# 2017–18 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by tenth year head coach Jon Newlee, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with early season games at Memorial Gym, and are members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky women's tournament, where they lost to Northern Colorado. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to UC Davis in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2017* 2:00 pm | | Lewis–Clark State (Idaho) | W 82–67 | | Memorial Gym Moscow, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 4:30 pm | | at Colorado State | W 82–69 | 1–0 | Moby Arena (1,663) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/15/2017* 4:00 pm | | at No. 9 Ohio State | L 56–99 | 1–1 | Value City Arena (3,960) Columbus, OH |
| 11/18/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | L 72–82 | 1–2 | Moody Coliseum (1,181) Abilene, TX |
| 11/24/2017* 7:30 pm | | at Cal State Northridge Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic | W 80–75 | 2–2 | Matadome (556) Northridge, CA |
| 11/25/2017* 7:30 pm | | vs. TCU Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic | L 76–86 | 2–3 | Matadome (411) Northridge, CA |
| 12/01/2017* 6:00 pm | | Washington | L 69–81 | 2–4 | Memorial Gym (667) Moscow, ID |
| 12/04/2017* 6:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | W 80–60 | 3–4 | Memorial Gym (347) Moscow, ID |
| 12/09/2017* 6:00 pm | | Wyoming | L 64–70 | 3–5 | Memorial Gym (454) Moscow, ID |
| 12/15/2017* 5:00 pm | | Seattle | L 60–68 | 3–6 | Cowan Spectrum (719) Moscow, ID |
| 12/18/2017* 5:00 pm | | at Arizona State | L 33–77 | 3–7 | Wells Fargo Arena (1,723) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/21/2017* 4:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Oregon Boise Showcase | W 84–70 | 4–7 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 6:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 80–75 | 5–7 (1–0) | Cowan Spectrum (312) Moscow, ID |
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 72–78 | 5–8 (1–1) | Cowan Spectrum (380) Moscow, ID |
| 01/04/2018 7:05 pm | | at Sacramento State | L 64–79 | 5–9 (1–2) | Hornets Nest (156) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/06/2018 1:00 pm | | at Portland State | W 101–90 | 6–9 (2–2) | Pamplin Sports Center (352) Portland, OR |
| 01/12/2018 5:00 pm, SWX | | at Eastern Washington | L 64–71 | 6–10 (2–3) | Reese Court (1,137) Cheney, WA |
| 01/18/2018 6:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 74–51 | 7–10 (3–3) | Cowan Spectrum (444) Moscow, ID |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 83–68 | 8–10 (4–3) | Cowan Spectrum (505) Moscow, ID |
| 01/25/2018 6:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | W 79–71 | 9–10 (5–3) | Bank of Colorado Arena (772) Greeley, CO |
| 01/27/2018 12:00 pm | | at North Dakota | W 78–64 | 10–10 (6–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,935) Grand Forks, ND |
| 02/01/2018 6:00 pm | | Portland State | W 61–60 | 11–10 (7–3) | Cowan Spectrum (445) Moscow, ID |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 101–66 | 12–10 (8–3) | Cowan Spectrum (419) Moscow, ID |
| 02/09/2018 5:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 85–71 | 13–10 (9–3) | Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID |
| 02/15/2018 6:00 pm | | at Montana State | W 95–77 | 14–10 (10–3) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,720) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm | | at Montana | W 67–56 | 15–10 (11–3) | Dahlberg Arena (3,353) Missoula, MT |
| 02/22/2018 6:00 pm | | Idaho State | L 52–62 | 15–11 (11–4) | Cowan Spectrum (416) Moscow, ID |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | Weber State | L 88–105 | 15–12 (11–5) | Cowan Spectrum (515) Moscow, ID |
| 02/28/2018 5:30 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 93–83 | 16–12 (12–5) | Walkup Skydome (253) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 03/02/2018 5:30 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 65–57 | 17–12 (13–5) | America First Events Center (978) Cedar City, UT |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2018 6:35 pm | (2) | vs. (7) Montana State Quarterfinals | W 78–74 | 18–12 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| 03/09/2018 2:35 pm, ELVN | (2) | vs. (6) Portland State Semifinals | W 102–99 | 19–12 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| 03/10/2018 12:05 pm, ELVN | (2) | vs. (1) Northern Colorado Championship Game | L 69–91 | 19–13 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 6:00 pm | | at UC Davis First Round | L 62–82 | 19–14 | The Pavilion (1,382) Davis, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||