2016 – 17 Washington Huskies women 's basketball team represented University of Washington during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Huskies , led by fourth year head coach Mike Neighbors , played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference . In the final regular season game for the Huskies on February 25 , 2017 , Kelsey Plum scored a Pac-12 record 57 points in an 84 – 77 win over Utah to set NCAA Division I women 's basketball career scoring record . They finished the season 29 – 6 , 15 – 3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place . They were upset by the 10 seed Oregon in the quarterfinals of Pac-12 Women 's Tournament . They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women 's Tournament where they defeated Montana State and Oklahoma in the first and second rounds before losing to Mississippi State in the sweet sixteen . With 29 wins in the regular season , the most wins in school history
Pac-12 Women 's Tournament
2017 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Washington Huskies women's basketball team