# 2016–17 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by second-year head coach Lynn Kennedy, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 5:00 pm | | Western Oregon | W 100–96 | | Peter Stott Center Portland, OR |
| 11/06/2016* 2:00 pm | | Lewis & Clark College | W 96–69 | | Peter Stott Center Portland, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | L 72–99 | 0–1 | Matadome (403) Northridge, CA |
| 11/16/2016* 4:30 pm | | at Boise State | L 76–94 | 0–2 | Taco Bell Arena (638) Boise, ID |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | Pacific Union (CA) | W 94–61 | 1–2 | Peter Stott Center (152) Portland, OR |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Seattle | W 79–71 | 2–2 | Connolly Center (184) Seattle, WA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Portland | L 68–79 | 2–3 | Chiles Center (209) Portland, OR |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | UC Irvine | W 79–73 | 3–3 | Peter Stott Center (228) Portland, OR |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | W 81–73 | 4–3 | Peter Stott Center (205) Portland, OR |
| 12/17/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. No. 25 Oregon Portland Showcase | L 46–90 | 4–4 | Moda Center Portland, OR |
| 12/19/2016* 6:45 pm | | vs. Northern Kentucky Puerto Rico Classic | W 77–54 | 5–4 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 12/20/2016* 4:30 pm | | vs. Kennesaw State Puerto Rico Classic | W 71–61 | 6–4 | South Point Arena (71) Enterprise, NV |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | vs. No. 20 Oklahoma Puerto Rico Classic | L 60–74 | 6–5 | South Point Arena (90) Enterprise, NV |
| 12/27/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Arizona | L 52–75 | 6–6 | McKale Center (1,206) Tucson, AZ |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 5:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 61–65 | 6–7 (0–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,435) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 62–91 | 6–8 (0–2) | Bank of Colorado Arena (545) Greeley, CO |
| 01/07/2017 12:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 88–86 | 7–8 (1–2) | Hornets Nest (334) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona Postponed (snow), rescheduled for 01/16/2017 | | | Peter Stott Center Portland, OR |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 81–74 | 8–8 (2–2) | Peter Stott Center (278) Portland, OR |
| 01/16/2017 2:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 56–55 | 9–8 (3–2) | Peter Stott Center (195) Portland, OR |
| 01/19/2017 6:00 pm | | at Montana | W 64–44 | 10–8 (4–2) | Dahlberg Arena (2,579) Missoula, MT |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 76–83 | 10–9 (4–3) | Worthington Arena (2,284) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/28/2017 12:00 pm | | Sacramento State | L 68–77 | 10–10 (4–4) | Peter Stott Center (283) Portland, OR |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Idaho | L 66–72 | 10–11 (4–5) | Peter Stott Center (283) Portland, OR |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 62–68 | 10–12 (4–6) | Peter Stott Center (250) Portland, OR |
| 02/09/2017 6:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 47–53 | 10–13 (4–7) | Reed Gym (1,022) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 75–85 | 10–14 (4–8) | Dee Events Center (963) Ogden, UT |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Montana State | W 69–65 | 11–14 (5–8) | Peter Stott Center (317) Portland, OR |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | Montana | W 68–45 | 12–14 (6–8) | Peter Stott Center (323) Portland, OR |
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | L 64–82 | 12–15 (6–9) | Centrum Arena (981) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/25/2017 3:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 73–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–15 (7–9) | Walkup Skydome (540) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 03/01/2017 12:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 50–57 | 13–16 (7–10) | Peter Stott Center (978) Portland, OR |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 81–67 | 14–16 (8–10) | Peter Stott Center (323) Portland, OR |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 5:35 pm | (7) | vs. (10) Northern Arizona First Round | W 88–76 | 15–16 | Reno Events Center (906) Reno, NV |
| 03/08/2017 5:35 pm | (7) | vs. (2) North Dakota Quarterfinals | W 65–62 | 16–16 | Reno Events Center (804) Reno, NV |
| 03/10/2017 2:35 pm | (7) | vs. (6) Idaho State Semifinals | L 50–54 | 16–17 | Reno Events Center (1,202) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||