# 2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Kurt Godlevske, played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Creighton.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2016* 1:00 pm | Hanover | W 91–39 | | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/06/2016* 1:00 pm | Southern Indiana | L 56–61 | | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | East Tennessee State | L 59–68 | 0–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (544) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/13/2016* 1:00 pm | Bradley | W 58–56 | 1–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (389) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/16/2016* 11:00 am | IPFW | W 70–64 | 2–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (565) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | at Wisconsin | L 55–60 | 2–2 | Kohl Center (3,458) Madison, WI |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | UCF | L 59–66 | 2–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (345) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/30/2016* 1:00 pm, FSN | at TCU | L 47–73 | 2–4 | Schollmaier Arena (3,769) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | South Florida | L 59–74 | 2–5 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (343) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/04/2016* 1:00 pm | Ball State | L 50–74 | 2–6 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (786) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/07/2016* 8:00 pm | at Arkansas | L 50–68 | 2–7 | Bud Walton Arena (1,017) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | Indiana State | W 66–48 | 3–7 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (466) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | at Green Bay | L 34–61 | 3–8 | Kress Events Center (1,967) Green Bay, WI |
| Big East Conference Play ||||||
| 12/28/2016 5:00 pm, BEDN | at Creighton | L 52–67 | 3–9 (0–1) | D. J. Sokol Arena (981) Omaha, NE |
| 12/30/2016 12:00 pm, BEDN | at Providence | L 51–68 | 3–10 (0–2) | Alumni Hall (545) Providence, RI |
| 01/02/2017 12:00 pm, FS1 | Seton Hall | W 79–58 | 4–10 (1–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (622) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | St. John's | L 41–62 | 4–11 (1–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (426) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/08/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | at Xavier | W 65–62 $^{OT}$ | 5–11 (2–3) | Cintas Center (923) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/13/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN | at No. 21 DePaul | L 69–100 | 5–12 (2–4) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,153) Chicago, IL |
| 01/15/2017 1:00 pm, FS1 | at Marquette | L 53–91 | 5–13 (2–5) | Al McGuire Center (1,415) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | Villanova | L 69–70 $^{OT}$ | 5–14 (2–6) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (603) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/22/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | Georgetown | L 52–58 | 5–15 (2–7) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (453) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | at St. John's | L 55–62 | 5–16 (2–8) | Carnesecca Arena (788) Queens, NY |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | at Seton Hall | L 63–65 | 5–17 (2–9) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,467) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | at Xavier | L 43–53 | 5–18 (2–10) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,043) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | Marquette | L 66–72 | 5–19 (2–11) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (882) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/12/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | No. 18 DePaul | L 62–92 | 5–20 (2–12) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (587) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | at Georgetown | L 72–83 | 5–21 (2–13) | McDonough Gymnasium (511) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | at Villanova | L 58–61 $^{OT}$ | 5–22 (2–14) | The Pavilion (1,041) Villanova, PA |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | Providence | L 58–64 | 5–23 (2–15) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (486) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/26/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | Creighton | L 53–65 | 5–24 (2–16) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (759) Indianapolis, IN |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 5:00 pm, BEDN | vs. Xavier First Round | W 68–66 | 6–24 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI |
| 03/05/2017 1:00 pm, FS2 | vs. Creighton Quarterfinals | L 55–64 | 6–25 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern BEDN=Big East Digital Network. ||||||