# 2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 27–6, 16–2 in Patriot League play win Patriot League regular season title. They won the Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2008, where they lost to Maryland in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 67–57 | 1–0 | Binghamton University Events Center (3,278) Vestal, NY |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | W 64–61 | 2–0 | Hagan Arena (743) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/17/2016* 6:00 pm | | NJIT | W 67–36 | 3–0 | Sojka Pavilion (445) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/20/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina | L 50–65 | 3–1 | Carmichael Arena (2,498) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Elon | L 58–64 | 3–2 | Alumni Gym (533) Elon, NC |
| 11/27/2016* 7:00 pm | | Drexel | W 78–66 | 4–2 | Sojka Pavilion (454) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/30/2016* 10:30 am | | at Akron | W 61–47 | 5–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,449) Akron, OH |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Rutgers | L 53–57 | 5–3 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,674) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 57–35 | 6–3 | Reilly Center (587) Olean, NY |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | Cleveland State | W 77–66 | 7–3 | Sojka Pavilion (382) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/20/2016* 6:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 69–64 | 8–3 | Sojka Pavilion (376) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 6:00 pm | | Navy | W 67–64 | 9–3 (1–0) | Sojka Pavilion (597) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at Army | W 60–56 | 10–3 (2–0) | Christl Arena (506) West Point, NY |
| 01/05/2017 11:00 am | | American | W 73–67 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (3–0) | Sojka Pavilion (814) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 77–48 | 12–3 (4–0) | Sojka Pavilion (451) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 77–58 | 13–3 (5–0) | Stabler Arena (592) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | Colgate | W 79–56 | 14–3 (6–0) | Sojka Pavilion (695) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 72–66 | 15–3 (7–0) | Reitz Arena (237) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 66–50 | 16–3 (8–0) | Case Gym (186) Boston, MA |
| 01/28/2017 6:00 pm | | Army | W 68–62 | 17–3 (9–0) | Sojka Pavilion (860) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at American | L 47–59 | 17–4 (9–1) | Bender Arena (339) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/04/2017 12:00 pm, ASN | | at Holy Cross | L 51–63 | 17–5 (9–2) | Hart Center (1,012) Worcester, MA |
| 02/08/2017 6:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 73–54 | 18–5 (10–2) | Sojka Pavilion (469) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 79–49 | 19–5 (11–2) | Cotterell Court (883) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/15/2017 6:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 57–39 | 20–5 (12–2) | Sojka Pavilion (674) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | Boston University | W 73–56 | 21–5 (13–2) | Sojka Pavilion (736) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 79–65 | 22–5 (14–2) | Kirby Sports Center (344) Easton, PA |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 63–54 | 23–5 (15–2) | Alumni Hall (1,086) Annapolis, MD |
| 03/01/2017 6:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 78–61 | 24–5 (16–2) | Sojka Pavilion (532) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 6:00 pm | (1) | (8) Loyola (MD) Quarterfinals | W 75–72 | 25–5 | Sojka Pavilion (546) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/10/2017 5:00 pm | (1) | (4) American Semifinals | W 69–57 | 26–5 | Sojka Pavilion (1,337) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/12/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN | (1) | (2) Navy Championship Game | W 79–71 $^{OT}$ | 27–5 | Sojka Pavilion (1,231) Lewisburg, PA |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (14 B) | at (3 B) No. 4 Maryland First Round | L 61–103 | 27–6 | Xfinity Center (3,511) College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||