# 2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first year head coach Karen Barefoot, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eight place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to Drexel.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2017* 2:00 pm | | Greensboro | W 81–37 | | Trask Coliseum (743) Wilmington, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | UNC Pembroke | W 73–64 | 1–0 | Trask Coliseum (803) Wilmington, NC |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 66–62 | 2–0 | Trask Coliseum (927) Wilmington, NC |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 41–57 | 2–1 | HTC Center (276) Conway, SC |
| 11/22/2017* 2:00 pm | | at North Carolina | L 60–86 | 2–2 | Carmichael Arena (2,823) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/24/2017* 4:00 pm | | Catawba | W 74–59 | 3–2 | Trask Coliseum (664) Wilmington, NC |
| 11/26/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Furman | L 71–76 | 3–3 | Timmons Arena (318) Greenville, SC |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | VCU | W 83–67 | 4–3 | Trask Coliseum (856) Wilmington, NC |
| 12/03/2017* 2:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | W 89–63 | 5–3 | Trask Coliseum (673) Wilmington, NC |
| 12/09/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Pittsburgh | L 55–74 | 5–4 | Peterson Events Center (621) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Wofford | W 65–60 | 6–4 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (240) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/21/2017* 1:00 pm | | Georgia State | W 74–62 | 7–4 | Trask Coliseum (904) Wilmington, NC |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm | | at Elon | L 67–75 | 7–5 (0–1) | Alumni Gym (951) Elon, NC |
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm | | William & Mary | L 53–66 | 7–6 (0–2) | Trask Coliseum (718) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/05/2018 4:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 47–54 | 7–7 (0–3) | Trask Coliseum (421) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 61–69 | 7–8 (0–4) | Trask Coliseum (593) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm | | at Towson | L 71–72 | 7–9 (0–5) | SECU Arena (129) Towson, MD |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 42–68 | 7–9 (0–5) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (556) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/19/2018 7:00 pm | | Delaware | L 49–82 | 7–10 (0–6) | Trask Coliseum (819) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm | | James Madison | L 48–63 | 7–11 (0–7) | Trask Coliseum (895) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/28/2018 1:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 62–80 | 7–13 (0–9) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,554) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 39–56 | 7–14 (0–10) | Cabot Center (288) Boston, MA |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 59–55 | 8–14 (1–10) | Hofstra Arena (454) Hempstead, NY |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | L 63–72 | 8–15 (1–11) | Trask Coliseum (857) Wilmington, NC |
| 02/11/2018 1:00 pm | | Drexel | L 40–58 | 8–16 (1–12) | Trask Coliseum (808) Wilmington, NC |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | W 64–49 | 9–16 (2–12) | Kaplan Arena (641) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 48–65 | 9–17 (2–13) | JMU Convocation Center (2,636) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 02/23/2018 11:30 am | | at College of Charleston | W 76–60 | 10–17 (3–13) | TD Arena (3,209) Charleston, SC |
| 03/01/2018 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 64–53 | 11–17 (4–13) | Trask Coliseum (623) Wilmington, NC |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Elon | L 67–75 | 11–18 (4–14) | Trask Coliseum (743) Wilmington, NC |
| CAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2018 12:00 pm | (8) | vs. (9) Towson First Round | W 58–47 | 12–18 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/08/2018 12:00 pm | (8) | at (1) Drexel Quarterfinals | L 41–71 | 12–19 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||