# 2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Kip Drown, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 2–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Louisiana.

## Previous season

They finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Arkansas State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/31/2017* 6:30 pm | | Fort Valley State | W 92–47 | | Hanner Fieldhouse (317) Statesboro, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 49–60 | 0–1 | Corbett Sports Center (1,411) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/13/2017* 5:00 pm | | Coastal Georgia | W 68–63 | 1–1 | Hanner Fieldhouse (315) Statesboro, GA |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 45–72 | 1–2 | Hawkins Arena (1,172) Macon, GA |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | Alabama | L 36–84 | 1–3 | Hanner Fieldhouse (458) Statesboro, GA |
| 11/21/2017* 5:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 61–58 | 2–3 | SHM Memorial Center (206) Orangeburg, SC |
| 11/27/2017* 6:30 pm | | Thomas | W 79–51 | 3–3 | Hanner Fieldhouse (150) Statesboro, GA |
| 11/29/2017* 6:30 pm | | Savannah State | L 67–71 | 3–4 | Hanner Fieldhouse (225) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm | | at UCF | L 38–62 | 3–5 | CFE Arena (2,868) Orlando, FL |
| 12/15/2017* 11:00 am | | Kennesaw State | L 58–60 $^{OT}$ | 3–6 | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,123) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/18/2017* 6:30 pm | | IUPUI | L 52–72 | 3–7 | Hanner Fieldhouse (137) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/21/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | L 58–60 | 3–8 | Hanner Fieldhouse (133) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 47–88 | 3–9 (0–1) | Trojan Arena (912) Troy, AL |
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm | | at South Alabama | L 52–79 | 3–10 (0–2) | Mitchell Center (1,612) Mobile, AL |
| 01/04/2018 5:00 pm | | Arkansas State | L 62–71 | 3–11 (0–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (135) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm | | Little Rock | L 34–64 | 3–12 (0–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (211) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/11/2018 5:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 51–54 | 3–13 (0–5) | HTC Center (295) Conway, SC |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm | | at Appalachian State | L 56–87 | 3–14 (0–6) | Holmes Center (357) Boone, NC |
| 01/20/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State Modern Day Hate | L 56–71 | 3–15 (0–7) | GSU Sports Arena (806) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/25/2018 5:00 pm | | Texas State | L 56–81 | 3–16 (0–8) | Hanner Fieldhouse (147) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | Texas–Arlington | W 73–68 | 4–16 (1–8) | Hanner Fieldhouse (343) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/01/2018 6:00 pm | | at Little Rock | L 52–92 | 4–17 (1–9) | Jack Stephens Center (2,084) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/03/2018 4:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 48–69 | 4–18 (1–10) | First National Bank Arena (854) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/08/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 75–55 | 5–18 (2–10) | Hanner Fieldhouse (337) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | Louisiana | L 48–58 | 5–19 (2–11) | Hanner Fieldhouse (572) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/17/2018 12:00 pm | | Georgia State Modern Day Hate | L 58–66 | 5–20 (2–12) | Hanner Fieldhouse (437) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/22/2018 12:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas–Arlington | L 49–70 | 5–21 (2–13) | College Park Center (5,590) Arlington, TX |
| 02/24/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas State | L 51–60 | 5–22 (2–14) | Strahan Coliseum (1,934) San Marcos, TX |
| 03/01/2018 5:00 pm | | South Alabama | L 74–81 $^{OT}$ | 5–23 (2–15) | Hanner Fieldhouse (139) Statesboro, GA |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Troy | L 80–95 | 5–24 (2–16) | Hanner Fieldhouse (453) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (6) Louisiana First Round | L 81–88 $^{3OT}$ | 5–26 | Lakefront Arena (628) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||