# 2016–17 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by 12th year head coach Michael Shafer, played their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to VCU.

## 2016–17 media

All Spiders games are broadcast on WTVR 6.3 with Robert Fish on the call. The games are also streamed on Spider TV Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | Columbia | L 58–65 | 0–1 | Robins Center (654) Richmond, VA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm, CSNMA+ | Virginia | L 56–63 | 0–2 | Robins Center (653) Richmond, VA |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 39–67 | 0–3 | Kaplan Arena (467) Williamsburg, VA |
| 11/20/2016* 5:00 pm | Appalachian State | W 55–46 | 1–3 | Robins Center (473) Richmond, VA |
| 11/25/2016* 2:30 pm | vs. Florida A&M FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | W 64–51 | 2–3 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, LA |
| 11/26/2016* 2:30 pm | at Florida Atlantic FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship game | W 77–67 | 3–3 | FAU Arena (432) Boca Raton, LA |
| 12/03/2016* 6:00 pm | vs. Liberty Navy Classic | W 63–54 | 4–3 | Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | vs. Cleveland State Navy Classic | L 65–69 | 4–4 | Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | Penn | L 44–47 | 4–5 | Robins Center (623) Richmond, VA |
| 12/15/2016* 5:30 pm | at Hampton | L 45–72 | 4–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (1,234) Hampton, VA |
| 12/17/2016* 4:00 pm | East Carolina | L 60–71 | 4–7 | Robins Center (586) Richmond, VA |
| 12/20/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Furman | W 54–48 | 5–7 | Timmons Arena (396) Greenville, SC |
| 12/27/2016* 6:00 pm | Morgan State | W 54–37 | 6–7 | Robins Center (557) Richmond, VA |
| Atlantic 10 regular Season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | W 70–52 | 7–7 (1–0) | Robins Center (564) Richmond, VA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at VCU Capital City Classic | L 55–62 | 7–8 (1–1) | Siegel Center (1,031) Richmond, VA |
| 01/07/2017 3:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | W 61–54 | 8–8 (2–1) | Robins Center (547) Richmond, VA |
| 01/11/2017 12:00 pm | at Fordham | L 41–67 | 8–9 (2–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,175) Bronx, NY |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | at Rhode Island | W 58–53 | 9–9 (3–2) | Ryan Center (391) Kingston, RI |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | La Salle | L 58–63 | 9–10 (3–3) | Robins Center (430) Richmond, VA |
| 01/22/2017 5:00 pm, ASN | George Mason | L 50–54 | 9–11 (3–4) | Robins Center (504) Richmond, VA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 61–73 | 9–12 (3–5) | Palumbo Center (777) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | at Davidson | W 61–52 | 10–12 (4–5) | John M. Belk Arena (335) Davidson, NC |
| 01/31/2017 7:00 pm | VCU Capital City Classic | L 55–57 | 10–13 (4–6) | Robins Center (1,205) Richmond, VA |
| 02/05/2017 1:00 pm | Rhode Island | W 67–51 | 11–13 (5–6) | Robins Center (586) Richmond, VA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | at Dayton | L 39–55 | 11–14 (5–7) | UD Arena (1,882) Dayton, OH |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm | at George Mason | W 70–58 | 12–14 (6–7) | EagleBank Arena (1,710) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | Massachusetts | W 56–45 | 13–14 (7–7) | Robins Center (537) Richmond, VA |
| 02/18/2017 8:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 66–73 | 13–15 (7–8) | Chaifetz Arena (2,440) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | George Washington | L 44–63 | 13–16 (7–9) | Robins Center (751) Richmond, VA |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| 02/26/2017 1:00 pm | at VCU First Round | L 64–72 | 13–17 | Siegel Center (530) Richmond, VA |
| *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 |