# 2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by first year head coach Gayle Coats Fulks. The Wildcats were fourth year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena. They finished the season 12–18, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Richmond.

## Media
### Davidson Wildcats Sports Network

Select Wildcats games will be broadcast on Teamline with Derek Smith and Leslie Urban providing the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 5:00 pm | | Johnson C. Smith | W 81–69 | | John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Western Carolina | W 70–57 | 1–0 | Ramsey Center (797) Cullowhee, NC |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at NC State | L 49–73 | 1–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (1,809) Raleigh, NC |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Furman | L 62–65 | 1–2 | Timmons Arena (471) Greenville, SC |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Appalachian State | W 59–57 | 2–2 | Holmes Center (322) Boone, NC |
| 11/22/2017* 7:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 58–50 | 3–2 | John M. Belk Arena (487) Davidson, NC |
| 11/25/2017* 1:00 pm | | Princeton | L 57–62 | 3–3 | John M. Belk Arena (523) Davidson, NC |
| 11/27/2017* 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 55–73 | 3–4 | Kaplan Arena (376) Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/03/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 54–69 | 3–5 | Hawkins Arena (832) Macon, GA |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | Elon | L 58–75 | 3–6 | John M. Belk Arena (365) Davidson, NC |
| 12/15/2017* 11:30 am | | Gardner–Webb | L 65–70 | 3–7 | John M. Belk Arena (1,323) Davidson, NC |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm | | at High Point | W 82–74 | 4–7 | Millis Center (504) High Point, NC |
| 12/21/2017* 2:00 pm | | Charlotte | W 68–66 | 5–7 | John M. Belk Arena (379) Davidson, NC |
| 12/28/2017* 2:00 pm | | at UCF | L 54–62 | 5–8 | CFE Arena (3,035) Orlando, FL |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 61–74 | 5–9 (0–1) | EagleBank Arena (876) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 54–79 | 5–10 (0–2) | John M. Belk Arena (387) Davidson, NC |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 77–67 | 6–10 (1–2) | John M. Belk Arena (259) Davidson, NC |
| 01/10/2018 12:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 58–66 | 6–11 (1–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,435) Bronx, NY |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 68–65 | 7–11 (1–4) | Robins Center (654) Richmond, VA |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | | George Washington | L 48–53 | 7–12 (2–4) | John M. Belk Arena (243) Davidson, NC |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 75–68 | 8–12 (3–4) | Reilly Center (975) Olean, NY |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm | | UMass | W 87–81 $^{2OT}$ | 9–12 (4–4) | John M. Belk Arena (941) Davidson, NC |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | Dayton | L 68–85 | 9–13 (4–5) | John M. Belk Arena (702) Davidson, NC |
| 01/31/2018 11:00 am | | at Rhode Island | W 79–67 | 10–13 (5–5) | Ryan Center (596) Kingston, RI |
| 02/04/2018 3:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 72–88 | 10–14 (5–6) | Chaifetz Arena (637) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | Fordham | L 45–58 | 10–15 (5–7) | John M. Belk Arena (485) Davidson, NC |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 62–64 | 10–16 (5–8) | John M. Belk Arena (321) Davidson, NC |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | at UMass | L 68–70 | 10–17 (5–9) | Mullins Center (731) Amherst, NY |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 58–51 | 11–17 (6–9) | Tom Gola Arena (550) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | VCU | W 69–63 | 12–17 (7–9) | John M. Belk Arena (871) Davidson, NC |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2018 7:00 pm | (9) | at (8) Richmond First Round | L 53–62 | 12–18 | Robins Center (451) Richmond, VA |
| *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 |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |