# 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Broncos, led by first year head coach Bill Carr. The Broncos were members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Leavey Center. They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament to Saint Mary's.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Notre Dame de Namur | W 84–54 | | Leavey Center (160) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/05/2016* 5:00 pm | | Chico State | W 83–68 | | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 1:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 82–78 | 1–0 | Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | at California | L 58–73 | 1–1 | Haas Pavilion (1,816) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 54–65 | 1–2 | Event Center Arena (316) San Jose, CA |
| 11/25/2016* 4:00 pm | | vs. Marquette Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament | W 65–62 | 2–2 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. Montana State Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament | L 50–77 | 2–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 69–58 | 3–3 | The Thunderdome (609) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Cruz Play4Kay Shootout opening round | W 85–39 | 4–3 | Leavey Center (390) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm | | Northwestern | L 75–87 | 4–4 | Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/19/2016* 5:30 pm | | vs. Oklahoma State Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals | L 53–67 | 4–5 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/20/2016* 12:30 pm | | vs. No. 21 South Florida Play 4 Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round | L 54–63 | 4–6 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/21/2016* 12:30 pm | | vs. New Mexico State Play 4 Kay Shootout 7th place game | W 60–46 | 5–6 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 6:00 pm | | BYU | W 64–63 | 6–6 (1–0) | Leavey Center (443) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 68–77 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 (1–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium (450) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 56–44 | 7–7 (2–1) | Chiles Center (317) Portland, OR |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 71–64 | 8–7 (3–1) | Leavey Center (350) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | San Diego | L 56–57 | 8–8 (3–2) | Leavey Center (200) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 61–40 | 9–8 (4–2) | Leavey Center (550) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/19/2017 6:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 39–51 | 9–9 (4–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,760) Spokane, WA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 50–61 | 9–10 (4–4) | Gersten Pavilion (329) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/26/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 66–72 $^{OT}$ | 9–11 (4–5) | Marriott Center (734) Provo, UT |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 53–55 | 9–12 (4–6) | McKeon Pavilion (239) Moraga, CA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 68–56 | 10–12 (5–6) | Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | Gonzaga | L 49–50 | 10–13 (5–7) | Leavey Center (300) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 74–61 | 11–13 (6–7) | Leavey Center (300) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | Pacific | W 68–51 | 12–13 (7–7) | Leavey Center (400) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 69–48 | 13–13 (8–7) | Firestone Fieldhouse (202) Malibu, CA |
| 02/18/2017 6:00 pm | | at San Diego | L 58–60 | 13–14 (8–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (728) San Diego, CA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 61–51 | 14–14 (9–8) | Alex G. Spanos Center (595) Stockton, CA |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 58–73 | 14–15 (9–9) | Leavey Center (400) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | (6) | vs. (3) Saint Mary's Quarterfinals | L 57–60 | 14–16 | Orleans Arena (7,089) Las Vegas, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||