# 2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by sixth year head coach Charlotte Smith, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were third year members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 27–7, 16–2 in CAA play to win the CAA regular season title. They also won the CAA Tournament Championship for the first time in school history and earned their first ever bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. They lost in the first round to West Virginia.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2016* 2:00 pm | | Wingate | W 74–42 | | Alumni Gym Elon, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay Preseason WNIT first round | L 56–71 | 0–1 | Kress Events Center (2,049) Green Bay, WI |
| 11/15/2016* 5:30 pm | | Rutgers | W 66–54 | 1–1 | Alumni Gym (983) Elon, NC |
| 11/18/2016* 4:30 pm | | vs. Eastern Washington Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 76–55 | 2–1 | McGuirk Arena (100) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Central Michigan Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 71–57 | 3–1 | McGuirk Arena (454) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 64–58 | 4–1 | Alumni Gym (533) Elon, NC |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | | Wake Forest | L 68–78 | 4–2 | Alumni Gym (716) Elon, NC |
| 12/04/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina | L 73–78 | 4–3 | Carmichael Arena (2,791) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/08/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 21 Duke | L 61–68 | 4–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,121) Durham, NC |
| 12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State | W 79–51 | 5–4 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (567) Johnson City, TN |
| 12/21/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. Akron GSU Holiday Classic | W 65–62 | 6–4 | GSU Sports Arena (365) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/22/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Georgia State GSU Holiday Classic | W 84–67 | 7–4 | GSU Sports Arena (433) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/28/2016* 5:30 pm | | King | W 93–47 | 8–4 | Alumni Gym (306) Elon, NC |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 70–57 | 9–4 (1–0) | Alumni Gym (338) Elon, NC |
| 01/06/2017 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 48–45 | 10–4 (2–0) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (520) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | Delaware | W 69–42 | 11–4 (3–0) | Alumni Gym (303) Elon, NC |
| 01/13/2017 6:30 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 84–56 | 12–4 (4–0) | TD Arena (520) Charleston, SC |
| 01/15/2017 3:00 pm, ASN | | Drexel | W 75–65 | 13–4 (5–0) | Alumni Gym (1,054) Elon, NC |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm | | James Madison | L 70–76 | 13–5 (5–1) | Alumni Gym (1,412) Elon, NC |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | | at William & Mary | W 60–58 | 14–5 (6–1) | Kaplan Arena (434) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 76–65 | 15–5 (7–1) | Cabot Center (327) Boston, MA |
| 01/29/2017 1:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 64–53 | 16–5 (8–1) | Hofstra Arena (387) Hempstead, NY |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 83–55 | 17–5 (9–1) | Alumni Gym (628) Elon, NY |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 66–56 | 18–5 (10–1) | Trask Coliseum (381) Wilmington, NC |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 70–58 | 19–5 (11–1) | Alumni Gym (531) Elon, NC |
| 02/12/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | at James Madison | L 54–61 | 19–6 (11–2) | JMU Convocation Center (4,019) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 72–61 | 20–6 (12–2) | Alumni Gym (617) Elon, NC |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 70–47 | 21–6 (13–2) | Alumni Gym (831) Elon, NC |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 57–48 | 22–6 (14–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,718) Newark, DE |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | | at Towson | W 67–65 | 23–6 (15–2) | SECU Arena (398) Towson, MD |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 82–48 | 24–6 (16–2) | Alumni Gym (1,234) Elon, NY |
| CAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 12:00 pm | | vs. Hofstra Quarterfinals | W 78–50 | 25–6 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| 03/10/2017 4:30 pm, CSN | | vs. William & Mary Semifinals | W 88–60 | 26–6 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| 03/11/2017 7:00 pm, CSN | | at James Madison Championship Game | W 78–60 | 27–6 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | (11 B) | vs. (6 B) No. 22 West Virginia First Round | L 62–75 | 27–7 | Xfinity Center (3,511) College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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