# 2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Neal, played their games at the Cintas Center and were fourth year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Butler.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 1:00 pm, BEDN | Tennessee State Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic | W 63–54 | 1–0 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/18/2016* 12:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State | W 54–48 | 2–0 | Cintas Center (3,736) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | North Florida | W 83–46 | 3–0 | Cintas Center (645) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 62–41 | 4–0 | Cintas Center (688) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | Delaware State | W 86–53 | 5–0 | Cintas Center (487) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | Michigan | W 61–58 | 6–0 | Cintas Center (721) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/08/2016* 7:00 pm | at Wake Forest | L 45–58 | 6–1 | LJVM Coliseum (416) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | at Cincinnati Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout | W 71–62 | 7–1 | Fifth Third Arena (1,362) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/19/2016* 5:15 pm | vs. No. 20 Oklahoma Puerto Rico Classic | L 69–81 | 7–2 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 12/20/2016* 3:00 pm | vs. Southern Miss Puerto Rico Classic | L 59–73 | 7–3 | South Point Arena (83) Enterprise, NV |
| 12/21/2016* 7:45 pm | vs. Kennesaw State Puerto Rico Classic | W 75–52 | 8–3 | South Point Arena (120) Enterprise, NV |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | at Providence | W 54–51 | 9–3 (1–0) | Alumni Hall (477) Providence, RI |
| 12/30/2016 8:05 pm, BEDN | at Creighton | L 52–63 | 9–4 (1–1) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,104) Omaha, NE |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | St. John's | L 48–65 | 9–5 (1–2) | Cintas Center (671) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | Seton Hall | W 72–64 | 10–5 (2–2) | Cintas Center (620) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | Butler | L 62–65 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (2–3) | Cintas Center (923) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/13/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN | at Marquette | L 61–85 | 10–7 (2–4) | Al McGuire Center (2,419) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/15/2017 3:00 pm, BEDN | at No. 21 DePaul | L 69–85 | 10–8 (2–5) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,311) Chicago, IL |
| 01/20/2017 8:00 pm, FS1 | Georgetown | L 64–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (2–6) | Cintas Center (1,730) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/22/2017 5:00 pm, BEDN | Villanova | L 49–72 | 10–10 (2–7) | Cintas Center (1,016) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | at Seton Hall | L 62–71 | 10–11 (2–8) | Walsh Gymnasium (783) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/29/2017 3:00 pm, BEDN | at St. John's | L 55–64 | 10–12 (2–9) | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | at Butler | W 53–43 | 11–12 (3–9) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,043) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | No. 18 DePaul | L 43–70 | 11–13 (3–10) | Cintas Center (2,770) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | Marquette | L 71–86 | 11–14 (3–11) | Cintas Center (2,185) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/17/2017 7:30 pm, FS1 | at Villanova | L 71–76 $^{2OT}$ | 11–15 (3–12) | The Pavilion (1,019) Villanova, PA |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | at Georgetown | L 63–81 | 11–16 (3–13) | McDonough Gymnasium (891) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm, FS2 | Creighton | L 57–67 | 11–17 (3–14) | Cintas Center (1,987) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/26/2017 11:30 am, BEDN | Providence | W 67–57 | 11–18 (4–14) | Cintas Center (938) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 5:00 pm, BEDN | vs. Butler First Round | L 66–68 | 11–19 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||