# 2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by seventh-year head coach Brian Neal, played their games at the Cintas Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 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 Seton Hall.

## 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 Butler.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2017* 5:00 pm | | New Hampshire Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic | W 71–66 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Cintas Center (1,922) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 66–45 | 2–0 | Cintas Center (537) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 72–67 | 3–0 | Cintas Center (705) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/22/2017* 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 62–74 | 3–1 | Williams Arena (2,000) Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | Fort Wayne | W 62–50 | 4–1 | Cintas Center (612) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/04/2017* 7:00 pm | | Wake Forest | L 57–62 | 4–2 | Cintas Center (656) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/06/2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | L 53–63 | 4–3 | Stroh Center (4,130) Bowling Green, OH |
| 12/10/2017* 5:00 pm | | Cincinnati | W 53–50 | 5–3 | Cintas Center (1,654) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/17/2017* 6:00 pm | | vs. Furman West Palm Beach Invitational Semifinal | W 75–62 | 6–3 | Student Life Center (125) West Palm Beach, FL |
| 12/18/2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. No. 16 Missouri West Palm Beach Invitational Final | L 48–74 | 6–4 | Student Life Center (350) West Palm Beach, FL |
| 12/22/2017* 2:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 70–52 | 7–4 | Cintas Center (704) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Butler | W 69–62 | 8–4 (1–0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (799) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | L 60–65 | 8–5 (1–1) | McDonough Gymnasium (391) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at No. 21 Villanova | L 57–75 | 8–6 (1–2) | Jake Nevin Field House (541) Villanova, PA |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | St. John's | L 63–67 | 8–7 (1–3) | Cintas Center (845) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Seton Hall | L 51–62 | 8–8 (1–4) | Cintas Center (597) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/12/2018 6:30 pm, BEDN | | at DePaul | L 48–79 | 8–9 (1–5) | Wintrust Arena (5,354) Chicago, IL |
| 01/14/2018 3:00 pm, BEDN | | at Marquette | L 67–88 | 8–10 (1–6) | Al McGuire Center (2,003) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/19/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Providence | W 68–59 | 9–10 (2–6) | Cintas Center (1,433) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/22/2018 12:00 pm, BEDN | | Creighton | L 64–71 $^{OT}$ | 9–11 (2–7) | Cintas Center (922) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Villanova | L 50–89 | 9–12 (2–8) | Cintas Center (1,135) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm, FS2 | | Georgetown | L 48–65 | 9–13 (2–9) | Cintas Center (2,400) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | L 53–58 | 9–14 (2–10) | Walsh Gymnasium (787) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | L 36–70 | 9–15 (2–11) | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| 02/09/2018 8:00 pm, FS2 | | Marquette | L 63–80 | 9–16 (2–12) | Cintas Center (1,483) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | DePaul | L 72–73 | 9–17 (2–13) | Cintas Center (1,107) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/16/2018 8:00 pm, BEDN | | at Creighton | L 54–65 | 9–18 (2–14) | D. J. Sokol Arena (922) Omaha, NE |
| 02/18/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Providence | L 48–69 | 9–19 (2–15) | Alumni Hall (677) Providence, RI |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Butler | W 57–54 | 10–19 (3–15) | Cintas Center (1,766) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 7:30 pm, BEDN | (10) | vs. (7) Seton Hall First Round | L 42–66 | 10–20 | Wintrust Arena (1,950) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||