# 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-ninth year head coach Harry Perretta, played their games at The Pavilion and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2016* 7:00 pm | at East Stroudsburg | W 78–52 | | Koehler Fieldhouse (850) East Stroudsburg, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:30 pm | vs. No. 10 Mississippi State Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals | L 62–108 | 0–1 | Cross Insurance Center (2,416) Bangor, ME |
| 11/12/2016* 5:00 pm | vs. Purdue Maine Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game | W 58–44 | 1–1 | Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm | George Washington | L 69–72 | 1–2 | The Pavilion (735) Villanova, PA |
| 11/24/2016* 4:45 pm | vs. Troy San Juan Shootout | L 85–93 | 1–3 | Ocean Center Dayton Beach, FL |
| 11/25/2016* 2:30 pm | vs. VCU San Juan Shootout | L 66–68 | 1–4 | Ocean Center Dayton Beach, FL |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | La Salle | W 52–49 | 2–4 | The Pavilion (801) Villanova, PA |
| 12/03/2016* 4:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | W 62–54 | 3–4 | Hagan Arena (1,243) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | Lehigh | W 59–37 | 4–4 | The Pavilion (509) Villanova, PA |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm | Temple | L 48–83 | 4–5 | The Pavilion (441) Villanova, PA |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at No. 17 Duke | L 50–68 | 4–6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,377) Durham, NC |
| 12/28/2016 12:00 pm, WPHL | Marquette | L 71–77 | 4–7 (0–1) | The Pavilion (509) Villanova, PA |
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | DePaul | L 50–80 | 4–8 (0–2) | The Pavilion (635) Villanova, PA |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | Georgetown | W 71–50 | 5–8 (1–2) | The Pavilion (435) Villanova, PA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm, FS1 | at Providence | W 64–59 | 6–8 (2–2) | Alumni Hall (564) Providence, RI |
| 01/10/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN | at Creighton | L 46–60 | 6–9 (2–3) | D. J. Sokol Arena (707) Omaha, NE |
| 01/13/2017 11:30 am, BEDN | Seton Hall | W 69–52 | 7–9 (3–3) | The Pavilion (2,109) Villanova, PA |
| 01/15/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | St. John's | W 55–50 | 8–9 (4–3) | The Pavilion (909) Villanova, PA |
| 01/18/2017* 7:00 pm | at Penn | W 60–48 | 9–9 | Palestra (575) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | at Butler | W 70–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (5–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (603) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/22/2017 5:00 pm, BEDN | at Xavier | W 72–49 | 11–9 (6–3) | Cintas Center (1,016) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | at Georgetown | L 49–53 | 11–10 (6–4) | McDonough Gymnasium (1,311) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm, FS2 | Creighton | L 44–47 | 11–11 (6–5) | The Pavilion (1,101) Villanova, PA |
| 02/05/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | Providence | W 61–43 | 12–11 (7–5) | The Pavilion (1,309) Villanova, PA |
| 02/10/2017 8:00 pm, FS1 | at St. John's | W 66–56 | 13–11 (8–5) | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | at Seton Hall | W 87–52 | 14–11 (9–5) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,087) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, FS1 | Xavier | W 76–71 $^{2OT}$ | 15–11 (10–5) | The Pavilion (1,019) Villanova, PA |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | Butler | W 61–58 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (11–5) | The Pavilion (1,041) Villanova, PA |
| 02/24/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN | at No. 19 DePaul | L 50–77 | 16–12 (11–6) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,368) Chicago, IL |
| 02/26/2017 3:00 pm, BEDN | at Marquette | L 53–62 | 16–13 (11–7) | Al McGuire Center (1,614) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2017 9:30 pm, FS2 | vs. St. John's Quarterfinals | L 40–56 | 16–14 | Al McGuire Center (1,922) Milwaukee, WI |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 6:00 pm | at Princeton First Round | W 59–53 | 17–14 | Jadwin Gymnasium (514) Princeton, NJ |
| 03/19/2017* 2:00 pm | at Drexel Second Round | W 56–51 | 18–14 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (599) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/23/2017* 7:00 pm | at James Madison Third Round | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 19–14 | JMU Convocation Center (1,712) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 03/26/2017* 2:00 pm | at Indiana Quarterfinals | W 69–57 | 20–14 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,770) Bloomington, IN |
| 03/29/2017* 7:00 pm | at Michigan Semifinals | L 61–65 | 20–15 | Crisler Center (1,467) Ann Arbor, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||