2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team will represent Ball State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship season. The Cardinals, led by fifth year head coach Brady Sallee, will play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record21–8 (14–3 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tennille Adams
  • Audrey McDonald-Spencer
  • Ryan Patterson
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State135 .7221913 .594
Ohio126 .6672210 .688
Buffalo108 .5562210 .688
Miami (OH)513 .2781121 .344
Bowling Green414 .222823 .258
Akron216 .111921 .300
West
Central Michigan153 .833239 .719
Ball State144 .7782111 .656
Toledo126 .667259 .735
Northern Illinois126 .6672112 .636
Western Michigan810 .4441913 .594
Eastern Michigan117 .056625 .194
2017 MAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3
Arkansas Pine BluffW 88–60 1–0
Worthen Arena (1,683)
Muncie, IN
November 16, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
EvansvilleW 84–49 2–0
Worthen Arena (1,012)
Muncie, IN
November 22, 2016*
4:30 pm
vs. Auburn
Savannah Invitational First Round
L 40–54 2–1
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
November 23, 2016*
2:00 pm
vs. North Carolina A&T
Savannah Invitational Second Round
W 76–57 3–1
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
November 24, 2016*
4:30 pm
vs. East Carolina
Savannah Invitational Third Round
L 69–82 3–2
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
December 1, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chicago StateW 88–53 4–2
Worthen Arena (851)
Muncie, IN
December 4, 2016*
1:00 pm
at ButlerW 74–50 5–2
Hinkle Fieldhouse (786)
Indianapolis, IN
December 8, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
PurdueL 42–58 5–3
Worthen Arena (2,510)
Muncie, IN
December 11, 2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at OaklandW 66–59 6–3
Athletics Center O'rena (552)
Rochester, MI
December 18, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
LipscombL 74–78 6–4
Worthen Arena (892)
Muncie, IN
December 21, 2016*
8:00 pm
at Western KentuckyL 61–68 6–5
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,759)
Bowling Green, KY
December 28, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UrbanaW 93–49 7–5
Worthen Arena (706)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016
12:00 pm
at ToledoW 51–45 8–5 (1–0)
Savage Arena (3,509)
Toledo, OH
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent StateW 71–47 9–5 (2–0)
Worthen Arena (820)
Muncie, IN
January 7, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Western MichiganW 61–56 10–5 (3–0)
Worthen Arena (2,645)
Muncie, IN
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm
at Central MichiganL 92–101 10–6 (3–1)
McGuirk Arena (1,471)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 14, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
AkronW 80–70 11–6 (4–1)
Worthen Arena (1,015)
Muncie, IN
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern MichiganW 78–49 12–6 (5–1)
Worthen Arena (954)
Muncie, IN
January 21, 2017
12:00 pm
at Bowling GreenW 75–53 13–6 (6–1)
Stroh Center (2,953)
Bowling Green, OH
January 25, 2017
7:00 pm
at BuffaloW 89–75 14–6 (7–1)
Alumni Arena (1,189)
Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern IllinoisL 96–101 14–7 (7–2)
Worthen Arena (4,298)
Muncie, IN
February 1, 2017
7:00 pm
at AkronW 90–63 15–7 (8–2)
Rhodes Arena (629)
Akron, OH
February 4, 2017
1:00 pm
at Miami (OH)W 81–60 16–7 (9–2)
Millett Hall (394)
Oxford, OH
February 8, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling GreenW 91–70 17–7 (10–2)
Worthen Arena (1,153)
Muncie, IN
February 11, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3
OhioL 68–72 17–8 (10–3)
Worthen Arena (1,011)
Muncie, IN
February 18, 2017
1:00 pm
at Northern IllinoisW 92–84 18–8 (11–3)
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm
at Western MichiganW 83–72 19–8 (12–3)
University Arena (683)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 25, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Central MichiganW 81–73 20–8 (13–3)
Worthen Arena (1,427)
Muncie, IN
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm
at Eastern MichiganW 64–54 21–8 (14–3)
Convocation Center (704)
Ypsilanti, MI
March 4, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
ToledoL 66–76 21–9 (14–4)
Worthen Arena (1,785)
Muncie, IN
MAC Tournament
March 8, 2017*
4:50 pm, ESPN3
vs. BuffaloL 65–69 21–10 (14–4)
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Women's NIT
March 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, CBS
at Indiana
Round 1
L 58–71 21–11 (14–4)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,028)
Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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