# 2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented the Marshall University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth year head coach Matt Daniel, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–17, 5–13 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to Charlotte.

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 12:00 pm | | at Illinois | W 55–53 | 1–0 | State Farm Center (969) Champaign, IL |
| 11/15/2016* 6:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 77–67 | 2–0 | Cam Henderson Center (531) Huntington, WV |
| 11/19/2016* 1:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 84–66 | 3–0 | Cam Henderson Center (1,327) Huntington, WV |
| 11/25/2016* 5:30 pm | | vs. Sam Houston State Feast on the Border | W 73–50 | 4–0 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (134) Edinburg, TX |
| 11/26/2016* 5:30 pm | | vs. Prairie View A&M Feast on the Border | L 68–78 | 4–1 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (92) Edinsburg, TX |
| 11/30/2016* 4:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 62–43 | 5–1 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 80–82 | 5–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,606) University Park, PA |
| 12/07/2016* 5:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina | L 53–75 | 5–3 | Carmichael Arena (1,528) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/11/2016* 1:00 pm | | Bluefield College | W 77–35 | 6–3 | Cam Henderson Center (696) Huntington, WV |
| 12/19/2016* 1:00 pm | | Longwood | W 70–50 | 7–3 | Cam Henderson Center (536) Huntington, WV |
| 12/20/2016* 1:00 pm | | Maine–Fort Kent | W 136–62 | 8–3 | Cam Henderson Center (416) Huntington, WV |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 6:00 pm | | FIU | W 70–52 | 9–3 (1–0) | Cam Henderson Center (604) Huntington, WV |
| 01/01/2017 1:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 76–53 | 10–3 (2–0) | Cam Henderson Center (717) Huntington, WV |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | L 69–73 | 10–4 (2–1) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,575) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm, beIN | | at Charlotte | L 77–93 | 10–5 (2–2) | Dale F. Halton Arena (338) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/12/2017 6:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | L 63–72 | 10–6 (2–3) | Cam Henderson Center (517) Huntington, WV |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | | UAB | W 61–58 | 11–6 (3–3) | Cam Henderson Center (593) Huntington, WV |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm | | at WKU | L 48–60 | 11–7 (3–4) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,215) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/26/2017 8:00 pm | | at UTSA | W 88–81 | 12–7 (4–4) | Convocation Center (324) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm | | at UTEP | L 74–84 | 12–8 (4–5) | Don Haskins Center (1,542) El Paso, TX |
| 02/02/2017 6:00 pm | | Southern Miss | L 78–82 | 12–9 (4–6) | Cam Henderson Center (613) Huntington, WV |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | L 64–72 | 12–10 (4–7) | Cam Henderson Center (1,072) Huntington, WV |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm | | WKU | L 64–78 | 12–11 (4–8) | Cam Henderson Center (717) Huntington, WV |
| 02/16/2017 8:00 pm | | at UAB | L 55–71 | 12–12 (4–9) | Bartow Arena (248) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/18/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Middle Tennessee | L 69–94 | 12–13 (4–10) | Murphy Center (3,411) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm | | Old Dominion | L 85–94 | 12–14 (4–11) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| 02/25/2017 1:00 pm | | Charlotte | L 75–89 | 12–15 (4–12) | Cam Henderson Center (487) Huntington, WV |
| 03/02/2017 8:00 pm | | at Rice | L 74–84 | 12–16 (4–13) | Tudor Fieldhouse (430) Houston, TX |
| 03/04/2017 1:00 pm | | at North Texas | W 60–57 | 13–16 (5–13) | The Super Pit (976) Denton, TX |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 3:00 pm | (12) | vs. (5) Charlotte First Round | L 66–71 | 13–17 | Bartow Arena (820) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||