# 2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by seventh year head coach Mark Trakh, played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 14–0 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated UMKC and Seattle to be champions of the WAC women's tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Stanford. In that game, the Aggies nearly pulled off the monumental upset, leading 38-31 at halftime. The Cardinal cut the lead to one at the end of the third quarter before taking the lead for good halfway through the fourth.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 5:30 pm, AggieVision | | San Jose State | W 66–55 | 1–0 | Pan American Center (715) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 55–84 | 1–1 | The Pit (4,724) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | vs. Sacramento State Bank of Hawaii Classic | W 99–73 | 2–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 11/20/2016* 8:30 pm | | at Hawaii Bank of Hawaii Classic | L 53–56 | 2–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (2,053) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/23/2016* 1:00 pm, WAC DN | | Pepperdine | W 74–66 | 3–2 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/25/2016* 5:00 pm | | New Mexico Highlands | W 94–37 | 4–2 | Pan American Center (834) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/30/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | W 77–70 | 5–2 | Pan American Center (1,171) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/04/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Arizona | L 63–74 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Pan American Center (912) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/11/2016* 12:00 pm, FSAZ | | at Northern Arizona | W 79–68 | 6–3 | Rolle Activity Center (218) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/15/2016* 7:05 pm | | at UTEP Battle of I-10 | W 67–59 | 7–3 | Don Haskins Center (1,472) El Paso, TX |
| 12/19/2016* 4:00 pm | | vs. Quinnipiac Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals | L 46–49 | 7–4 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/20/2016* 4:00 pm | | vs. UNLV Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round | L 47–52 | 7–5 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/21/2016* 1:30 pm | | vs. Santa Clara Play4Kay Shootout 7th place game | L 46–60 | 7–6 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/31/2016* 2:00 pm | | Western New Mexico | W 85–28 | 8–6 | Pan American Center (860) Las Cruces, NM |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | UMKC | W 78–72 | 9–6 (1–0) | Pan American Center (844) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | Chicago State | W 100–63 | 10–6 (2–0) | Pan American Center (808) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | W 81–65 | 11–6 (3–0) | GCU Arena (656) Phoenix, AZ |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 64–55 | 12–6 (4–0) | Icardo Center (567) Bakersfield, CA |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm, WAC DN | | at UMKC | W 60–43 | 13–6 (5–0) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,120) Kansas City, MO |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Seattle | W 73–69 | 14–6 (6–0) | Pan American Center (873) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Utah Valley | W 63–46 | 15–6 (7–0) | Pan American Center (1,249) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/04/2017 12:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Chicago State | W 65–54 | 16–6 (8–0) | Jones Convocation Center (230) Chicago, IL |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 69–55 | 17–6 (9–0) | Pan American Center (1,023) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | W 67–60 | 18–6 (10–0) | Pan American Center (1,741) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 87–67 | 19–6 (11–0) | Pan American Center (1,554) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Utah Valley | W 66–53 | 20–6 (12–0) | Lockhart Arena (244) Orem, UT |
| 02/25/2017 5:00 pm | | at Seattle | W 64–61 | 21–6 (13–0) | Connolly Center (244) Seattle, WA |
| 03/04/2017 6:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 64–46 | 22–6 (14–0) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,022) Edinburg, TX |
| WAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (5) UMKC Semifinals | W 71–63 | 23–6 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/11/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (2) Seattle Championship Game | W 63–48 | 24–6 | Orleans Arena (851) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 11:30 am, ESPN2 | (15 L) | vs. (2 L) No. 6 Stanford First Round | L 64–72 | 25–6 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,005) Manhattan, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||