# 2016–17 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Raiders, led by first year head coach Bill Cleary, played their home games at Cotterell Court and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 10–20, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament to Army.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Providence | L 85–92 $^{2OT}$ | 0–1 | Alumni Hall (534) Providence, RI |
| 11/13/2016* 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 57–70 | 0–2 | Reilly Center (847) Olean, NY |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Cornell | L 57–70 | 0–3 | Cotterell Court (618) Hamilton, NY |
| 11/20/2016* 12:00 pm | | at Brown | W 67–62 | 1–3 | Pizzitola Sports Center (297) Providence, RI |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Siena | L 63–71 | 1–4 | Alumni Recreation Center (423) Loudonville, NY |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Columbia | L 67–75 | 1–5 | Levien Gymnasium (478) New York City, NY |
| 12/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Purdue | L 51–71 | 1–6 | Mackey Arena (5,610) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/08/2016* 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 76–71 | 2–6 | Cotterell Court (472) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/10/2016* 4:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | W 76–61 | 3–6 | Cotterell Court (947) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | L 77–82 $^{OT}$ | 3–7 | Tsongas Center (353) Lowell, MA |
| 12/22/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 42–72 | 3–8 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,719) Spokane, WA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 76–69 | 4–8 (1–0) | Cotterell Court (441) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/02/2017 5:00 pm | | at American | L 57–68 | 4–9 (1–1) | Bender Arena (321) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/05/2017 11:15 am | | at Holy Cross | W 62–54 | 5–9 (2–1) | Hart Center (2,379) Worcester, MA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | Navy | L 67–80 | 5–10 (2–2) | Cotterell Court (593) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/11/2017 12:00 pm | | Army | L 69–76 | 5–11 (2–3) | Cotterell Court (1,534) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 56–79 | 5–12 (2–4) | Sojka Pavilion (695) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | Boston University | W 96–87 $^{2OT}$ | 6–12 (3–4) | Cotterell Court (573) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 77–87 | 6–13 (3–5) | Reitz Arena (1,750) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | American | L 62–73 | 6–14 (3–6) | Cotterell Court (738) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 70–52 | 7–14 (4–6) | Cotterell Court (649) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm | | at Navy | W 69–61 | 8–14 (5–6) | Alumni Hall (723) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 47–57 | 8–15 (5–7) | Christl Arena (646) West Point, NY |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 49–79 | 8–16 (5–8) | Cotterell Court (883) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 51–65 | 8–17 (5–9) | Case Gym (220) Boston, MA |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 76–62 | 9–17 (6–9) | Cotterell Court (718) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 75–70 | 10–17 (7–9) | Cotterell Court (823) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 85–90 | 10–18 (7–10) | Kirby Sports Center (445) Easton, PA |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 74–83 | 10–19 (7–11) | Stabler Arena (551) Bethlehem, PA |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 7:00 pm | (6) | at (3) Army Quarterfinals | L 76–83 | 10–20 | Christl Hall (190) West Point, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||