# 2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by 22nd-year head coach, Tricia Fabbri. They played their home games in TD Bank Sports Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 29–7, 17–3 in MAAC play, to win MAAC regular-season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament. They upset Marquette and Miami (FL) in the first and second rounds before falling to eventual champions South Carolina in the sweet sixteen.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 76–66 | 1–0 | TD Bank Sports Center (505) Hamden, CT |
| November 13, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | at Dayton | W 63–60 | 2–0 | UD Arena (1,786) Dayton, OH |
| November 16, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at Holy Cross | W 78–55 | 3–0 | Hart Center (475) Worcester, MA |
| November 20, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | Northeastern | W 76–59 | 4–0 | TD Bank Sports Center (546) Hamden, CT |
| November 27, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | at Temple | L 68–71 | 4–1 | McGonigle Hall (1,159) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 1, 2016 7:00 p.m. | | at Saint Peter's | W 84–51 | 5–1 (1–0) | Yanitelli Center (150) Jersey City, NJ |
| December 3, 2016 2:00 p.m. | | Siena | W 73–47 | 6–1 (2–0) | TD Bank Sports Center (423) Hamden, CT |
| December 6, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Michigan State | L 54–71 | 6–2 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,293) Hamden, CT |
| December 10, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | at Hartford | W 82–59 | 7–2 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,072) Hartford, CT |
| December 19, 2016* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. New Mexico State Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals | W 49–46 | 8–2 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 20, 2016* 11:00 p.m. | | vs. No. 25 Oregon State Play4Kay Shootout semifinals | L 60–75 | 8–3 | T-Mobile Arena (1,096) Paradise, NV |
| December 21, 2016* 8:30 p.m. | | vs. Long Beach State Play4Kay Shootout 3rd-place game | W 63–60 | 9–3 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 30, 2016 7:00 p.m. | | at Rider | W 91–79 | 10–3 (3–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (989) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 2, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Peter's | W 82–47 | 11–3 (4–0) | TD Bank Sports Center (347) Hamden, CT |
| January 5, 2017 11:00 a.m. | | at Niagara | W 71–64 | 12–3 (5–0) | Gallagher Center (2,100) Lewiston, NY |
| January 7, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 64–53 | 13–3 (6–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (678) Buffalo, NY |
| January 10, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Manhattan | W 81–38 | 14–3 (7–0) | TD Bank Sports Center (302) Hamden, CT |
| January 16, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | Fairfield | W 60–55 | 15–3 (8–0) | TD Bank Sports Center (981) Hamden, CT |
| January 19, 2017 11:00 a.m. | | at Monmouth | L 58–61 | 15–4 (8–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,983) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 21, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | Rider | W 79–53 | 16–4 (9–1) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,036) Hamden, CT |
| January 26, 2017 7:00 p.m., SNY | | Niagara | W 61–45 | 17–4 (10–1) | TD Bank Sports Center (359) Hamden, CT |
| January 28, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 44–58 | 17–5 (10–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (359) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 2, 2017 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | L 52–65 | 17–6 (10–3) | Webster Bank Arena (470) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 4, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | Monmouth | W 74–54 | 18–6 (11–3) | TD Bank Sports Center (808) Hamden, CT |
| February 9, 2017 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Marist | W 79–57 | 19–6 (12–3) | TD Bank Sports Center (111) Hamden, CT |
| February 12, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Siena | W 79–57 | 20–6 (13–3) | Alumni Recreation Center (640) Loudonville, NY |
| February 17, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Iona | W 53–45 | 21–6 (14–3) | TD Bank Sports Center (753) Hamden, CT |
| February 19, 2017 3:00 p.m. | | at Manhattan | W 69–49 | 22–6 (15–3) | Draddy Gymnasium (268) Riverdale, NY |
| February 23, 2017 5:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 70–36 | 23–6 (16–3) | McCann Field House (1,305) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 25, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | Canisius | W 62–49 | 24–6 (17–3) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,096) Hamden, CT |
| MAAC women's tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2017 1:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (8) Canisius Quarterfinals | W 63–58 | 25–6 | Times Union Center (1,625) Albany, NY |
| March 5, 2017 11:00 a.m., ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (5) Iona Semifinals | W 64–59 | 26–6 | Times Union Center (1,802) Albany, NY |
| March 6, 2017 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (2) Rider Championship game | W 81–73 | 27–6 | Times Union Center (1,733) Albany, NY |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2017* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (12 S) | vs. (5 S) Marquette First round | W 68–65 | 28–6 | Watsco Center (2,009) Coral Gables, FL |
| March 20, 2017* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (12 S) | at (4 S) No. 16 Miami (FL) Second round | W 85–78 | 29–6 | Watsco Center (1,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| March 25, 2017* 4:00 p.m., ESPN | (12 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina Sweet Sixteen | L 58–100 | 29–7 | Stockton Arena Stockton, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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