# 2016–17 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by sixth-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley. They were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium. They finished the season 22–12, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Saint Louis. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing to Penn State in the second round.

## 2016–17 media
### Fordham Rams Sports Network

Fordham Rams games will be broadcast on WFUV Sports and streamed online through the Fordham Portal. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | Muhlenberg | W 74–50 | | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | Furman Preseason WNIT First Round | W 60–47 | 1–0 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,326) Bronx, NY |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at No. 1 Notre Dame Preseason WNIT quarterfinals | L 36–67 | 1–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,435) South Bend, IN |
| 11/19/2016* 12:00 pm | Little Rock Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 65–43 | 2–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,473) Bronx, NY |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | Albany | W 89–82 $^{2OT}$ | 3–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (381) Bronx, NY |
| 11/25/2016* 2:00 pm | vs. Texas Tech Miami Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | L 50–59 | 3–2 | BankUnited Center (725) Coral Gables, FL |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | vs. Grambling State Miami Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game | W 59–53 | 4–2 | BankUnited Center (722) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/01/2016 7:00 pm | Duquesne | W 64–51 | 5–2 (1–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (297) Bronx, NY |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | Boston College | W 56–49 | 6–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (811) Bronx, NY |
| 12/07/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Iona | L 46–55 | 6–3 | Hynes Athletic Center (524) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | Princeton | W 57–55 | 7–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (806) Bronx, NY |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm | St. John's Rivalry | L 45–59 | 7–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (351) Bronx, NY |
| 12/17/2016* 5:00 pm | Manhattan Battle of the Bronx | W 63–60 | 8–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (524) Bronx, NY |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 pm | Niagara | W 92–69 | 9–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (302) Bronx, NY |
| 12/29/2016* 12:00 pm | Buffalo Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals | L 54–58 | 9–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (921) Bronx, NY |
| 12/30/2016* 12:00 pm | UNC Asheville Fordham Holiday Classic 3rd place | W 55–42 | 10–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm | at Rhode Island | W 74–69 | 11–5 (2–0) | Ryan Center (485) Kingston, RI |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | Davidson | W 85–72 | 12–5 (3–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (432) Bronx, NY |
| 01/07/2017 1:00 pm | at George Mason | W 53–49 | 13–5 (4–0) | EagleBank Arena (654) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/11/2017 12:00 pm | Richmond | W 67–41 | 14–5 (5–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,175) Bronx, NY |
| 01/15/2017 1:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | W 60–44 | 15–5 (6–0) | Reilly Center (885) Olean, NY |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 44–47 | 15–6 (6–1) | Hagan Arena (914) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | VCU | L 58–61 | 15–7 (6–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (892) Bronx, NY |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 58–82 | 15–8 (6–3) | Chaifetz Arena (6,157) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/01/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN | at George Washington | L 46–63 | 15–9 (6–4) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,919) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | W 57–45 | 16–9 (7–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (681) Bronx, NY |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | W 44–39 | 17–9 (8–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (403) Bronx, NY |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | Massachusetts | W 74–43 | 18–9 (9–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (797) Bronx, NY |
| 02/14/2017 7:00 pm | at Davidson | L 51–52 | 18–10 (9–5) | John M. Belk Arena (473) Davidson, NC |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm, NBCSN | Dayton | W 66–52 | 19–10 (10–5) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (921) Bronx, NY |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | at La Salle | W 66–61 $^{OT}$ | 20–10 (11–5) | Tom Gola Arena (402) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | Davidson First Round | W 62–54 | 21–10 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (890) Bronx, NY |
| 03/03/2017 2:00 pm, ASN | vs. Saint Louis Quarterfinals | L 58–68 | 21–11 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 7:00 pm | at Georgetown First Round | W 60–49 | 22–11 | McDonough Gymnasium (278) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/19/2017* 2:00 pm | at Penn State Second Round | L 51–70 | 22–12 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,127) University Park, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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