The 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented

Gonzaga University Gonzaga University (GU) ( ) is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington, United States. It is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges ...

in the

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 11, 2016 and ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Final Four 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game, title game in Dallas ...

. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the

West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting o ...

. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach

Lisa Fortier Lisa Mispley Fortier (born April 5, 1981) is an American basketball coach, currently the head coach of the women's basketball team at Gonzaga University. Early life and education Fortier, born Lisa Mispley, is the oldest of three children to Bi ...

, the Zags played their home games at the

McCarthey Athletic Center McCarthey Athletic Center (MAC) is a 6,000-seat indoor arena in the Northwestern United States, located on the campus of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Opened in November 2004, it is home to the university's Bulldog basketball programs ...

on the university campus in

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. They finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeated Pacific, San Francisco and Saint Mary's to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they were defeated by Oklahoma in the first round.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings Two human polls make up the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Legend AP Poll This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation ...

References

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Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball seasons

2010s in Spokane, Washington

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

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