# 2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represented University of Toledo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by ninth year head coach Tricia Cullop, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Kent State, Buffalo and Northern Illinois to win the MAC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2001. They lost to Creighton in the first round.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2016* 12:00 pm | | Lock Haven (PA) | W 99–41 | | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2016* 1:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 76–60 | 1–0 | American Bank Center (477) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 15, 2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Rhode Island | W 65–50 | 2–0 | Savage Arena (3,189) Toledo, OH |
| November 19, 2016* 12:00 pm | | at Cleveland State | W 92–59 | 3–0 | Wolstein Center (197) Cleveland, OH |
| November 24, 2016* 4:30 pm | | vs. Davidson Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 76–41 | 4–0 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 25, 2016* 6:30 pm | | vs. No. 9 UCLA Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 73–75 | 4–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 1, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | W 79–51 | 5–1 | Savage Arena (3,421) Toledo, OH |
| December 4, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Madonna | W 99–47 | 6–1 | Savage Arena (3,487) Toledo, OH |
| December 9, 2016* 11:00 am, SPCSN | | at Dayton | W 76–72 | 7–1 | UD Arena (9,007) Dayton, OH |
| December 11, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | St. Bonaventure | W 74–50 | 8–1 | Savage Arena (3,143) Toledo, OH |
| December 18, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 2 Notre Dame | L 68–85 | 8–2 | Savage Arena (5,697) Toledo, OH |
| December 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 72–66 | 9–2 | Savage Arena (3,548) Toledo, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 45–51 | 9–3 (0–1) | Savage Arena (3,509) Toledo, OH |
| January 4, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 66–49 | 10–3 (1–1) | Convocation Center (757) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 7, 2017 12:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN | | Miami (OH) | W 64–50 | 11–3 (2–1) | Savage Arena (3,381) Toledo, OH |
| January 11, 2017 7:00 pm, BCSN/SPCSN | | at Buffalo | W 73–64 | 12–3 (3–1) | Alumni Arena (1,102) Buffalo, NY |
| January 14, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | L 73–77 | 12–4 (3–2) | Savage Arena (3,758) Toledo, OH |
| January 18, 2017 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | Ohio | L 55–64 | 12–5 (3–3) | Savage Arena (3,594) Toledo, OH |
| January 21, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Kent State | L 60–70 | 12–6 (3–4) | MAC Center (424) Kent, OH |
| January 28, 2017 4:30 pm | | Central Michigan | W 74–72 | 13–6 (4–4) | Savage Arena (4,309) Toledo, OH |
| February 1, 2017 7:00 pm | | Buffalo | W 85–63 | 14–6 (5–4) | Savage Arena (3,410) Toledo, OH |
| February 4, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 55–61 | 14–7 (5–5) | Convocation Center (3,356) Athens, OH |
| February 8, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Western Michigan | W 72–66 | 15–7 (6–5) | University Arena (500) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 11, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | W 74–59 | 16–7 (7–5) | Savage Arena (4,363) Toledo, OH |
| February 15, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Akron | W 61–57 | 17–7 (8–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (516) Akron, OH |
| February 18, 2017 12:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 61–72 | 17–8 (8–6) | McGuirk Arena (1,822) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 22, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 65–57 | 18–8 (9–6) | Savage Arena (3,372) Toledo, OH |
| February 25, 2017 2:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 75–67 | 19–8 (10–6) | Savage Arena (4,091) Toledo, OH |
| March 1, 2017 9:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | W 79–75 | 20–8 (11–6) | Convocation Center (763) DeKalb, IL |
| March 4, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | W 76–66 $^{OT}$ | 21–8 (12–6) | Worthen Arena (1,785) Muncie, IN |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2017 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | (11) Akron First Round | W 65–37 | 22–8 | Savage Arena (3,627) Toledo, OH |
| March 8, 2017 7:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) Kent State Quarterfinals | W 66–63 | 23–8 | Quicken Loans Arena (3,433) Cleveland, OH |
| March 10, 2017 1:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (7) Buffalo Semifinals | W 72–65 | 24–8 | Quicken Loans Arena (1,277) Cleveland, OH |
| March 11, 2017 11:00 am, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (4) Northern Illinois Championship Game | W 82–71 | 25–8 | Quicken Loans Arena (1,589) Cleveland, OH |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | (10 S) | vs. (7 S) Creighton First Round | L 49–76 | 25–9 | Gill Coliseum (4,692) Corvallis, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||