1996-1997 Women's Basketball Schedule
Overall22-80.733
Conference9-50.643
StreakL1
Home15-2
Away6-6
Neutral1-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 (Sat) | 7:00 PM | Home | Bluefield | Lynchburg, Va. | W 89-45 | |
| Nov 25 (Mon) | 7:00 PM | Home | Hampton | Lynchburg, Va. | W 85-52 | |
| Nov 30 (Sat) | 3:00 PM | Away | North Carolina A&T | Greensboro, NC | W 72-69 | |
| Dec 6 (Fri) | 5:30 PM | Home | Stetson | Lynchburg, Va. | Lady Flames Classic | L 68-82 |
| Dec 7 (Sat) | 4:00 PM | Home | Akron | Lynchburg, Va. | Lady Flames Classic | W 96-90 |
| Dec 12 (Thu) | 7:00 PM | Home | Campbell | Lynchburg, Va. | W 79-67 | |
| Dec 14 (Sat) | 6:00 PM | Home | Wofford | Lynchburg, Va. | W 69-62 | |
| Dec 16 (Mon) | 7:00 PM | Home | UNC Asheville | Lynchburg, Va. | W 68-67 | |
| Dec 29 (Sun) | 5:00 PM | Neutral | Long Beach State | Louisville, Ky. | Louisville Classic | W 66-55 |
| Dec 30 (Mon) | 7:30 PM | Away | Louisville | Louisville, Ky. | Louisville Classic | L 60-82 |
| Jan 2 (Thu) | 7:00 PM | Away | South Carolina State | Orangeburg, SC | W 77-53 | |
| Jan 4 (Sat) | 2:00 PM | Away | Wofford | Spartanburg, SC | W 74-53 | |
| Jan 7 (Tue) | 6:00 PM | Home | Emory & Henry | Lynchburg, Va. | W 89-49 | |
| Jan 18 (Sat) | 7:00 PM | Away | Charleston Southern | Charleston, SC | L 69-73 | |
| Jan 20 (Mon) | 7:00 PM | Away | Coastal Carolina | Conway, SC | W 70-48 | |
| Jan 23 (Thu) | 6:00 PM | Home | Radford | Lynchburg, Va. | W 72-50 | |
| Jan 25 (Sat) | 5:30 PM | Home | Winthrop | Lynchburg, Va. | W 75-49 | |
| Jan 28 (Tue) | 7:00 PM | Away | UNC Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | L 64-80 | |
| Feb 1 (Sat) | 7:00 PM | Away | Radford | Radford, Va, | W 88-72 | |
| Feb 4 (Tue) | 7:00 PM | Away | UMBC | Baltimore, Md. | W 58-47 | |
| Feb 8 (Sat) | 2:00 PM | Away | UNC Asheville | Asheville, NC | L 59-68 | |
| Feb 13 (Thu) | 7:00 PM | Home | UMBC | Lynchburg, Va. | W 68-40 | |
| Feb 15 (Sat) | 7:00 PM | Home | Charleston Southern | Lynchburg, Va. | W 66-48 | |
| Feb 17 (Mon) | 7:00 PM | Home | Coastal Carolina | Lynchburg, Va. | W 78-65 | |
| Feb 20 (Thu) | 6:00 PM | Home | UNC Greensboro | Lynchburg, Va. | L 70-86 | |
| Feb 22 (Sat) | 2:30 PM | Away | Winthrop | Rock Hill, SC | L 66-71 | |
| Feb 27 (Thu) | 3:00 PM | Home | Coastal Carolina | Lynchburg, Va. | Big South Women's Basketball Championship | W 71-61 |
| Feb 28 (Fri) | 5:00 PM | Home | Winthrop | Lynchburg, Va. | Big South Women's Basketball Championship | W 63-50 |
| Mar 1 (Sat) | 7:00 PM | Home | UNC Greensboro | Lynchburg, Va. | Big South Women's Basketball Championship | W 89-82 |
| Mar 14 (Tue) | 7:00 PM | Away | Old Dominion | Norfolk, Va. | NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship | L 52-102 |