# 2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by third-year head coach Lynn Kennedy, played their home games at the Pamplin Sports Center due to renovations at Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament, where they lost to Idaho.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/28/2017* 9:00 a.m. | | at Oregon Charity Exhibition for Oregon Wildfire Fund | L 60–88 | | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 6:00 p.m. | | at UNLV | L 80–88 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Cox Pavilion (383) Paradise, NV |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Nevada | L 55–67 | 0–2 | Lawlor Events Center (1,140) Reno, NV |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at UC Davis | L 67–79 | 0–3 | The Pavilion (335) Davis, CA |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at San Jose State | W 90–78 | 1–3 | Event Center Arena San Jose, CA |
| 11/22/2017* 6:00 p.m. | | at Seattle | L 77–91 | 1–4 | Connolly Center (405) Seattle, WA |
| 11/25/2017* 1:00 p.m. | | Multnomah | W 95–32 | 2–4 | Pamplin Sports Center (101) Portland, OR |
| 11/28/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Portland | W 77–71 | 3–4 | Chiles Center (169) Portland, OR |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Gonzaga | L 52–91 | 3–5 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,298) Spokane, WA |
| 12/09/2017* 1:00 p.m. | | Northwest | W 63–60 | 4–5 | Pamplin Sports Center (103) Portland, OR |
| 12/16/2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at UC Irvine | W 82–72 | 5–5 | Bren Events Center (265) Irvine, CA |
| 12/19/2017* 8:00 p.m. | | Ole Miss | W 94–79 | 6–5 | Pamplin Sports Center (265) Portland, OR |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2017 1:00 p.m. | | Sacramento State | W 74–73 | 7–5 (1–0) | Pamplin Sports Center (302) Portland, OR |
| 01/04/2018 8:00 p.m. | | Eastern Washington | W 75–60 | 8–5 (2–0) | Pamplin Sports Center (287) Portland, OR |
| 01/06/2018 1:00 p.m. | | Idaho | L 90–101 | 8–6 (2–1) | Pamplin Sports Center (352) Portland, OR |
| 01/11/2018 6:00 p.m. | | at Montana State | W 69–60 | 9–6 (3–1) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,599) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 p.m. | | at Montana | L 53–69 | 9–7 (3–2) | Dahlberg Arena (2,866) Missoula, MT |
| 01/18/2018 8:00 p.m. | | Idaho State | L 59–88 | 9–8 (3–3) | Pamplin Sports Center (319) Portland, OR |
| 01/20/2018 1:00 p.m. | | Weber State | W 77–64 | 10–8 (4–3) | Pamplin Sports Center (225) Portland, OR |
| 01/27/2018 1:00 p.m. | | at Sacramento State | W 81–72 | 11–8 (5–3) | Hornets Nest (272) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/01/2018 6:00 p.m. | | at Idaho | L 60–61 | 11–9 (5–4) | Cowan Spectrum (445) Moscow, ID |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Washington | L 57–64 | 11–10 (5–5) | Reese Court (604) Cheney, WA |
| 02/08/2018 8:00 p.m. | | Montana | W 70–53 | 12–10 (6–5) | Pamplin Sports Center (294) Portland, OR |
| 02/10/2018 1:00 p.m. | | Montana State | W 62–53 | 13–10 (7–5) | Pamplin Sports Center (309) Portland, OR |
| 02/15/2018 6:00 p.m. | | at Weber State | W 62–60 | 14–10 (8–5) | Dee Events Center (718) Ogden, UT |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 p.m. | | at Idaho State | L 64–72 | 14–11 (8–6) | Reed Gym (1,068) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/20/2018 8:00 p.m. | | Southern Utah | W 70–66 | 15–11 (9–6) | Pamplin Sports Center (310) Portland, OR |
| 01/20/2018 1:00 p.m. | | Northern Arizona | W 68–59 | 16–11 (10–6) | Pamplin Sports Center (301) Portland, OR |
| 02/28/2018 6:00 p.m. | | at Northern Colorado | L 60–63 | 16–12 (10–7) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,356) Greeley, CO |
| 03/02/2018 1:00 p.m. | | at North Dakota | W 80–61 | 17–12 (11–7) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,601) Grand Forks, ND |
| Big Sky women's tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 8:05 p.m. | (6) | vs. (11) Northern Arizona First round | W 77–61 | 18–12 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| 03/07/2018 8:05 p.m. | (6) | vs. (3) Eastern Washington Quarterfinals | W 82–73 | 19–12 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| 03/09/2018 2:35 p.m., ELVN | (6) | vs. (2) Idaho Semifinals | L 99–102 | 19–13 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||