# 2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by second-year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Butler.

## Previous season

They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Seton Hall.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 1:00 pm | | Merrimack | W 73–32 | | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 3:30 pm | | Columbia | L 64–73 | 0–1 | Alumni Hall (231) Providence, RI |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 98–95 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Cabot Center (338) Boston, MA |
| 11/18/2017* 1:00 pm, YurView | | Penn State | L 51–60 | 1–2 | Alumni Hall (422) Providence, RI |
| 11/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. Savannah State Savannah Invitational | W 78–48 | 2–2 | Savannah Civic Center (322) Savannah, GA |
| 11/22/2017* 4:30 pm | | vs. Wright State Savannah Invitational | W 74–69 | 3–2 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA |
| 11/23/2017* 4:30 pm | | vs. Stetson Savannah Invitational | W 56–45 | 4–2 | Savannah Civic Center (75) Savannah, GA |
| 11/29/2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Yale | W 55–51 | 5–2 | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| 12/02/2017* 12:00 pm, Yurview | | Brown Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals | L 59–64 | 5–3 | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| 12/03/2017* 12:00 pm, Yurview | | Rhode Island Ocean State Tip-Off 3rd place game | W 65–41 | 6–3 | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | L 36–62 | 6–4 | TD Bank Sports Center (517) Hamden, CT |
| 12/09/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | L 75–78 | 6–5 | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| 12/21/2017* 12:00 pm, Yurview | | Boston College | W 63–55 | 7–5 | Alumni Hall (424) Providence, RI |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | L 43–75 | 7–6 (0–1) | Alumni Hall (331) Providence, RI |
| 12/30/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | | No. 18 Villanova | L 55–63 | 7–7 (0–2) | Alumni Hall (528) Providence, RI |
| 01/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | W 49–44 | 8–7 (1–2) | Carnesecca Arena (566) Queens, NY |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at Seton Hall | L 56–65 | 8–8 (1–3) | Walsh Gymnasium (686) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | DePaul | L 48–71 | 8–9 (1–4) | Alumni Hall (326) Providence, RI |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Marquette | L 60–77 | 8–10 (1–5) | Alumni Hall (257) Providence, RI |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Creighton | L 56–73 | 8–11 (1–6) | D. J. Sokol Arena (951) Omaha, NE |
| 01/19/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Xavier | L 59–68 | 8–12 (1–7) | Cintas Center (1,433) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | L 59–68 | 8–13 (1–8) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (862) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/26/2018 11:30 am, BEDN | | Seton Hall | L 56–65 | 8–14 (1–9) | Alumni Hall (1,270) Providence, RI |
| 01/28/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | St. John's | W 70–68 | 9–14 (2–9) | Alumni Hall (690) Providence, RI |
| 02/02/2018 8:00 pm, BEDN | | at Marquette | L 63–94 | 9–15 (2–10) | Al McGuire Center (2,019) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/04/2018 3:00 pm, BEDN | | at DePaul | L 47–81 | 9–16 (2–11) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,235) Chicago, IL |
| 02/10/2018 12:00 pm, BEDN | | Creighton | L 84–87 $^{2OT}$ | 9–17 (2–12) | Alumni Hall (439) Providence, RI |
| 02/16/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Butler | L 59–68 | 9–18 (2–13) | Alumni Hall (463) Providence, RI |
| 02/18/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 69–48 | 10–18 (3–13) | Alumni Hall (677) Providence, RI |
| 02/23/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Villanova | L 43–70 | 10–19 (3–14) | Jake Nevin Field House (541) Villanova, PA |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | L 48–74 | 10–20 (3–15) | McDonough Gymnasium (331) Washington, D.C. |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 5:00 pm, BEDN | (9) | vs. (8) Butler First Round | L 67–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–21 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||