# 2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by first year head coach Natasha Adair, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 CAA play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to Drexel. They received an at-large to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Georgetown.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Buffalo | L 73–87 | 0–1 | Alumni Arena (1,015) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 72–63 | 1–1 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (714) West Hartford, CT |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI+ | | American | W 72–56 | 2–1 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,466) Newark, DE |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | Boston University | L 79–85 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,330) Newark, DE |
| 11/25/2017* 4:00 pm | | vs. Saint Peter's Hawk Classic semifinals | L 87–90 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Hagan Arena (1,025) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/26/2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Illinois Hawk Classic 3rd place game | W 66–37 | 3–3 | Hagan Arena (732) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 53–52 | 4–3 | Reilly Center (953) Olean, NY |
| 12/02/2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI+ | | at Princeton | L 60–78 | 4–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (699) Princeton, NJ |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Army | W 70–59 | 5–4 | Christl Arena (432) West Point, NY |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 84–49 | 6–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,311) Newark, DE |
| 12/22/2017* 1:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 71–38 | 7–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,414) Newark, DE |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 4:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 53–74 | 7–5 (0–1) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (679) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/05/2018 12:00 pm | | Elon | W 80–66 | 8–5 (1–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,180) Newark, DE |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 68–59 | 9–5 (2–1) | TD Arena (280) Charleston, SC |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 58–51 | 10–5 (3–1) | Hofstra Arena (318) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm | | Towson | W 51–49 | 11–5 (4–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,554) Newark, DE |
| 01/19/2018 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 82–49 | 12–5 (5–1) | Trask Coliseum (819) Wilmington, DE |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm | | at Elon | L 51–64 | 12–6 (5–2) | Alumni Gym (872) Elon, NC |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 53–64 | 12–7 (5–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,539) Newark, DE |
| 01/28/2018 1:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 80–62 | 13–7 (6–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,554) Newark, DE |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 59–73 | 13–8 (6–4) | Cabot Center (392) Boston, MA |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 68–59 | 14–8 (7–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,359) Newark, DE |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 61–41 | 15–8 (8–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,753) Newark, DE |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm | | James Madison | L 53–56 | 15–9 (8–5) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,422) Newark, DE |
| 02/18/2018 1:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 79–51 | 16–9 (8–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,503) Newark, DE |
| 02/23/2018 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | W 61–52 | 17–9 (9–6) | Kaplan Arena (731) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 56–67 | 17–10 (9–7) | JMU Convocation Center (3,494) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 03/01/2018 7:00 pm | | Drexel | L 58–72 | 17–11 (10–7) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,408) Newark, DE |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm | | at Towson | W 81–55 | 18–11 (11–7) | SECU Arena (481) Towson, MD |
| CAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2018 2:30 pm | (5) | vs. (4) Northeastern Quarterfinals | W 61–50 | 19–11 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/09/2018 3:00 pm | (5) | at (1) Drexel Semifinals | L 53–58 $^{OT}$ | 19–12 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120) Philadelphia, PA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Georgetown First Round | L 57–67 | 19–13 | McDonough Gymnasium (653) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||