# 2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by third year head coach Daynia La-Force. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 6–24, 2–14 in A-10 to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Joseph's.

## 2016–17 media

All Rams home games and most non-televised conference road games televised were shown on the A-10 Digital Network.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2016* 7:00 pm | Bridgeport | W 61–43 | | Ryan Center (467) Kingston, RI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 3:00 pm | at No. 14 Syracuse | L 49–95 | 0–1 | Carrier Dome (1,230) Syracuse, NY |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | Marist | W 82–61 | 1–1 | Ryan Center (519) Kingston, RI |
| 11/15/2016* 5:30 pm | at Toledo | L 50–65 | 1–2 | Savage Arena (3,189) Toledo, OH |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | Penn | L 43–75 | 1–3 | Ryan Center (329) Kingston, RI |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | Samford | W 78–63 | 2–3 | Ryan Center (313) Kingston, RI |
| 11/23/2016* 1:00 pm | at Fairfield | W 72–65 | 3–3 | Alumni Hall (229) Fairfield, CT |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | at UMass Lowell | W 64–57 | 4–3 | Costello Athletic Center (521) Lowell, MA |
| 12/03/2016* 3:00 pm | at Brown Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals | L 65–76 | 4–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (485) Providence, RI |
| 12/04/2016* 1:00 pm | vs. Bryant Ocean State Tip-Off 3rd place game | L 56–62 | 4–5 | Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI |
| 12/08/2016* 7:00 pm | Michigan State | L 48–85 | 4–6 | Ryan Center (205) Kingston, RI |
| 12/11/2016* 4:00 pm | at Kansas | L 36–72 | 4–7 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,995) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/18/2016* 4:00 pm | Dartmouth | L 52–62 | 4–8 | Ryan Center (399) Kingston, RI |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 4:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 69–78 | 4–9 (0–1) | Reilly Center (714) Olean, NY |
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm | Fordham | L 69–74 | 4–10 (0–2) | Ryan Center (485) Kingston, RI |
| 01/04/2017 2:00 pm | at Massachusetts | L 67–68 | 4–11 (0–3) | Mullins Center (413) Amherst, MA |
| 01/09/2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN | at La Salle | L 51–70 | 4–12 (0–4) | Tom Gola Arena (343) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | Richmond | L 53–58 | 4–13 (0–5) | Ryan Center (391) Kingston, RI |
| 01/18/2017 1:00 pm | at VCU | L 57–68 | 4–14 (0–6) | Siegel Center Richmond, VA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | Saint Louis | L 57–68 | 4–15 (0–7) | Ryan Center (507) Kingston, RI |
| 01/25/2017 11:00 am | Saint Joseph's | L 49–75 | 4–16 (0–8) | Ryan Center (853) Kingston, RI |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm | at Dayton | L 51–81 | 4–17 (0–9) | UD Arena (2,225) Dayton, OH |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | La Salle | L 49–58 | 4–18 (0–10) | Ryan Center (379) Kingston, RI |
| 02/05/2017 1:00 pm | at Richmond | L 51–67 | 4–19 (0–11) | Robins Center (586) Richmond, VA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | George Washington | L 44–72 | 4–20 (0–12) | Ryan Center (373) Kingston, RI |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | at Davidson | L 64–74 | 4–21 (0–13) | John M. Belk Arena (567) Davidson, NC |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | at George Mason | L 51–60 | 4–22 (0–14) | EagleBank Arena (762) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | Duquesne | W 71–69 | 5–22 (1–14) | Ryan Center (497) Kingston, RI |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | Massachusetts | W 53–50 | 6–22 (2–14) | Ryan Center (449) Kingston, RI |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's First Round | L 51–77 | 6–23 | Hagan Arena (781) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |