# 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gales, led by eleventh year head coach Paul Thomas, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Colorado State in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:30 pm, TheW.tv | | California | L 67–74 | 0–1 | McKeon Pavilion (1,248) Moraga, CA |
| 11/13/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Washington State | L 69–85 | 0–2 | Beasley Coliseum (439) Pullman, WA |
| 11/15/2016* 9:00 am | | at Northeastern | W 77–53 | 1–2 | Cabot Center (1,250) Boston, MA |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ACC Extra | | at Boston College | W 62–54 | 2–2 | Conte Forum (559) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/25/2016* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Boise State Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic | L 78–83 | 2–3 | McKeon Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | | Utah Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic | L 62–63 | 2–4 | McKeon Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA |
| 12/01/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | W 79–71 | 3–4 | Mott Athletic Center (385) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 12/03/2016* 4:30 pm, MW Net | | at San Jose State | W 85–64 | 4–4 | Event Center Arena (653) San Jose, CA |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 66–68 | 4–5 | The Pavilion (883) Davis, CA |
| 12/16/2016* 6:30 pm, TheW.tv | | Northern Colorado | W 75–65 | 5–5 | McKeon Pavilion (285) Moraga, CA |
| 12/19/2016* 6:30 pm, CHN | | Cal State Northridge | L 61–73 | 5–6 | McKeon Pavilion (142) Moraga, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 6:30 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 74–59 | 6–6 (1–0) | McKeon Pavilion (484) Moraga, CA |
| 12/31/2016 1:30 pm | | at San Diego | L 71–73 | 6–7 (1–1) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (431) San Diego, CA |
| 01/05/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 65–70 | 6–8 (1–2) | Marriott Center (390) Provo, UT |
| 01/07/2017 1:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 75–72 | 7–8 (2–2) | McKeon Pavilion (224) Moraga, CA |
| 01/12/2017 6:30 pm | | Portland | W 92–76 | 8–8 (3–2) | McKeon Pavilion (214) Moraga, CA |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | | Gonzaga | L 75–79 | 8–9 (3–3) | McKeon Pavilion (341) Moraga, CA |
| 01/16/2017 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 63–54 | 9–9 (4–3) | Alex G. Spanos Center (398) Stockton, CA |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 81–60 | 10–9 (5–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (267) Malibu, CA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 64–62 | 11–9 (6–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium (246) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 55–53 | 12–9 (7–3) | McKeon Pavilion (239) Moraga, CA |
| 02/02/2017 6:30 pm | | Pacific | W 82–74 | 13–9 (8–3) | McKeon Pavilion (184) Moraga, CA |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm | | San Diego | W 77–65 | 14–9 (9–3) | McKeon Pavilion (214) Moraga, CA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 75–65 | 15–9 (10–3) | Chiles Center (294) Portland, OR |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 58–59 | 15–10 (10–4) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/16/2017 12:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 57–72 | 15–11 (10–5) | Gersten Pavilion (1,835) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm | | BYU | W 64–58 | 16–11 (11–5) | McKeon Pavilion (342) Moraga, CA |
| 02/23/2017 6:30 pm | | Pepperdine | W 84–57 | 17–11 (12–5) | McKeon Pavilion (312) Moraga, CA |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 73–58 | 18–11 (13–5) | Leavey Center (400) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | (3) | vs. (6) Santa Clara Quarterfinals | W 60–57 | 19–11 | Orleans Arena (7,089) Paradise, NV |
| 03/06/2017 2:00 pm, BYUtv | (3) | vs. (2) BYU Semifinals | W 59–49 | 20–11 | Orleans Arena (7,148) Paradise, NV |
| 03/07/2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (1) Gonzaga Championship Game | L 75–86 | 20–12 | Orleans Arena (6,773) Paradise, NV |
| Women's National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Colorado State First Round | L 68–80 $^{OT}$ | 20–13 | Moby Arena (1,281) Fort Collins, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||