# 2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by fifth year head coach Travis Brewster, played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 15–3 in Big Sky play to share the Big Sky regular season championship with Montana State. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament, where they lost to Portland State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to South Dakota in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | Minnesota–Crookston | W 83–48 | | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,486) Grand Forks, ND |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 3:00 pm | | Drake | L 91–99 | 0–1 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,362) Grand Forks, ND |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm, FSNOR+ | | at Texas Tech | L 80–90 | 0–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,232) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/16/2016* 7:30 pm, MidcoSN/FCSA | | Iowa | L 60–75 | 0–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,261) Grand Forks, ND |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Mayville State | W 70–43 | 1–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,460) Grand Forks, ND |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kansas | L 71–76 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,992) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 71–63 | 2–4 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,447) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSP | | South Dakota State | L 72–83 | 2–5 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,448) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2 | | at North Dakota State | W 76–55 | 3–5 | Scheels Center (1,319) Fargo, ND |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm | | Mary | W 79–67 | 4–5 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,264) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 53–74 | 4–6 | McLeod Center (1,094) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | at San Diego | L 61–65 | 5–6 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (277) San Diego, CA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | Portland State | W 65–61 | 6–6 (1–0) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,435) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 94–71 | 7–6 (2–0) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,405) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/05/2017 7:30 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 80–78 | 8–6 (3–0) | Walkup Skydome (131) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/07/2017 5:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 68–65 | 9–6 (4–0) | Centrum Arena (732) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm, FSNOR/FCSC | | Montana State | L 71–74 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (4–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,595) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSP | | Montana | W 73–63 | 10–7 (5–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,893) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/19/2017 8:00 pm | | at Weber State | W 70–65 | 11–7 (6–1) | Dee Events Center (607) Ogden, UT |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm | | at Idaho State | W 65–62 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (7–1) | Reed Gym (893) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSC | | Southern Utah | W 75–70 | 13–7 (8–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,563) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm, FSNOR/FCSC | | Northern Arizona | W 88–69 | 14–7 (9–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,802) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/04/2017 12:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | W 57–51 | 15–7 (10–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (2,133) Greeley, CO |
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | W 75–71 | 16–7 (11–1) | Reese Court (795) Cheney, WA |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 61–74 | 16–8 (11–2) | Cowan Spectrum (435) Moscow, ID |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSC | | Idaho State | W 63–56 | 17–8 (12–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,710) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | Weber State | W 83–67 | 18–8 (13–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,682) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm, FSNOR+/FCSP | | Northern Colorado | W 75–68 | 19–8 (14–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,375) Grand Forks, ND |
| 03/01/2017 9:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 92–78 | 20–8 (15–2) | Hornets Nest (314) Sacramento, CA |
| 03/03/2017 9:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 67–81 | 20–9 (15–3) | Peter Stott Center (323) Portland, OR |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 7:35 pm | (2) | vs. (7) Portland State Quarterfinals | L 62–65 | 20–10 | Reno Events Center (804) Reno, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN | | at South Dakota First Round | L 55–78 | 20–11 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,034) Vermillion, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||