# 2017–18 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

The 2017–18 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz were led by second year head coach Shannon Schweyen, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament, where they lost to Northern Colorado.

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | Carroll (MT) | W 55–48 | | Dahlberg Arena (2,178) Missoula, MT |
| 11/07/2017* 7:00 pm | | Black Hills State | W 70–46 | | Dahlberg Arena (2,132) Missoula, MT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2017* 6:30 pm | | at Wyoming | L 62–67 | 0–1 | Arena-Auditorium (2,484) Laramie, WY |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | No. 25 Kentucky | L 54–71 | 0–2 | Dahlberg Arena (2,808) Missoula, MT |
| 11/18/2017* 7:00 pm | | Gonzaga | L 55–70 | 0–3 | Dahlberg Arena (3,520) Missoula, MT |
| 11/23/2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. Indiana State Cancún Challenge Rivera Division | L 45–57 | 0–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/24/2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. No. 20 Marquette Cancún Challenge Rivera Division | L 68–87 | 0–5 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| 12/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton 37th Lady Griz Classic | W 68–47 | 1–5 | Dahlberg Arena (2,512) Missoula, MT |
| 12/02/2017* 7:00 pm | | Long Beach State 37th Lady Griz Classic | W 67–60 | 2–5 | Dahlberg Arena (2,455) Missoula, MT |
| 12/07/2017* 7:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | W 60–52 | 3–5 | Dahlberg Arena (2,478) Missoula, MT |
| 12/10/2017* 3:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 58–61 | 3–6 | Save Mart Center (1,872) Fresno, CA |
| 12/13/2017* 12:00 pm | | Seattle | L 64–78 | 3–7 | Dahlberg Arena (7,018) Missoula, MT |
| 12/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | Rocky Mountain (MT) | W 54–38 | 4–7 | Dahlberg Arena (2,173) Missoula, MT |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 70–62 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 (1–0) | Dahlberg Arena (2,662) Missoula, MT |
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 81–71 | 6–7 (2–0) | Dahlberg Arena (2,717) Missoula, MT |
| 01/04/2018 6:00 pm | | at North Dakota | W 54–43 | 7–7 (3–0) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,325) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | W 68–59 | 7–8 (3–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (757) Greeley, CO |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 68–59 | 8–8 (4–1) | Dahlberg Arena (2,333) Missoula, MT |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm | | Portland State | W 69–53 | 9–8 (5–1) | Dahlberg Arena (2,866) Missoula, MT |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm, SWX Montana | | at Montana State | L 64–81 | 9–9 (5–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,017) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/25/2018 6:30 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 74–65 | 10–9 (6–2) | America First Events Center (1,010) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/27/2018 5:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 69–52 | 11–9 (7–2) | Walkup Skydome (398) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 58–64 | 11–10 (7–3) | Dahlberg Arena (3,155) Missoula, MT |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 53–51 | 12–10 (8–3) | Dahlberg Arena (2,943) Missoula, MT |
| 02/08/2018 9:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 53–70 | 12–11 (8–4) | Pamplin Sports Center (294) Portland, OR |
| 02/10/2018 3:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | L 64–79 | 12–12 (8–5) | Hornets Nest (214) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 72–75 | 12–13 (8–6) | Dahlberg Arena (3,525) Missoula, MT |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | Idaho | L 56–67 | 12–14 (8–7) | Dahlberg Arena (3,353) Missoula, MT |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm, SWX Montana | | Montana State | W 87–63 | 13–14 (9–7) | Dahlberg Arena (4,011) Missoula, MT |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 73–89 | 13–15 (9–8) | Dee Events Center (848) Ogden, UT |
| 03/02/2018 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 60–72 | 13–16 (9–9) | Reed Gym (1,139) Pocatello, ID |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 1:05 pm | (9) | vs. (8) Sacramento State First Round | W 87–80 | 14–16 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| 03/07/2018 1:05 pm | (9) | vs. (1) Northern Colorado Quarterfinals | L 69–78 | 14–17 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||