# 2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, led by third year head coach Marlene Stollings, played their home games at Williams Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 5–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Maryland.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non conference regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2016* 2:00 pm | | Harvard | W 103–87 | 1–0 | Williams Arena (3,056) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 15, 2016* 5:00 pm | | at VCU | W 79–69 | 2–0 | Siegel Center (943) Richmond, VA |
| November 18, 2016* 4:00 pm | | Georgetown | W 68–60 | 3–0 | Williams Arena (3,011) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 20, 2016* 2:00 pm | | Seton Hall | W 90–57 | 4–0 | Williams Arena (3,022) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 24, 2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. Georgia Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division semifinals | L 58–70 | 4–1 | St. George HS Gymnasium (229) Freeport, BAH |
| November 25, 2016* 4:45 pm | | vs. North Carolina Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division 3rd place game | L 77–91 | 4–2 | St. George HS Gymnasium (486) Freeport, BAH |
| November 30, 2016* 6:00 pm, BTN | | No. 8 Florida State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 61–75 | 4–3 | Williams Arena (2,213) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 3, 2016* 2:00 pm | | Detroit | W 111–91 | 5–3 | Williams Arena (2,256) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 6, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at New Mexico | W 69–65 | 6–3 | The Pit (4,387) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 8, 2016* 8:00 pm, BTN | | Army | W 70–52 | 7–3 | Williams Arena (2,003) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 11, 2016* 2:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 6 South Carolina | L 58–98 | 7–4 | Colonial Life Arena (12,461) Columbia, SC |
| December 14, 2016* 12:00 pm | | Belmont | W 75–74 | 8–4 | Williams Arena (3,342) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 22, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Kent State | W 92–62 | 9–4 | Williams Arena (2,389) Minneapolis, MN |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2016 6:00 pm | | at No. 14 Ohio State | L 62–87 | 9–5 (0–1) | Value City Arena (7,105) Columbus, OH |
| January 1, 2017 5:00 pm | | No. 4 Maryland | L 72–83 | 9–6 (0–2) | Williams Arena (4,884) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 4, 2017 6:00 pm | | at Indiana | L 62–78 | 9–7 (0–3) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,409) Bloomington, IN |
| January 7, 2017 5:00 pm | | Wisconsin | W 88–60 | 10–7 (1–3) | Williams Arena (4,471) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 11, 2017 7:00 pm | | Northwestern Postponed, rescheduled for 02/13/2017 | | | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| January 15, 2017 3:30 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 67–80 | 10–8 (1–4) | Crisler Center (2,482) Ann Arbor MI |
| January 18, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN | | Illinois | W 78–50 | 11–8 (2–4) | Williams Arena (2,781) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 21, 2017 2:00 pm | | at Iowa | L 65–80 | 11–9 (2–5) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,191) Iowa City, IA |
| January 26, 2017 7:00 pm | | No. 15 Ohio State | L 76–88 | 11–10 (2–6) | Williams Arena (2,896) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 30, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN | | Michigan State | L 74–93 | 11–11 (2–7) | Williams Arena (3,490) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 4, 2017 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | W 79–69 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (3–7) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,793) Lincoln, NE |
| February 8, 2017 6:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 66–77 | 12–12 (3–8) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,542) University Park, PA |
| February 11, 2017 2:00 pm | | Rutgers | W 80–46 | 13–12 (4–8) | Williams Arena (4,726) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 13, 2017 6:00 pm | | Northwestern | W 71–61 | 14–12 (5–8) | Williams Arena (3,764) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 16, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Michigan State | L 69–85 | 14–13 (5–9) | Breslin Center (5,387) East Lansing, MI |
| February 23, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN | | Purdue | L 54–67 | 14–14 (5–10) | Williams Arena (2,832) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 26, 2017 11:00 am, BTN | | at No. 2 Maryland | L 60–93 | 14–15 (5–11) | Xfinity Center (10,107) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2017 5:30 pm, BTN | (10) | vs. (7) Penn State Second Round | W 70–64 | 15–15 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 3, 2017 5:30 pm, BTN | (10) | vs. (2) No. 4 Maryland Quarterfinals | L 80–92 | 15–16 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
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