# 2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Williams, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 3–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to George Washington.
On March 2, Jeff Williams's contract was not renewed. He finished at La Salle with an 8-year record of 92–149.

## Media
### La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 74–47 | 1–0 | Kirby Sports Center (644) Easton, PA |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm | | at American | L 48–66 | 1–1 | Bender Arena (390) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 54–79 | 1–2 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (692) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/22/2017* 1:00 pm | | Temple | L 52–69 | 1–3 | Tom Gola Arena (356) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/25/2017* 4:30 pm | | vs. New Hampshire Christmas City Classic semifinals | W 59–51 | 2–3 | Stabler Arena (671) Bethlehem, PA |
| 11/26/2017* 4:30 pm | | at Lehigh Christmas City Classic championship | W 69–61 | 3–3 | Stabler Arena (544) Bethlehem, PA |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | Penn | W 66–59 | 4–3 | Tom Gola Arena (573) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/02/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Wisconsin | L 60–71 | 4–4 | Kohl Center (3,771) Madison, WI |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | Rider | L 55–76 | 4–5 | Tom Gola Arena (380) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/09/2017* 4:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 44–70 | 4–6 | The Super Pit (996) Denton, TX |
| 12/17/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Delaware State | W 71–48 | 5–6 | Memorial Hall (317) Dover, DE |
| 12/20/2017* 1:00 pm | | No. 20 Villanova | L 49–76 | 5–7 | Tom Gola Arena (285) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/31/2017 1:00 pm | | Dayton | L 47–76 | 5–8 (0–1) | Tom Gola Arena (306) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 pm | | George Mason | L 56–69 | 5–9 (0–2) | Tom Gola Arena (295) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/06/2018 6:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 51–77 | 5–10 (0–3) | Robins Center (1,075) Richmond, VA |
| 01/10/2018* 12:00 pm | | at Harvard | L 61–70 | 5–11 | Lavietes Pavilion (504) Cambridge, MA |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | W 66–63 | 6–11 (1–3) | Tom Gola Arena (330) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/17/2018 1:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 50–78 | 6–12 (1–4) | Palumbo Center (670) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/20/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN | | at Rhode Island | L 63–72 | 6–13 (1–5) | Ryan Center (328) Kingston, RI |
| 01/25/2018 12:00 pm | | VCU | W 62–57 | 7–13 (2–5) | Tom Gola Arena (1,600) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/28/2018 1:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 64–75 | 7–14 (2–6) | Tom Gola Arena (427) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 45–60 | 7–15 (2–7) | Charles E. Smith Center (833) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/04/2018 12:00 pm | | at UMass | L 66–69 | 7–16 (2–8) | Mullins Center (570) Amherst, MA |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | W 87–76 | 8–16 (3–8) | Tom Gola Arena (402) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/10/2018 1:00 pm | | Richmond | L 57–60 | 8–17 (3–9) | Tom Gola Arena (446) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/13/2018 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 45–66 | 8–18 (3–10) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (967) Bronx, NY |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | L 49–70 | 8–19 (3–11) | Hagan Arena (913) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | Davidson | L 51–58 | 8–20 (3–12) | Tom Gola Arena (550) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 55–65 | 8–21 (3–13) | EagleBank Arena (1,460) Fairfax, VA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2018 7:00 pm | (12) | at (7) George Washington First Round | L 49–69 | 8–22 | Charles E. Smith Center (472) Washington, D.C. |
| *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 |