# 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Lisa Fortier, the Zags played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington. They finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeated Pacific, San Francisco and Saint Mary's to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they were defeated by Oklahoma in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 6:00 pm | | Corban | W 86–31 | | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,006) Spokane, WA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 2:00 pm | | Nicholls State | W 78–46 | 1–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,212) Spokane, WA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | UC Irvine | W 102–38 | 2–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,186) Spokane, WA |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 11 Stanford | W 68–63 | 3–0 | Maples Pavilion (2,654) Stanford, CA |
| 11/24/2016* 5:00 pm | No. 25 | vs. Michigan Paradise Jam tournament Reef Division | L 66–78 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,734) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/25/2016* 2:45 pm | No. 25 | vs. No. 10 Florida State Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | L 69–87 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/26/2016* 2:45 pm | No. 25 | vs. Winthrop Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | W 71–41 | 4–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,010) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 79–39 | 5–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,037) Spokane, WA |
| 12/08/2016* 6:00 pm, SWX | | Washington State | W 79–61 | 6–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,724) Spokane, WA |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | W 73–54 | 7–2 | Reese Court (1,438) Cheney, WA |
| 12/19/2016* 6:00 pm, SWX | | Northwestern | W 67–56 | 8–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,638) Spokane, WA |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 pm | | Colgate | W 72–42 | 9–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,719) Spokane, WA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 69–79 | 9–3 (0–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse (337) Malibu, CA |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | Pacific | L 63–65 | 9–4 (0–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,812) Spokane, WA |
| 01/05/2017 6:00 pm, SWX | | San Francisco | W 61–46 | 10–4 (1–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,184) Spokane, WA |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | Portland | W 67–55 | 11–4 (2–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,540) Spokane, WA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 80–56 | 12–4 (3–2) | Gersten Pavilion (263) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | W 79–75 | 13–4 (4–2) | McKeon Pavilion (341) Moraga, CA |
| 01/19/2016 6:00 pm, SWX | | Santa Clara | W 51–39 | 14–4 (5–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,760) Spokane, WA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | at Portland | W 85–50 | 15–4 (6–2) | Chiles Center (493) Portland, OR |
| 01/26/2017 6:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 57–55 | 16–4 (7–2) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (459) San Diego, CA |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 83–61 | 17–4 (8–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/02/2017 6:00 pm | | BYU | W 87–52 | 18–4 (9–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 50–49 | 19–4 (10–2) | Leavey Center (300) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/09/2017 6:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 73–61 | 20–4 (11–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,454) Spokane, WA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm, SWX | | Saint Mary's | W 59–58 | 21–4 (12–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 72–77 | 21–5 (12–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium (173) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 74–58 | 22–5 (13–3) | Alex G. Spanos Center (514) Stockton, CA |
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm | | San Diego | W 62–57 | 23–5 (14–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/25/2017 1:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 63–71 | 23–6 (14–4) | Marriott Center (2,195) Provo, UT |
| WCC Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (1) | vs. (8) Pacific Quarterfinals | W 91–59 | 24–6 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/06/2017 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (1) | vs. (4) San Francisco Semifinals | W 77–46 | 25–6 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/07/2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (3) Saint Mary's Championship Game | W 86–75 | 26–6 | Orleans Arena (6,773) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | (11 O) | vs. (6 O) No. 23 Oklahoma First Round | L 62–82 | 26–7 | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |