# 2016–17 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by sixth year head coach Richard Barron, played their home games at the Cross Insurance Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 9–7 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the America East women's tournament where they lost to Albany.

## Media

All home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on the radio on WGUY and online on the Maine Portal.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2016* 12:00 pm | | Stonehill | W 74–54 | | Cross Insurance Center (1,303) Bangor, ME |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Purdue Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals | W 67–47 | 1–0 | Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME |
| 11/12/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 10 Mississippi State Maine Tip-Off Tournament championship | L 43–87 | 1–1 | Cross Insurance Center (2,182) Bangor, ME |
| 11/15/2016* 6:00 pm, NESN | | at Harvard | L 62–69 | 1–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (413) Cambridge, MA |
| 11/20/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. Saint Peter's Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | W 59–43 | 2–2 | Colonial Life Arena (11,795) Columbia, SC |
| 11/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | at No. 3 South Carolina Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | L 42–79 | 2–3 | Colonial Life Arena (11,057) Columbia, SC |
| 11/22/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. Hampton Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | L 49–58 | 2–4 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| 11/27/2016* 6:00 pm | | vs. Chattanooga Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | W 49–39 | 3–4 | MassMutual Center (1,812) Springfield, MA |
| 12/02/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Clemson | L 61–69 | 3–5 | Littlejohn Coliseum (299) Clemson, SC |
| 12/07/2016* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Northeastern | W 68–49 | 4–5 | Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Dartmouth | W 60–55 | 5–5 | Cross Insurance Center (1,538) Bangor, ME |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 77–52 | 6–5 | Chace Athletic Center (248) Smithfield, RI |
| 12/19/2016* 3:00 pm | | vs. East Tennessee State Miami Holiday Tournament semifinals | W 61–48 | 7–5 | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/20/2016* 5:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 11 Miami (FL) Miami Holiday Tournament | L 51–76 | 7–6 | Watsco Center (624) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/28/2016* 3:00 pm | | at Tulane | L 62–77 | 7–7 | Devlin Fieldhouse (606) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/30/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Boston College | L 53–64 | 7–8 | Conte Forum (1,323) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| America East regular season ||||||
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, AETV | | at Vermont | L 52–55 | 7–9 (0–1) | Patrick Gym (348) Burlington, VT |
| 01/07/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMBC | W 72–40 | 8–9 (1–1) | Cross Insurance Center (1,673) Bangor, ME |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 65–44 | 9–9 (2–1) | Costello Athletic Center (184) Lowell, MA |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | L 41–55 | 9–10 (2–2) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (530) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/16/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | W 73–62 | 10–10 (3–2) | Cross Insurance Center (1,359) Bangor, ME |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 44–50 | 10–11 (3–3) | Lundholm Gym (403) Durham, NH |
| 01/22/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | W 73–62 | 11–11 (4–3) | Cross Insurance Center (1,359) Bangor, ME |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 52–58 | 11–12 (4–4) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,355) Vestal, NY |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | W 59–43 | 12–12 (5–4) | Cross Insurance Center (1,193) Bangor, ME |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | L 62–66 | 12–13 (5–5) | Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD |
| 02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | W 66–60 | 13–13 (6–5) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,003) Hartford, CT |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 76–50 | 14–13 (7–5) | Cross Insurance Center (1,050) Bangor, ME |
| 02/12/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | W 78–71 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (8–5) | Cross Insurance Center (2,306) Bangor, ME |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | L 57–65 | 15–14 (8–6) | Cross Insurance Center (1,645) Bangor, ME |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 60–64 | 15–15 (8–7) | SEFCU Arena (1,543) Albany, NY |
| 02/26/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Binghamton | W 62–49 | 16–15 (9–7) | Cross Insurance Center (2,372) Bangor, ME |
| America East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (5) Binghamton Quarterfinals | W 57–40 | 17–15 | Cross Insurance Arena Portland, ME |
| 03/05/2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (1) New Hampshire Semifinals | W 61–52 | 18–15 | Cross Insurance Arena (1,847) Portland, ME |
| 03/10/2017 4:30 pm, ESPNU | (4) | at (2) Albany Championship | L 50–66 | 18–16 | SEFCU Arena Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||