# 2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

The 2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 10th-year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 21–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ohio and Fordham before losing to Virginia Tech in the third round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2016* 2:00 pm | | Bloomsburg | W 85–41 | | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 60–83 | 0–1 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,057) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/13/2016* 1:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | W 106–50 | 1–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,606) University Park, PA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Akron | W 84–71 | 2–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,410) University Park, PA |
| 11/20/2016* 5:00 pm, BTN | | No. 13 Tennessee | W 70–57 | 3–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (3,754) University Park, PA |
| 11/24/2016* 3:30 pm | | vs. Georgia State San Juan Shootout | W 69–42 | 4–1 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/25/2016* 1:15 pm | | vs. Georgetown San Juan Shootout | L 54–68 | 4–2 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Boston College ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 60–56 | 5–2 | Conte Forum (531) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | | Marshall | W 82–80 | 6–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,606) University Park, PA |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 84–48 | 7–2 | Hart Center (877) Worcester, MA |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | Pittsburgh | W 91–62 | 8–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,522) University Park, PA |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | American | W 70–65 | 9–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,515) University Park, PA |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Iona | W 80–67 | 10–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,409) University Park, PA |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 7:00 pm | | Indiana | L 70–89 | 10–3 (0–1) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,736) University Park, PA |
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers | L 45–61 | 10–4 (0–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,011) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/03/2017 7:00 pm, BTN | | Iowa | W 71–58 | 11–4 (1–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,258) University Park, PA |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | at Purdue | L 51–64 | 11–5 (1–3) | Mackey Arena (5,883) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/11/2017 6:30 pm | | at No. 3 Maryland | L 83–89 | 11–6 (1–4) | Xfinity Center (4,680) College Park, MD |
| 01/16/2017 7:00 pm, BTN | | Wisconsin | W 76–46 | 12–6 (2–4) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,616) University Park, PA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | Nebraska | W 86–69 | 13–6 (3–4) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,645) University Park, PA |
| 01/23/2017 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Indiana | L 66–72 | 13–7 (3–5) | Assembly Hall (2,404) Bloomington, IN |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm | | Illinois | W 82–66 | 14–7 (4–5) | Bryce Jordan Center (3,570) University Park, PA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at No. 14 Ohio State | L 72–87 | 14–8 (4–6) | Value City Arena (4,541) Columbus, OH |
| 02/05/2017 3:00 pm | | at Northwestern | W 74–58 | 15–8 (5–6) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,289) Evanston, IL |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | Minnesota | W 77–66 | 16–8 (6–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,542) University Park, PA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | Purdue | W 79–73 | 17–8 (7–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (3,875) University Park, PA |
| 02/14/2017 8:00 pm | | at Illinois | W 80–62 | 18–8 (8–6) | State Farm Center (1,288) Champaign, IL |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at Michigan State | L 64–73 | 18–9 (8–7) | Breslin Center (6,038) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm, BTN | | No. 25 Michigan | W 76–75 | 19–9 (9–7) | Bryce Jordan Center (8,213) University Park, PA |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 6:30 pm, BTN | (7) | vs. (10) Minnesota Second Round | L 64–70 | 19–10 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | Ohio First Round | W 74–65 | 20–10 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,027) University Park, PA |
| 03/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | Fordham Second Round | W 70–51 | 21–10 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,127) University Park, PA |
| 03/23/2017* 7:00 pm | | Virginia Tech Third Round | L 55–64 | 21–11 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,310) University Park, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

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| (RV) | Received Votes |