# 2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by thirty-second year head coach Bill Gibbons, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–21, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League women's tournament to Lafayette.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 12:00 pm | | Assumption | W 62–55 | | Hart Center Worcester, MA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | L 56–60 | 0–1 | Draddy Gymnasium (431) Riverdale, NY |
| 11/14/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Bryant | L 74–76 | 0–2 | Chace Athletic Center (475) Smithfield, RI |
| 11/16/2016* 7:05 pm | | Quinnipiac | L 55–78 | 0–3 | Hart Center (475) Worcester, MA |
| 11/19/2016* 1:05 pm | | Marist | W 50–46 | 1–3 | Hart Center (792) Worcester, MA |
| 11/23/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | L 49–53 | 1–4 | Leede Arena (727) Hanover, NH |
| 11/27/2016* 5:05 pm | | Yale | L 70–71 $^{OT}$ | 1–5 | Hart Center (642) Worcester, MA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Vermont | L 52–63 | 1–6 | Patrick Gym (459) Burlington, VT |
| 12/07/2016* 7:05 pm, WCTR | | Penn State | L 48–84 | 1–7 | Hart Center (877) Worcester, MA |
| 12/10/2016* 1:05 pm | | UMass Lowell | W 62–47 | 2–7 | Hart Center (921) Worcester, MA |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | L 66–69 | 2–8 | Mullins Center (345) Amherst, MA |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | at No. 21 Arizona State | L 33–63 | 2–9 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,659) Tempe, AZ |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 1:05 pm | | Boston University | L 49–66 | 2–10 (0–1) | Hart Center (1,147) Worcester, MA |
| 01/02/2017 1:00 pm | | at Navy | L 56–57 | 2–11 (0–2) | Alumni Hall (434) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/05/2017 11:15 am | | Colgate | L 54–62 | 2–12 (0–3) | Hart Center (2,379) Worcester, MA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 48–77 | 2–13 (0–4) | Sojka Pavilion (451) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 67–61 | 3–13 (1–4) | Kirby Sports Center (347) Easton, PA |
| 01/14/2017 1:05 pm | | Lehigh | W 65–47 | 4–13 (2–4) | Hart Center (963) Worcester, MA |
| 01/18/2017 7:05 pm | | Army | L 59–67 | 4–14 (2–5) | Hart Center (911) Worcester, MA |
| 01/22/2017 1:00 pm | | at American | W 61–60 | 5–14 (3–5) | Bender Arena (381) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/28/2017 1:05 pm | | Navy | L 71–73 | 5–14 (3–6) | Hart Center (1,244) Worcester, MA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 52–70 | 5–15 (3–7) | Cotterell Court (649) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/04/2017 12:05 pm, ASN | | Bucknell | W 63–51 | 6–15 (4–7) | Hart Center (1,012) Worcester, MA |
| 02/08/2017 7:05 pm | | Lafayette | L 70–85 | 6–16 (4–8) | Hart Center (1,151) Worcester, MA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 64–80 | 6–17 (4–9) | Stabler Arena (867) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 41–60 | 6–18 (4–10) | Christl Arena (754) West Point, NY |
| 02/18/2017 1:05 pm | | American | W 51–46 | 7–18 (5–10) | Hart Center (1,138) Worcester, MA |
| 02/22/2017 1:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 59–58 | 8–18 (6–10) | Reitz Arena (426) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 56–68 | 8–19 (6–11) | Case Gym (415) Boston, MA |
| 03/01/2017 7:05 pm, WCTR | | Loyola (MD) | L 37–56 | 8–20 (6–12) | Hart Center (992) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 1:00 pm | (7) | (10) Lafayette First Round | L 54–58 | 8–21 | Hart Center (250) Worcester, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||