# 2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Quakers, led by ninth year head coach Mike McLaughlin, play their home games at the Palestra and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–9, 11–3 to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Ivy League women's tournament, where they lost to Princeton. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Albany in the first before losing to St. John's in the second round.

## Previous season

The team was picked by the Ivy League in the pre-season to be conference champions. finished the season 22–8, 13–1 to win the Ivy League regular season title and their first ever Ivy League Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they had a 21 point lead before losing to Texas A&M in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 72–77 | 0–1 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,364) Vestal, NY |
| 11/18/2017* 5:00 pm, ILDN | | Lafayette | W 55–42 | 1–1 | Palestra (705) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/23/2017* 5:15 pm | | vs. Georgia Tech Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals | L 55–69 | 1–2 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, BAH |
| 11/24/2017* 7:45 pm | | vs. Missouri State Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division 3rd place game | W 65–60 | 2–2 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, BAH |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 59–66 | 2–3 | Tom Gola Arena (573) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/09/2017* 1:00 pm, NBCSPHI/ILDN | | No. 3 Notre Dame | L 54–66 | 2–4 | Palestra (1,647) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/11/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | W 57–50 | 3–4 | Hagan Arena (913) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/22/2017* 1:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 84–66 | 4–4 | Palestra (456) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. VCU NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament semifinals | W 82–52 | 5–4 | Wellness and Events Center (371) Newark, NJ |
| 12/29/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament championship | W 77–38 | 6–4 | Wellness and Events Center (400) Newark, NJ |
| 01/06/2018 1:00 pm, NBCSPHI+/ILDN | | Princeton | L 55–70 | 6–5 (0–1) | Palestra (1,003) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/12/2018 5:30 pm, ILDN | | Cornell | W 68–48 | 7–5 (1–1) | Palestra (2,176) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/13/2018 4:30 pm, ILDN | | Columbia | W 70–51 | 8–5 (2–1) | Palestra (2,084) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/17/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Villanova | W 79–77 | 9–5 | Jake Nevin Field House (519) Villanova, PA |
| 01/24/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Temple | W 74–59 | 10–5 | McGonigle Hall (936) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/28/2018* 1:00 pm | | Gwynedd Mercy | W 89–25 | 11–5 | Palestra (558) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/02/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 | | at Brown | W 88–55 | 12–5 (3–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (311) Providence, RI |
| 02/03/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 | | at Yale | W 69–54 | 13–5 (4–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (654) New Haven, CT |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN | | Dartmouth | W 65–47 | 14–5 (5–1) | Palestra (637) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/10/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 | | Harvard | W 69–49 | 15–5 (6–1) | Palestra (606) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/13/2018 6:30 pm, NBCSPHI+/ILDN | | at Princeton | L 40–60 | 15–6 (6–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (672) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/16/2018 4:00 pm, NBCSPHI/ILDN | | at Columbia | W 75–39 | 16–6 (7–2) | Levien Gymnasium (472) New York, NY |
| 02/17/2018 4:00 pm, ILDN | | at Cornell | W 53–39 | 17–6 (8–2) | Newman Arena (523) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/23/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN/NESN+ | | at Harvard | L 52–55 | 17–7 (8–3) | Lavietes Pavilion (703) Cambridge, MA |
| 02/24/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN | | at Dartmouth | W 79–50 | 18–7 (9–3) | Leede Arena (817) Durham, NH |
| 03/02/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 | | Yale | W 64–52 | 19–7 (10–3) | Palestra (313) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/03/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN | | Brown | W 67–56 | 20–7 (11–3) | Palestra (638) Philadelphia, PA |
| Ivy League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (3) Harvard Semifinals | W 57–52 | 21–7 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/11/2018 4:00 pm, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) Princeton Championship Game | L 34–63 | 21–8 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 7:00 pm, ILDN | | Albany First Round | W 76–61 | 22–8 | Palestra (609) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/19/2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at St. John's Second Round | L 48–53 | 22–9 | Carnesecca Arena (478) Queens, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||