# 2016–17 Towson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Towson Tigers women's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Niki Reid Geckeler, played their home games at SECU Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 12–18, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to Hofstra.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | UMass Lowell | W 90–56 | 1–0 | SECU Arena (350) Towson, MD |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | at Wagner | W 69–40 | 2–0 | Spiro Sports Center (323) Staten Island, NY |
| 11/19/2016* 12:00 pm | Cornell | W 68–63 | 3–0 | SECU Arena (263) Towson, MD |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | at UMBC | W 59–48 | 4–0 | Retriever Activities Center (382) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | George Mason | W 79–75 | 5–0 | SECU Arena (278) Towson, MD |
| 11/30/2016* 12:00 pm | Georgetown | L 59–75 | 5–1 | SECU Arena (1,357) Towson, MD |
| 12/03/2016* 5:30 pm | Coppin State | W 69–65 | 6–1 | SECU Arena (332) Towson, MD |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | at No. 4 Maryland | L 63–97 | 6–2 | Xfinity Center (1,343) College Park, MD |
| 12/08/2016* 7:00 pm | at Colgate | L 71–76 | 6–3 | Cotterell Court (472) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | Rider | L 75–79 | 6–4 | SECU Arena (307) Towson, MD |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm | Norfolk State | W 61–58 | 7–4 | SECU Arena (330) Towson, MD |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2017 2:00 pm | at Drexel | L 48–58 | 7–5 (0–1) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/06/2017 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | L 64–72 | 7–6 (0–2) | Cabot Center (222) Boston, MA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | James Madison | W 54–51 | 8–6 (1–2) | SECU Arena (454) Towson, MD |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 pm | Hofstra | L 61–70 | 8–7 (1–3) | SECU Arena (192) Towson, MD |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm | College of Charleston | W 61–59 | 9–7 (2–3) | SECU Arena (257) Towson, MD |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm | William & Mary | W 64–60 | 10–7 (3–3) | SECU Arena (167) Towson, MD |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | at James Madison | W 60–55 | 10–8 (4–3) | JMU Convocation Center (4,135) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | L 56–59 | 11–8 (4–4) | Trask Coliseum (568) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm | Delaware | L 67–73 | 11–9 (4–5) | SECU Arena (202) Towson, MD |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 55–83 | 11–10 (4–6) | Alumni Gym (628) Elon, NC |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm | at College of Charleston | L 54–59 | 11–11 (4–7) | TD Arena (604) Charleston, SC |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | L 42–48 | 11–12 (4–8) | SECU Arena (445) Towson, MD |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 55–68 | 11–13 (4–9) | Kaplan Arena (418) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm | Drexel | L 65–80 | 11–14 (4–10) | SECU Arena (387) Towson, MD |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm | Northeastern | L 51–63 | 11–15 (4–11) | SECU Arena (234) Towson, MD |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 59–56 | 12–15 (5–11) | Hofstra Arena (309) Hempstead, NY |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | Elon | L 65–67 | 12–16 (5–12) | SECU Arena (398) Towson, MD |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | at Delaware | L 59–75 | 12–17 (5–13) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,496) Newark, DE |
| CAA Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 12:00 pm | vs. Hofstra First Round | L 66–77 | 12–18 | JMU Convocation Center (1,123) Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||