In 2016, the Tritons again secured an at-large bid to participate in the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Tournament, after finishing third in the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season (13-5-1 GLVC 11-3-1). The Triton side dropped five matches to #2 Grand Valley State, #8 Bellarmine, #15 Rockhurst (twice) and unranked Indianapolis while drawing even with #19 Truman State and revenging two earlier losses against #12 Rockhurst in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Six players earned All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors. Freshman goalkeeper Emily Rish was named the GLVC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week after posting a pair of shutouts, holding No. 19 Truman State and Quincy scoreless for 200 minutes. The Triton squad recorded the most wins in program history since 2003 and notched the program its first NCAA win since 1982. In March 2017, former Triton Kirsten Crabtree signed with Skovde KIK in the Sweden Women’s Professional Soccer League, becoming the first UMSL alumnae to play professionally overseas. In June 2017, the GLVC announced that two members, Miranda Buettner and Miriam Taylor, were distinguished with the Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award, and sport-high twelve players were named to the Academic All-GLVC Team.