The 2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented

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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 Final Four title game in Dallas on April 2, 2017, won by South Carolina. Practices officially began on September 30, 2016. Season headlines * ...

. The Golden Eagles, led by third year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Big East play to finish in third place. They won the Big East tournament title for the first time in school history and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they received a No. 5 seed in the Stockton Region. They were upset by No. 12 seed

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in the first round.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

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References

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Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References