# 2016–17 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by first year head coach Kate Achter, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 2–28, 2–16 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Bradley.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | UW–Whitewater | W 70–57 | | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| 11/06/2016* 12:00 pm | | Concordia (IL) | W 71–56 | | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | L 70–90 | 0–1 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,801) Chicago, IL |
| 11/17/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Pittsburgh | L 35–59 | 0–2 | Petersen Events Center (516) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | L 46–73 | 0–3 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221) Chicago, IL |
| 11/24/2016* 12:15 pm | | vs. Clemson San Juan Shootout | L 40–61 | 0–4 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/25/2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. Troy San Juan Shootout | L 67–91 | 0–5 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/01/2016* 11:00 am | | at Central Michigan | L 57–95 | 0–6 | McGuirk Arena (3,372) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 53–65 | 0–7 | University Arena (537) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 12/06/2016* 10:00 am, ACCN Extra | | at No. 14 Miami (FL) | L 43–81 | 0–8 | Watsco Center (4,989) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/10/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Chicago State | W 59–54 | 1–8 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,696) Chicago, IL |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 17 DePaul | L 46–107 | 1–9 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (321) Chicago, IL |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | L 50–76 | 1–10 | Montagne Center (537) Beaumont, TX |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 6:00 pm | | at Southern Illinois | L 57–73 | 1–11 (0–1) | SIU Arena (350) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/01/2017 12:00 pm | | at Evansville | L 36–67 | 1–12 (0–2) | Ford Center (471) Evansville, IN |
| 01/06/2017 7:00 pm | | Illinois State | W 64–61 | 2–12 (1–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (307) Chicago, IL |
| 01/08/2017 1:00 pm | | Bradley | L 53–60 | 2–13 (1–3) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (342) Chicago, IL |
| 01/14/2017 7:30 pm | | Indiana State | L 38–48 | 2–14 (1–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (279) Chicago, IL |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm | | at Drake | L 46–89 | 2–15 (1–5) | Knapp Center (2,129) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 30–68 | 2–16 (1–6) | McLeod Center (1,501) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | | Missouri State | L 32–60 | 2–17 (1–7) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221) Chicago, IL |
| 01/29/2017 1:00 pm | | Wichita State | L 64–83 | 2–18 (1–8) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (301) Chicago, IL |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | | at Bradley | L 45–72 | 2–19 (1–9) | Renaissance Coliseum (468) Peoria, IL |
| 02/05/2017 1:00 pm | | at Illinois State | L 51–63 | 2–20 (1–10) | Redbird Arena (548) Normal, IL |
| 02/12/2017 1:00 pm | | at Indiana State | L 32–53 | 2–21 (1–11) | Hulman Center (1,669) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm | | Northern Iowa | L 43–89 | 2–22 (1–12) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (301) Chicago, IL |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm | | No. 25 Drake | L 42–86 | 2–23 (1–13) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (298) Chicago, IL |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm | | at Wichita State | L 43–65 | 2–24 (1–14) | Charles Koch Arena (1,337) Wichita, KS |
| 02/26/2017 2:05 pm | | at Missouri State | L 52–61 | 2–25 (1–15) | JQH Arena (2,420) Springfield, MO |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Evansville | L 50–81 | 2–26 (1–16) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (273) Chicago, IL |
| 03/04/2017 1:00 pm | | Southern Illinois | L 46–71 | 2–27 (1–17) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (267) Chicago, IL |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (10) | vs. (7) Bradley First Round | L 42–57 | 2–28 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||