# 2016–17 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

The 2016–17 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented the Louisiana Tech University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by first year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to WKU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Southern Methodist University in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 6:30 pm | | LSU | L 73–77 | 0–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,111) Ruston, LA |
| 11/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 69–55 | 1–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,019) Ruston, LA |
| 11/22/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Clemson | L 67–78 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (254) Clemson, SC |
| 11/26/2016* 1:00 pm | | LSU–Alexandria | W 103–63 | 2–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,523) Ruston, LA |
| 11/29/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 73–53 | 3–2 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (503) Ruston, LA |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 66–56 | 4–2 | Burton Coliseum (404) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/07/2016* 11:15 am | | Stephen F. Austin | L 58–60 | 4–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,486) Ruston, LA |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm | | Nicholls State | W 68–52 | 5–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,510) Ruston, LA |
| 12/14/2016* 6:30 pm | | Auburn | L 66–76 | 5–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,526) Ruston, LA |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Memphis | L 54–56 | 5–5 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (542) Memphis, TN |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 72–80 | 5–6 | Cajundome (774) Lafayette, LA |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 6:30 pm | | Southern Miss | W 72–61 | 6–6 (1–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,530) Ruston, LA |
| 01/05/2017 8:05 pm | | at UTEP | L 62–69 | 6–7 (1–1) | Don Haskins Center (1,617) El Paso, TX |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | at UTSA | L 61–63 | 6–8 (1–2) | Convocation Center (252) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/12/2017 6:30 pm | | Charlotte | W 80–54 | 7–8 (2–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,612) Ruston, LA |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | | Old Dominion | L 6469 | 7–9 (2–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,530) Ruston, LA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at Rice | W 70–67 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (3–3) | Tudor Fieldhouse (464) Houston, TX |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Texas | W 72–65 | 9–9 (4–3) | The Super Pit (1,098) Denton, TX |
| 01/26/2017 6:30 pm | | UAB | W 64–63 | 10–9 (5–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,526) Ruston, LA |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | L 65–79 | 10–10 (5–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,528) Ruston, LA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at WKU | L 58–67 | 10–11 (5–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,127) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/04/2017 12:00 pm | | at Marshall | W 72–64 | 11–11 (6–5) | Cam Henderson Center (1,072) Huntington, WV |
| 02/09/2017 6:30 pm | | UTEP | W 69–61 | 12–11 (7–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,809) Ruston, LA |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm | | UTSA | W 77–71 | 13–11 (8–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,934) Ruston, LA |
| 02/16/2017 6:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 76–52 | 14–11 (9–5) | FAU Arena (489) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm | | at FIU | W 76–63 | 15–11 (10–5) | FIU Arena (328) Miami, FL |
| 02/23/2017 6:30 pm | | North Texas | W 65–49 | 16–11 (11–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,648) Ruston, LA |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm | | Rice | W 62–51 | 17–11 (12–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,025) Ruston, LA |
| 03/03/2017 6:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 63–72 | 17–12 (12–6) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,581) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 3:00 pm | (4) | vs. (5) Charlotte Quarterfinals | W 66–55 | 18–12 | Bartow Arena (686) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/09/2017 3:00 pm, ASN | (4) | vs. (1) Western Kentucky Semifinals | L 59–77 | 18–13 | Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL |
| Women's National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | at SMU First Round | L 70–75 $^{OT}$ | 18–14 | Moody Coliseum (847) Dallas, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||