# 2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by seventh year head coach Joanne Boyle, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first trip since 2009, where they defeated California first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.
On March 20, Boyle announced her retirement, initially citing an unspecified family matter. She would later reveal that she retired because of snags in her ongoing attempt to finalize the adoption of her Senegalese daughter. Boyle finished at Virginia with a record of 129–98.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10* 9:00 pm | | at No. 7 Mississippi State | L 53–68 | 0–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,811) Starkville, MS |
| November 12* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Central Connecticut | W 103–59 | 1–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,306) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 16* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgia | L 61–64 | 1–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,170) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 19* 2:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 46–61 | 1–3 | UD Arena (1,866) Dayton, OH |
| November 21* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Hampton | W 66–62 | 2–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,546) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 25* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Harvard Cavalier Classic Tournament | W 50–48 | 3–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,838) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 26* 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Duquesne Cavalier Classic Tournament | L 63–74 | 3–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,846) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 29* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 15 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 59–60 | 3–5 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,082) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 2* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | UNC Greensboro | W 68–50 | 4–5 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,642) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 4* 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers | L 43–52 | 4–6 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,368) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 17* 3:30 pm | | vs. Ohio West Palm Beach Invitational | W 77–59 | 5–6 | Student Life Center (200) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 18* 12:00 pm | | vs. Indiana West Palm Beach Invitational | W 82–72 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 | Student Life Center (150) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 21* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Manhattan | W 69–47 | 7–6 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,383) Charlottesville, VA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 28 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Pittsburgh | W 62–50 | 8–6 (1–0) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,822) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 31* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Syracuse | W 68–63 | 9–6 (2–0) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,979) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 4 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | NC State | W 73–63 | 10–6 (3–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (1,801) Raleigh, NC |
| January 7 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Clemson | W 70–41 | 11–6 (4–0) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,995) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 11 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | W 68–57 | 12–6 (5–0) | Conte Forum (1,065) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 14 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 16 Duke | L 48–55 | 12–7 (5–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,856) Durham, NC |
| January 21 12:30 pm, RSN | | Virginia Tech Commonwealth Clash | W 61–52 | 13–7 (6–1) | John Paul Jones Arena (4,212) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 25 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | North Carolina | W 82–70 | 14–7 (7–1) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,971) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 28 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | W 62–56 | 15–7 (8–1) | McCamish Pavilion (1,601) Atlanta, GA |
| February 1 7:00 pm, RSN | | No. 4 Louisville | L 41–77 | 15–8 (8–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,877) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 8 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 12 Florida State | L 62–77 | 15–9 (8–3) | Tucker Center (2,843) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 11 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup | W 64–62 | 16–9 (9–3) | Cassell Coliseum (2,733) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 15 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 5 Notre Dame | L 69–83 | 16–10 (9–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,038) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 18 12:30 pm, RSN | | Miami | L 62–77 | 16–11 (9–5) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,890) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 22 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 4 Louisville | L 39–51 | 16–12 (9–6) | KFC Yum! Center (8,434) Louisville, KY |
| February 25 3:00 pm, RSN | | at Wake Forest | W 48–41 | 17–12 (10–6) | LJVM Coliseum (786) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 1 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | (7) | vs. (10) Georgia Tech Second Round | W 60–58 | 18–12 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 2 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | (7) | vs. (2) No. 5 Notre Dame Quarterfinals | L 47–83 | 18–13 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 16* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (10 A) | vs. (7 A) California First Round | W 68–62 | 19–13 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| March 18* 9:00 pm, ESPN | (10 A) | at (2 A) No. 7 South Carolina Second Round | L 56–66 | 19–14 | Colonial Life Arena (10,037) Columbia, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

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