# 2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by first year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Seton Hall.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 1:00 pm | Rhode Island College | W 64–29 | | Alumni Hall (312) Providence, RI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | Colgate | W 92–85 $^{2OT}$ | 1–0 | Alumni Hall (534) Providence, RI |
| 11/16/2016* 12:00 pm | North Dakota State | W 86–63 | 2–0 | Alumni Hall (789) Providence, RI |
| 11/19/2016* 4:00 pm | Binghamton | W 71–58 | 3–0 | Alumni Hall (634) Providence, RI |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | at Hartford | W 77–65 | 4–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (654) Hartford, CT |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic | W 65–49 | 5–0 | Trask Coliseum (428) Wilmington, NC |
| 11/27/2016* 12:00 pm | vs. Miami (OH) UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic | W 75–59 | 6–0 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | vs. Bryant Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament semifinals | W 65–49 | 7–0 | Pizzitola Sports Center (428) Providence, RI |
| 12/04/2016* 3:00 pm | at Brown Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament championship | L 70–77 | 7–1 | Pizzitola Sports Center (431) Providence, RI |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | at Columbia | L 64–66 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Levien Gymnasium (286) New York City, NY |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | at Boston College | L 53–57 | 7–3 | Conte Forum (905) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | at Monmouth | W 62–58 | 8–3 | OceanFirst Bank Center (312) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | Xavier | L 51–54 | 8–4 (0–1) | Alumni Hall (477) Providence, RI |
| 12/30/2016 12:00 pm, BEDN | Butler | W 68–51 | 9–4 (1–1) | Alumni Hall (545) Providence, RI |
| 01/02/2017 9:00 pm, CBSSN | at DePaul | L 56–61 | 9–5 (1–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,977) Chicago, IL |
| 01/04/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN | at Marquette | L 74–79 | 9–6 (1–3) | Al McGuire Center (1,041) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm, FS1 | Villanova | L 59–64 | 9–7 (1–4) | Alumni Hall (564) Providence, RI |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | Georgetown | L 39–71 | 9–8 (1–5) | Alumni Hall (380) Providence, RI |
| 01/14/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN | Creighton | L 51–58 | 9–9 (1–6) | Alumni Hall (384) Providence, RI |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm, FS2 | at Seton Hall | L 43–55 | 9–10 (1–7) | Walsh Gymnasium (657) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | at St. John's | L 50–60 | 9–11 (1–8) | Carnesecca Arena (646) Queens, NY |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | Marquette | W 66–64 | 10–11 (2–8) | Alumni Hall (520) Providence, RI |
| 01/29/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN | No. 21 DePaul | L 55–64 | 10–12 (2–9) | Alumni Hall (578) Providence, RI |
| 02/03/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN | at Georgetown | L 70–72 $^{OT}$ | 10–13 (2–10) | McDonough Gymnasium (2,117) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/05/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | at Villanova | L 43–61 | 10–14 (2–11) | The Pavilion (1,309) Villanova, PA |
| 02/11/2017 2:05 pm, BEDN | at Creighton | L 57–88 | 10–15 (2–12) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,240) Omaha, NE |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | St. John's | L 47–71 | 10–16 (2–13) | Alumni Hall (589) Providence, RI |
| 02/19/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN | Seton Hall | W 74–57 | 11–16 (3–13) | Alumni Hall (837) Providence, RI |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | at Butler | W 64–58 | 12–16 (4–13) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (486) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/26/2017 11:30 am, BEDN | at Xavier | L 57–67 | 12–17 (4–14) | Cintas Center (938) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 7:30 pm, BEDN | vs. Seton Hall First Round | L 60–92 | 12–18 | Al McGuire Center (2,132) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||