# 2017–18 UCF Knights women's basketball team

The 2017–18 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 41st season of basketball, were led by second-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 22–11, 12–4 in AAC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to South Florida. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament, where they defeated Jacksonville in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round.

## Media

All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:30 pm | | Mercer | L 64–73 | 0–1 | CFE Arena (3,574) Orlando, FL |
| 11/13/2017* 6:30 pm | | at Chattanooga | W 58–57 | 1–1 | McKenzie Arena (1,534) Chattanooga, TN |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Gardner-Webb | W 65–30 | 2–1 | Paul Porter Arena (842) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 11/19/2017* 6:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 69–86 | 2–2 | Cassell Coliseum (2,166) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/22/2017* 2:00 pm | | Elon | L 57–71 | 2–3 | CFE Arena (2,332) Orlando, FL |
| 11/25/2017* 2:30 pm | | IUPUI UCF Thanksgiving Classic | W 63–59 | 3–3 | CFE Arena (2,807) Orlando, FL |
| 11/26/2017* 1:30 pm | | Northern Iowa UCF Thanksgiving Classic | W 53–43 | 4–3 | CFE Arena (2,755) Orlando, FL |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Samford | L 51–58 | 4–4 | Pete Hanna Center (207) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm | | Georgia Southern | W 62–38 | 5–4 | CFE Arena (2,868) Orlando, FL |
| 12/13/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 47–32 | 6–4 | Case Gym (301) Boston, MA |
| 12/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | W 62–55 | 7–4 | The Pavilion (710) Davis, CA |
| 12/20/2017* 8:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 74–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 | Alex G. Spanos Center (238) Stockton, CA |
| 12/28/2017* 2:00 pm | | Davidson | W 62–54 | 8–5 | CFE Arena (3,035) Orlando, FL |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | | Temple | W 76–46 | 9–5 (1–0) | CFE Arena (2,789) Orlando, FL |
| 01/03/2018 8:00 pm | | at SMU | W 60–42 | 10–5 (2–0) | Moody Coliseum (850) Dallas, TX |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ADN | | Wichita State | W 59–53 | 11–5 (3–0) | CFE Arena (3,385) Orlando, FL |
| 01/09/2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 44–80 | 11–6 (3–1) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,482) Storrs, CT |
| 01/14/2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at South Florida Rivalry | L 45–62 | 11–7 (3–2) | USF Sun Dome (2,370) Tampa, FL |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm, ADN | | Tulane | W 59–51 | 12–7 (4–2) | CFE Arena (3,107) Orlando, FL |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm, ADN | | SMU | W 58–43 | 13–7 (5–2) | CFE Arena (3,176) Orlando, FL |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm, ADN | | at Tulsa | W 47–44 | 14–7 (6–2) | Reynolds Center (317) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/30/2018 7:00 pm | | at Cincinnati | W 50–38 | 15–7 (7–2) | St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium (353) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Memphis | W 61–41 | 16–7 (8–2) | CFE Arena (3,388) Orlando, FL |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | No. 1 Connecticut | L 37–55 | 16–8 (8–3) | CFE Arena (6,155) Orlando, FL |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ADN | | at Temple | W 64–57 | 17–8 (9–3) | McGonigle Hall (1,211) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/18/2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 22 South Florida Rivalry | L 68–77 $^{OT}$ | 17–9 (9–4) | CFE Arena (3,550) Orlando, FL |
| 02/21/2018 8:00 pm, ADN | | at Memphis | W 63–40 | 18–9 (10–4) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (391) Memphis, TN |
| 02/24/2018 1:00 pm, ADN | | at Houston | W 64–59 | 19–9 (11–4) | H&PE Arena (1,099) Houston, TX |
| 02/26/2018 7:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 75–54 | 20–9 (12–4) | CFE Arena (3,339) Orlando, FL |
| AAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (11) Temple Quarterfinals | W 77–70 | 21–9 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,392) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/05/2018 4:30 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (2) No. 19 South Florida Semifinals | L 59–74 | 21–10 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,033) Uncasville, CT |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/14/2018* 6:00 pm | | Jacksonville First Round | W 65–60 $^{OT}$ | 22–10 | CFE Arena (493) Orlando, FL |
| 03/18/2018* 3:00 pm | | at Alabama Second Round | L 61–80 | 22–11 | Coleman Coliseum (321) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |