# 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fourth year head coach Dan Burt, played their home games at the Palumbo Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Dayton. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Drexel in the first round.

## 2016–17 media
### Duquesne Dukes Sports Network

Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey provide the call for home games on A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 12:00 pm | at No. 7 Ohio State | L 69–89 | 0–1 | St. John Arena (3,434) Columbus, OH |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | Lehigh | W 63–49 | 1–1 | Palumbo Center (553) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at St. John's | W 71–65 | 2–1 | Carnesecca Arena (637) Queens, NY |
| 11/19/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Iona | W 62–58 | 3–1 | Hynes Athletic Center (700) New Rochelle, NY |
| 11/22/2016* 1:00 pm | Buffalo | L 69–71 | 3–2 | Palumbo Center (385) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/25/2016* 6:15 pm | vs. Western Carolina Cal Classic semifinals | W 65–50 | 4–2 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 6:15 pm | at California Cal Classic championship | L 66–88 | 4–3 | Haas Pavilion (1,358) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/01/2016 7:00 pm | at Fordham | L 51–64 | 4–4 (0–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (297) Bronx, NY |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Ohio | L 46–64 | 4–5 | Convocation Center (3,577) Athens, OH |
| 12/06/2016* 5:00 pm | Charlotte | L 63–77 | 4–6 | Palumbo Center (734) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | Lafayette | W 67–52 | 5–6 | Palumbo Center (254) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/17/2016* 5:00 pm | at Akron | W 67–57 | 6–6 | James A. Rhodes Arena (974) Akron, OH |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 4 Maryland | L 57–77 | 6–7 | Palumbo Center (1,288) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/29/2016* 2:00 pm | Pittsburgh City Game | W 63–54 | 7–7 | Palumbo Center (1,724) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/01/2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN | George Washington | L 40–75 | 7–8 (0–2) | Palumbo Center (537) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | at La Salle | W 76–68 | 8–8 (1–2) | Tom Gola Arena (193) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | Davidson | W 73–51 | 9–8 (2–2) | Palumbo Center (485) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm | Dayton | L 64–75 | 9–9 (2–3) | Palumbo Center (485) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/15/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN | at Massachusetts | L 67–75 | 9–10 (2–4) | Mullins Center (1,006) Amherst, MA |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | Saint Louis | W 94–65 | 10–10 (3–4) | Palumbo Center (576) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 56–69 | 10–11 (3–5) | Reilly Center (904) Olean, NY |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | Richmond | W 73–61 | 11–11 (4–5) | Palumbo Center (777) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/29/2017 5:00 pm, ASN | at George Washington | W 73–63 | 12–11 (5–5) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,068) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 58–60 | 12–12 (5–6) | Hagan Arena (586) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/04/2017 3:00 pm, ASN | George Mason | W 76–57 | 13–12 (6–6) | Palumbo Center (821) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/12/2017 3:00 pm, ASN | VCU | W 70–51 | 14–12 (7–6) | Palumbo Center (964) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | at Dayton | L 47–66 | 14–13 (7–7) | UD Arena (2,258) Dayton, OH |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | at Rhode Island | L 69–71 | 14–14 (7–8) | Ryan Center (497) Kingston, RI |
| 02/21/2017 4:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | W 83–61 | 15–14 (8–8) | Palumbo Center (657) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | George Mason First Round | W 66–55 | 16–14 | Palumbo Center (471) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 03/03/2017 4:30 pm, ASN | vs. George Washington Quarterfinals | W 62–58 | 17–14 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| 03/04/2017 1:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Saint Joseph's Semifinals | W 78–63 | 18–14 | Richmond Coliseum (1,689) Richmond, VA |
| 03/05/2017 11:00 am, ESPNU | vs. Dayton Championship Game | L 56–70 | 18–15 | Richmond Coliseum (3,166) Richmond, VA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 7:00 pm | at Drexel First Round | L 47–70 | 18–16 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (417) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |