# 2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by sixth year head coach Jeff Williams, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Duquesne.

## 2016–17 media
### La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | Lafayette | L 49–56 | 0–1 | Tom Gola Arena (310) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/14/2016* 5:00 pm | at Temple | L 70–86 | 0–2 | McGonigle Hall (1,081) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | at Rider | L 61–74 | 0–3 | Alumni Gymnaisum (547) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm | American | W 63–59 | 1–3 | Tom Gola Arena (352) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/26/2016* 12:00 pm | vs. Miami (OH) UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic | W 79–70 | 2–3 | Trask Coliseum (428) Wilmington, NC |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic | W 64–48 | 3–3 | Trask Coliseum (397) Wilmington, NC |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | at Villanova | L 49–52 | 3–4 | The Pavilion (801) Villanova, PA |
| 12/04/2016 7:00 pm | at Dayton | W 54–51 | 4–4 (1–0) | UD Arena (1,841) Dayton, OH |
| 12/07/2016* 5:30 pm | at Penn | W 58–56 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | Palestra (331) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm | Fairfield | W 68–61 | 6–4 | Tom Gola Arena (410) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/21/2016* 1:00 pm | Delaware State | W 78–38 | 7–4 | Tom Gola Arena (167) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/28/2016* 3:00 pm | UMKC | W 64–59 | 8–4 | Tom Gola Arena (225) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/01/2017 1:00 pm | at VCU | L 56–61 | 8–5 (1–1) | Siegel Center (520) Richmond, VA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | Duquesne | L 68–76 | 8–6 (1–2) | Tom Gola Arena (485) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/09/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Rhode Island | W 70–51 | 9–6 (2–2) | Tom Gola Arena (343) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/11/2017* 7:00 pm | Harvard | L 64–66 | 9–7 | Tom Gola Arena (284) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | L 55–75 | 9–8 (2–3) | Tom Gola Arena (307) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | at Richmond | W 63–58 | 10–8 (3–3) | Robins Center (430) Richmond, VA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | at Davidson | W 65–58 | 11–8 (4–3) | John M. Belk Arena (707) Davidson, NC |
| 01/25/2017 12:00 pm | Massachusetts | W 68–64 | 12–8 (5–3) | Tom Gola Arena (567) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm | George Mason | W 59–57 | 13–8 (6–3) | Tom Gola Arena (324) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | at Rhode Island | W 58–49 | 14–8 (7–3) | Ryan Center (379) Kingston, RI |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm | George Washington | L 65–79 | 14–9 (7–4) | Tom Gola Arena (346) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | W 57–45 | 15–9 (8–4) | Reilly Center (819) Olean, NY |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 58–67 | 15–10 (8–5) | Hagan Arena (751) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | Saint Louis | L 74–79 | 15–11 (8–6) | Tom Gola Arena (304) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/18/2017 3:00 pm | at Massachusetts | W 57–52 | 16–11 (9–6) | Mullins Center (650) Amherst, MA |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | Fordham | L 61–66 $^{OT}$ | 16–12 (9–7) | Tom Gola Arena (402) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/25/2016 12:00 pm | St. Bonaventure First Round | W 73–70 | 17–12 | Tom Gola Arena (407) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | vs. Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals | L 48–66 | 17–13 | Richmond Coliseum (2,631) Richmond, VA |
| *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 |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |