# 2017–18 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Fred Castro, played their home games at the Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They advance to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament, where they lost to Central Michigan.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2017* 7:00 PM | | Hillsdale | W 70–57 | | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 1:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Florida A&M | W 83–61 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (4,767) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Rochester | W 62–29 | 2–0 | Convocation Center (646) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | L 65–77 | 2–1 | Wolstein Center (228) Cleveland, OH |
| 11/18/2017* 1:30 PM | | at St. Bonaventure | L 51–70 | 2–2 | Reilly Center (924) Olean, NY |
| 11/24/2017* 4:00 PM | | vs. Denver LMU Thanksgiving Classic | L 54–60 | 2–3 | Gersten Pavilion (280) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/25/2017* 6:30 PM | | at Loyola Marymount LMU Thanksgiving Classic | L 64–73 | 2–4 | Gersten Pavilion (431) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/03/2017* 2:00 PM | | at Minnesota | L 56–80 | 2–5 | Williams Arena (2,694) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/08/2017* 8:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at UIC | L 70–73 | 2–6 | UIC Pavilion (397) Chicago, IL |
| 12/10/2017* 3:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | L 56–65 | 2–7 | Redbird Arena (592) Normal, IL |
| 12/17/2017* 12:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Detroit | W 78–76 | 3–7 | Calihan Hall (289) Detroit, MI |
| 12/20/2017* 4:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Longwood | W 73–44 | 4–7 | Convocation Center (844) Ypsilanti, MI |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Kent State | L 60–67 | 4–8 (0–1) | Convocation Center (914) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 54–52 | 5–8 (1–1) | Stroh Center (1,152) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/06/2018 2:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Toledo | W 70–57 | 6–8 (2–1) | Convocation Center (1,571) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Kent State | L 69–76 | 6–9 (2–2) | MAC Center (402) Kent, OH |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 74–59 | 7–9 (3–2) | Millett Hall (307) Oxford, OH |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (4–2) | Convocation Center (1,050) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | W 83–76 | 9–9 (5–2) | Convocation Center (547) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | L 69–73 | 10–9 (5–3) | Convocation Center (399) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 92–97 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (5–4) | Alumni Arena (1,630) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/03/2018 2:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | L 72–95 | 10–11 (5–5) | Convocation Center (2,520) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 85–91 | 10–12 (5–6) | Worthen Arena (1,398) Muncie, IN |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Akron | L 65–77 | 10–13 (5–7) | Convocation Center (933) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 73–58 | 11–13 (6–7) | Convocation Center (1,033) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/17/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 82–95 | 10–15 (6–8) | McGuirk Arena (2,189) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 69–80 | 10–16 (6–9) | Savage Arena (4,018) Toledo, OH |
| 02/24/2018 2:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | L 75–84 | 10–17 (6–10) | Convocation Center (2,773) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 66–74 | 10–18 (6–11) | University Arena (659) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 63–88 | 10–18 (6–12) | Convocation Center (1,370) Ypsilanti, MI |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | at (8) Northern Illinois First Round | W 84–77 | 11–19 | Convocation Center (294) DeKalb, IL |
| 03/07/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (1) Central Michigan Quarterfinals | L 64–67 | 11–20 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||