# 2016–17 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team represented the Northeastern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third year head coach Kelly Cole, played their home games at the Cabot Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 12–19, 8–10 CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Drexel.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 3:00 pm, NESN | Boston University | W 78–59 | 1–0 | Cabot Center (412) Boston, MA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Canisius | W 83–59 | 2–0 | Koessler Athletic Center (552) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/18/2016* 12:00 pm | Saint Mary's | L 53–77 | 2–1 | Cabot Center (1,250) Boston, MA |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | L 59–76 | 2–2 | TD Bank Sports Center (546) Hamden, CT |
| 11/24/2016* 11:00 am | vs. No. 11 Stanford Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 45–74 | 2–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/25/2016* 1:30 pm | vs. Purdue Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 54–79 | 2–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/26/2016* 11:00 am | vs. Wichita State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 73–87 | 2–5 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | New Hampshire | L 63–66 $^{OT}$ | 2–6 | Cabot Center (231) Boston, MA |
| 12/07/2016* 7:30 pm | at Maine | L 49–68 | 2–7 | Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME |
| 12/18/2016* 12:00 pm | at Michigan State | L 44–78 | 2–8 | Breslin Center (4,018) East Lansing, MI |
| 12/20/2016* 2:00 pm | at Denver | W 72–69 | 3–8 | Magness Arena (596) Denver, CO |
| 12/28/2016* 2:00 pm | Siena | W 61–50 | 4–8 | Cabot Center (343) Boston, MA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2017 2:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 53–51 $^{OT}$ | 5–8 (1–0) | Hofstra Arena (1,702) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/06/2017 7:00 pm | Towson | W 72–64 | 6–8 (2–0) | Cabot Center (222) Boston, MA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | Drexel | L 33–63 | 6–9 (2–1) | Cabot Center (312) Boston, MA |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 58–60 | 6–10 (2–2) | Kaplan Arena (420) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm | at James Madison | L 54–74 | 6–11 (2–3) | JMU Convocation Center (2,358) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/20/2017 2:00 pm | at Delaware | L 53–65 | 6–12 (2–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,305) Newark, DE |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 55–47 | 7–12 (3–4) | Cabot Center (210) Boston, MA |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | Elon | L 65–76 | 7–13 (3–5) | Cabot Center (327) Boston, MA |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm | at Drexel | L 51–74 | 7–14 (3–6) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (785) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | William & Mary | L 54–68 | 7–15 (3–7) | Cabot Center (166) Boston, MA |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm | James Madison | L 49–67 | 7–16 (3–8) | Cabot Center (180) Boston, MA |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 65–76 | 7–17 (3–9) | Alumni Gym (531) Elon, NC |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm | College of Charleston | W 61–44 | 8–17 (4–9) | Cabot Center (204) Boston, MA |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm | Delaware | W 50–41 | 9–17 (5–9) | Cabot Center (240) Boston, MA |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm | at Towson | W 63–51 | 10–17 (6–9) | SECU Arena (234) Towson, MD |
| 02/24/2017 6:30 pm | at College of Charleston | W 86–75 | 11–17 (7–9) | TD Arena (297) Charleston, SC |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | L 63–68 | 11–18 (7–10) | Trask Coliseum (623) Wilmington, NC |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | Hofstra | W 52–46 | 12–18 (8–10) | Cabot Center (303) Boston, MA |
| CAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 7:30 pm | vs. Drexel Quarterfinals | L 50–68 | 12–19 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||