# 2016–17 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

The 2016–17 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by fifth-year head coach Joe Tartamella, played their games at Carnesecca Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's basketball tournament where they lost to DePaul. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Sacred Heart and Harvard in the first and second rounds, before losing Michigan in the third round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | at William & Mary | W 73–57 | 1–0 | Kaplan Arena (471) Williamsburg, VA |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Duquesne | L 65–71 | 1–1 | Carnesecca Arena (637) Queens, NY |
| 11/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 22 Miami (FL) | L 50–62 | 1–2 | Carnesecca Arena (695) Queens, NY |
| 11/25/2016* 6:30 pm | vs. Virginia South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 66–55 | 2–2 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 11/26/2016* 4:00 pm | vs. No. 23 Arizona State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 41–54 | 2–3 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 11/30/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Albany | W 54–36 | 3–3 | Carnesecca Arena (529) Queens, NY |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lafayette | W 64–46 | 4–3 | Carnesecca Arena (750) Queens, NY |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Rutgers | W 65–39 | 5–3 | Carnesecca Arena (519) Queens, NY |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm | at Fordham | W 59–45 | 6–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (351) Bronx, NY |
| 12/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wagner | W 62–34 | 7–3 | Carnesecca Arena (589) Queens, NY |
| 12/21/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | James Madison | W 74–63 | 8–3 | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm, FS2 | at Seton Hall | L 59–64 | 8–4 (0–1) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,327) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Xavier | W 65–48 | 9–4 (1–1) | Cintas Center (671) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | at Butler | W 62–41 | 10–4 (2–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (426) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/08/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | Marquette | W 70–64 | 11–4 (3–1) | Carnesecca Arena (542) Queens, NY |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | No. 21 DePaul | L 66–78 | 11–5 (3–2) | Carnesecca Arena (565) Queens, NY |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 pm, FS1 | at Georgetown | W 71–66 | 12–5 (4–2) | McDonough Gymnasium (709) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/15/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | at Villanova | L 50–55 | 12–6 (4–3) | The Pavilion (909) Villanova, PA |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | Creighton | L 43–55 | 12–7 (4–4) | Carnesecca Arena (502) Queens, NY |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | Providence | W 60–50 | 13–7 (5–4) | Carnesecca Arena (646) Queens, NY |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | Butler | W 62–55 | 14–7 (6–4) | Carnesecca Arena (788) Queens, NY |
| 01/29/2017 3:00 pm, BEDN | Xavier | W 64–55 | 15–7 (7–4) | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| 02/03/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN | at No. 17 DePaul | L 51–54 | 15–8 (7–5) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,312) Chicago, IL |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | at Marquette | W 82–72 | 16–8 (8–5) | Al McGuire Center (1,225) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/10/2017 8:00 pm, FS1 | Villanova | L 56–66 | 16–9 (8–6) | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | Georgetown | W 65–54 | 17–9 (9–6) | Carnesecca Arena (721) Queens, NY |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | at Providence | W 71–47 | 18–9 (10–6) | Alumni Hall (589) Providence, RI |
| 02/19/2017 6:30 pm, YES | at Creighton | L 60–67 | 18–10 (10–7) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,140) Omaha, NE |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | Seton Hall | W 77–71 | 19–10 (11–7) | Carnesecca Arena (1,121) Queens, NY |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2017 8:30 pm, FS2 | vs. Villanova Quarterfinals | W 56–40 | 20–10 | Al McGuire Center (1,922) Milwaukee, WI |
| 03/06/2017 6:30 pm, FS1 | vs. No. 17 DePaul Semifinals | L 41–59 | 20–11 | Al McGuire Center (2,511) Milwaukee, WI |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Sacred Heart First Round | W 72–43 | 21–11 | Carnesecca Arena (773) Queens, NY |
| 03/19/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Harvard Second Round | W 62–57 | 22–11 | Carnesecca Arena (535) Queens, NY |
| 03/23/2017 6:00 pm | at Michigan Third Round | L 40–60 | 22–12 | Crisler Center (685) Ann Arbor, MI |
| *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 |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |