# 2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Chris Boettcher, they played their home games at Centrum Arena. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 2–16 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/25/2016* 6:30 pm | | Colorado Mesa | W 75–70 | | Centrum Arena (290) Cedar City, UT |
| 11/04/2016* 4:00 pm | | Eastern New Mexico | W 63–60 | | Centrum Arena (300) Cedar City, UT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 6:30 pm | | Antelope Valley | W 89–76 | 1–0 | Centrum Arena (200) Cedar City, UT |
| 11/15/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 65–59 | 2–0 | Icardo Center (964) Bakersfield, CA |
| 11/22/2016* 5:30 pm | | at Utah State | W 70–54 | 3–0 | Smith Spectrum (854) Logan, UT |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | | Arizona | L 65–77 | 3–1 | Centrum Arena (225) Cedar City, UT |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Utah | L 43–69 | 3–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,146) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/02/2016* 6:30 pm | | at Wyoming | L 48–68 | 3–3 | Arena-Auditorium (2,304) Laramie, WY |
| 12/06/2016* 12:00 pm | | Utah Valley | L 64–70 | 3–4 | Centrum Arena (725) Cedar City, UT |
| 12/10/2016* 8:00 pm | | at No. 24 Oregon State | L 38–77 | 3–5 | Gill Coliseum (2,937) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/16/2016* 6:30 pm | | Grand Canyon | L 73–76 | 3–6 | Centrum Arena (474) Cedar City, UT |
| 12/19/2016* 8:00 pm | | at UC Irvine | W 70–58 | 4–6 | Bren Events Center (202) Irvine, CA |
| 12/21/2016* 3:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | W 77–71 | 5–6 | Matadome (121) Northridge, CA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | L 68–77 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 (0–1) | Centrum Arena (576) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/05/2017 6:30 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 53–83 | 5–8 (0–2) | Centrum Arena (495) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm | | North Dakota | L 65–68 | 5–9 (0–3) | Centrum Arena (732) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/12/2017 8:05 pm | | at Sacramento State | L 69–81 | 5–10 (0–4) | Hornets Netst (275) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/14/2017 3:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 74–81 | 5–11 (0–5) | Hornets Nest (278) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/19/2017 6:30 pm | | Idaho | L 68–85 | 5–12 (0–6) | Centrum Arena (288) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 66–67 | 5–13 (0–7) | Centrum Arena (726) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/26/2017 6:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 70–75 | 5–14 (0–8) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,563) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 55–74 | 5–15 (0–9) | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| 02/02/2017 6:30 pm | | Weber State | L 68–73 | 5–16 (0–10) | Centrum Arena (1,107) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/04/2017 6:30 pm | | Idaho State | L 68–71 $^{2OT}$ | 5–17 (0–11) | Centrum Arena (894) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at Montana | L 55–64 | 5–18 (0–12) | Dahlberg Arena (2,843) Missoula, MT |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 68–71 | 5–19 (0–13) | Worthington Arena (1,797) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/18/2016 2:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 65–77 | 5–20 (0–14) | Walkup Skydome (594) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/23/2017 6:30 pm | | Portland State | W 82–64 | 6–20 (1–14) | Centrum Arena (981) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | Sacramento State | L 104–110 | 6–21 (1–15) | Centrum Arena (1,012) Cedar City, UT |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | W 64–63 | 7–21 (2–15) | Reese Court (801) Cheney, WA |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 61–76 | 7–22 (2–16) | Cowan Spectrum (753) Moscow, ID |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 3:35 pm | (12) | vs. (5) Idaho First Round | L 68–83 | 7–23 | Reno Events Center (863) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||