2016 – 17 Idaho Vandals women 's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Vandals , led by ninth year head coach Jon Newlee , played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with early season games at Memorial Gym , and were members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 19 – 15 , 11 – 7 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place . They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Women 's Tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington . They were invited to the Women 's Basketball Invitational where defeated Utah State in the first round , Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Rice
Big Sky Women 's Tournament
2017 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team