# 2017–18 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–10, 15–3 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League women's tournament, where they lost to Army. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to West Virginia in the first round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 27–6, 16–2 in Patriot League play win Patriot League regular season title. They won the Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2008, where they lost to Maryland in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:30 pm | | at Rider | W 76–71 | 1–0 | Alumni Gymnasium (892) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | Akron | W 63–52 | 2–0 | Sojka Pavilion (722) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/15/2017* 6:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 53–77 | 2–1 | Sojka Pavilion (704) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 54–63 | 2–2 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (582) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/21/2017* 6:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | L 48–59 | 2–3 | Sojka Pavilion (621) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/24/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | W 66–60 | 3–3 | Beeghly Center (1,393) Youngstown, OH |
| 11/26/2017* 2:00 pm | | Canisius | W 76–57 | 4–3 | Sojka Pavilion (595) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/29/2017* 6:00 pm | | Binghamton | W 64–59 | 5–3 | Sojka Pavilion (600) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | W 60–53 | 6–3 | Hynes Athletic Center (550) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 62–71 | 6–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (883) Bronx, NY |
| 12/20/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Pittsburgh | L 39–57 | 6–5 | Peterson Events Center (432) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm | | at American | L 58–68 | 6–6 (0–1) | Bender Arena (332) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/02/2018 2:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 63–58 | 7–6 (1–1) | Case Gym (174) Boston, MA |
| 01/05/2018 6:00 pm | | Army | W 60–36 | 8–6 (2–1) | Sojka Pavilion (1,007) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/08/2018 11:00 am | | Lafayette | W 83–53 | 9–6 (3–1) | Sojka Pavilion (1,638) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/11/2018 6:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 62–66 | 9–7 (3–2) | Stabler Arena (582) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm | | Colgate | W 77–57 | 11–7 (4–2) | Sojka Pavilion (790) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/17/2018 6:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | L 65–68 | 11–8 (4–3) | Sojka Pavilion (614) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/20/2018 1:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 71–47 | 12–8 (5–3) | Hart Center (805) Worcester, MA |
| 01/24/2018 6:00 pm | | Navy | W 47–39 | 13–8 (6–3) | Sojka Pavilion (639) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | Boston University | W 67–57 | 13–8 (7–3) | Sojka Pavilion (805) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 80–57 | 14–8 (8–3) | Kirby Sports Center (877) Eaton, PA |
| 02/07/2018 6:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 59–52 | 15–8 (9–3) | Sojka Pavilion (486) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 63–42 | 16–8 (10–3) | Cotterell Court (439) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 74–69 | 17–8 (11–3) | Reitz Arena (202) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 72–63 | 18–8 (12–3) | Sojka Pavilion (945) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 49–40 | 19–8 (13–3) | Alumni Hall (1,053) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | American | W 57–52 | 20–8 (14–3) | Sojka Pavilion (332) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 pm | | at Army | W 75–55 | 21–8 (15–3) | Christl Arena (578) West Point, NY |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 6:00 pm | (2) | (7) Holy Cross Quarterfinals | W 67–53 | 22–8 | Sojka Pavilion (594) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/08/2018 6:00 pm | (2) | (3) Navy Semifinals | L 62–68 | 22–9 | Sojka Pavilion (619) Lewisburg, PA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 7:00 pm | | at West Virginia First Round | L 50–83 | 22–10 | WVU Coliseum (1,509) Morgantown, WV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||