2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode = Women's Basketball
|year = 2016–17
|team=Northern Iowa Panthers
|image=Northern Iowa Panthers wordmark.svg
|image_size=175
|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
|division=
|short_conf=The Valley
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=24–9
|conf_record=15–3
|head_coach = Tanya Warren
|hc_year = 10th
|asst_coach1 = Brad Nelson
|asst_coach2 = Adam DeJoode
|asst_coach3 = KK Armstrong
|stadium = McLeod Center
|champion =
|bowl = NCAA Women's Tournament
|bowl_result = first round
}}
{{2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2011 and they lost to DePaul in the first round.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Tanya Warren ({{college|Creighton}})
|asst_coach=
- Brad Nelson ({{college|Oregon}})
- Adam DeJoode ({{college|Iowa State}})
- KK Armstrong ({{college|Northern Iowa}})
|roster_url=http://unipanthers.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/07/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 905
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 77–34
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = IUPUI
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Jungle
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 293
| tv =
| score = 69–62
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hilton Coliseum
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 10,063
| tv =
| score = 68–76
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UW–Parkside
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 738
| tv =
| score = 72–54
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| gamename =
| attend = 2,153
| tv =
| score = 57–81
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GCU Arena
| site_cityst = Phoenix, AZ
| gamename = GCU Thanksgiving Classic
| attend = 205
| tv =
| score = 76–74
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Denver
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GCU Arena
| site_cityst = Phoenix, AZ
| gamename = GCU Thanksgiving Classic
| attend = 369
| tv =
| score = 79–68
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/01/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Dakota State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 529
| tv =
| score = 50–61
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/04/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,666
| tv =
| score = 39–88
| overtime =
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Creighton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,235
| tv =
| score = 50–49
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,094
| tv =
| score = 74–53
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,402
| tv =
| score = 67–59
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = JQH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,694
| tv =
| score = 61–54
| overtime =
| record = 8–4
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/01/2017
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wichita State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles Koch Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| gamename =
| attend = 1,564
| tv =
| score = 63–61
| overtime =
| record = 9–4
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,178
| tv =
| score = 79–49
| overtime =
| record = 10–4
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/08/2017
| time = 11:30 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Evansville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,059
| tv =
| score = 54–40
| overtime =
| record = 11–4
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Redbird Arena
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 576
| tv =
| score = 78–40
| overtime =
| record = 12–4
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/15/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bradley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 649
| tv =
| score = 72–53
| overtime =
| record = 13–4
| conference = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,179
| tv =
| score = 59–47
| overtime =
| record = 14–4
| conference = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola–Chicago
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,501
| tv =
| score = 68–30
| overtime =
| record = 15–4
| conference = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drake
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,027
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 79–88
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 15–5
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/03/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Evansville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ford Center
| site_cityst = Evansville, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 528
| tv =
| score = 62–36
| overtime =
| record = 16–5
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/05/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SIU Arena
| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 651
| tv =
| score = 59–64
| overtime =
| record = 16–6
| conference = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bradley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,359
| tv =
| score = 70–50
| overtime =
| record = 17–6
| conference = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,701
| tv =
| score = 82–51
| overtime =
| record = 18–6
| conference = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola–Chicago
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joseph J. Gentile Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 301
| tv =
| score = 89–43
| overtime =
| record = 19–6
| conference = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/19/2017
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 1,979
| tv =
| score = 61–59
| overtime = OT
| record = 20–6
| conference = 13–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drake
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 6,456
| tv =
| score = 57–70
| overtime =
| record = 20–7
| conference = 13–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wichita State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| attend = 1,239
| tv =
| score = 62–37
| overtime =
| record = 21–7
| conference = 14–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2017
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,301
| tv =
| score = 65–64
| overtime =
| record = 22–7
| conference = 15–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Missouri Valley Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/10/2017
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 2
| opponent = Bradley
| opprank =
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = iWireless Center
| site_cityst = Moline, IL
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–39
| overtime =
| record = 23–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/11/2017
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 2
| opponent = Evansville
| opprank =
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium = iWireless Center
| site_cityst = Moline, IL
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 2,181
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 82–58
| overtime =
| record = 24–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/12/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 2
| opponent = Drake
| opprank = 20
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = iWireless Center
| site_cityst = Moline, IL
| gamename = Championship Game
| attend = 2,451
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–74
| overtime = OT
| record = 24–8
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/17/2017
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 10 O
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank = 19
| oppseed = 7 O
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename = First Round
| attend =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 67–88
| overtime =
| record = 24–9
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time|region=O|regionname=Oklahoma City Region}}
See also
References
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{{Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team}}