# 2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by 21st year head coach Tina Martin, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 16–14, 10–8 CAA play to finish in fourth place. They played in the quarterfinal of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to William & Mary.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | George Mason | W 67–51 | 1–0 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,320) Newark, DE |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | at American | W 56–55 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Bender Arena (407) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/19/2016* 8:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | W 43–40 | 3–0 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,130) Newark, DE |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | Princeton | W 66–62 | 4–0 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,005) Newark, DE |
| 11/25/2016* 8:00 pm | vs. No. 24 Michigan State Radisson Thanksgiving Classic | L 64–81 | 4–1 | Matadome (218) Northridge, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 9:30 pm | vs. Detroit Radisson Thanksgiving Classic | L 64–66 | 4–2 | Matadome Northridge, CA |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | Robert Morris | W 67–65 | 5–2 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,150) Newark, DE |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | Georgetown | L 46–54 | 5–3 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,368) Newark, DE |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | at Loyola (MD) | W 47–45 | 6–3 | Reitz Arena (213) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | Army | L 47–61 | 6–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,164) Newark, DE |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | Hartford | L 66–67 | 6–5 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,370) Newark, DE |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2017 3:00 pm | William & Mary | L 49–60 | 6–6 (0–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,619) Newark, DE |
| 01/06/2017 11:30 am | at UNC Wilmington | W 63–52 | 7–6 (1–1) | Trask Coliseum (3,207) Wilmington, DE |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | at Elon | L 42–69 | 7–7 (1–2) | Alumni Gym (303) Elon, NC |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 pm | James Madison | L 51–66 | 7–8 (1–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,378) Newark, DE |
| 01/15/2017 4:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 73–56 | 8–8 (2–3) | Hofstra Arena (308) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm | Northeastern | W 65–53 | 9–8 (3–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,305) Newark, DE |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | College of Charleston | W 71–66 | 10–8 (4–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,477) Newark, DE |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | W 68–54 | 11–8 (5–3) | Kaplan Arena (433) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm | at Towson | W 73–67 | 12–8 (6–3) | SECU Arena (202) Towson, MD |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 57–40 | 13–8 (7–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,326) Newark, DE |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm | Drexel | L 44–54 | 13–9 (7–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,829) Newark, DE |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm | at James Madison | L 42–77 | 13–10 (7–5) | JMU Convocation Center (2,428) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 02/12/2017 5:00 pm, ASN | Hofstra | W 56–45 | 14–10 (8–5) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,696) Newark, DE |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | L 41–50 | 14–11 (8–6) | Cabot Center (240) Boston, MA |
| 02/19/2017 3:00 pm, ASN | at Drexel | L 49–53 | 14–12 (8–7) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (640) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm | Elon | L 48–57 | 14–13 (8–8) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,718) Newark, DE |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | at College of Charleston | W 69–56 | 15–13 (9–8) | TD Arena (328) Charleston, SC |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | Towson | W 75–59 | 16–13 (10–8) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,496) Newark, DE |
| CAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 2:30 pm, ASN | vs. William & Mary Quarterfinals | L 44–59 | 16–14 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||