# 2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Kip Drown, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Arkansas State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | Coastal Georgia | W 96–44 | | Hanner Fieldhouse (197) Statesboro, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 65–50 | 1–0 | Hanner Fieldhouse (315) Statesboro, GA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | Thomas (GA) | W 106–43 | 2–0 | Hanner Fieldhouse (224) Statesboro, GA |
| 11/16/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Clemson | L 47–58 | 2–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (368) Clemson, SC |
| 11/20/2016* 4:30 pm | | at Jacksonville State | L 55–67 | 2–2 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (381) Jacksonville, AL |
| 11/22/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Alabama | L 48–66 | 2–3 | Coleman Coliseum (933) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | | at IUPUI | L 57–83 | 2–4 | The Jungle (302) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/29/2016* 11:00 am | | Mercer | L 56–77 | 2–5 | Hanner Fieldhouse (772) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/01/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Savannah State | W 50–45 | 3–5 | Tiger Arena (2,602) Savannah, GA |
| 12/12/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Charleston Southern | L 54–55 | 3–6 | CSU Field House (105) Charleston, SC |
| 12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | | Central Florida | L 54–74 | 3–7 | Hanner Fieldhouse (141) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/22/2016* 1:30 pm | | South Carolina State | W 74–58 | 4–7 | Hanner Fieldhouse (152) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 10:00 am | | Georgia State Rivalry | L 54–58 | 4–8 (0–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,356) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Alabama | L 46–55 | 4–9 (0–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | Troy | L 86–89 | 4–10 (0–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (344) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 65–44 | 5–10 (1–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (505) Monroe, LA |
| 01/14/2017 6:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 52–79 | 5–11 (1–4) | Cajundome (886) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/19/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | W 78–70 | 6–11 (2–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (178) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 53–50 | 7–11 (3–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (355) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 67–77 | 7–12 (3–5) | Trojan Arena (594) Troy, AL |
| 01/28/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Alabama | W 53–45 | 8–12 (4–5) | Mitchell Center (2,439) Mobile, AL |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 63–60 | 9–12 (5–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (408) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 76–65 | 10–12 (6–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (491) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Appalachian State | L 48–73 | 10–13 (6–6) | Holmes Center (175) Boone, NC |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | W 65–62 | 11–13 (7–6) | HTC Center (400) Conway, SC |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Texas–Arlington | L 60–69 | 11–14 (7–7) | Hanner Fieldhouse (268) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 71–69 | 12–14 (8–7) | Hanner Fieldhouse (702) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/23/2017 7:30 pm | | at Little Rock | L 41–57 | 12–15 (8–8) | Jack Stephens Center (1,129) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas State | W 84–76 | 13–15 (9–8) | Convocation Center (718) Jonesboro, AR |
| 03/04/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State Rivalry | L 62–63 | 13–16 (9–9) | GSU Sports Arena (762) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2017 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (11) Arkansas State First round | L 50–61 | 13–17 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||