# 2017–18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by sixth year head coach Jen Hoover, were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. They finished the season 14–17, 5–11 in ACC play in eleventh place. They defeat Pittsburgh in the first round before losing in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Miami (FL).

## Previous season

They finished the season 16–16, 6–10 in ACC play in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bethune-Cookman in the first round before losing to Middle Tennessee in the second round.

## Media
### Wake Forest IMG Sports Network

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons IMG Sports Network will broadcast Demon Deacons games on Wake Forest All Access. You can also keep track on Twitter @WakeWBB. Post game interviews are posted on the schools YouTube Channel.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 4:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 73–56 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum (583) Winston–Salem, NC |
| November 12, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Seton Hall | L 57–67 | 1–1 | LJVM Coliseum (497) Winston–Salem, NC |
| November 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 85–81 | 2–1 | Robins Center (775) Richmond, VA |
| November 19, 2017* 6:30 pm | | at Rutgers | L 51–65 | 2–2 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,535) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 25, 2017* 5:30 pm | | vs. Minnesota Lady Rebel Round-up semifinals | L 81–93 | 2–3 | Cox Pavilion (583) Las Vegas, NV |
| November 26, 2017* 3:00 pm | | vs. Hofstra Lady Rebel Round-up 3rd place game | L 66–69 | 2–4 | Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, NV |
| November 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Penn State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 58–68 | 2–5 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,329) University Park, PA |
| December 2, 2017* 12:00 pm | | Elon | W 53–51 | 3–5 | LJVM Coliseum (411) Winston–Salem, NC |
| December 4, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Xavier | W 62–57 | 4–5 | Cintas Center (656) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 7, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 78–49 | 5–5 | LJVM Coliseum (509) Winston–Salem, NC |
| December 9, 2017* 5:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 90–50 | 6–5 | LJVM Coliseum (317) Winston–Salem, NC |
| December 18, 2017* 11:00 am | | Charlotte | W 71–69 | 7–5 | LJVM Coliseum (10,011) Winston–Salem, NC |
| December 21, 2017* 12:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 77–40 | 8–5 | TD Arena (414) Charleston, SC |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2017 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 2 Notre Dame | L 73–96 | 8–6 (0–1) | LJVM Coliseum (731) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Pittsburgh | W 58–49 | 9–6 (1–1) | Peterson Events Center (463) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Miami (FL) | W 61–50 | 10–6 (2–1) | Watsco Center (1,138) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 16 Duke | L 67–80 | 10–7 (2–2) | LJVM Coliseum (557) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 14, 2018 12:30 pm, RSN | | North Carolina | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 10–8 (2–3) | LJVM Coliseum (937) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 12 Florida State | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (2–4) | LJVM Coliseum (329) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 21, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | L 67–79 | 10–10 (2–5) | McCamish Pavilion (1,597) Atlanta, GA |
| January 25, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | | NC State | L 68–82 | 10–11 (2–6) | LJVM Coliseum (517) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 28, 2018 1:00 pm, RSN | | at Louisville | L 52–89 | 10–12 (2–7) | KFC Yum! Center (10,139) Louisville, KY |
| February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | W 67–59 | 11–12 (3–7) | Conte Forum (1,027) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 19 Duke | L 51–59 | 11–13 (3–8) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,243) Durham, NC |
| February 11, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Syracuse | L 61–71 | 11–14 (3–9) | LJVM Coliseum (1,097) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 15, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia Tech | W 73–56 | 12–14 (4–9) | LJVM Coliseum (485) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 18, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 25 NC State | L 61–74 | 12–15 (4–10) | Reynolds Coliseum (4,501) Raleigh, NC |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | W 61–55 | 13–15 (5–10) | Littlejohn Coliseum (709) Clemson, SC |
| February 25, 2018 3:00 pm, RSN | | Virginia | L 41–48 | 13–16 (5–11) | LJVM Coliseum (786) Winston–Salem, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| February 28, 2018 6:30 pm, ACCN Extra | (11) | vs. (14) Pittsburgh First Round | W 72–38 | 14–16 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,810) Greensboro, NC |
| March 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra | (11) | vs. (6) Miami (FL) Second Round | L 60–68 | 14–17 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,008) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||