# 2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fortieth year head coach Harry Perretta, played their games at Jake Nevin Field House due to renovations at The Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Georgetown. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2017* 6:00 pm | | East Stroudsburg | W 109–42 | | Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:30 pm | | at Hartford | W 71–53 | 1–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| 11/17/2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. Lehigh | W 62–42 | 2–0 | PPL Center (6,651) Allentown, PA |
| 11/19/2017* 1:00 pm | | No. 11 Duke | W 64–55 | 3–0 | Jake Nevin Field House (1,421) Villanova, PA |
| 11/24/2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. James Madison TD Bank Classic semifinals | W 60–57 | 4–0 | Patrick Gym (906) Burlington, VT |
| 11/25/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. American TD Bank Classic championship | W 65–60 | 5–0 | Patrick Gym (406) Burlington, VT |
| 11/29/2017* 5:30 pm | No. 25 | at Princeton | W 62–59 | 6–0 | Jadwin Gymnasium (525) Princeton, NJ |
| 12/03/2017* 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Saint Joseph's Holy War | W 79–44 | 7–0 | Jake Nevin Field House (1,519) Villanova, PA |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | No. 22 | at Fairfield | W 73–44 | 8–0 | Alumni Hall (521) Fairfield, CT |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm | No. 22 | at Temple | W 69–65 | 9–0 | McGonigle Hall (1,184) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/28/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN | No. 18 | at Creighton | L 54–69 | 10–1 (0–1) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120) Omaha, NE |
| 12/30/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | No. 18 | at Providence | W 63–55 | 11–1 (1–1) | Alumni Hall (528) Providence, RI |
| 01/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | No. 21 | Butler | L 53–76 | 11–2 (1–2) | Jake Nevin Field House (401) Villanova, PA |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | No. 21 | Xavier | W 75–57 | 12–2 (2–2) | Jake Nevin Field House (541) Villanova, PA |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | W 60–58 | 13–2 (3–2) | McDonough Gymnasium (827) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | W 67–59 | 14–2 (4–2) | Walsh Gymnasium (881) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | L 64–70 | 14–3 (4–3) | Carnesecca Arena (936) Queens, NY |
| 01/17/2018* 7:00 pm | | Penn | L 77–79 | 14–4 | Jake Nevin Field House (519) Villanova, PA |
| 01/19/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | DePaul | W 84–58 | 15–4 (5–3) | Jake Nevin Field House (641) Villanova, PA |
| 01/21/2018 12:00 pm, FS1 | | Marquette | L 57–67 | 15–5 (5–4) | Jake Nevin Field House (701) Villanova, PA |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Xavier | W 89–50 | 16–5 (6–4) | Cintas Center (1,135) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/28/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | W 69–67 | 17–5 (7–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (736) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/03/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | W 68–67 | 18–5 (8–4) | Jake Nevin Field House (1,209) Villanova, PA |
| 02/09/2018 11:30 am, BEDN | | St. John's | W 69–52 | 19–5 (9–4) | Jake Nevin Field House (1,709) Villanova, PA |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm, FS2 | | Seton Hall | W 59–53 | 20–5 (10–4) | Jake Nevin Field House (1,003) Villanova, PA |
| 02/16/2018 12:30 pm, BEDN | | at Marquette | L 69–90 | 20–6 (10–5) | Al McGuire Center (2,438) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/18/2018 3:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 66–71 | 20–7 (10–6) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,182) Chicago, IL |
| 02/23/2018* 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Providence | W 70–43 | 21–7 (11–6) | Jake Nevin Field House (541) Villanova, PA |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm, FS1 | | Creighton | W 55–48 | 22–7 (12–6) | Jake Nevin Field House (801) Villanova, PA |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2018 9:30 pm, FS2 | (3) | vs. (6) Georgetown Quarterfinals | L 58–63 | 22–8 | Wintrust Arena (2,147) Chicago, IL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | (8 S) | vs. (9 S) South Dakota State First Round | W 81–74 $^{OT}$ | 23–8 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,431) South Bend, IN |
| 03/18/2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN | (8 S) | at (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame Second Round | L 72–98 | 23–9 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,249) South Bend, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region. 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 |