# 2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fifth year head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay, played their home games at FAU Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 4–24, 0–18 for in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA women's tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | Florida Memorial | W 84–64 | 1–0 | FAU Arena (493) Boca Raton, FL |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | Indiana State | W 70–67 | 2–0 | FAU Arena (535) Boca Raton, FL |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Mercer | L 57–74 | 2–1 | Hawkins Arena (972) Macon, GA |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at North Florida | L 88–95 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2 | UNF Arena (302) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/25/2016* 12:00 pm | Jacksonville State FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | W 63–55 | 3–2 | FAU Arena (351) Boca Raton, FL |
| 11/26/2016* 2:30 pm | Richmond FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship | L 67–77 | 3–3 | FAU Arena (432) Boca Raton, FL |
| 12/01/2016* 9:00 pm | at Arizona | L 67–77 | 3–4 | McKale Center (1,084) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | at Grand Canyon | L 60–81 | 3–5 | GCU Arena (636) Phoenix, AZ |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | Florida Gulf Coast | L 50–65 | 3–6 | FAU Arena (380) Boca Raton, FL |
| 12/16/2016* 5:00 pm | Jackson State FAU Holiday Tournament semifinals | W 67–58 | 4–6 | FAU Arena (295) Boca Raton, FL |
| 12/17/2016* 7:30 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore FAU Holiday Tournament championship | L 59–76 | 4–7 | FAU Arena (387) Boca Raton, FL |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 8:00 pm | at WKU | L 55–76 | 4–8 (0–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,324) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/01/2017 1:00 pm | at Marshall | L 53–76 | 4–9 (0–2) | Cam Henderson Center (717) Huntington, WV |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | at FIU | L 65–74 | 4–10 (0–3) | FIU Arena (309) Miami, FL |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | UTSA | L 62–72 | 4–11 (0–4) | FAU Arena (665) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/14/2017 5:00 pm | UTEP | L 50–51 | 4–12 (0–5) | FAU Arena (425) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/19/2017 8:00 pm | at UAB | L 55–66 | 4–13 (0–6) | Bartow Arena (271) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm, beIN | at Middle Tennessee | L 69–87 | 4–14 (0–7) | Murphy Center (3,017) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | FIU | L 60–65 | 4–15 (0–8) | FAU Arena (519) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | Charlotte | L 66–72 | 4–16 (0–9) | FAU Arena (708) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/04/2017 5:00 pm | Old Dominion | L 73–93 | 4–17 (0–10) | FAU Arena (409) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm | at North Texas | L 57–79 | 4–18 (0–11) | The Super Pit (667) Denton, TX |
| 02/11/2017 3:00 pm | at Rice | L 55–74 | 4–19 (0–12) | Tudor Fieldhouse (312) Houston, TX |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | L 52–76 | 4–20 (0–13) | FAU Arena (489) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 67–82 | 4–21 (0–14) | FAU Arena (638) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/23/2017 8:05 pm | at UTEP | L 59–69 | 4–22 (0–15) | Don Haskins Center (1,473) El Paso, TX |
| 02/25/2017 3:00 pm | at UTSA | L 66–97 | 4–23 (0–16) | Convocation Center (507) San Antonio, TX |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | UAB | L 75–78 | 4–24 (0–17) | FAU Arena (445) Boca Raton, FL |
| 03/04/2017 5:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 59–71 | 4–25 (0–18) | FAU Arena (510) Boca Raton, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||