# 2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team represented the Saint Joseph's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by sixteenth year head coach Cindy Griffin, played their home games at Hagan Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Duquesne. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Virginia in the first round.

## 2016–17 media

All non-televised Hawks home games will air on the A-10 Digital Network. All Hawks games will be streamed via the Saint Joseph's Sports Network on sjuhawks.com.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | Temple Rivalry | L 70–86 | 0–1 | Hagan Arena (934) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | Bucknell | L 61–64 | 0–2 | Hagan Arena (743) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | at Iona | L 57–58 | 0–3 | Hynes Athletic Center (777) New Rochelle, NY |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Penn | W 57–53 | 1–3 | Palestra (503) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/25/2016* 6:30 pm | vs. BYU UNM Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | L 56–71 | 1–4 | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/26/2016* 4:30 pm | at New Mexico UNM Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game | W 79–67 | 2–4 | The Pit (3,592) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/03/2016* 4:00 pm | Villanova Holy War | L 54–62 | 2–5 | Hagan Arena (1,243) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/09/2016* 7:00 pm | at Central Michigan | L 71–73 $^{OT}$ | 2–6 | McGuirk Arena (1,348) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm | NJIT | W 75–36 | 3–6 | Hagan Arena (207) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | at Drexel | L 49–60 | 3–7 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (895) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/22/2016* 5:00 pm | Hofstra | L 64–75 | 3–8 | Hagan Arena (3,411) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | James Madison | L 72–85 | 3–9 | Hagan Arena (923) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | at Richmond | L 52–70 | 3–10 (0–1) | Robins Center (564) Richmond, VA |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | at George Washington | L 44–53 | 3–11 (0–2) | Charles E. Smith Center (766) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | Massachusetts | W 81–50 | 4–11 (1–2) | Hagan Arena (843) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/11/2017 11:30 am | VCU | W 64–58 | 5–11 (2–2) | Hagan Arena (1,462) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | at La Salle | W 75–55 | 6–11 (3–2) | Tom Gola Arena (307) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | Fordham | W 47–44 | 7–11 (4–2) | Hagan Arena (914) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm | at Dayton | L 59–64 $^{OT}$ | 7–12 (4–3) | UD Arena (2,146) Dayton, OH |
| 01/25/2017 11:00 am | at Rhode Island | W 75–49 | 8–12 (5–3) | Ryan Center (853) Kingston, RI |
| 01/29/2017 3:00 pm, ASN | St. Bonaventure | W 70–53 | 9–12 (6–3) | Hagan Arena (1,342) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | Duquesne | W 60–58 | 10–12 (7–3) | Hagan Arena (586) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/05/2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at Saint Louis | W 66–63 | 11–12 (8–3) | Chaifetz Arena (926) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | at Fordham | L 39–44 | 11–13 (8–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (403) Bronx, NY |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm | La Salle | W 67–58 | 12–13 (9–4) | Hagan Arena (751) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/15/2017 6:00 pm | at VCU | W 80–70 | 13–13 (10–4) | Siegel Center (677) Richmond, VA |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | Davidson | W 69–54 | 14–13 (11–4) | Hagan Arena (553) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/21/2017 7:00 pm | George Mason | W 57–53 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (12–4) | Hagan Arena (543) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | Rhode Island First Round | W 77–51 | 16–13 | Hagan Arena (781) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | vs. La Salle Quarterfinals | W 66–48 | 17–13 | Richmond Coliseum (3,601) Richmond, VA |
| 03/04/2017 1:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Duquesne Semifinals | L 63–78 | 17–14 | Richmond Coliseum (1,689) Richmond, VA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 7:00 pm | Virginia First Round | L 56–62 | 17–15 | Hagan Arena (781) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |