# 2017–18 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes were led by fifth year head coach Dan Burt. The Dukes were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Palumbo Center. They finished the season 25–5, 13–3 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Joseph's. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Miami (OH) and Georgetown in the first and second rounds before losing to St. John's in the third round.

## 2017–18 media
### Duquesne Dukes Sports Network

Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey provide the call for home games on A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | L 72–75 | 0–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,841) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Winthrop | W 81–54 | 1–1 | Winthrop Coliseum (303) Rock Hill, SC |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Pittsburgh City Game | W 66–53 | 2–1 | Petersen Events Center (1,410) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/19/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Tennessee State | L 77–81 | 2–2 | J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (532) Johnson City, TN |
| 11/21/2017* 6:00 pm | | Iona | W 80–59 | 3–2 | Palumbo Center (458) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/25/2017* 4:30 pm | | vs. North Carolina A&T Virginia Thanksgiving Tournament | W 73–60 | 4–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,883) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/26/2017* 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Virginia Thanksgiving Tournament | W 74–63 | 5–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,846) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 87–68 | 6–2 | Palumbo Center (631) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 83–58 | 7–2 | Palumbo Center (756) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/06/2017* 5:30 pm | | Toledo | W 73–54 | 8–2 | Palumbo Center (620) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/07/2017* 3:00 pm | | Akron | W 66–60 | 9–2 | Palumbo Center (1,213) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/17/2017* 2:30 pm | | Central Michigan | W 64–61 | 10–2 | Palumbo Center (721) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/22/2017* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | vs. No. 1 Connecticut | L 52–104 | 10–3 | Mattamy Athletic Centre (3,000) Toronto, ON |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 1:00 pm | | UMass | W 60–57 | 11–3 (1–0) | Palumbo Center (841) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | W 79–54 | 12–3 (2–0) | John M. Belk Arena (387) Davidson, NC |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm | | at VCU | W 70–51 | 13–3 (3–0) | Siegel Center (540) Richmond, VA |
| 01/13/2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at George Washington | W 54–53 | 14–3 (4–0) | Charles E. Smith Center (854) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | | La Salle | W 78–50 | 15–3 (5–0) | Palumbo Center (670) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm | | George Mason | W 71–64 | 16–3 (6–0) | Palumbo Center (845) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | W 61–42 | 17–3 (7–0) | Hagan Arena (543) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/28/2018 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | St. Bonaventure | W 73–59 | 18–3 (8–0) | Palumbo Center (1,421) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/31/2018 7:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 70–79 | 18–4 (8–1) | UD Arena (3,223) Dayton, OH |
| 02/04/2018 12:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 78–70 | 19–4 (9–1) | Robins Center (746) Richmond, VA |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | VCU | W 80–71 | 20–4 (10–1) | Palumbo Center (583) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/10/2018 2:30 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 50–69 | 20–5 (10–2) | Palumbo Center (711) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/14/2018 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | W 76–66 | 21–5 (11–2) | Chaifetz Arena (402) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 80–71 | 22–5 (12–2) | Palumbo Center (948) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | Fordham | L 43–51 | 22–6 (12–3) | Palumbo Center (707) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 76–73 | 23–6 (13–3) | Reilly Center (921) Olean, NY |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2018 4:30 pm | (2) | vs. (7) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals | L 65–71 | 23–7 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) First Round | W 69–56 | 24–7 | Millett Hall (510) Oxford, OH |
| 03/19/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Georgetown Second Round | W 69–66 | 25–7 | McDonough Gymnasium (285) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/22/2018* 7:00 pm | | at St. John's Third Round | L 52–65 | 25–8 | Carnesecca Arena (335) Queens, NY |
| *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 |