2016 – 17 UMBC Retrievers women 's basketball team represented the University of Maryland , Baltimore County during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Retrievers , led by 15th year head coach Phil Stern , played their home games in the Retriever Activities Center as members of the America East Conference . They finished the season 15 – 15 , 10 – 6 in America East play to finish in third place . They lost in quarterfinals of the America East Women 's Tournament to Hartford . They were invited to the Women 's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Brown in the first round
America East Women 's Tournament
2017 America East Women's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team