# 2016–17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team

The 2016–17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team represented the St. Bonaventure University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by first year head coach Jesse Fleming, played their home games at Reilly Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 4–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to La Salle.

## 2016–17 media

All non-televised Bonnies home games will air on the A-10 Digital Network. WGWE will continue to be the radio broadcaster for the team. Chris Russell will replace the retiring Mike "Smitty" Smith as the team's play-by-play voice; no color commentator is used.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 1:30 pm | Edinboro | W 50–25 | | Reilly Center Olean, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | at Niagara | L 43–65 | 0–1 | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| 11/13/2016* 1:00 pm | Colgate | W 70–57 | 1–1 | Reilly Center (847) Olean, NY |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | Canisius | L 57–74 | 1–2 | Reilly Center (854) Olean, NY |
| 11/19/2016* 5:00 pm | at Delaware | L 40–43 | 1–3 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,130) Wilmington, DE |
| 11/26/2016* 12:00 pm | vs. Austin Peay UCF Thanksgiving Classic | W 58–57 | 2–3 | CFE Arena (117) Orlando, FL |
| 11/27/2016* 12:00 pm | vs. Rider UCF Thanksgiving Classic | W 60–47 | 3–3 | CFE Arena Orlando, FL |
| 11/30/2016* 5:30 pm, SPCSN | Stony Brook | W 51–37 | 4–3 | Reilly Center (957) Olean, NY |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | Bucknell | L 35–57 | 4–4 | Reilly Center (587) Olean, NY |
| 12/09/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | at Eastern Michigan | L 56–75 | 4–5 | Convocation Center (3,509) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 12/11/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Toledo | L 50–74 | 4–6 | Savage Arena (3,143) Toledo, OH |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm | Albany | W 67–59 | 5–6 | Reilly Center (742) Olean, NY |
| 12/21/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Buffalo | L 47–68 | 5–7 | Alumni Arena (1,624) Amherst, NY |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 4:00 pm | Rhode Island | W 78–69 | 6–7 (1–0) | Reilly Center (714) Olean, NY |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | at George Mason | L 49–52 | 6–8 (1–1) | EagleBank Arena (647) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | Dayton | L 60–62 | 6–9 (1–2) | Reilly Center (482) Olean, NY |
| 01/07/2017 3:00 pm | at Richmond | L 54–61 | 6–10 (1–3) | Robins Center (547) Richmond, VA |
| 01/11/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN | at Saint Louis | L 49–64 | 6–11 (1–4) | Chaifetz Arena (3,581) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/15/2017 1:00 pm | Fordham | L 44–60 | 6–12 (1–5) | Reilly Center (885) Olean, NY |
| 01/19/2017 11:00 am | at Massachusetts | W 55–38 | 7–12 (2–5) | Mullins Center (2,650) Amherst, MA |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | Duquesne | W 69–56 | 8–12 (3–5) | Reilly Center (904) Olean, NY |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | Davidson | W 70–51 | 9–12 (4–5) | Reilly Center (815) Olean, NY |
| 01/29/2017 3:00 pm, ASN | at Saint Joseph's | L 53–70 | 9–13 (4–6) | Hagan Arena (1,342) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | at Fordham | L 45–57 | 9–14 (4–7) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (681) Bronx, NY |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 pm | La Salle | L 45–57 | 9–15 (4–8) | Reilly Center (819) Olean, NY |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm | Saint Louis | L 58–74 | 9–16 (4–9) | Reilly Center (735) Olean, NY |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | at George Washington | L 57–63 | 9–17 (4–10) | Charles E. Smith Center (405) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm | VCU | L 60–77 | 9–18 (4–11) | Reilly Center (883) Olean, NY |
| 02/21/2017 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 61–83 | 9–19 (4–12) | Palumbo Center (657) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| 02/25/2017 12:00 pm | at La Salle First Round | L 70–73 | 9–20 (4–13) | Tom Gola Arena (407) 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 |