# 2017–18 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by thirteenth year head coach Michael Shafer, played their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Dayton.

## 2017–18 media

All Spiders games are broadcast on WTVR 6.3 with Robert Fish on the call. The games are also streamed on Spider TV Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Fairfield | W 72–67 | 1–0 | Webster Bank Arena (788) Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Nov 12, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Columbia | W 85–79 | 2–0 | Levien Gymnasium (418) New York, New York |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Wake Forest | L 81–85 | 2–1 | Robins Center (775) Richmond, Virginia |
| Nov 18, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at East Carolina | W 65–64 | 3–1 | Williams Arena (1,031) Greenville, North Carolina |
| Nov 21, 2017* 4:30 pm | | vs. Florida Savannah Invitational | L 80–87 | 3–2 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, Georgia |
| Nov 22, 2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. Savannah State Savannah Invitational | W 100–63 | 4–2 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, Georgia |
| Nov 23, 2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. Wright State Savannah Invitational | L 69–85 | 4–3 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, Georgia |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Old Dominion | W 54–45 | 5–3 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,561) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Nov 29, 2017* 3:00 pm | | William & Mary | L 64–78 | 5–4 | Robins Center (353) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 1, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | L 65–81 | 5–5 | Robins Center (423) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Navy | L 56–76 | 5–6 | Robins Center (407) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 20, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson Hatter Classic | L 67–72 | 5–7 | Edmunds Center (353) DeLand, Florida |
| Dec 21, 2017* 3:00 pm | | vs. Bethune–Cookman Hatter Classic | L 50–63 | 5–8 | Edmunds Center (279) DeLand, Florida |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| Dec 31, 2017 2:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 74–53 | 6–8 (1–0) | Ryan Center (354) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | L 61–79 | 6–9 (1–1) | Robins Center (505) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 6, 2018 6:00 pm | | La Salle | W 79–51 | 7–9 (2–1) | Robins Center (1,075) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 10, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Joseph's | L 72–81 | 7–10 (2–2) | Hagan Arena (681) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 14, 2018 2:00 pm | | Davidson | L 65–68 | 7–11 (2–3) | Robins Center (654) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 17, 2018 11:00 am | | at George Mason | L 56–77 | 7–12 (2–4) | EagleBank Arena (503) Fairfax, Virginia |
| Jan 21, 2018 2:00 pm | | Fordham | L 38–43 | 7–13 (2–5) | Robins Center (854) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm | | Dayton | L 59–60 | 7–14 (2–6) | Robins Center (674) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 28, 2018 7:00 pm, CBS 6.2 | | at VCU Sonabank/P.O.W.E.R. Crosstown Showdown | W 77–68 $^{OT}$ | 8–14 (3–6) | Siegel Center (1,856) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 31, 2018 11:30 am | | at UMass | W 51–39 | 9–14 (4–6) | Mullins Center (2,512) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Feb 4, 2018 12:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 70–78 | 9–15 (4–7) | Robins Center (746) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 60–57 | 10–15 (5–7) | Tom Gola Arena (446) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 79–57 | 11–15 (6–7) | Reilly Center (793) Olean, New York |
| Feb 18, 2018 3:00 pm, CBS 6.3 | | VCU Sonabank/P.O.W.E.R. Crosstown Showdown | W 59–54 | 12–15 (7–7) | Robins Center (1,302) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | UMass | L 49–58 | 12–16 (7–8) | Robins Center (418) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm | | at George Washington | W 49–36 | 13–16 (8–8) | Charles E. Smith Center (524) Washington, D.C. |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2018 7:00 pm | (8) | (9) Davidson First Round | W 62–53 | 14–16 | Robins Center (451) Richmond, Virginia |
| 03/02/2018 11:00 am | (8) | vs. (1) Dayton Quarterfinals | L 58–67 | 14–17 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern 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 |