# 2017–18 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by second year head coach Stephanie White, played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a 3 way tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Arkansas.

## Previous season

They finished the season 14–16, 4–12 in SEC play to finish in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Alabama.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2017* 2:00 pm | | Marian | W 90–78 | | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 6:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | L 54–65 | 0–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,866) Nashville, TN |
| 11/14/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Central Michigan | L 72–92 | 0–2 | McGuirk Arena (1,500) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/17/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Tulane | L 59–71 | 0–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,562) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/20/2017* 12:00 pm | | Ball State | L 79–88 | 0–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,367) Nashville, TN |
| 11/23/2017* 1:30 pm | | vs. George Washington Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | W 69–59 | 1–4 | Charles E. Smith Center (707) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/24/2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Syracuse Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | L 78–84 | 1–5 | Charles E. Smith Center (933) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/25/2017* 11:00 am | | vs. Wisconsin Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | L 71–73 $^{OT}$ | 1–6 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | W 74–69 | 2–6 | Chaifetz Arena (1,687) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/02/2017* 3:00 pm, SECN | | Iowa State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 77–74 | 3–6 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 12/07/2017* 6:00 pm | | at No. 4 Louisville | L 57–79 | 3–7 | KFC Yum! Center (6,132) Louisville, KY |
| 12/16/2017* 6:00 pm | | Memphis | L 60–71 | 3–8 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,495) Nashville, TN |
| 12/19/2017* 5:00 pm | | NC State | L 72–83 | 3–9 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,292) Nashville, TN |
| 12/21/2017* 12:00 pm | | Belmont | L 74–111 | 3–10 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 12/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | Lipscomb | W 92–82 | 4–10 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,330) Nashville, TN |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 3:00 pm, SECN | | at LSU | L 65–82 | 4–11 (0–1) | Maravich Center (2,020) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm | | Georgia | L 52–81 | 4–12 (0–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (2,153) Nashville, TN |
| 01/07/2018 11:00 am | | at No. 7 Tennessee Rivalry | L 73–86 | 4–13 (0–3) | Thompson–Boling Arena (2,153) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | No. 11 Missouri | L 70–81 | 4–14 (0–4) | Memorial Gymnasium (2,112) Nashville, TN |
| 01/15/2018 7:00 pm, SECN | | Kentucky | W 70–55 | 5–14 (1–4) | Memorial Gymnasium (2,212) Nashville, TN |
| 01/18/2018 7:00 pm | | No. 10 South Carolina | L 82–95 | 5–15 (1–5) | Memorial Gymnasium (2,231) Nashville, TN |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm | | at Alabama | L 75–77 | 5–16 (1–6) | Coleman Coliseum (2,643) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm, SECN | | No. 15 Texas A&M | L 67–91 | 5–17 (1–7) | Memorial Gymnasium (3,009) Nashville, TN |
| 02/01/2018 6:00 pm | | at Ole Miss | W 75–72 | 6–17 (2–7) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,279) Oxford, MS |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 12 Tennessee Rivalry | L 64–74 | 6–18 (2–8) | Memorial Gymnasium (4,771) Nashville, TN |
| 02/08/2018 8:00 pm | | at No. 18 Georgia | L 55–67 | 6–19 (2–9) | Stegeman Coliseum (3,490) Athens, GA |
| 02/12/2018 6:00 pm, SECN | | Auburn | L 60–63 | 6–20 (2–10) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,758) Nashville, TN |
| 02/15/2018 7:30 pm, SECN | | No. 2 Mississippi State | L 50–95 | 6–21 (2–11) | Memorial Gymnasium (2,876) Nashville, TN |
| 02/18/2018 1:00 pm, SECN | | at Florida | L 71–88 | 6–22 (2–12) | O'Connell Center (2,007) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm | | at No. 11 Missouri | L 68–83 | 6–23 (2–13) | Mizzou Arena (4,123) Columbia, MO |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm | | Arkansas | W 78–73 | 7–23 (3–13) | Memorial Gymnasium (4,160) Nashville, TN |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/28/2018 11:00 am, SECN | (13) | vs. (12) Arkansas First Round | L 76–88 | 7–24 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||