# 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represented Jacksonville University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fifth year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 12–2 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship of the 2018 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they lost to UCF in the first round.
On April 5, Yolett McPhee-McCuin left Jacksonville to be a head coach at Ole Miss. She finished at Jacksonville with a 5-year record of 94–63.

## Media

All home games and conference road games are shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at NC State | L 44–64 | 0–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (1,757) Raleigh, NC |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | W 71–62 | 1–1 | Swisher Gymnasium (567) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/16/2017* 12:30 pm | | at Alabama | L 60–75 | 1–2 | Coleman Coliseum (4,179) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Nicholls State | W 69–61 | 2–2 | Stopher Gym (301) Thibodaux, LA |
| 11/24/2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Tournament | W 74–65 | 3–2 | Swisher Gymnasium (413) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/25/2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Webber International Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Tournament | W 64–43 | 4–2 | Swisher Gymnasium (544) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Florida | L 59–69 | 4–3 | O'Connell Center (1,009) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/01/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 88–89 | 4–4 | Trojan Arena (512) Troy, AL |
| 12/03/2017* 2:00 pm | | at South Alabama | W 60–58 | 5–4 | Mitchell Center (178) Mobile, AL |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Flagler | W 79–52 | 6–4 | Swisher Gymnasium (501) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/17/2017* 3:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 68–58 | 7–4 | Moore Gymnasium (291) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/19/2017* 12:00 pm | | vs. Edward Waters UNF Holiday Classic | W 79–58 | 8–4 | UNF Arena (147) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/20/2017* 12:00 pm | | vs. Northern Kentucky UNF Holiday Classic | W 61–49 | 9–4 | UNF Arena (112) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/28/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 13 Florida State | L 50–82 | 9–5 | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,900) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/31/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Savannah State | W 74–46 | 10–5 | Swisher Gymnasium (392) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | W 66–48 | 11–5 (1–0) | UNF Arena (362) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 70–48 | 12–5 (2–0) | Swisher Gymnasium (416) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/15/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 84–49 | 13–5 (3–0) | Swisher Gymnasium (423) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/20/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 88–58 | 14–5 (4–0) | Wellness and Events Center (28) Newark, NJ |
| 01/22/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 71–45 | 15–5 (5–0) | G. B. Hodge Center (231) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/27/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 58–63 | 15–6 (5–1) | Alico Arena (2,814) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 73–63 | 16–6 (6–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (599) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/03/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 63–65 | 16–7 (6–2) | Swisher Gymnasium (601) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | W 61–54 | 17–7 (7–2) | Edmunds Center (374) Lakeland, FL |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 67–49 | 18–7 (8–2) | KSU Convocation Center (652) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/12/2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | W 70–63 | 19–7 (9–2) | Allen Arena (176) Nashville, TN |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 65–49 | 20–7 (10–2) | Swisher Gymnasium (489) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/19/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 75–53 | 21–7 (11–2) | Swisher Gymnasium (433) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 64–43 | 22–7 (12–2) | Swisher Gymnasium (707) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | (7) Kennesaw State Quarterfinals | W 79–52 | 23–7 | Swisher Gymnasium (379) Jacksonville, FL |
| 03/07/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | (6) North Florida Semifinals | W 83–77 $^{OT}$ | 24–7 | Swisher Gymnasium (1,010) Jacksonville, FL |
| 03/11/2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | at (1) Florida Gulf Coast Championship Game | L 58–68 | 24–8 | Alico Arena (2,966) Fort Myers, FL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/14/2018* 6:00 pm | | at UCF First Round | L 60–65 $^{OT}$ | 24–9 | CFE Arena (493) Orlando, FL |
| *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 |