# 2016–17 Stetson Hatters women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Stetson Hatters women's basketball team represented Stetson University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hatters, led by ninth year head coach Lynn Bria, played their home games at Edmunds Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 13–1 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the 2017 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they lost to UCF in the first round.

## Media

All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Non conference road games will typically be available on the opponents website. Audio broadcasts of Hatters games can be found on WSBB AM 1230/1490 with Ryan Rouse on the call.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Webber International | W 92–54 | 1–0 | Edmunds Center (355) DeLand, FL |
| 11/12/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 87–75 | 2–0 | Edmunds Center (338) DeLand, FL |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bethune-Cookman | W 63–60 | 3–0 | Edmunds Center (560) DeLand, FL |
| 11/19/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Illinois | W 72–55 | 4–0 | Edmunds Center (498) DeLand, FL |
| 11/21/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Arkansas | L 62–79 | 4–1 | Bud Walton Arena (1,179) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/25/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Robert Morris FIU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | W 68–60 | 5–1 | FIU Arena (331) Miami, FL |
| 11/27/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. Weber State FIU Thanksgiving Tournament championship | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | FIU Arena Miami, FL |
| 11/30/2016* 11:30 am, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | W 54–45 | 7–1 | Edmunds Center (5,332) DeLand, FL |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | at High Point | W 81–47 | 8–1 | Millis Center (502) High Point, NC |
| 12/06/2016* 6:30 pm | | at Chattanooga | L 55–66 | 8–2 | McKenzie Arena (1,514) Chattanooga, TN |
| 12/08/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | Warner | W 100–34 | 9–2 | Edmunds Center (1,601) DeLand, FL |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Palm Beach Atlantic | W 89–50 | 10–2 | Edmunds Center (471) DeLand, FL |
| 12/19/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | SIU Edwardsville Hatter Classic | W 78–68 | 11–2 | Edmunds Center (483) DeLand, FL |
| 12/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tennessee State Hatter Classic | L 50–56 | 11–3 | Edmunds Center (462) DeLand, FL |
| 12/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at No. 23 South Florida | L 60–74 | 11–4 | USF Sun Dome (1,956) Tampa, FL |
| Atlantic Sun regular season ||||||
| 01/07/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 71–84 | 11–5 (0–1) | Edmunds Center (1,063) DeLand, FL |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 65–56 | 12–5 (1–1) | KSU Convocation Center (435) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/16/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | W 91–66 | 13–5 (2–1) | Allen Arena (550) Nashville, TN |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 80–68 | 14–5 (3–1) | Edmunds Center (588) DeLand, FL |
| 01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 77–43 | 15–5 (4–1) | Edmunds Center (498) DeLand, FL |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 68–44 | 16–5 (5–1) | Edmunds Center (349) DeLand, FL |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | W 65–49 | 17–5 (6–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (632) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | W 62–44 | 18–5 (7–1) | UNF Arena (356) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | W 57–47 $^{OT}$ | 19–5 (8–1) | Edmunds Center (611) DeLand, FL |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 66–60 | 20–5 (9–1) | Edmunds Center (492) DeLand, FL |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 60–43 | 21–5 (10–1) | Edmunds Center (463) DeLand, FL |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 60–37 | 22–5 (11–1) | Fleisher Center (388) Newark, NJ |
| 02/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 77–55 | 23–5 (12–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (328) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 67–64 | 24–5 (14–1) | Alico Arena (3,384) Fort Myers, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (8) USC Upstate Quarterfinals | W 70–49 | 25–5 | Edmunds Center (640) DeLand, FL |
| 03/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (4) Kennsaw State Semifinals | W 78–48 | 26–5 | Edmunds Center (688) DeLand, FL |
| 03/12/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (2) Florida Gulf Coast Championship Game | L 70–77 | 26–6 | Edmunds Center (2,088) DeLand, FL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | at UCF First Round | L 53–73 | 26–7 | CFE Arena (676) Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||