# 2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by twenty-second year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as third year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Wisconsin.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | Chattanooga | L 53–66 | 0–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,547) Piscataway, NJ |
| 11/14/2016* 5:30 pm | | at Elon | L 54–66 | 0–2 | Alumni Gym (983) Elon, NC |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Wake Forest | L 43–55 | 0–3 | LJVM Coliseum (525) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/20/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Virginia | L 54–62 | 0–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,621) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/25/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Princeton Rivalry | L 34–64 | 0–5 | Jadwin Gymnasium (848) Princeton, NJ |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | | Bryant | W 50–42 | 1–5 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,691) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | Duke ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 32–68 | 1–6 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,704) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 57–53 | 2–6 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,674) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | James Madison | L 76–82 $^{2OT}$ | 2–7 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,320) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at St. John's | L 39–65 | 2–8 | Carnesecca Arena (519) Queens, NY |
| 12/10/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Houston | L 51–53 | 2–9 | Hofheinz Pavilion (671) Houston, TX |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Seton Hall | W 53–45 | 3–9 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,626) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | | Temple | L 37–48 | 3–10 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,422) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 50–63 | 3–11 (0–1) | Crisler Center (3,957) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm, BTN | | Penn State | W 61–45 | 4–11 (1–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,011) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Wisconsin | W 68–52 | 5–11 (2–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,496) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | L 41–78 | 5–12 (2–2) | State Farm Center (1,482) Champaign, IL |
| 01/10/2017 8:00 pm | | at Nebraska | L 58–62 | 5–13 (2–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,193) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/14/2017 8:00 pm, BTN | | Michigan State | W 62–58 | 6–13 (3–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,646) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/17/2017 7:00 pm | | Iowa | L 59–71 | 6–14 (3–4) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,517) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/22/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 3 Maryland | L 71–80 | 6–15 (3–5) | Xfinity Center (6,236) College Park, MD |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm | | Northwestern | L 37–55 | 6–16 (3–6) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,576) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/02/2017 8:00 pm | | at Iowa | L 57–71 | 6–17 (3–7) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,884) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | Indiana | L 52–63 | 6–18 (3–8) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,637) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/11/2017 3:00 pm | | at Minnesota | L 46–80 | 6–19 (3–9) | Williams Arena (4,726) Minneapolis, MN |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, BTN | | Purdue | L 42–55 | 6–20 (3–10) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,819) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/18/2017 12:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 41–53 | 6–21 (3–11) | Kohl Center (6,680) Madison, WI |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 38–60 | 6–22 (3–12) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,020) Evanston, IL |
| 02/26/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 12 Ohio State | L 45–73 | 6–23 (3–13) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,061) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 4:30 pm, BTN | (14) | vs. (11) Wisconsin First Round | L 55–61 | 6–24 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,830) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||