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2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
CAA tournament & regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	27–7 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach	Charlotte Smith (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Cristy McKinney; Josh Wick; Tasha Taylor;
Home arena	Alumni Gym
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by sixth year head coach Charlotte Smith, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were third year members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 27–7, 16–2 in CAA play to win the CAA regular season title. They also won the CAA Tournament Championship for the first time in school history and earned their first ever bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. They lost in the first round to West Virginia.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2016* 2:00 pm		Wingate	W 74–42		Alumni Gym Elon, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay Preseason WNIT first round	L 56–71	0–1	Kress Events Center (2,049) Green Bay, WI
11/15/2016* 5:30 pm		Rutgers	W 66–54	1–1	Alumni Gym (983) Elon, NC
11/18/2016* 4:30 pm		vs. Eastern Washington Preseason WNIT consolation round	W 76–55	2–1	McGuirk Arena (100) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm		at Central Michigan Preseason WNIT consolation round	W 71–57	3–1	McGuirk Arena (454) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Bucknell	W 64–58	4–1	Alumni Gym (533) Elon, NC
11/26/2016* 2:00 pm		Wake Forest	L 68–78	4–2	Alumni Gym (716) Elon, NC
12/04/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at North Carolina	L 73–78	4–3	Carmichael Arena (2,791) Chapel Hill, NC
12/08/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 21 Duke	L 61–68	4–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,121) Durham, NC
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm		at East Tennessee State	W 79–51	5–4	Freedom Hall Civic Center (567) Johnson City, TN
12/21/2016* 1:00 pm		vs. Akron GSU Holiday Classic	W 65–62	6–4	GSU Sports Arena (365) Atlanta, GA
12/22/2016* 1:00 pm		at Georgia State GSU Holiday Classic	W 84–67	7–4	GSU Sports Arena (433) Atlanta, GA
12/28/2016* 5:30 pm		King	W 93–47	8–4	Alumni Gym (306) Elon, NC
CAA regular season
01/02/2017 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 70–57	9–4 (1–0)	Alumni Gym (338) Elon, NC
01/06/2017 7:00 pm		at Drexel	W 48–45	10–4 (2–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (520) Philadelphia, PA
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		Delaware	W 69–42	11–4 (3–0)	Alumni Gym (303) Elon, NC
01/13/2017 6:30 pm		at College of Charleston	W 84–56	12–4 (4–0)	TD Arena (520) Charleston, SC
01/15/2017 3:00 pm, ASN		Drexel	W 75–65	13–4 (5–0)	Alumni Gym (1,054) Elon, NC
01/20/2017 7:00 pm		James Madison	L 70–76	13–5 (5–1)	Alumni Gym (1,412) Elon, NC
01/22/2017 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 60–58	14–5 (6–1)	Kaplan Arena (434) Williamsburg, VA
01/27/2017 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 76–65	15–5 (7–1)	Cabot Center (327) Boston, MA
01/29/2017 1:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 64–53	16–5 (8–1)	Hofstra Arena (387) Hempstead, NY
02/03/2017 7:00 pm		Towson	W 83–55	17–5 (9–1)	Alumni Gym (628) Elon, NY
02/05/2017 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 66–56	18–5 (10–1)	Trask Coliseum (381) Wilmington, NC
02/10/2017 7:00 pm		Northeastern	W 70–58	19–5 (11–1)	Alumni Gym (531) Elon, NC
02/12/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at James Madison	L 54–61	19–6 (11–2)	JMU Convocation Center (4,019) Williamsburg, VA
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		Hofstra	W 72–61	20–6 (12–2)	Alumni Gym (617) Elon, NC
02/19/2017 2:00 pm		William & Mary	W 70–47	21–6 (13–2)	Alumni Gym (831) Elon, NC
02/24/2017 7:00 pm		at Delaware	W 57–48	22–6 (14–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,718) Newark, DE
02/26/2017 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 67–65	23–6 (15–2)	SECU Arena (398) Towson, MD
03/01/2017 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 82–48	24–6 (16–2)	Alumni Gym (1,234) Elon, NY
CAA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017 12:00 pm		vs. Hofstra Quarterfinals	W 78–50	25–6	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
03/10/2017 4:30 pm, CSN		vs. William & Mary Semifinals	W 88–60	26–6	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
03/11/2017 7:00 pm, CSN		at James Madison Championship Game	W 78–60	27–6	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	(11 B)	vs. (6 B) No. 22 West Virginia First Round	L 62–75	27–7	Xfinity Center (3,511) College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Elon †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	7	.794
James Madison	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Drexel	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Delaware	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
William & Mary	9	–	9	.500	20	–	11	.645
Northeastern	8	–	10	.444	12	–	19	.387
College of Charleston	6	–	12	.333	9	–	21	.300
Hofstra	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Towson	5	–	13	.278	12	–	18	.400
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355


† 2017 CAA tournament winner As of March 23, 2017 Rankings from AP poll