# 2016–17 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2016–17 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by seventh year head coach Heather Macy, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were third year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 2–14 AAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to SMU.

## Media

All Pirates home games will have a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games can also be found on the opponents website.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:30 pm | | Greenboro | W 107–40 | 1–0 | Williams Arena (886) Greensville, NC |
| 11/13/2016* 1:00 pm | | Detroit | W 83–81 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Williams Arena (1,037) Greenville, NC |
| 11/16/2016* 11:30 am | | UNC Wilmington | W 75–65 | 3–0 | Williams Arena (4,958) Greenville, NC |
| 11/20/2016* 3:30 pm | | Auburn | L 52–61 | 3–1 | Williams Arena (1,019) Greenville, NC |
| 11/22/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Marist Savannah Invitational | W 70–68 | 4–1 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA |
| 11/23/2016* 4:30 pm | | vs. No. 19 West Virginia Savannah Invitational | L 47–79 | 4–2 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA |
| 11/24/2016* 4:30 pm | | vs. Ball State Savannah Invitational | W 82–69 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 54–46 | 6–2 | Williams Arena (905) Greenville, NC |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | L 64–79 | 6–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (671) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/04/2016* 1:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 66–58 | 7–3 | Williams Arena (1,014) Greenville, NC |
| 12/17/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 71–60 | 8–3 | Robins Center (586) Richmond, VA |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | Southern | W 62–55 | 9–3 | Williams Arena (1,067) Greenville, NC |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 72–82 | 9–4 | Kaplan Arena (372) Williamsburg, VA |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 2:30 pm | | Tulane | L 45–65 | 9–5 (0–1) | Williams Arena (903) Greenville, NC |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 45–90 | 9–6 (0–2) | Gampel Pavilion (8,452) Storrs, CT |
| 01/07/2017 5:00 pm, ADN | | SMU | W 58–57 | 10–6 (1–2) | Williams Arena (859) Greenville, NC |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ADN | | at Temple | L 47–78 | 10–7 (1–3) | McGonigle Hall (719) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm, ADN | | at No. 20 South Florida | L 48–79 | 10–8 (1–4) | USF Sun Dome (2,090) Tampa, FL |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ADN | | UCF | L 42–54 | 10–9 (1–5) | Williams Arena (985) Greenville, NC |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm, ADN | | at Cincinnati | L 64–74 | 10–10 (1–6) | Fifth Third Arena (679) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/24/2017 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | No. 1 Connecticut | L 44–91 | 10–11 (1–7) | Williams Arena (2,880) Greenville, NC |
| 01/31/2017 8:00 pm | | at Tulsa | L 92–100 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (1–8) | Reynolds Center (193) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/04/2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Houston | L 62–73 | 10–13 (1–9) | Williams Arena (1,014) Greenville, NC |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 22 South Florida | L 66–76 | 10–14 (1–10) | Williams Arena (1,210) Greenville, NC |
| 02/11/2016 5:00 pm | | Temple | L 43–76 | 10–15 (1–11) | Williams Arena (1,889) Greenville, NC |
| 02/15/2017 8:00 pm | | at Memphis | L 50–72 | 10–16 (1–12) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (583) Memphis, TN |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm, ADN | | at UCF | L 51–79 | 10–17 (1–13) | CFE Arena (2,453) Orlando, FL |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | Cincinnati | W 80–69 | 11–17 (2–13) | Williams Arena (1,099) Greenville, NC |
| 02/25/2017 3:00 pm | | at Houston | L 65–81 | 11–18 (2–14) | Hofheinz Pavilion (787) Houston, TX |
| American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (6) SMU First Round | L 54–60 | 11–19 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| *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 |