# 2017–18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Hawks, led by sixth year head coach Travis Brewster, played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Montana State.
This season was the last for North Dakota as a full Big Sky member. On July 1, 2018, the school joined the Summit League in all sports except for football, in which it remained a Big Sky member before joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 2:00 pm | | Minnesota–Morris | W 99–35 | | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,457) Grand Forks, ND |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 4:00 pm | | at No. 19 Oregon State | L 55–65 | 0–1 | Gill Coliseum (3,737) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2 | | at South Dakota State | L 52–66 | 0–2 | Frost Arena (1,646) Brookings, SD |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm, FSNOR/FSCP | | UMass | W 82–52 | 1–2 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,580) Grand Forks, ND |
| 11/24/2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. Lamar UTSA Thanksgiving Classic | W 73–70 | 2–2 | Convocation Center (150) San Antonio, TX |
| 11/25/2017* 3:30 pm | | at UTSA UTSA Thanksgiving Classic | W 60–47 | 3–2 | Convocation Center (328) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 pm, FSNOR/FSCP | | Northern Iowa | W 80–72 | 4–2 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,877) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/05/2017* 7:00 pm | | at No. 8 Baylor | L 43–105 | 4–3 | Ferrell Center (4,788) Waco, TX |
| 12/09/2017* 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/FCSC | | North Dakota State | W 79–68 | 5–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,571) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/12/2017* 7:00 pm | | Mayville State | W 82–64 | 6–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,358) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm | | Southwest Minnesota State | W 85–62 | 7–3 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,249) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/21/2017* 5:00 pm, MidcoSN | | at South Dakota | L 71–76 | 7–4 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,732) Vermillion, SD |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 75–80 | 7–5 (0–1) | Cowan Spectrum (312) Moscow, ID |
| 12/30/2017 4:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 70–74 | 7–6 (0–2) | Reese Court (323) Cheney, WA |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm | | Montana | L 43–54 | 7–7 (0–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,325) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm, MidcoSN | | Montana State | W 79–70 | 8–7 (1–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,523) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/11/2018 8:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 46–57 | 8–8 (1–4) | Reed Gym (1,111) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/13/2018 3:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 69–80 | 8–9 (1–5) | Dee Events Center (771) Ogden, UT |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 78–70 | 9–9 (2–5) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,877) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/25/2018 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 81–79 | 10–9 (3–5) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,594) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/27/2018 1:00 pm | | Idaho | L 64–78 | 10–10 (3–6) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,935) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/01/2018 8:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 56–72 | 10–11 (3–7) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,026) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/03/2018 3:00 pm | | at Montana | L 51–53 | 10–12 (3–8) | Dahlberg Arena (2,943) Missoula, MT |
| 02/08/2018 7:00 pm, MidcoSN | | Weber State | W 80–67 | 11–12 (4–8) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,604) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, MidcoSN | | Idaho State | L 55–68 | 11–13 (4–9) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,977) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/15/2018 7:30 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 68–53 | 12–13 (5–9) | America First Events Center (723) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/17/2018 6:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 59–79 | 12–14 (5–10) | Walkup Skydome (427) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/24/2018 3:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 45–51 | 12–15 (5–11) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,232) Greeley, CO |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 pm, MidcoSN | | Sacramento State | L 66–72 | 12–16 (5–12) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,552) Grand Forks, ND |
| 03/02/2018 3:00 pm | | Portland State | L 61–80 | 12–17 (5–13) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,601) Grand Forks, ND |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 7:35 pm | (10) | vs. (7) Montana State First Round | L 58–68 | 12–28 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||