# 2016–17 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth year head coach Julie Goodenough and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. This was the fourth year of a 4-year transition phase from D2 to D1, In the fourth year of transition, Abilene Christian could not participate in the Southland Tournament, but was a Division I counter and was part of the Division I rpi calculation. The Wildcats played a full conference schedule in 2016–17. Although they weren't eligible for the Southland Conference and NCAA tournaments, the Wildcats were invited to play in the 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament. The Wildcats had a 1–1 record in the tournament winning the first-round game against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls and losing the second-round game to the SMU Mustangs. They finished the season 23–9, 16–2 and tied for the Southland Conference regular season championship title.

## Roster

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## Schedule

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| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition Schedule ||||||
| Nov 7, 2016* 7:00 pm | McMurry | W 97–46 | | Moody Coliseum (1,250) Abilene, Texas |
| Non–Conference Schedule ||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm | at Missouri Preseason Women's NIT | L 46–52 | 0–1 | Mizzou Arena (2,056) Columbia, MO |
| Nov 15, 2016* 7:00 pm | Howard Payne | W 87–52 | 1–1 | Moody Coliseum (1,250) Abilene, Texas |
| Nov 18, 2016* 6:00 pm | Omaha Preseason Women's NIT | W 73–66 | 2–1 | Moody Coliseum (892) Abilene, Texas |
| Nov 19, 2016* 6:00 pm | Texas–Rio Grande Valley Preseason Women's NIT | W 70–54 | 3–1 | Moody Coliseum (774) Abilene, Texas |
| Nov 26, 2016* 6:00 pm | at Texas A&M | L 55–71 | 3–2 | Reed Arena (3,339) College Station, TX |
| Nov 29, 2016* 7:00 pm | at UTSA | L 68–71 | 3–3 | Convocation Center (392) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 1, 2016* 7:00 pm | at Baylor | L 34–79 | 3–4 | Ferrell Center (5,415) Waco, TX |
| Dec 3, 2016* 2:00 pm | UMKC | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | Moody Coliseum (1,150) Abilene, TX |
| Dec 10, 2016* 2:00 pm | Harding | W 74–62 | 4–5 | Moody Coliseum (750) Abilene, TX |
| Dec 16, 2016* 7:00 pm | at Wichita State | L 62–81 | 4–6 | Charles Koch Arena (1,470) Wichita, KS |
| Dec 17, 2016* 11:00 am | vs. Murray State | W 81–57 | 5–6 | Charles Koch Arena (1,427) Wichita, KS |
| Dec 28, 2016* 2:00 pm | Sul Ross | W 106–58 | 6–6 | Moody Coliseum (750) Abilene, TX |
| Southland Conference Schedule ||||||
| Dec 31, 2016 12:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 82–57 | 7–6 (1–0) | University Center (469) Hammond, Louisiana |
| Jan 3, 2017 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 68–55 | 8–6 (2–0) | Moody Coliseum (1,113) Abilene, TX |
| Jan 7, 2017 2:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 83–76 | 9–6 (3–0) | Moody Coliseum (1,117) Abilene, Texas |
| Jan 12, 2017 5:30 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 61–70 | 9–7 (3–1) | Moody Coliseum (1,127) Abilene, TX |
| Jan 14, 2017 2:00 pm | Lamar | W 77–59 | 10–7 (4–1) | Moody Coliseum (1,014) Abilene, Texas |
| Jan 18, 2017 6:00 pm | at Nicholls | W 89–73 | 11–7 (5–1) | Stopher Gym (488) Thibodaux, LA |
| Jan 26, 2017 5:30 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 75–66 | 12–7 (6–1) | McDermott Convocation Center (692) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 23, 2017 2:00 pm | McNeese State | W 77–65 | 13–7 (7–1) | Moody Coliseum (1,078) Abilene, TX |
| Feb 1, 2017 5:30 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 72–59 | 14–7 (8–1) | Moody Coliseum (937) Abilene, Texas |
| Feb 4, 2017 2:00 pm | Sam Houston State | W 78–56 | 15–7 (9–1) | Moody Coliseum (1,094) Abilene, Texas |
| Feb 8, 2017 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 70–80 | 15–8 (9–2) | Farris Center (689) Conway, AR |
| Feb 11, 2017 2:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 79–57 | 16–8 (10–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,155) Abilene, TX |
| Feb 16, 2017 5:30 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | W 80–73 | 17–8 (11–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,522) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 18, 2017 1:00 pm | at Northwestern State | W 75–74 | 18–8 (12–2) | Prather Coliseum (632) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 22, 2017 5:30 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 72–64 | 19–8 (13–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,122) Abilene, Texas |
| Feb 25, 2017 4:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | W 72–39 | 20–8 (14–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX |
| Mar 1, 2017 5:20 pm | Incarnate Word | W 68–45 | 21–8 (15–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,226) Abilene, Texas |
| Mar 4, 2017 3:30 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 89–60 | 22–8 (16–2) | Sharp Gymnasium (620) Houston, TX |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | at Oklahoma State First Round | W 66–56 | 23–8 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,423) Stillwater, OK |
| Mar 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | at SMU Second Round | L 52–59 | 23–9 | Moody Coliseum (1,210) University Park, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||