# 2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), were members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Lisa Fortier, played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington. They finished the season 27–6, 17–1 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeatee Pepperdine, San Francisco and San Diego to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Stanford.

## Previous season

They finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeat Pacific, San Francisco and Saint Mary's to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they were defeated by Oklahoma in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2017* 2:00 pm | | Northwest Christian | W 96–35 | | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,435) Spokane, WA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2017* 5:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 49–65 | 0–1 | Moby Arena (1,137) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/18/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Montana | W 70–55 | 1–1 | Dahlberg Arena (3,520) Missoula, MT |
| 11/23/2017* 8:00 pm | | vs. Belmont Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals | L 63–71 | 1–2 | Mandalay Bay Arena (323) Paradise, NV |
| 11/24/2017* 3:00 pm | | vs. Kent State Play4Kay Shootout Consolation 2nd round | W 77–57 | 2–2 | Mandalay Bay Arena (343) Paradise, NV |
| 11/25/2017* 3:00 pm | | vs. DePaul Play4Kay Shootout 5th place game | L 71–88 | 2–3 | Mandalay Bay Arena (230) Paradise, NV |
| 11/30/2017* 6:00 pm, SWX | | Eastern Washington | W 69–45 | 3–3 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,394) Spokane, WA |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 pm | | Portland State | W 91–52 | 4–3 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,298) Spokane, WA |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | W 62–56 | 5–3 | Beasley Coliseum (977) Pullman, WA |
| 12/09/2017* 2:00 pm, SWX | | UNLV | L 50–52 | 5–4 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,378) Spokane, WA |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 97–74 | 6–4 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,438) Spokane, WA |
| 12/21/2017* 6:00 pm | | Western Illinois | W 80–65 | 7–4 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,548) Spokane, WA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 99–72 | 8–4 (1–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center (716) Stockton, CA |
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 63–51 | 9–4 (2–0) | Leavey Center (402) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/04/2018 6:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 73–51 | 10–4 (3–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,452) Spokane, WA |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 77–67 | 11–4 (4–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,638) Spokane, WA |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 70–56 | 12–4 (5–0) | Chiles Center (415) Portland, OR |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm, SWX | | San Francisco | W 74–47 | 13–4 (6–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,566) Spokane, WA |
| 01/18/2018 6:30 pm | | at Saint Mary's | W 73–65 | 14–4 (7–0) | McKeon Pavilion (476) Moraga, CA |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm, SWX | | Santa Clara | W 71–44 | 15–4 (8–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/25/2018 6:00 pm | | Portland | W 75–36 | 16–4 (9–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,309) Spokane, WA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 81–57 | 17–4 (10–0) | War Memorial Gymnaisum (415) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/01/2018 6:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 63–44 | 18–4 (11–0) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (675) San Diego, CA |
| 02/03/2018 1:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | W 84–70 | 19–4 (12–0) | Marriott Center (1,327) Provo, UT |
| 02/08/2018 6:00 pm | | Pacific | W 90–66 | 20–4 (13–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,384) Spokane, WA |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, SWX | | Saint Mary's | L 56–72 | 20–5 (13–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 75–69 | 21–5 (14–1) | Gersten Pavilion (259) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 67–48 | 22–5 (15–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse (223) Malibu, CA |
| 02/22/2018 6:00 pm | | San Diego | W 58–54 | 23–5 (16–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,712) Spokane, WA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm, SWX | | BYU | W 62–37 | 24–5 (17–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,733) Spokane, WA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (1) | vs. (8) Pepperdine Quarterfinals | W 81–70 | 25–5 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/05/2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (1) | vs. (5) San Francisco Semifinals | W 65–53 | 26–5 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/06/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (6) San Diego Championship Game | W 79–71 | 27–5 | Orleans Arena (6,661) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | (13 S) | at (4 S) No. 15 Stanford First Round | L 68–82 | 27–6 | Maples Pavilion (2,686) Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |