# 2017–18 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by twelfth year head coach Dave Magarity, played their home games at Christl Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 17–14, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to American.

## Previous season

They finished the season 22–9, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Navy. Despite having 22 wins, they missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 2014.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | Binghamton | W 73–61 | 1–0 | Christl Arena (728) West Point, NY |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 56–58 | 1–1 | Rothman Center (175) Teaneck, NJ |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 52–73 | 1–2 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (100) Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | W 71–37 | 2–2 | Christl Arena (418) West Point, NY |
| 11/22/2017* 5:00 pm | | NJIT | W 79–49 | 3–2 | Christl Arena (428) West Point, NY |
| 11/26/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Yale | W 82–65 | 4–2 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (502) New Haven, CT |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | Dartmouth | W 71–56 | 5–2 | Christl Arena (460) West Point, NY |
| 12/02/2017* 3:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 65–59 | 6–2 | Clune Arena (634) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | Delaware | L 59–70 | 6–3 | Christl Arena (432) West Point, NY |
| 12/10/2017* 4:00 pm | | at Marquette | L 53–83 | 6–4 | Al McGuire Center (1,219) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/16/2017* 1:00 pm | | St. Joseph's–Brooklyn | W 107–46 | 7–4 | Christl Arena (1,325) West Point, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 3:00 pm | | Boston University | L 59–60 | 7–5 (0–1) | Christl Arena (605) West Point, NY |
| 01/02/2018 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 69–62 | 8–5 (1–1) | Reitz Arena (216) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/05/2018 6:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 36–60 | 8–6 (1–2) | Sojka Pavilion (1,007) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/08/2018 6:00 pm | | American | L 46–64 | 8–7 (1–3) | Christl Arena (403) West Point, NY |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 65–60 | 9–7 (2–3) | Kirby Sports Center (486) Easton, PA |
| 01/14/2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Navy | L 44–70 | 9–8 (2–4) | Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | L 62–70 $^{OT}$ | 9–9 (2–5) | Christl Arena (463) West Point, NY |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 55–59 | 9–10 (2–6) | Stabler Arena (634) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 62–54 | 10–10 (3–6) | Cotterell Court (133) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/27/2018 3:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 62–47 | 11–10 (4–6) | Christl Arena (949) West Point, NY |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | at American | L 63–71 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (4–7) | Bender Arena (665) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 48–39 | 12–11 (5–7) | Christl Arena (432) West Point, NY |
| 02/10/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN | | Navy | L 46–55 | 12–12 (5–8) | Christl Arena (5,181) West Point, NY |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 66–57 | 13–12 (6–8) | Hart Center (889) Worcester, MA |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 55–50 | 14–12 (7–8) | Christl Arena (621) West Point, NY |
| 02/21/2018 11:00 am | | Colgate | W 69–49 | 15–12 (8–8) | Christl Arena (634) West Point, NY |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 48–47 | 16–12 (9–8) | Case Gym (407) Boston, MA |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 36–60 | 16–13 (9–9) | Christl Arena (578) West Point, NY |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 6:00 pm | (5) | at (4) Lehigh Quarterfinals | W 62–60 | 17–13 | Stabler Arena (483) Bethlehem, PA |
| 03/05/2018 7:00 pm | (5) | at (1) American Semifinals | L 49–60 | 17–14 | Bender Arena (585) 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 |