# 2017–18 Temple Owls women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Temple Owls women's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the fifth for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by tenth year head coach Tonya Cardoza, played their home games at McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 12–19, 3–13 in AAC play to finish a tie for last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, where they lost to UCF.

## Media

All Owls home games will have video streaming on Owls TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 2:00 pm | | University of Charleston | W 92–44 | | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 96–72 | 1–0 | McGonigle Hall (1,202) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rutgers | L 67–84 | 1–1 | McGonigle Hall (1,158) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | Wagner | W 70–36 | 2–1 | McGonigle Hall (903) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/19/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | W 59–54 | 3–1 | Hynes Athletic Center (619) New Rochelle, NY |
| 11/22/2017* 1:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 69–52 | 4–1 | Tom Gola Arena (356) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/25/2017* 2:00 pm | | Ole Miss | L 48–64 | 4–2 | McGonigle Hall (1,187) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 69–66 | 5–2 | McGonigle Hall (1,028) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 pm | | Harvard | W 86–64 | 6–2 | McGonigle Hall (1,084) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/07/2017* 7:00 pm | | Hampton | W 65–56 | 7–2 | McGonigle Hall (916) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm | | No. 22 Villanova | L 65–69 | 7–3 | McGonigle Hall (1,184) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/16/2017* 2:00 pm | | Marist | W 83–77 | 8–3 | McGonigle Hall (982) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 4 South Carolina | L 60–87 | 8–4 | Liacouras Center (3,185) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/30/2017 7:00 pm | | at UCF | L 46–76 | 8–5 (0–1) | CFE Arena (2,789) Orlando, FL |
| 01/07/2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | SMU | W 55–52 | 9–5 (1–1) | McGonigle Hall (782) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Florida | L 73–89 | 9–6 (1–2) | McGonigle Hall (702) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm | | at Cincinnati | L 72–80 | 9–7 (1–3) | Saint Ursula Academy Gym (302) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/16/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Houston | L 75–99 | 9–8 (1–4) | McGonigle Hall (1,008) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 1 Connecticut | L 57–113 | 9–9 (1–5) | McGonigle Hall (3,392) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/24/2018* 7:00 pm | | Penn | L 59–74 | 9–10 | McGonigle Hall (936) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/28/2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at South Florida | L 60–76 | 9–11 (1–6) | USF Sun Dome (2,080) Tampa, FL |
| 01/31/2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at SMU | L 56–60 | 9–12 (1–7) | Moody Coliseum (1,325) Dallas, TX |
| 02/03/2018 1:00 pm | | Tulsa | W 76–75 | 10–12 (2–7) | McGonigle Hall (952) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/07/2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulane | L 65–69 | 10–13 (2–8) | Devlin Fieldhouse (625) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ADN | | UCF | L 57–64 | 10–14 (2–9) | McGonigle Hall (1,211) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/14/2018 8:00 pm | | at Wichita State | L 81–88 | 10–15 (2–10) | Charles Koch Arena (1,169) Wichita, KS |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 45–106 | 10–16 (2–11) | XL Center (13,110) Hartford, CT |
| 02/21/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cincinnati | L 52–70 | 10–17 (2–12) | Liacouras Center (4,305) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/24/2018 1:00 pm | | at East Carolina | W 65–64 | 11–17 (3–12) | Williams Arena (1,171) Greenville, NC |
| 02/26/2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Memphis | L 78–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–18 (3–13) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| AAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (6) Wichita State First Round | W 72–59 | 12–18 | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,380) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/04/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (3) UCF Quarterfinals | L 70–77 | 12–19 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,392) Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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