# 2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship season. The Cardinals, led by fifth year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.
The Cardinals lost to Indiana in the first round of the WNIT.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | W 88–60 | 1–0 | Worthen Arena (1,683) Muncie, IN |
| November 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Evansville | W 84–49 | 2–0 | Worthen Arena (1,012) Muncie, IN |
| November 22, 2016* 4:30 pm | vs. Auburn Savannah Invitational First Round | L 40–54 | 2–1 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA |
| November 23, 2016* 2:00 pm | vs. North Carolina A&T Savannah Invitational Second Round | W 76–57 | 3–1 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA |
| November 24, 2016* 4:30 pm | vs. East Carolina Savannah Invitational Third Round | L 69–82 | 3–2 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA |
| December 1, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Chicago State | W 88–53 | 4–2 | Worthen Arena (851) Muncie, IN |
| December 4, 2016* 1:00 pm | at Butler | W 74–50 | 5–2 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (786) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 8, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Purdue | L 42–58 | 5–3 | Worthen Arena (2,510) Muncie, IN |
| December 11, 2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Oakland | W 66–59 | 6–3 | Athletics Center O'rena (552) Rochester, MI |
| December 18, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lipscomb | L 74–78 | 6–4 | Worthen Arena (892) Muncie, IN |
| December 21, 2016* 8:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | L 61–68 | 6–5 | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,759) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Urbana | W 93–49 | 7–5 | Worthen Arena (706) Muncie, IN |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2016 12:00 pm | at Toledo | W 51–45 | 8–5 (1–0) | Savage Arena (3,509) Toledo, OH |
| January 4, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Kent State | W 71–47 | 9–5 (2–0) | Worthen Arena (820) Muncie, IN |
| January 7, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Western Michigan | W 61–56 | 10–5 (3–0) | Worthen Arena (2,645) Muncie, IN |
| January 11, 2017 7:00 pm | at Central Michigan | L 92–101 | 10–6 (3–1) | McGuirk Arena (1,471) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 14, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Akron | W 80–70 | 11–6 (4–1) | Worthen Arena (1,015) Muncie, IN |
| January 18, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan | W 78–49 | 12–6 (5–1) | Worthen Arena (954) Muncie, IN |
| January 21, 2017 12:00 pm | at Bowling Green | W 75–53 | 13–6 (6–1) | Stroh Center (2,953) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 25, 2017 7:00 pm | at Buffalo | W 89–75 | 14–6 (7–1) | Alumni Arena (1,189) Buffalo, NY |
| January 28, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | L 96–101 | 14–7 (7–2) | Worthen Arena (4,298) Muncie, IN |
| February 1, 2017 7:00 pm | at Akron | W 90–63 | 15–7 (8–2) | Rhodes Arena (629) Akron, OH |
| February 4, 2017 1:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | W 81–60 | 16–7 (9–2) | Millett Hall (394) Oxford, OH |
| February 8, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bowling Green | W 91–70 | 17–7 (10–2) | Worthen Arena (1,153) Muncie, IN |
| February 11, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Ohio | L 68–72 | 17–8 (10–3) | Worthen Arena (1,011) Muncie, IN |
| February 18, 2017 1:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | W 92–84 | 18–8 (11–3) | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| February 22, 2017 7:00 pm | at Western Michigan | W 83–72 | 19–8 (12–3) | University Arena (683) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 25, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Michigan | W 81–73 | 20–8 (13–3) | Worthen Arena (1,427) Muncie, IN |
| March 1, 2017 7:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | W 64–54 | 21–8 (14–3) | Convocation Center (704) Ypsilanti, MI |
| March 4, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Toledo | L 66–76 | 21–9 (14–4) | Worthen Arena (1,785) Muncie, IN |
| MAC Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2017* 4:50 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Buffalo | L 65–69 | 21–10 (14–4) | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| Women's NIT ||||||
| March 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, CBS | at Indiana Round 1 | L 58–71 | 21–11 (14–4) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,028) Bloomington, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||