# 2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by thirty-third year head coach Bill Gibbons, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–18, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament, where they lost to Bucknell.

## Previous season

They finished the season 8–21, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League women's tournament to Lafayette.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 12:05 pm | | Assumption | W 64–41 | | Hart Center (861) Worcester, MA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 84–56 | 1–0 | Tsongas Center (492) Lowell, MA |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Marist | L 74–85 | 1–1 | McCann Field House (1,382) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Rider | W 83–56 | 2–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (505) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 63–69 | 2–2 | Hofstra Arena (277) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/26/2017* 12:05 pm | | Bryant | W 59–57 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Hart Center (1,047) Worcester, MA |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Brown | L 78–82 | 3–3 | Pizzitola Sports Center (237) Providence, RI |
| 12/03/2017* 12:05 pm | | Albany | L 56–65 | 3–4 | Hart Center (965) Worcester, MA |
| 12/06/2017* 7:05 pm | | Boston College | L 66–70 | 3–5 | Hart Center (987) Worcester, MA |
| 12/09/2017* 12:05 pm | | Vermont | W 63–54 | 4–5 | Hart Center (833) Worcester, MA |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 69–63 | 5–5 | Ryan Center (407) Kingston, RI |
| 12/20/2017* 11:05 am | | Dartmouth | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 | Hart Center (2,312) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 71–64 | 6–6 (1–0) | Cotterell Court (302) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/02/2018 7:05 pm | | Lafayette | L 65–69 | 6–7 (1–1) | Hart Center (704) Worcester, MA |
| 01/05/2018 6:05 pm | | Lehigh | W 54–49 | 7–7 (2–1) | Hart Center (710) Worcester, MA |
| 01/08/2018 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 60–77 | 7–8 (2–2) | Reitz Arena (105) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/11/2018 7:05 pm | | Navy | L 58–65 | 7–9 (2–3) | Hart Center (886) Worcester, MA |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm | | at Boston University Rivalry | W 60–57 | 8–9 (3–3) | Case Gym (376) Boston, MA |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | | at Army | W 70–62 $^{OT}$ | 9–9 (4–3) | Christl Arena (463) West Point, NY |
| 01/20/2018 1:05 pm | | Bucknell | L 47–71 | 9–10 (4–4) | Hart Center (805) Worcester, MA |
| 01/24/2018 1:05 pm | | American | L 63–68 $^{OT}$ | 9–11 (4–5) | Hart Center (933) Worcester, MA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 69–56 | 10–11 (5–5) | Kirby Sports Center (1,012) Easton, PA |
| 02/03/2018 1:05 pm | | Loyola (MD) | L 58–65 | 10–12 (5–6) | Hart Center (1,143) Worcester, MA |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 54–62 | 10–13 (5–7) | Alumni Hall (1,368) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/10/2018 1:05 pm | | Boston University Rivalry | L 49–62 | 10–14 (5–8) | Hart Center (1,059) Worcester, MA |
| 02/14/2018 7:05 pm | | Army | L 57–66 | 10–15 (5–9) | Hart Center (889) Worcester, MA |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 63–72 | 10–16 (5–10) | Sojka Pavilion (945) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/21/2018 11:30 am | | at American | L 54–72 | 10–17 (5–11) | Bender Arena (514) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/24/2018 1:05 pm | | Colgate | W 61–52 | 11–17 (6–11) | Hart Center (1,080) Worcester, MA |
| 02/28/2018 6:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 65–62 | 12–17 (7–11) | Stabler Arena (642) Bethlehem, PA |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 1:00 pm | (7) | (10) Colgate First Round | W 66–47 | 12–17 | Hart Center (537) Worcester, MA |
| 03/05/2018 6:00 pm | (7) | at (2) Bucknell Quarterfinals | L 53–67 | 12–18 | Sojka Pavilion (594) Lewisburg, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||