# 2016–17 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves, led by first year head coach Andrea Gorski, were members of the Missouri Valley Conference and played their home games at Renaissance Coliseum. They finished the season 12–19, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament, where they lost to Northern Iowa.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 12:00 pm | | Missouri–St. Louis | W 62–45 | | Renaissance Coliseum (525) Peoria, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Kent State | L 52–77 | 0–1 | MAC Center (562) Kent, OH |
| 11/13/2016* 12:00 pm | | at Butler | L 56–58 | 0–2 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (389) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/18/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 70–60 | 1–2 | Renaissance Coliseum (1,619) Peoria, IL |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Louis | L 58–68 | 1–3 | Renaissance Coliseum (607) Peoria, IL |
| 11/27/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eureka (IL) | W 103–59 | 2–3 | Renaissance Coliseum (582) Peoria, IL |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Green Bay | L 43–68 | 2–4 | Renaissance Coliseum (592) Peoria, IL |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | L 51–81 | 2–5 | Renaissance Coliseum (661) Peoria, IL |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | L 77–91 | 2–6 | Western Hall (676) Macomb, IL |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Western Michigan | L 64–83 | 2–7 | University Arena (690) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Valparaiso | W 67–56 | 3–7 | Athletics–Recreation Center (318) Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/22/2016* 1:00 pm | | at UIC | W 65–56 | 4–7 | UIC Pavilion (641) Chicago, IL |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | L 63–71 | 4–8 (0–1) | Redbird Arena (784) Normal, IL |
| 01/06/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | L 51–58 $^{OT}$ | 4–9 (0–2) | Hulman Center (1,530) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/08/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 60–53 | 5–9 (1–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (342) Chicago, IL |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | L 60–93 | 5–10 (1–3) | Renaissance Coliseum (610) Peoria, IL |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 53–72 | 5–11 (1–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (619) Peoria, IL |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wichita State | L 54–65 | 5–12 (1–5) | Charles Koch Arena (1,623) Wichita, KS |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | W 75–73 $^{OT}$ | 6–12 (2–5) | JQH Arena (2,468) Springfield, MO |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Illinois | L 57–66 | 6–13 (2–6) | Renaissance Coliseum (1,128) Peoria, IL |
| 01/29/2017 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 56–52 | 7–13 (3–6) | Renaissance Coliseum (396) Peoria, IL |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola–Chicago | W 72–45 | 8–13 (4–6) | Renaissance Coliseum (468) Peoria, IL |
| 02/05/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Indiana State | W 54–41 | 9–13 (5–6) | Renaissance Coliseum (466) Peoria, IL |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 50–70 | 9–14 (5–7) | McLeod Center (1,359) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 46–98 | 9–15 (5–8) | Knapp Center (3,219) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | W 62–56 | 10–15 (6–8) | Renaissance Coliseum (574) Peoria, IL |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wichita State | L 69–76 | 10–16 (6–9) | Renaissance Coliseum (618) Peoria, IL |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | L 71–73 | 10–17 (6–10) | Ford Center (579) Evansville, IN |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 63–69 | 10–18 (6–11) | SIU Arena (803) Carbondale, IL |
| 03/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 70–59 | 11–18 (7–11) | Renaissance Coliseum (636) Peoria, IL |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (10) Loyola–Chicago First Round | W 57–42 | 12–18 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| 03/10/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) Northern Iowa Quarterfinals | L 39–69 | 12–19 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||