# 2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team

The 2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by third year head coach Beth O’Boyle, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 16–15, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Dayton.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 11:00 am | Coppin State | W 73–44 | 1–0 | Siegel Center (4,132) Richmond, Virginia |
| 11/15/2016* 6:00 pm | Minnesota | L 69–79 | 1–1 | Siegel Center (943) Richmond, Virginia |
| 11/19/2016* 6:00 pm | at Campbell | W 66–53 | 2–1 | Gore Arena (946) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| 11/22/2016* 6:00 pm | IUPUI | L 62–71 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Siegel Center (502) Richmond, Virginia |
| 11/24/2016* 8:00 pm | vs. American San Juan Shootout | W 68–62 | 3–2 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 11/25/2016* 8:00 pm | vs. Villanova San Juan Shootout | W 68–66 | 4–2 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 11/30/2016* 12:00 pm | Iona | L 57–59 | 4–3 | Siegel Center (511) Richmond, Virginia |
| 12/02/2016 7:00 pm | at George Washington | L 68–81 | 4–4 (0–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (764) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | at Furman | W 75–61 | 5–4 | Timmons Arena (297) Greenville, South Carolina |
| 12/09/2016* 7:00 pm | at Old Dominion | L 60–70 | 5–5 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,470) Norfolk, Virginia |
| 11/11/2016* 1:00 pm | UNC Greensboro | W 65–54 | 6–5 | Siegel Center (935) Richmond, Virginia |
| 12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | at Ole Miss | L 57–77 | 6–6 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (956) Oxford, Mississippi |
| 12/21/2016* 11:00 am | at Wake Forest | L 54–60 | 6–7 | LJVM Coliseum (5,557) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 12/29/2016* 1:00 pm | Brown | W 85–72 | 7–7 | Siegel Center (704) Richmond, Virginia |
| 01/01/2017 1:00 pm | La Salle | W 61–56 | 8–7 (1–1) | Siegel Center (520) Richmond, Virginia |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Richmond Capital City Classic | W 62–55 | 9–7 (2–1) | Siegel Center (1,031) Richmond, Virginia |
| 01/08/2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN | Saint Louis | L 48–62 | 9–8 (2–2) | Siegel Center (611) Richmond, Virginia |
| 01/11/2017 11:30 am | at Saint Joseph's | L 58–64 | 9–9 (2–3) | Hagan Arena (1,462) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 01/15/2017 12:00 pm | at George Mason Rivalry | L 59–70 | 9–10 (2–4) | EagleBank Arena (804) Fairfax, Virginia |
| 01/18/2017 1:00 pm | Rhode Island | W 68–57 | 10–10 (3–4) | Siegel Center (507) Richmond, Virginia |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | at Fordham | W 61–58 | 11–10 (4–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (892) Bronx, New York |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm | Massachusetts | W 55–52 | 12–10 (5–4) | Siegel Center (1,106) Richmond, Virginia |
| 01/31/2017 7:00 pm | at Richmond Capital City Classic | W 57–55 | 13–10 (6–4) | Robins Center (1,205) Richmond, Virginia |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm | Dayton | L 48–68 | 13–11 (6–5) | Siegel Center (1,169) Richmond, Virginia |
| 02/08/2017 8:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 72–77 | 13–12 (6–6) | Chaifetz Arena (511) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 02/12/2017 3:00 pm, ASN | at Duquesne | L 57–76 | 13–13 (6–7) | Palumbo Center (821) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 02/15/2017 6:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | L 70–80 | 13–14 (6–8) | Siegel Center (677) Richmond, Virginia |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | W 77–60 | 14–14 (7–8) | Reilly Center (883) Olean, New York |
| 02/22/2017 6:00 pm | Davidson | W 54–47 | 15–14 (8–8) | Siegel Center (937) Richmond, Virginia |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/26/2017 1:00 pm | Richmond First Round | W 72–64 | 16–14 | Siegel Center (530) Richmond, Virginia |
| 03/03/2017 11:00 am, ASN | vs. Dayton Quarterfinals | L 61–77 | 16–15 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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