# 2016–17 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team

The 2016–17 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team represented The College of William & Mary during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tribe, led by fourth year head coach Ed Swanson, played their home games at Kaplan Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 20–11, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in fifth place, although they were seeded fourth in the CAA women's tournament. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament, losing there to Elon. Despite having 20 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 2:00 p.m. | St. John's | L 57–73 | 0–1 | Kaplan Arena (471) Williamsburg, VA |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 p.m. | Richmond | W 67–39 | 1–1 | Kaplan Arena (467) Williamsburg, VA |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion Rivalry | W 68–59 | 2–1 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,089) Norfolk, VA |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 p.m. | at USC Upstate | W 49–46 | 3–1 | G. B. Hodge Center (201) Spartanburg, SC |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State | W 82–48 | 4–1 | Kaplan Arena (319) Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 p.m. | Dartmouth | W 63–50 | 5–1 | Kaplan Arena (381) Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 p.m. | at American | W 48–34 | 6–1 | Bender Arena (297) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/15/2016* 7:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | W 65–52 | 7–1 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (223) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 p.m. | Mount St. Mary's | W 68–46 | 8–1 | Kaplan Arena (310) Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | W 73–60 | 9–1 | Kaplan Arena (268) Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | W 82–72 | 10–1 | Kaplan Arena (372) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2017 3:00 p.m. | at Delaware | W 60–49 | 11–1 (1–0) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,619) Newark, DE |
| 01/06/2017 6:30 p.m. | at College of Charleston | L 60–70 | 11–2 (1–1) | TD Arena (183) Charleston, SC |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 p.m. | Hofstra Postponed (snow), rescheduled 02/07/2017 | | | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 p.m. | Northeastern | W 60–58 | 12–2 (2–1) | Kaplan Arena (420) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 p.m. | at UNC Wilmington | W 57–43 | 13–2 (3–1) | Trask Coliseum (451) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 p.m. | at Towson | L 60–64 | 13–3 (3–2) | SECU Arena (167) Towson, MD |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 p.m. | Elon | L 58–60 | 13–4 (3–3) | Kaplan Arena (434) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 p.m. | Delaware | L 54–68 | 13–5 (3–4) | Kaplan Arena (433) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 p.m. | James Madison | L 64–79 | 13–6 (3–5) | Kaplan Arena (1,106) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 p.m. | at Northeastern | W 68–54 | 14–6 (4–5) | Cabot Center (166) Boston, MA |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 p.m. | at Hofstra | L 61–64 | 14–7 (4–6) | Hofstra Arena (376) Hempstead, NY |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 p.m. | Hofstra | W 81–65 | 15–7 (5–6) | Kaplan Arena (236) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 p.m. | at Drexel | L 48–65 | 15–8 (5–7) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (340) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 p.m. | Towson | W 68–55 | 16–8 (6–7) | Kaplan Arena (418) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 p.m. | College of Charleston | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (6–8) | Kaplan Arena (512) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 p.m. | at Elon | L 47–70 | 16–10 (6–9) | Alumni Gym (831) Elon, NC |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 p.m. | UNC Wilmington | W 58–52 | 17–10 (7–9) | Kaplan Arena (463) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/26/2017 5:00 p.m., ASN | at James Madison | W 62–53 | 18–10 (8–9) | JMU Convocation Center (2,985) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 p.m. | Drexel | W 74–65 | 19–10 (9–9) | Kaplan Arena (361) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 2:30 pm | vs. Delaware Quarterfinals | W 59–44 | 20–10 | JMU Convocation Center (2,497) Williamsburg, VA |
| 03/10/2017 4:30 pm, CSN | vs. Elon Semifinals | L 60–88 | 20–11 | JMU Convocation Center Williamsburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||