# 2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third year head coach Carolyn Kieger, played their home games at the Al McGuire Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Big East play to finish in third place. They won the Big East tournament title for the first time in school history and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they received a No. 5 seed in the Stockton Region. They were upset by No. 12 seed Quinnipiac in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 1:00 pm | | Minnesota State | W 78–75 | | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 87–37 | 1–0 | Al McGuire Center (1,225) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 104–91 | 2–0 | Al McGuire Center (841) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/19/2016* 2:00 pm | | No. 18 Arizona State | W 75–63 | 3–0 | Al McGuire Center (2,109) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/22/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 22 Oregon State | W 74–73 | 4–0 | Gill Coliseum (2,884) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/25/2016* 6:00 pm | | vs. Santa Clara Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament | L 62–65 | 4–1 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 5:30 pm | | at Pacific Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament | W 89–75 | 5–1 | Alex G. Spanos Center (400) Stockton, CA |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Western Illinois | W 77–61 | 6–1 | Al McGuire Center (1,222) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/06/2016* 7:30 pm, SPCSN | | Green Bay | L 63–78 | 6–2 | Al McGuire Center (903) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/11/2016* 1:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | W 81–75 | 7–2 | Kohl Center (4,974) Madison, WI |
| 12/18/2016* 3:00 pm | | Milwaukee | W 85–74 | 8–2 | Al McGuire Center (1,218) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/21/2016* 11:30 am | | New Mexico | W 62–52 | 9–2 | Al McGuire Center (3,700) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 11:00 am, FSWI | | at Villanova | W 77–71 | 10–2 (1–0) | The Pavilion (509) Villanova, PA |
| 12/30/2016 1:00 pm, FSWI | | at Georgetown | W 84–77 | 11–2 (2–0) | McDonough Gymnasium (319) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/02/2017 7:30 pm, FS1 | | Creighton | L 63–83 | 11–3 (2–1) | Al McGuire Center (1,144) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Providence | W 79–74 | 12–3 (3–1) | Al McGuire Center (1,041) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/08/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | L 64–70 | 12–4 (3–2) | Carnesecca Arena (542) Queens, NY |
| 01/10/2017 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | W 83–77 | 13–4 (4–2) | Walsh Gymnasium (744) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 85–61 | 14–4 (5–2) | Al McGuire Center (2,419) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/15/2017 12:00 pm, FS1 | | Butler | W 91–53 | 15–4 (6–2) | Al McGuire Center (1,415) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at No. 19 DePaul | W 102–101 | 16–4 (7–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,481) Chicago, IL |
| 01/27/2017 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Providence | L 64–66 | 16–5 (7–3) | Alumni Hall (520) Providence, RI |
| 01/29/2017 1:05 pm, BEDN | | at Creighton | L 77–80 | 16–6 (7–4) | D. J. Sokol Arena (996) Omaha, NE |
| 02/03/2017 11:00 am, FSWI | | Seton Hall | W 103–60 | 17–6 (8–4) | Al McGuire Center (2,524) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/05/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | | St. John's | L 72–82 | 17–7 (8–5) | Al McGuire Center (1,225) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/10/2017 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | W 72–66 | 18–7 (9–5) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (882) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/12/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Xavier | W 86–71 | 19–7 (10–5) | Cintas Center (2,185) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm, FS2 | | No. 17 DePaul | W 96–81 | 20–7 (11–5) | Al McGuire Center (1,733) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | W 80–70 | 21–7 (12–5) | Al McGuire Center (1,156) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Villanova | W 62–53 | 22–7 (13–5) | Al McGuire Center (1,614) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2017 2:30 pm, FS2 | (3) | vs. (6) Georgetown Quarterfinals | W 80–66 | 23–7 | Al McGuire Center (2,815) Milwaukee, WI |
| 03/06/2017 3:00 pm, FS1 | (3) | vs. (2) Creighton Semifinals | W 72–65 | 24–7 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI |
| 03/07/2017 8:00 pm, FS1 | (3) | vs. (1) No. 17 DePaul Championship | W 86–78 | 25–7 | Al McGuire Center (3,166) Milwaukee, WI |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 12:30 pm, ESPN2 | (5 S) | vs. (12 S) Quinnipiac First Round | L 65–68 | 25–8 | Watsco Center (2,009) Coral Gables, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in Central. ||||||

## 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 |