# 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 15th year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 12–2 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They defeated North Florida, Jacksonville and Stetson to become champions of the ASUN Tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.

## Media

All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Road games will also be broadcast on the FGCU Portal.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | L 56–66 | 0–1 | TD Bank Sports Center (505) Hamden, CT |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 70–63 | 1–1 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (505) Hartford, CT |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | FIU | W 89–42 | 2–1 | Alico Arena (1,679) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 74–77 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena (2,550) Greeley, CO |
| 11/25/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. No. 7 Ohio State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 66–79 | 2–3 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2016* 1:30 pm | | vs. George Washington Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round | L 49–76 | 2–4 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/27/2016* 11:00 am | | vs. Kent State Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game | L 64–77 | 2–5 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 12/04/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ave Maria Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round | W 101–34 | 3–5 | Alico Arena (1,117) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/09/2016* 5:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena | W 66–42 | 4–5 | Alico Arena (2,034) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | at FIU | W 65–50 | 5–5 | FIU Arena (380) Boca Raton, FL |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Carolina A&T | W 67–41 | 6–5 | Alico Arena (1,084) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/17/2016* 3:00 pm | | at Illinois | L 73–82 | 6–6 | State Farm Center (1,051) Champaign, IL |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Chattanooga | W 68–55 | 7–6 | Alico Arena (1,014) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | St. Thomas (FL) | W 71–48 | 8–6 | Alico Arena (1,014) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hampton Hilton Garden Inn FCGU Classic | W 60–49 | 9–6 | Alico Arena (1,117) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Riverside Hilton Garden Inn FCGU Classic | W 60–45 | 10–6 | Alico Arena (1,036) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/02/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Savannah State | W 89–40 | 11–6 | Alico Arena (1,115) Fort Myers, FL |
| Atlantic Sun regular season ||||||
| 01/07/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | W 84–71 | 12–6 (1–0) | Edmunds Center (1,063) DeLand, FL |
| 01/14/2017 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | W 90–63 | 13–6 (2–0) | Allen Arena (205) Nashville, TN |
| 01/16/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 75–56 | 14–6 (3–0) | KSU Convocation Center (1,123) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 73–53 | 15–6 (4–0) | Alico Arena (1,459) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 93–43 | 16–6 (5–0) | Alico Arena (1,821) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | W 60–57 | 17–6 (6–0) | Alico Arena (2,122) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | W 68–51 | 18–6 (7–0) | UNF Arena (403) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | L 65–73 | 18–7 (7–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (700) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 69–46 | 19–7 (8–1) | Alico Arena (1,907) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 69–35 | 20–7 (9–1) | Alico Arena (1,904) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 98–50 | 21–7 (10–1) | Alico Arena (1,648) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 80–50 | 22–7 (11–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (418) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 77–46 | 23–7 (12–1) | Fleisher Center (200) Newark, NJ |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | L 64–67 | 23–8 (12–2) | Alico Arena (3,384) Fort Myers, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | (7) North Florida Quarterfinals | W 59–42 | 24–8 | Alico Arena (1,039) Fort Myers, FL |
| 03/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | (3) Jacksonville Semifinals | W 68–64 | 25–8 | Alico Arena (1,203) Fort Myers, FL |
| 03/12/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | at (1) Stetson Championship Game | W 77–70 | 26–8 | Edmunds Center (2,088) DeLand, FL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (13 S) | at (4 S) No. 16 Miami (FL) First Round | L 60–62 | 26–9 | Watsco Center (2,232) Coral Gables, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||