# 2016–17 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by ninth year head coach Stefanie Pemper, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Patriot League. They advanced to the championship of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Wake Forest | L 65–75 | 0–1 | LJVM Coliseum (882) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | at No. 13 Tennessee | L 55–85 | 0–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,212) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 78–69 | 1–2 | Alumni Hall (508) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Iona | W 73–68 | 2–2 | Alumni Hall (307) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/25/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Nevada Nugget Classic semifinals | W 79–62 | 3–2 | Lawlor Events Center (1,662) Reno, NV |
| 11/26/2016* 7:30 pm | | vs. Arkansas Nugget Classic championship | L 67–70 | 3–3 | Lawlor Events Center (838) Reno, NV |
| 11/29/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 64–46 | 4–3 | Clune Arena (535) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/03/2016* 8:15 pm | | Cleveland State Navy Classic | W 88–63 | 5–3 | Alumni Hall (297) Annapolis, MD |
| 12/04/2016* 4:15 pm | | Liberty Navy Classic | W 67–66 | 6–3 | Alumni Hall (235) Annapolis, MD |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Goucher | W 93–40 | 7–3 | Alumni Hall (227) Annapolis, MD |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 64–68 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | Recreation Athletic Complex (483) Fairfax, VA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 6:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 64–67 | 7–5 (0–1) | Sojka Pavilion (597) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/02/2017 1:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 57–56 | 8–5 (1–1) | Alumni Hall (434) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/06/2017 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 62–59 | 9–5 (2–1) | Case Gym (172) Boston, MA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 80–67 | 10–5 (3–1) | Cotterell Court (593) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 77–51 | 11–5 (4–1) | Alumni Hall (1,008) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 76–41 | 12–5 (5–1) | Alumni Hall (622) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 66–64 | 13–5 (6–1) | Stabler Arena (639) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/21/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN | | at Army | W 63–58 | 14–5 (7–1) | Christl Arena (5,291) West Point, NY |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 73–71 | 15–5 (8–1) | Hart Center (1,244) Worcester, MA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Boston University | W 55–41 | 16–5 (9–1) | Alumni Hall (422) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm | | Colgate | L 61–69 | 16–6 (9–2) | Alumni Hall (723) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 55–43 | 17–6 (10–2) | Reitz Arena (274) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 68–65 | 18–6 (11–2) | Kirby Sports Center (572) Easton, PA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 69–37 | 19–6 (12–2) | Alumni Hall (428) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/18/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN | | Army | W 67–62 | 20–6 (13–2) | Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at American | L 48–50 | 20–7 (13–3) | Bender Arena (433) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 54–63 | 20–8 (13–4) | Alumni Hall (1,086) Annapolis, MD |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | American | W 60–44 | 21–8 (14–4) | Alumni Hall (1,137) Annapolis, MD |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 7:00 pm | (2) | (10) Lafayette Quarterfinals | W 53–37 | 22–8 | Alumni Hall (587) Annapolis, MD |
| 03/10/2017 7:30 pm | (2) | vs. (3) Army Semifinals | W 54–53 | 23–8 | Sojka Pavilion (1,337) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/12/2017 11:00 am, CBSSN | (2) | at (1) Bucknell Championship Game | L 71–79 | 23–9 | Sojka Pavilion (1,231) Lewisburg, PA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | at George Washington First Round | W 61–51 $^{OT}$ | 24–9 | Charles E. Smith Center (412) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Virginia Tech Second Round | L 52–71 | 24–10 | Cassell Coliseum (768) Blacksburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||