# 2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by sixth year head coach Joanne Boyle, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 7–9 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They advanced in the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Notre Dame. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Saint Joseph's first round before losing to James Madison in the second round.

## 2016–17 media
### Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network

The Virginia Cavaliers Sports Network will broadcast select Cavaliers games on WINA. John Freeman, Larry Johnson, and Myron Ripley will provide the call for the games. Games not broadcast on WINA can be listened to online through Cavaliers Live at virginiasports.com.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11* 7:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | W 63–51 | 1–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,837) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 13* 2:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 103–40 | 2–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,590) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 16* 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 63–56 | 3–0 | Robins Center (653) Richmond, VA |
| November 20* 6:00 pm | | Rutgers | W 62–54 | 4–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,621) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 25* 6:30 pm | | vs. St. John's South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 55–66 | 4–1 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| November 26* 9:00 pm | | vs. Nebraska South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 73–51 | 5–1 | South Point Arena (400) Enterprise, NV |
| December 1* 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 60–69 | 5–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (694) Evanston, IL |
| December 4* 2:00 pm | | at Bowling Green | W 67–47 | 6–2 | Stroh Center (1,823) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 16* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | UIC | W 76–39 | 7–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,060) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 19* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | W 66–43 | 8–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,631) Athens, GA |
| December 21* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 60–50 | 9–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,689) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 28* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | UMBC Cavalier Classic | W 56–30 | 10–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,883) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 29* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Dayton Cavalier Classic | W 66–56 | 11–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,740) Charlottesville, VA |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| January 2 7:00 pm | | at Syracuse | L 49–54 | 11–3 (0–1) | Carrier Dome (938) Syracuse, NY |
| January 5 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 8 Louisville | L 81–86 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (0–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,490) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 8 2:00 pm | | at North Carolina | L 58–67 | 11–5 (0–3) | Carmichael Arena (505) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 15 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Boston College | W 62–55 | 12–5 (1–3) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,208) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 19 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | W 69–37 | 13–5 (2–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (319) Clemson, SC |
| January 22 12:00 pm, RSN | | Pittsburgh | L 54–62 | 13–6 (2–4) | Petersen Events Center (2,224) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 26 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 19 Virginia Tech Commonwealth Classic | W 76–27 | 14–6 (3–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,725) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 29 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 8 Notre Dame | L 74–82 | 14–7 (3–5) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| February 2 7:00 pm, RSN | | Georgia Tech | W 65–64 $^{OT}$ | 15–7 (4–5) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,187) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 5 1:00 pm, RSN | | No. 15 Duke | L 51–70 | 15–8 (4–6) | John Paul Jones Arena (4,361) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 9 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 16 Miami (FL) | L 52–63 | 15–9 (4–7) | Watsco Center (1,008) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 12 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wake Forest | W 60–57 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (5–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (4,378) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 16 7:00 pm, RSN | | No. 4 Florida State | W 60–51 | 17–9 (6–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,161) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 19 3:00 pm, RSN | | at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Classic | W 63–55 | 18–9 (7–7) | Cassell Coliseum (3,779) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 23 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 14 Louisville | L 55–66 | 18–10 (7–8) | KFC Yum! Center (7,981) Louisville, KY |
| February 26 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 18 NC State | L 48–59 | 18–11 (7–9) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,819) Charlottesville, VA |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 2 2:00 pm, RSN | (8) | vs. (9) Wake Forest Second Round | W 61–44 | 19–11 | HTC Center (2,466) Conway, SC |
| March 3 2:00 pm, RSN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 3 Notre Dame Quarterfinals | L 59–76 | 19–12 | HTC Center (2,845) Conway, SC |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 17 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's First Round | W 62–56 | 20–12 | Hagan Arena (931) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 19 2:00 pm | | at James Madison Second Round | L 55–61 | 20–13 | JMU Convocation Center (1,626) Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

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