# 2016–17 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh year head coach Michele Savage, played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 4–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Fordham.
On March 8, Michele Savage was fired. She finished at Davidson with a 7-year record of 96–123.

## 2016–17 media
### Davidson Wildcats Sports Network

Select Wildcats games will be broadcast on Teamline with Derek Smith and Leslie Urban providing the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Michigan State | L 34–70 | 0–1 | Breslin Center (3,640) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/13/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 63–76 | 0–2 | University Arena (630) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | UCF | L 38–57 | 0–3 | John M. Belk Arena (371) Davidson, NC |
| 11/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | Radford | L 40–44 | 0–4 | John M. Belk Arena (572) Davidson, NC |
| 11/24/2016* 4:00 pm | | vs. Toledo Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 41–76 | 0–5 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/25/2016* 4:00 pm | | vs. Idaho State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 58–70 | 0–6 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | L 58–67 | 0–7 | John M. Belk Arena (316) Davidson, NC |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State | L 56–76 | 0–8 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (654) Johnson City, TN |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | High Point | W 82–72 | 1–8 | John M. Belk Arena (322) Davidson, NC |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | Furman | W 71–61 | 2–8 | John M. Belk Arena (391) Davidson, NC |
| 12/21/2016* 6:30 pm | | at Charlotte | L 79–93 | 2–9 | Dale F. Halton Arena (745) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Mercer | L 60–67 | 2–10 | John M. Belk Arena (268) Davidson, NC |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 11:00 am | | Saint Louis | L 69–106 | 2–11 (0–1) | John M. Belk Arena (371) Davidson, NC |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 72–85 | 2–12 (0–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (432) Bronx, NY |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 51–73 | 2–13 (0–3) | Palumbo Center (485) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/12/2017 12:00 pm | | Massachusetts | L 60–61 | 2–14 (0–4) | John M. Belk Arena (742) Davidson, NC |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at George Washington | L 62–76 | 2–15 (0–5) | Charles E. Smith Center (872) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | George Mason | W 58–54 | 3–15 (1–5) | John M. Belk Arena (321) Davidson, NC |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | La Salle | L 58–65 | 3–16 (1–6) | John M. Belk Arena (707) Davidson, NC |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 51–70 | 3–17 (1–7) | Reilly Center (815) Olean, NY |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | Richmond | L 52–61 | 3–18 (1–8) | John M. Belk Arena (335) Davidson, NC |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Dayton | L 52–68 | 3–19 (1–9) | John M. Belk Arena (351) Davidson, NC |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | W 63–59 | 4–19 (2–9) | Mullins Center (401) Amherst, MA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 55–59 | 4–20 (2–10) | EagleBank Arena (433) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 74–64 | 5–20 (3–10) | John M. Belk Arena (567) Davidson, NC |
| 02/14/2017 7:00 pm | | Fordham | W 52–51 | 6–20 (4–10) | John M. Belk Arena (473) Davidson, NC |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | L 54–69 | 6–21 (4–11) | Hagan Arena (553) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/21/2017 6:00 pm | | at VCU | L 47–54 | 6–22 (4–12) | Siegel Center (937) Richmond, VA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | (12) | at (5) Fordham First Round | L 54–62 | 6–23 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (890) Bronx, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |