# 2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by fifth-year head coach Sue Darling, played their home games at the Walkup Skydome and Rolle Activity Center, both in Flagstaff, Arizona. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in Big Sky play, to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Portland State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at UTEP | W 65–51 | 1–0 | Don Haskins Center (1,328) El Paso, TX |
| November 13, 2016* 12:00 p.m. | | Antelope Valley | W 109–60 | 2–0 | Rolle Activity Center (264) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 18, 2016* 8:00 p.m. | | at Cal Poly | L 53–58 | 2–1 | Mott Athletic Center (260) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| November 20, 2016* 3:00 p.m. | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 51–60 | 2–2 | The Thunderdome (631) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 23, 2016* 6:00 p.m. | | at Lamar | L 60–75 | 2–3 | Montagne Center (563) Beaumont, TX |
| November 28, 2016* 6:30 p.m. | | Youngstown State | W 70–49 | 3–3 | Rolle Activity Center (128) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 1, 2016* 11:00 a.m., FSAZ/FCSP | | Cal State Northridge | L 79–83 | 3–4 | Walkup Skydome (1,440) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 3, 2016* 11:00 a.m. | | Denver | W 82–67 | 4–4 | Walkup Skydome (258) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 11, 2016* 12:00 p.m., FSAZ/FCSP | | New Mexico State | L 68–79 | 4–5 | Rolle Activity Center (218) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 19, 2016* 12:00 p.m. | | at Grand Canyon | L 65–76 | 4–6 | GCU Arena (404) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 21, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | at Utah | L 65–78 | 4–7 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (978) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2016 2:00 p.m. | | at Southern Utah | W 77–68 | 5–7 (1–0) | Centrum Arena (576) Cedar City, UT |
| January 5, 2016 6:30 p.m. | | North Dakota | L 78–80 | 5–8 (1–1) | Walkup Skydome (131) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 7, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | Northern Colorado | L 66–69 | 5–9 (1–2) | Walkup Skydome (256) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 12, 2017 8:00 p.m. | | at Portland State Postponed (snow), rescheduled for January 16, 2017 | | | Peter Stott Center Portland, OR |
| January 14, 2017 3:05 p.m. | | at Sacramento State | L 76–82 | 5–10 (1–3) | Hornets Nest (416) Sacramento, CA |
| January 16, 2017 3:00 p.m. | | at Portland State | L 55–56 | 5–11 (1–4) | Peter Stott Center (195) Portland, OR |
| January 19, 2017 6:30 p.m., FSAZ/FCSP | | Eastern Washington | W 56–47 | 6–11 (2–4) | Walkup Skydome (249) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 21, 2017 6:30 p.m., FSAZ/FCSP | | Idaho | L 80–91 | 6–12 (2–5) | Walkup Skydome (597) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 26, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Northern Colorado | L 64–75 | 6–13 (2–6) | Bank of Colorado Arena (902) Greeley, CO |
| January 28, 2017 1:00 p.m., FSNOR+/FCSP | | at North Dakota | L 69–88 | 6–14 (2–7) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,802) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 2, 2017 6:30 p.m., FSAZ+/FCSP | | Idaho State | L 51–64 | 6–15 (2–8) | Walkup Skydome (389) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 4, 2017 6:30 p.m., FSAZ/FCSP | | Weber State | L 64–75 | 6–16 (2–9) | Walkup Skydome (454) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 9, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Montana State | L 69–86 | 6–17 (2–10) | Worthington Arena (1,546) Bozeman, MT |
| February 11, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | at Montana | L 59–60 | 6–18 (2–11) | Dahlberg Arena (2,722) Missoula, MT |
| February 18, 2017 2:00 p.m., FSAZ/FCSP | | Southern Utah | W 77–65 | 7–18 (3–11) | Walkup Skydome (594) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 23, 2017 6:30 p.m., FSAZ+/FCSP | | Sacramento State | W 91–88 | 8–18 (4–11) | Walkup Skydome (513) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 25, 2017 2:00 p.m., FSAZ/FCSC | | Portland State | L 73–74 $^{OT}$ | 8–19 (4–12) | Walkup Skydome (540) Flagstaff, AZ |
| March 1, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Idaho | W 76–61 | 9–19 (5–12) | Cowan Spectrum (533) Moscow, ID |
| March 3, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Washington | L 64–79 | 9–20 (5–13) | Reese Court (1,003) Cheney, WA |
| Big Sky women's tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2017 6:35 p.m. | (10) | vs. (7) Portland State First round | L 76–88 | 9–21 | Reno Events Center (906) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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