# 2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team represented the Saint Louis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Billikens, led by sixth year head coach Lisa Stone, played their home games at the Chaifetz Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Kansas State in the first round.

## Media

All non-televised Billikens home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 7:30 pm | | Lindenwood | W 77–56 | | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Indiana State | W 60–59 | 1–0 | Hulman Center (1,469) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/13/2017* 4:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 60–62 | 1–1 | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO |
| 11/17/2017* 4:00 pm | | vs. Ole Miss Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals | W 79–64 | 2–1 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| 11/18/2017* 4:00 pm | | at DePaul Maggie Dixon Classic championship | L 78–86 | 2–2 | Wintrust Arena (1,964) Chicago, IL |
| 11/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 72–79 | 2–3 | Vadalabene Center (928) Edwardsville, IL |
| 11/24/2017* 10:00 pm | | vs. Cleveland State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 80–64 | 3–3 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 11/25/2017* 10:00 pm | | vs. LSU South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 59–71 | 3–4 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | Vanderbilt | L 69–74 | 3–5 | Chaifetz Arena (1,687) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | Little Rock | W 48–45 | 4–5 | Chaifetz Arena (778) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/04/2017* 9:00 pm | | at Washington State | L 63–85 | 4–6 | Beasley Coliseum (479) Pullman, WA |
| 12/08/2017* 7:00 pm | | at No. 17 Missouri | L 58–70 | 4–7 | Mizzou Arena (3,470) Columbia, MO |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | Lipscomb | W 101–57 | 5–7 | Chaifetz Arena (622) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/19/2017* 5:00 pm | | Tulsa | W 77–66 | 6–7 | Chaifetz Arena (822) St. Louis, MO |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | W 78–55 | 7–7 (1–0) | Chaifetz Arena (1,709) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/03/2018 6:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 79–61 | 8–7 (2–0) | Robins Center (505) Richmond, VA |
| 01/06/2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Fordham | L 63–66 | 8–8 (2–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| 01/14/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Dayton | L 76–101 | 8–9 (2–2) | UD Arena (1,837) Dayton, OH |
| 01/18/2018 7:00 pm | | UMass | W 64–63 | 9–9 (3–2) | Chaifetz Arena (486) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 96–73 | 10–9 (4–2) | Chaifetz Arena (6,346) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/24/2018 6:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 72–81 | 10–10 (4–3) | EagleBank Arena (711) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/27/2018 11:00 am | | at George Washington | W 72–69 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (5–3) | Charles E. Smith Center (757) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/31/2018 11:00 am, NBCSN | | Fordham | W 91–85 $^{2OT}$ | 12–10 (6–3) | Chaifetz Arena (4,320) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm | | Davidson | W 88–72 | 13–10 (7–3) | Chaifetz Arena (637) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/07/2018 6:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 76–87 | 13–11 (7–4) | Tom Gola Arena (402) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/10/2018 1:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 70–66 | 14–11 (8–4) | Ryan Center (585) Kingston, RI |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 66–76 | 14–12 (8–5) | Chaifetz Arena (402) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | George Washington | L 58–71 | 14–13 (8–6) | Chaifetz Arena (764) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/21/2018 5:00 pm | | at VCU | L 84–88 $^{OT}$ | 14–14 (8–7) | Siegel Center (646) Richmond, VA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | Dayton | W 85–72 | 15–14 (9–7) | Chaifetz Arena (4,461) St. Louis, MO |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2018 7:00 pm | (7) | (10) UMass First Round | W 70–64 | 16–14 | Chaifetz Arena (543) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/02/2018 3:30 pm | (7) | vs. (2) Duquesne Quarterfinals | W 71–65 | 17–14 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| 03/03/2018 12:30 pm, CBSSN | (7) | vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Semifinals | L 49–58 | 17–15 | Richmond Coliseum (1,709) Richmond, VA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Kansas State First Round | L 61–75 | 17–16 | Bramlage Coliseum (1,254) Manhattan, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central 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 |