# 2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by sixth year head coach Shane Clipfell, played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place of the West division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC women's tournament, where they lost to Buffalo.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 7:00 PM | | Lake Superior State | W 72–59 | | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 9:00 PM | | at New Mexico | L 76–88 | 0–1 | Dreamstyle Arena (4,145) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/12/2017* 4:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at New Mexico State | W 64–55 | 1–1 | Pan American Center (646) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/15/2017* 8:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Loyola Chicago | W 65–47 | 2–1 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (312) Chicago, IL |
| 11/19/2017* 3:00 PM | | at Iowa | L 56–79 | 2–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,578) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/24/2017* 11:00 AM | | vs. St. John's Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 48–76 | 2–3 | Germain Arena (1,207) Estero, FL |
| 11/25/2017* 11:00 AM | | vs. Rutgers Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round | L 64–75 | 2–4 | Germain Arena (1,100) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/26/2017* 11:00 AM | | vs. East Tennessee State Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game | W 87–79 | 3–4 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Olivet | W 86–37 | 4–4 | University Arena (1,060) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 12/03/2017* 12:30 PM | | at Michigan State | L 62–65 | 4–5 | Breslin Center (6,313) East Lansing, MI |
| 12/08/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 74–62 | 5–5 | University Arena (636) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 12/08/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Kentucky State | W 85–50 | 6–5 | University Arena (646) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 12/19/2017* 6:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Goshen | W 87–36 | 7–5 | University Arena (192) Kalamazoo, MI |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | W 67–58 | 8–5 (1–0) | University Arena (782) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 01/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 49–71 | 8–6 (1–1) | Alumni Arena (1,059) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/06/2018 4:30 PM, ESPN3 | | at Kent State | W 66–61 | 9–6 (2–1) | MAC Center (336) Kent, OH |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 88–83 | 10–6 (3–1) | University Arena (635) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Ohio | L 54–69 | 10–7 (3–2) | University Arena (415) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–8 (3–3) | Convocation Center (1,050) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 81–70 | 11–8 (4–3) | University Arena (737) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Akron | W 59–51 | 12–8 (5–3) | James A. Rhodes Arena (473) Akron, OH |
| 01/27/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 70–74 | 12–9 (5–4) | McGuirk Arena (2,307) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/31/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Toledo | L 73–78 | 12–10 (5–5) | University Arena (505) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Akron | W 76–60 | 13–10 (6–5) | University Arena (607) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 81–67 | 14–10 (7–5) | Stroh Center (1,013) Bowling Green, OH |
| 02/10/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 71–81 | 14–11 (7–6) | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 68–69 | 14–12 (7–7) | Savage Arena (5,024) Toledo, OH |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 58–85 | 14–13 (7–8) | Worthen Arena (1,275) Muncie, IN |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | L 62–78 | 14–14 (7–9) | University Arena (1,276) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 74–66 | 15–14 (8–9) | University Arena (659) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | W 85–66 | 16–14 (9–9) | Convocation Center (593) DeKalb, IL |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | (11) Bowling Green First Round | W 85–71 | 17–14 | University Arena (546) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 03/07/2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) Ball State Quarterfinals | W 65–54 | 18–14 | Quicken Loans Arena (3,012) Cleveland, OH |
| 03/09/2018 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (2) Buffalo Semifinals | L 53–85 | 18–15 | Quicken Loans Arena (1,271) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||