# 2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Tonya Cardoza, played their home games at McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, where they lost to South Florida. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first time since 2007, where they were upset by Oregon in the first round.

## Media

All Owls home games will have video streaming on Owls TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 5:30 pm | | UDC | W 107–22 | | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | W 86–70 | 1–0 | Hagan Arena (934) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/14/2016* 5:00 pm | | La Salle | W 86–70 | 2–0 | McGonigle Hall (1,081) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/19/2016* 1:00 pm | | at No. 19 Florida | L 76–83 | 2–1 | Patriot Gym (540) Ocala, FL |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 71–68 | 3–1 | McGonigle Hall (1,159) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Harvard | L 62–73 | 3–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (437) Cambridge, MA |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | | Vermont | W 53–39 | 4–2 | McGonigle Hall (1,404) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/07/2016* 5:30 pm | | at Hampton | L 65–71 | 4–3 | Hampton Convocation Center (1,274) Hampton, VA |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Villanova | W 83–48 | 5–3 | The Pavilion (441) Villanova, PA |
| 12/15/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 17 DePaul | W 84–74 | 6–3 | McGonigle Hall (721) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Rutgers | W 48–37 | 7–3 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,422) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 pm | | Fairfield | W 73–59 | 8–3 | McGonigle Hall (772) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/01/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Memphis | W 73–67 $^{OT}$ | 9–3 (1–0) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN |
| 01/04/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 79–38 | 10–3 | KSU Convocation Center (406) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tulane | W 86–71 | 11–3 (2–0) | McGonigle Hall (1,336) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ADN | | East Carolina | W 78–47 | 12–3 (3–0) | McGonigle Hall (719) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/2017 3:00 pm, ADN | | at Tulsa | W 58–49 | 13–3 (4–0) | Reynolds Center (284) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/18/2017 8:00 pm | | at Houston | W 69–57 | 14–3 (5–0) | Hofheinz Pavilion (533) Houston, TX |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Memphis | W 66–51 | 15–3 (6–0) | McGonigle Hall (1,117) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/25/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Penn | W 63–53 | 16–3 | Palestra (414) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/29/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 23 South Florida | L 51–55 | 16–4 (6–1) | McGonigle Hall (1,271) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | No. 1 Connecticut | L 69–97 | 16–5 (6–2) | Liacouras Center (4,371) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Tulane | W 76–50 | 17–5 (7–2) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,351) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/08/2017 12:00 pm, ADN | | Tulsa | W 70–43 | 18–5 (8–2) | Liacouras Center (3,402) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/11/2017 5:00 pm | | at East Carolina | W 76–43 | 19–5 (9–2) | Williams Arena (1,889) Greenville, NC |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | SMU | W 66–52 | 20–5 (10–2) | McGonigle Hall (917) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 22 South Florida Play 4Kay | W 77–71 | 21–5 (11–2) | USF Sun Dome (2,281) Tampa, FL |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | No. 23 | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 45–90 | 21–6 (11–3) | XL Center (10,149) Hartford, CT |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 23 | Cincinnati | W 88–64 | 22–6 (12–3) | McGonigle Hall (1,312) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm | No. 25 | at UCF | W 66–60 | 23–6 (13–3) | CFE Arena (2,473) Orlando, FL |
| American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) No. 25 | vs. (10) Houston Quarterfinals | W 67–58 | 24–6 | Mohegan Sun Arena (4,559) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/05/2017 7:30 pm, ESPNU | (2) No. 25 | vs. (3) South Florida Semifinals | L 58–63 | 24–7 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,491) Uncasville, CT |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (7 B) | vs. (10 B) Oregon First Round | L 70–71 | 24–8 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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