# 2016–17 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Southern Illinois women's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Salukis, led by fourth year head coach Cindy Stein. They played their home games at SIU Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Wichita State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where they lost to Milwaukee in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/27/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | William Woods | W 78–58 | | SIU Arena (100) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/04/2016* 6:00 pm | | MacMurray College | W 114–24 | | SIU Arena (515) Carbondale, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 12:30 pm | | at No. 16 Oklahoma | L 48–80 | 0–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (3,223) Norman, OK |
| 11/17/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Murray State | W 70–63 | 1–1 | SIU Arena (474) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Purdue | W 64–61 | 2–1 | Mackey Arena (5,679) West Lafayette, IN |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 59–60 | 2–2 | Vadalabene Center (834) Edwardsville, IL |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Brescia (KY) | W 104–35 | 3–2 | SIU Arena (505) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/29/2016* 5:30 pm | | at UT Martin | L 68–76 | 3–3 | Skyhawk Arena (1,647) Martin, TN |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UAB | L 49–64 | 3–4 | SIU Arena (500) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/09/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southeast Missouri State | W 77–70 | 4–4 | SIU Arena (1,432) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Memphis | W 69–61 | 5–4 | SIU Arena (500) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/19/2016* 3:00 pm | | at UMKC Roo Holiday Classic | W 77–69 | 6–4 | Swinney Recreation Center (220) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/20/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. South Dakota Roo Holiday Classic | L 57–68 | 6–5 | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 6:00 pm | | Loyola–Chicago | W 73–57 | 7–5 (1–0) | SIU Arena (350) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/01/2017 1:00 pm | | Indiana State | L 53–68 | 7–6 (1–1) | SIU Arena (521) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/06/2017 7:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 49–79 | 7–7 (1–2) | McLeod Center (1,178) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/08/2017 6:00 pm | | at Drake | L 59–75 | 7–8 (1–3) | Knapp Center (2,252) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/13/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wichita State | W 77–54 | 8–8 (2–3) | SIU Arena (476) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm | | Missouri State | L 60–78 | 8–9 (2–4) | SIU Arena (669) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/22/2017 1:00 pm | | at Evansville | L 60–63 | 8–10 (2–5) | Ford Center (622) Evansville, IN |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | | at Bradley | W 66–57 | 9–10 (3–5) | Renaissance Coliseum (1,128) Peoria, IL |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm | | at Illinois State | W 63–56 | 10–10 (4–5) | Redbird Arena (1,089) Normal, IL |
| 02/03/2017 6:00 pm | | Drake | L 60–71 | 10–11 (4–6) | SIU Arena (706) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm | | Northern Iowa | W 64–59 | 11–11 (5–6) | SIU Arena (651) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 59–73 | 11–12 (5–7) | JQH Arena (2,705) Springfield, MO |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wichita State | W 61–58 | 12–12 (6–7) | Charles Koch Arena (1,624) Wichita, KS |
| 02/17/2017 6:00 pm | | Evansville | L 61–74 | 12–13 (6–8) | SIU Arena (705) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/24/2017 6:00 pm | | Illinois State | W 57–48 | 13–13 (7–8) | Redbird Arena (806) Normal, IL |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | | Bradley | W 69–63 | 14–13 (8–8) | SIU Arena (803) Carbondale, IL |
| 03/02/2017 6:00 pm | | at Indiana State | W 70–66 | 15–13 (9–8) | Hulman Center (1,830) Terre Haute, IN |
| 03/04/2017 1:00 pm | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 71–46 | 16–13 (10–8) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (267) Chicago, IL |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) Wichita State Quarterfinals | L 60–73 | 16–14 | iWireless Center (1,360) Moline, IL |
| WBI ||||||
| 03/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Milwaukee First Round | L 53–81 | 16–15 | Klotsche Center (379) Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||