# 2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leopards, led by second year head coach Theresa Grentz, played their home games at Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 4–28, 2–16 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Navy.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 56–49 | 1–0 | Tom Gola Arena (310) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Rider | L 58–76 | 1–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (304) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Robert Morris | L 51–62 | 1–2 | Kirby Sports Center (429) Eaton, PA |
| 11/19/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Chattanooga Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | L 43–68 | 1–3 | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| 11/20/2016* 4:30 pm | | at No. 5 Louisville Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | L 48–92 | 1–4 | KFC Yum! Center (7,668) Louisville, KY |
| 11/21/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. Bowling Green Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | L 42–69 | 1–5 | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| 11/27/2016* 3:30 pm | | vs. Hampton Hall of Fame Women's Challenge | L 55–58 | 1–6 | MassMutual Center (1,812) Springfield, MA |
| 11/30/2016* 6:00 pm | | Penn | L 47–64 | 1–7 | Kirby Sports Center (274) Eaton, PA |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | at St. John's | L 46–64 | 1–8 | Carnesecca Arena (750) Queens, NY |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Princeton | L 27–69 | 1–9 | Jadwin Gymnasium (641) Princeton, NJ |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 52–67 | 1–10 | Palumbo Center (254) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/21/2016* 2:00 pm | | Drexel | L 39–81 | 1–11 | Kirby Sports Center (437) Eaton, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 69–76 | 1–12 (0–1) | Cotterell Court (441) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm, WBPH | | Loyola (MD) | L 55–60 | 1–13 (0–2) | Kirby Sports Center (424) Eaton, PA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 73–76 $^{3OT}$ | 1–14 (0–3) | Christl Arena (557) West Point, NY |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 50–68 | 1–15 (0–4) | Case Gym (137) Boston, MA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm, WBPH | | Holy Cross | L 61–67 | 1–16 (0–5) | Kirby Sports Center (347) Eaton, PA |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 41–76 | 1–17 (0–6) | Alumni Hall (622) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm, WBPH | | American | L 52–76 | 1–18 (0–7) | Kirby Sports Center (304) Eaton, PA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm, WBPH | | Lehigh | L 53–56 | 1–19 (0–8) | Kirby Sports Center (744) Eaton, PA |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 47–75 | 1–20 (0–9) | Reitz Arena (1,750) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, WBPH | | Army | L 55–63 | 1–21 (0–10) | Kirby Sports Center (357) Eaton, PA |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm, WBPH | | Boston University | L 58–75 | 1–22 (0–11) | Kirby Sports Center (347) Eaton, PA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 85–70 | 2–22 (1–11) | Hart Center (1,151) Worcester, MA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm, WBPH | | Navy | L 65–68 | 2–23 (1–12) | Kirby Sports Center (572) Eaton, PA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | at American | L 45–75 | 2–24 (1–13) | Bender Arena (342) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 60–69 | 2–25 (1–14) | Stabler Arena (827) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, WBPH | | Bucknell | L 65–79 | 2–26 (1–15) | Kirby Sports Center (344) Eaton, PA |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm, WBPH | | Colgate | W 90–85 | 3–26 (2–15) | Kirby Sports Center (445) Eaton, PA |
| 03/01/2017 6:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 61–78 | 3–27 (2–16) | Sojka Pavilion (532) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 1:00 pm | (10) | at (7) Holy Cross First Round | W 58–54 | 4–27 | Hart Center (250) Worcester, MA |
| 03/04/2017 1:00 pm | (10) | at (2) Navy Quarterfinals | L 37–53 | 4–28 | Alumni Hall (587) Annapolis, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||