# 2016–17 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

The 2016–17 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Molly Goodenbour's first season at San Francisco. The Dons, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to Gonzaga.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Monterey Bay | W 99–65 | | War Memorial Gymnasium (250) San Francisco, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 6:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 91–80 | 1–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (612) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | Seattle | W 73–59 | 2–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (182) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Washington State | L 35–73 | 2–1 | Beasley Coliseum (419) Pullman, WA |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | Long Beach State | W 73–71 | 3–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (322) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/25/2016* 1:00 pm | | at California Cal Classic semifinals | L 52–75 | 3–2 | Haas Pavilion (2,637) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. Western Carolina Cal Classic 3rd place game | W 73–52 | 4–2 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 48–61 | 4–3 | Save Mart Center (5,147) Fresno, CA |
| 12/03/2016* 12:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 63–71 | 4–4 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,447) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/06/2016* 6:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 79–71 | 5–4 | Kezar Pavilion (541) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/17/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | W 73–67 | 6–4 | Mott Athletic Center (406) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/21/2016* 1:00 pm | | UC Davis | L 58–78 | 6–5 | War Memorial Gymnasium (375) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 6:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 82–67 | 7–5 (1–0) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (281) San Diego, CA |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 77–68 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 (2–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium (450) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/05/2017 6:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 46–61 | 8–6 (2–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,184) Spokane, WA |
| 01/07/2017 1:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 72–75 | 8–7 (2–2) | McKeon Pavilion (224) Moraga, CA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | BYU | W 70–63 | 9–7 (3–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (126) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 60–63 | 9–8 (3–3) | Alex G. Spanos Center (369) Stockton, CA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 75–56 | 10–8 (4–3) | Chiles Center (217) Portland, OR |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | San Diego | W 81–72 | 11–8 (5–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium (126) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 62–64 | 11–9 (5–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (246) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | Pacific | W 67–64 | 12–9 (6–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (231) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 59–81 | 12–10 (6–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (242) Malibu, CA |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 79–72 | 13–10 (7–5) | Gersten Pavilion (321) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 61–74 | 13–11 (7–6) | Leavey Center (300) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 61–73 | 13–12 (7–7) | Marriott Center (879) Provo, UT |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Gonzaga | W 77–72 | 14–12 (8–7) | War Memorial Gymnasium (173) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | Portland | W 83–71 | 15–12 (9–7) | War Memorial Gymnasium (175) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 89–73 | 16–12 (10–7) | War Memorial Gymnasium (335) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 84–78 | 17–12 (11–7) | War Memorial Gymnasium (410) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 8:00 pm, BYUtv | (4) | vs. (5) Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals | W 80–67 | 18–12 | Orleans Arena (7,089) Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/06/2017 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (4) | vs. (1) Gonzaga Semifinals | L 46–77 | 18–13 | Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||