# 2017–18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by first year head coach Loree Payne, played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 3–15 in Big Sky to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Portland State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 6:30 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | L 93–96 | 0–1 | Rolle Activity Center (603) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 11/12/2017* 1:30 pm | | Rice | L 83–88 | 0–2 | Rolle Activity Center (297) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 11/17/2017* 10:00 pm, SPEC | | at Hawaii Bank of Hawaii Classic | L 68–84 | 0–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,710) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/19/2017* 5:30 pm | | vs. Boise State Bank of Hawaii Classic | W 62–60 | 1–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,756) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/27/2017* 6:30 pm | | vs. Antelope Valley | W 104–49 | 2–3 | Tuba City HS (793) Tuba City, AZ |
| 12/03/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Denver | L 73–80 | 2–4 | Hamilton Gymnasium (425) Denver, CO |
| 12/07/2017* 6:30 pm, FSAZ+/FCSP | | Arizona | W 84–66 | 3–4 | Rolle Activity Center (383) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/09/2017* 3:30 pm, FSAZ/FCSP | | Cal Poly | L 73–89 | 3–5 | Rolle Activity Center (307) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/14/2017* 12:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | L 54–72 | 3–6 | Rolle Activity Center (1,240) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/16/2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | L 67–69 | 3–7 | Beeghly Center (1,226) Youngstown, OH |
| 12/18/2017* 8:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | L 69–78 | 3–8 | Matadome (252) Northridge, CA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm | | at Montana | L 62–70 $^{OT}$ | 3–9 (0–1) | Dahlberg Arena (2,662) Missoula, MT |
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 39–61 | 3–10 (0–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,636) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/04/2018 6:30 pm | | Weber State | W 76–75 | 4–10 (1–2) | Walkup Skydome (203) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/06/2018 5:00 pm, CW6 | | Idaho State | L 55–75 | 4–11 (1–3) | Walkup Skydome (294) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/13/2018 5:00 pm, CW6 | | Southern Utah | L 57–60 | 4–12 (1–4) | Walkup Skydome (300) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/18/2018 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 62–82 | 4–13 (1–5) | Reese Court (429) Cheney, WA |
| 01/20/2018 3:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 68–83 | 4–14 (1–6) | Cowan Spectrum (505) Moscow, ID |
| 01/25/2018 6:30 pm | | Montana State | L 56–78 | 4–15 (1–7) | Walkup Skydome (435) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/27/2018 5:00 pm, CW6 | | Montana | L 52–69 | 4–16 (1–8) | Walkup Skydome (398) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 59–76 | 4–17 (1–9) | Reed Gym (1,081) Pocatello, ID |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 63–77 | 4–18 (1–10) | Dee Events Center (789) Ogden, UT |
| 02/10/2018 12:30 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 72–55 | 5–18 (2–10) | America First Events Center (953) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/15/2018 6:30 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 63–85 | 5–19 (2–11) | Walkup Skydome (225) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/17/2018 5:00 pm, CW6 | | North Dakota | W 79–59 | 6–19 (3–11) | Walkup Skydome (427) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/22/2018 8:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 95–90 $^{OT}$ | 7–19 (3–12) | Hornets Nest (212) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 59–68 | 7–20 (3–13) | Pamplin Sports Center (301) Portland, OR |
| 02/28/2018 6:30 pm | | Idaho | L 83–93 | 7–21 (3–14) | Walkup Skydome (253) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 03/02/2018 6:30 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 83–98 | 7–22 (3–15) | Walkup Skydome (555) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Big Sky Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 9:05 pm | (6) | vs. (11) Portland State First Round | L 61–77 | 7–23 | Reno Events Center Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||