# 2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Coker | W 77–51 | | Holmes Center (231) Boone, NC |
| 11/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Lenoir–Rhyne | W 56–40 | | Holmes Center (275) Boone, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:30 pm | | at No. 21 DePaul Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals | L 58–99 | 0–1 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,055) Chicago, IL |
| 11/12/2016* 7:00 pm | | vs. Gardner–Webb Maggie Dixon Classic 3rd place game | W 72–67 | 1–1 | McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Liberty | W 66–57 | 2–1 | Vines Center (822) Lynchburgh, VA |
| 11/20/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 46–55 | 2–2 | Robins Center (473) Richmond, VA |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Tennessee State | W 71–68 | 3–2 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (712) Johnson City, TN |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | | College of Charleston | L 62–65 | 3–3 | Holmes Center (206) Boone, NC |
| 11/30/2016* 12:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 71–58 | 4–3 | Holmes Center (519) Boone, NC |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Radford | L 54–57 | 4–4 | Holmes Center (314) Boone, NC |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Georgia Tech | L 52–81 | 4–5 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (718) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Tennessee | L 36–86 | 4–6 | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,845) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/21/2016* 1:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 81–51 | 5–6 | Holmes Center (189) Boone, NC |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 8:00 pm | | at Texas–Arlington | L 63–74 | 5–7 (0–1) | College Park Center (591) Arlington, TX |
| 12/31/2016 3:00 pm | | at Texas State | W 66–64 | 6–7 (1–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,318) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | W 76–50 | 7–7 (2–1) | Holmes Center (227) Boone, NC |
| 01/07/2017 1:00 pm | | Little Rock | L 69–77 | 7–8 (2–2) | Holmes Center (225) Boone, NC |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 55–60 | 7–9 (2–3) | HTC Center (332) Conway, SC |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at Georgia State | W 67–63 | 8–9 (3–3) | GSU Sports Arena (400) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | L 50–53 | 8–10 (3–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (355) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas State | L 37–53 | 8–11 (3–5) | Holmes Center (286) Boone, NC |
| 01/28/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas–Arlington | L 62–73 | 9–12 (3–6) | Holmes Center (477) Boone, NC |
| 02/02/2017 7:30 pm | | at Little Rock | L 55–67 | 9–13 (3–7) | Jack Stephens Center (1,048) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | W 81–72 $^{OT}$ | 10–13 (4–7) | Convocation Center (797) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern | W 73–48 | 11–13 (5–7) | Holmes Center (175) Boone, NC |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia State | L 55–59 | 11–14 (5–8) | Holmes Center (444) Boone, NC |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | at Troy | L 77–86 | 11–15 (5–9) | Trojan Arena (578) Troy, AL |
| 02/18/2017 6:00 pm | | at South Alabama | L 41–54 | 11–16 (5–10) | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 58–68 | 11–17 (5–11) | Holmes Center (240) Boone, NC |
| 02/25/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 79–61 | 12–17 (6–11) | Holmes Center (434) Boone, NC |
| 03/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | L 53–56 | 12–18 (6–12) | Holmes Center (469) Boone, NC |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (8) Coastal Carolina First round | W 79–58 | 13–18 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| 03/09/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (1) Little Rock Quarterfinals | L 53–69 | 13–19 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||