# 2016–17 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fifth year head coach Cara Consuegra, played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 21–10, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to Louisiana Tech. Despite having 21 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

## Rankings

Legend :
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| | Decrease in ranking |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2016* 7:00 pm | Pfeiffer | W 94–25 | | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:30 pm, UNC Charlotte TV | Wisconsin | W 63–48 | 1–0 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,866) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | at College of Charleston | W 62–49 | 2–0 | TD Arena (456) Charleston, SC |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm, ACC Extra | at No. 22 Miami (FL) | L 46–80 | 2–1 | Watsco Center (582) Coral Gables, FL |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 71–63 | 3–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,021) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/25/2016* 3:00 pm | vs. Utah Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic | L 68–81 | 3–2 | McKeon Pavilion (160) Moraga, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 3:00 pm | vs. Boise State Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic | L 65–68 | 3–3 | McKeon Pavilion (106) Moraga, CA |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV | East Carolina | W 79–64 | 4–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (671) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, ACC Extra | at Pittsburgh | W 70–63 | 5–3 | Peterson Events Center (825) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/06/2016* 5:00 pm | at Duquesne | W 77–63 | 6–3 | Palumbo Center (734) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/11/2016* 4:00 pm | Longwood | W 52–49 | 7–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (338) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/21/2016* 6:30 pm, UNC Charlotte TV | Davidson | W 93–79 | 8–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (745) Charlotte, NC |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 8:00 pm | at North Texas | W 78–63 | 9–3 (1–0) | The Super Pit (1,283) Denton, TX |
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm | at Rice | W 69–51 | 10–3 (2–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse (322) Houston, TX |
| 01/05/2017 11:00 am | WKU | W 89–85 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (3–0) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,518) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm, beIN | Marshall | W 93–77 | 12–3 (4–0) | Dale F. Halton Arena (338) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/12/2017 7:30 pm | Louisiana Tech | L 54–80 | 12–4 (4–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,612) Ruston, LA |
| 01/14/2017 5:00 pm | at Southern Miss | W 78–61 | 13–4 (5–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,540) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | at Old Dominion | W 86–75 | 14–4 (6–1) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,166) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, UNC Charlotte TV | North Texas | W 66–49 | 15–4 (7–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,163) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Rice | L 52–55 | 15–5 (7–2) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,464) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 72–66 | 16–5 (8–2) | FAU Arena (708) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | at FIU | W 101–54 | 17–5 (9–2) | FIU Arena (374) Miami, FL |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UAB | L 81–88 | 17–6 (9–3) | Dale F. Halton Arena (548) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Middle Tennessee | L 81–83 | 17–7 (9–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,650) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm, ASN/WCCB | Old Dominion | L 70–72 | 17–8 (9–5) | Dale F. Halton Arena (907) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/23/2017 8:00 pm | at WKU | L 74–75 | 17–9 (9–6) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,344) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/25/2017 1:00 pm | at Marshall | W 89–75 | 18–9 (10–6) | Cam Henderson Center (487) Morgantown, WV |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UTSA | W 78–67 | 19–9 (11–6) | Dale F. Halton Arena (754) Charlotte, NC |
| 03/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UTEP | W 84–74 | 20–9 (12–6) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,571) Charlotte, NC |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 4:00 pm | vs. Marshall First Round | W 71–66 | 21–9 | Bartow Arena (820) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/09/2017 4:00 pm | vs. Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals | L 55–66 | 21–10 | Bartow Arena (686) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||