# 2016–17 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by ninth-year head coach Jon Newlee, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with early-season games at Memorial Gym, both located in Moscow, Idaho, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 11–7 in Big Sky play, to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament, where they lost to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational, where they defeated Utah State in the first round and Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Rice.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | Multnomah | W 83–45 | | Memorial Gym Moscow, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 5:00 p.m. | | at Seattle | W 68–64 | 1–0 | Connolly Center (481) Seattle, WA |
| November 14, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 88–86 | 2–0 | Titan Gym (247) Fullerton, CA |
| November 22, 2016* 5:00 p.m. | | at No. 15 Washington | L 53–105 | 2–1 | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,531) Seattle, WA |
| November 25, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Northern Iowa GCU Thanksgiving Classic | L 74–76 | 2–2 | GCU Arena (205) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 26, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | at Grand Canyon GCU Thanksgiving Classic | L 60–64 | 2–3 | GCU Arena (638) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 2, 2016* 8:30 p.m. | | vs. No. 24 Oregon State Maui Wahine Classic | L 49–60 | 2–4 | War Memorial Gym (922) Wailuku, HI |
| December 3, 2016* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. UNLV Maui Wahine Classic | L 61–73 | 2–5 | War Memorial Gym (487) Wailuku, HI |
| December 9, 2016* 5:30 p.m. | | at Wyoming | W 75–71 | 3–5 | Arena-Auditorium (2,309) Laramie, WY |
| December 17, 2016* 3:00 p.m. | | Central Washington | W 79–45 | 4–5 | Memorial Gym Moscow, ID |
| December 20, 2016* 12:00 p.m. | | at Oregon | L 70–73 | 4–6 | Matthew Knight Arena (2,088) Eugene, OR |
| December 27, 2016* 6:00 p.m. | | Lewis–Clark State | W 85–49 | 5–6 | Memorial Gym (433) Moscow, ID |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2016 2:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Washington | L 57–67 | 5–7 (0–1) | Reese Court (680) Cheney, WA |
| January 5, 2017 6:00 p.m. | | at Montana | W 86–59 | 6–7 (1–1) | Dahlberg Arena (2,486) Missoula, MT |
| January 7, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | at Montana State | L 64–80 | 6–8 (1–2) | Worthington Arena (1,667) Bozeman, MT |
| January 12, 2017 6:00 p.m. | | Weber State | W 95–77 | 7–8 (2–2) | Cowan Spectrum (435) Moscow, ID |
| January 14, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | Idaho State | L 60–67 | 7–9 (2–3) | Cowan Spectrum (415) Moscow, ID |
| January 19, 2017 6:30 p.m. | | at Southern Utah | W 85–68 | 8–9 (3–3) | Centrum Arena (288) Cedar City, UT |
| January 21, 2017 5:30 p.m. | | at Northern Arizona | W 91–80 | 9–9 (4–3) | Walkup Skydome (597) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 26, 2017 6:00 p.m. | | Montana State | L 61–66 | 9–10 (4–4) | Cowan Spectrum (903) Moscow, ID |
| January 28, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | Montana | W 75–50 | 10–10 (5–4) | Cowan Spectrum (738) Moscow, ID |
| February 2, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Portland State | W 72–66 | 11–10 (6–4) | Peter Stott Center (283) Portland, OR |
| February 4, 2017 2:05 p.m. | | at Sacramento State | W 72–58 | 12–10 (7–4) | Hornets Nest (302) Sacramento, CA |
| February 9, 2017 6:00 p.m. | | Northern Colorado | L 67–71 | 12–11 (7–5) | Cowan Spectrum (486) Moscow, ID |
| February 11, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | North Dakota | W 74–61 | 13–11 (8–5) | Cowan Spectrum (435) Moscow, ID |
| February 18, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | Eastern Washington | W 78–51 | 14–11 (9–5) | Cowan Spectrum (574) Moscow, ID |
| February 23, 2017 6:00 p.m. | | at Idaho State | L 69–80 | 14–12 (9–6) | Reed Gym (1,051) Pocatello, ID |
| February 25, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | at Weber State | W 82–77 | 15–12 (10–6) | Dee Events Center (746) Ogden, UT |
| March 1, 2017 6:00 p.m. | | Northern Arizona | L 61–76 | 15–13 (10–7) | Cowan Spectrum (533) Moscow, ID |
| March 3, 2017 6:00 p.m. | | Southern Utah | W 76–61 | 16–13 (11–7) | Cowan Spectrum (753) Moscow, ID |
| Big Sky women's tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2017 2:35 p.m. | (5) | vs. (12) Southern Utah First round | W 83–68 | 17–13 | Reno Events Center (672) Reno, NV |
| March 7, 2017 2:35 p.m. | (5) | vs. (4) Eastern Washington Quarterfinals | L 64–73 | 17–14 | Reno Events Center (787) Reno, NV |
| WBI ||||||
| March 15, 2017* 5:30 p.m. | | Utah State First round | W 64–57 | 18–14 | Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID |
| March 20, 2017* 6:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Washington Quarterfinals | W 74–67 | 19–14 | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| March 23, 2017* 5:00 p.m. | | at Rice Semifinals | L 80–86 | 19–15 | Tudor Fieldhouse (287) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
Source: