# 2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by head coach Kevin Borseth, in the fifth year of his current stint and 14th year overall at Green Bay, played their home games at the Kress Events Center and are members of the Horizon League. It was the 38th season of Green Bay women's basketball.
On December 13, 2016, after starting the season 8–1, with the one blemish being a four-point loss at then top-ranked Notre Dame, the Phoenix women were voted Team of the Week by the NCAA.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2016* Noon | | UW Oshkosh | W 79–35 | | Kress Events Center (2,385) Green Bay, WI |
| November 3, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Northern Michigan | W 76–34 | | Kress Events Center (2,161) Green Bay, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Elon Preseason WNIT First Round | W 71–56 | 1–0 | Kress Events Center (2,049) Green Bay, WI |
| November 13, 2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Little Rock Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals | W 57–31 | 2–0 | Kress Events Center (1,724) Green Bay, WI |
| November 17, 2016* 6:00 pm | | at No. 1 Notre Dame Preseason WNIT Semifinals | L 67–71 | 2–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,817) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 22, 2016* 6:00 pm | | at Belmont | W 62–53 | 3–1 | Curb Event Center (492) Nashville, TN |
| November 25, 2016* 1:00 pm | | at Chattanooga | W 71–55 | 4–1 | McKenzie Arena (1,557) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | W 68–43 | 5–1 | Renaissance Coliseum (592) Peoria, IL |
| December 3, 2016* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | W 72–58 | 6–1 | Kress Events Center (2,299) Green Bay, WI |
| December 6, 2016* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marquette | W 73–68 | 7–1 | Al McGuire Center (903) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 9, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota State | W 67–43 | 8–1 | Frost Arena (1,898) Brookings, SD |
| December 15, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wisconsin | L 53–54 | 8–2 | Kress Events Center (3,443) Green Bay, WI |
| December 20, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Butler | W 61–34 | 9–2 | Kress Events Center (1,967) Green Bay, WI |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | W 70–39 | 10–2 (1–0) | Kress Events Center (2,406) Green Bay, WI |
| December 31, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wright State | W 62–41 | 11–2 (2–0) | Kress Events Center (2,533) Green Bay, WI |
| January 5, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | W 75–36 | 12–2 (3–0) | Athletics–Recreation Center (453) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 7, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | W 79–65 | 13–2 (4–0) | UIC Pavilion (312) Chicago, IL |
| January 11, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 60–55 | 14–2 (5–0) | Kress Events Center (1,906) Green Bay, WI |
| January 13, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland | W 89–47 | 15–2 (6–0) | Kress Events Center (2,401) Green Bay, WI |
| January 17, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 56–35 | 16–2 (7–0) | Kress Events Center (1,901) Green Bay, WI |
| January 21, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | W 89–47 | 17–2 (8–0) | Kress Events Center (3,367) Green Bay, WI |
| January 26, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 24 | at Youngstown State | W 84–51 | 18–2 (9–0) | Beeghly Center (1,253) Youngstown, OH |
| January 28, 2017 Noon, ESPN3 | No. 24 | at Cleveland State | W 65–51 | 19–2 (10–0) | Wolstein Center (134) Cleveland, OH |
| February 2, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 21 | at Oakland | L 71–74 | 19–3 (10–1) | Athletics Center O'rena (959) Rochester, MI |
| February 4, 2017 Noon, ESPN3 | No. 21 | at Detroit | L 72-76 | 19–4 (10–2) | Calihan Hall (1,251) Detroit, MI |
| February 9, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | W 79–60 | 20–4 (11–2) | Kress Events Center (2,374) Green Bay, WI |
| February 11, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | W 75–41 | 21–4 (12–2) | Kress Events Center (3,376) Green Bay, WI |
| February 17, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Milwaukee | L 60–72 | 21–5 (12–3) | Klotsche Center (1,372) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 20, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | W 65–31 | 22–5 (13–3) | Kress Events Center (2,452) Green Bay, WI |
| February 24, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | W 58–51 | 23–5 (14–3) | Nutter Center (694) Dayton, OH |
| February 26, 2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | W 74–37 | 24–5 (15–3) | BB&T Arena (2,569) Highland Heights, KY |
| Horizon League Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2017 10:30 am, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (9) Valparaiso Quarterfinals | W 89–60 | 25–5 | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI |
| March 6, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (5) Milwaukee Semifinals | W 66–59 | 26–5 | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI |
| March 7, 2017 11:00 am, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (3) Detroit Championship | W 64-52 | 27-5 | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (8 L) | vs. (9) Purdue First Round | L 62–74 | 27–6 | Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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