah Valley	W 68–50	1–0	UCCU Center Orem, UT
11/16/2016* 5:00 PM, SEC+	at Georgia	L 51–81	1–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
11/19/2016* 4:00 PM, TheW.tv	No. 16 Oklahoma	L 61–68	1–2	Marriott Center Provo, UT
11/25/2016* 4:30 PM	vs. Saint Joseph's UNM Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 71–56	2–2	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
11/26/2016* 12:00 PM	vs. Tulsa UNM Thanksgiving Tournament championship	W 71–56	3–2	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
12/02/2016* 7:30 PM	vs. UNLV Maui Wahine Classic	W 63–52	4–2	War Memorial Sports Complex Wailuku, HI
12/03/2016* 9:30 PM	vs. No. 24 Oregon State Maui Wahine Classic			War Memorial Sports Complex Wailuku, HI
12/07/2016* 11:00 AM, BYUtv	Weber State			Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/10/2016* 5:30 PM, P12N	at Utah Deseret First Duel			Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
12/17/2016* 2:00 PM, MW Net	at Utah State			Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
12/22/2016* 2:00 PM, BYUtv	Washington			Marriott Center Provo, UT
WCC regular season
12/29/2016 8:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Santa Clara			Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
12/31/2016 2:00 PM, BYUtv	Loyola Marymount			Marriott Center Provo, UT
01/05/2017 7:00 PM, BYUtv	Saint Mary's			Marriott Center Provo, UT
01/07/2017 3:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Pacific			Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
01/12/2017 8:00 PM, TheW.tv	at San Francisco			War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
01/14/2017 12:00 PM, BYUtv	San Diego			Marriott Center Provo, UT
01/19/2017 8:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Pepperdine			Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
01/21/2017 2:00 PM, BYUtv	Pacific			Marriott Center Provo, UT
01/26/2017 7:00 PM, BYUtv	Santa Clara			Marriott Center Provo, UT
01/28/2017 3:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Loyola Marymount			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
02/02/2017 7:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Gonzaga			McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
02/04/2017 3:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Portland			Chiles Center Portland, OR
02/09/2017 7:00 PM, BYUtv	Pepperdine			Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/11/2017 2:00 PM, BYUtv	San Francisco			Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/16/2017 7:00 PM, TheW.tv	at San Diego			Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
02/18/2017 2:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Saint Mary's			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
02/23/2017 7:00 PM, BYUtv	Portland			Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/25/2017 2:00 PM, BYUtv	Gonzaga			Marriott Center Provo, UT
2017 WCC Tournament
03/02–07/2017 BYUtv	vs.			Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Game Summaries

Exhibition: Westminster

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
Starting Lineups:

Westminster: Aubrie Vale, Sydnee Taylor, Riley Reidhead, Denise Gonzalez, Whitni Syrett
BYU: Cassie Broadhead, Kristine Nielson, Makenzi Pulsipher, Kalani Purcell, Jasmine Moody

BYUtv

Nov 2
7 p.m. MST

Recap

Westminster Griffins 59, BYU Cougars 77
Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 12–18, 17–18, 18–18
Pts: Sydnee Taylor 13 Rebs: Whitni Syrett 7 Asts: Denise Gonzalez 4		Pts: Cassie Broadhead, Kristine Nielson & Kalani Purcell 11 Rebs: Kalani Purcell 10 Asts: Cassie Broadhead, Kristine Nielson & Kalani Purcell 4

Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 347^[2]
Referees: Anita Ortega, Cheryl Flores, Rigo Vasquez

Exhibition: Colorado Mesa

Broadcasters: Jarom Jordan, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
Starting Lineups:

Colorado Mesa: Nicole Archambeau, Bryanna Adams, Erin Reichle, Sydney Small, Kassidi Day
BYU: Cassie Broadhead, Kristine Nielson, Makenzi Pulsipher, Kalani Purcell, Jasmine Moody

BYUtv

Nov 4
7 p.m. MST

Recap

Colorado Mesa Mavericks 62, BYU Cougars 81
Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 12–19, 17–21, 22–19
Pts: Erin Reichle 24 Rebs: Ma'ata Epenisa & Sydney Small 6 Asts: Bryanna Adams, Nicole Archambeau, Holly Brooks, Ma'ata Epenisa, Erin Reichle & Sydney Small 1		Pts: Cassie Broadhead 20 Rebs: Kalani Purcell 10 Asts: Kalani Purcell 5

Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 335^[3]
Referees: Kyle Bacon, Benny Luna, Deon Lewis

Utah Valley

Broadcasters: Series History: BYU leads series 6–0
Starting Lineups:

BYU: Makenzi Pulsipher, Cassie Broadhead, Kalani Purcell, Kristine Nielson, Jasmine Moody
Utah Valley: Britta Hall, Mariah Seals, Taylor Gordon, Sam Lubcke, Jordan Holland

UVUtv

Nov 11
7 p.m. MST

Recap

BYU Cougars 68, Utah Valley Wolverines 50
Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 23–20, 17–8, 15–9
Pts: Makenzi Pulsipher 21 Rebs: Kalani Purcell 9 Asts: Kalani Purcell 4 Blocks: Cassie Broadhead 3		Pts: Britta Hall 18 Rebs: Taylor Gordon 12 Asts: Mariah Seals 3

UCCU Center
Orem, UT
Attendance: 1,578^[4]
Referees: Kenneth Nash, Renee Robinson, Katrina Lyles

Georgia

Broadcasters: Series History: BYU leads series 1–0
Starting Lineups:

BYU: Makenzi Pulsipher, Cassie Broadhead, Kalani Purcell, Kristine Nielson, Jasmine Moody
Georgia: Halle Washington, Mackenzie Engram, Shanea Armbrister, Pachis Roberts, Haley Clark

SECN+

Nov 16
5 p.m. MST

Recap

BYU Cougars 51, Georgia Lady Bulldogs 81
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 8–16, 8–28, 22–21
Pts: Cassie Broadhead 16 Rebs: Jasmine Moody 8 Asts: Kalani Purcell 3 Steals: Makenzi Pulsipher 5		Pts: Mackenzie Engram 21 Rebs: Shanea Armbrister & Caliya Robinson 6 Asts: Simone Costa 6

Stageman Coliseum
Athens, GA
Attendance: 2,239^[5]
Referees: Felicia Grinter, Amy Bonner and Luis Gonzalez

Oklahoma

Broadcasters: Series History: Oklahoma leads series 4–1
Starting Lineups:

Oklahoma: Maddie Manning, Vionise Pierre-Louis, Peyton Little, Gabbi Ortiz, Gioya Carter
BYU: Makenzi Pulsipher, Cassie Broadhead, Kalani Purcell, Kristine Nielson, Jasmine Moody

TheW.tv

Nov 25
4 p.m. MST

Oklahoma Sooners 68, BYU Cougars 61
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 11–26, 16–20, 21–7
Pts: Peyton Little 16 Rebs: Vionise Pierre-Louis 13 Asts: Gabbi Ortiz 7		Pts: Cassie Broadhead 18 Rebs: Kalani Purcell 13 Asts: Makenzi Pulsipher 7

Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,236^[6]
Referees: Chuck Gonzalez, Kyle Bacon, Cheryl Flores

UNM Thanksgiving Tournament: Saint Joseph's

Broadcasters: Series History: Series tied 1–1
Starting Lineups:

Oklahoma:
BYU:

Nov 25
4:30 p.m. MST

Saint Joseph's Hawks vs. BYU Cougars

The Pit
Albuquerque, NM

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 1	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 Postseason	Final
AP																					N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ "Rydalch selected 26th in WNBA draft by Seattle Storm". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
↑ "Westminster at BYU". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
↑ "Colorado Mesa at BYU". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
↑ "BYU at Utah Valley". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
↑ "BYU at Georgia". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
↑ "Oklahoma at BYU". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-11-19.

BYU Cougars women's basketball

Venues	Marriott Center (1971–present)

Rivalries	Utah In-state Utah schools

Culture & lore	History Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Pep band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

Before the season

Departures

Recruiting

2016-17 Class

Future Classes

2016–17 media

BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates

Roster

Schedule

Game Summaries

Exhibition: Westminster

Exhibition: Colorado Mesa

Utah Valley

Georgia

Oklahoma

UNM Thanksgiving Tournament: Saint Joseph's

Rankings

See also

References