# 2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Hoyas, led by first year head coach James Howard, were members of the Big East Conference. The Hoyas played their home games at the McDonough Gymnasium. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament, where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large to the WNIT, where they defeated Delaware in the first round before losing to Duquesne in the second round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 17–13, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They lost in quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Marquette. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Fordham in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | Howard | W 93–41 | 1–0 | McDonough Gymnasium (393) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 72–54 | 2–0 | Reitz Arena (273) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 54–65 | 2–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,008) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/24/2017* 8:30 pm | | vs. Auburn Challenge in Music City | L 40–60 | 2–2 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| 11/25/2017* 8:30 pm | | vs. Chattanooga Challenge in Music City | L 41–54 | 2–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (534) Nashville, TN |
| 11/26/2017* 3:00 pm | | vs. Northwestern Challenge in Music City | W 55–54 | 3–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (217) Nashville, TN |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | FIU | W 77–56 | 4–3 | McDonough Gymnasium (239) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/03/2017* 7:00 pm | | Minnesota | L 63–73 | 4–4 | McDonough Gymnasium (307) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at NC State | L 49–63 | 4–5 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,174) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/21/2017* 6:00 pm | | at VCU | W 71–59 | 5–5 | Siegel Center (922) Richmond, VA |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Providence | W 75–43 | 6–5 (1–0) | Alumni Hall (331) Providence, RI |
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Creighton | L 58–69 | 6–6 (1–1) | D. J. Sokol Arena (745) Omaha, NE |
| 01/02/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 65–60 | 7–6 (2–1) | McDonough Gymnasium (391) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Butler | L 57–66 | 7–7 (2–2) | McDonough Gymnasium (297) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Villanova | L 58–60 | 7–8 (2–3) | McDonough Gymnasium (827) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | L 41–64 | 7–9 (2–4) | Carnesecca Arena (561) Queens, NY |
| 01/14/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | L 65–70 | 7–10 (2–5) | Walsh Gymnasium (895) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/19/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Marquette | L 65–70 | 8–10 (3–5) | McDonough Gymnasium (877) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/21/2018 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | DePaul | L 62–78 | 8–11 (3–6) | McDonough Gymnasium (1,191) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | W 63–52 | 9–11 (4–6) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (773) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm, FS2 | | at Xavier | W 65–48 | 10–11 (5–6) | Cintas Center (2,400) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/03/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Villanova | L 67–68 | 10–12 (5–7) | Jake Nevin Field House (827) Villanova, PA |
| 02/09/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Seton Hall | W 71–52 | 11–12 (6–7) | McDonough Gymnasium (229) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | St. John's | L 63–71 | 11–13 (6–8) | McDonough Gymnasium (1,133) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/16/2018 8:00 pm, BEDN | | at DePaul | W 86–85 | 12–13 (7–8) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,890) Chicago, IL |
| 02/18/2018 3:00 pm, BEDN | | at Marquette | L 68–71 | 12–14 (7–9) | Al McGuire Center (895) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/23/2018 11:00 am, BEDN | | Creighton | W 70–67 | 13–14 (8–9) | McDonough Gymnasium (2,257) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Providence | W 74–48 | 14–14 (9–9) | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2018 9:30 pm, FS2 | (6) | vs. (3) Villanova Quarterfinals | W 63–58 | 15–14 | Wintrust Arena (2,147) Chicago, IL |
| 03/05/2018 6:30 pm, FS1 | (6) | vs. (2) DePaul Semifinals | L 53–85 | 15–15 | Wintrust Arena (2,192) Chicago, IL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 7:00 pm | | Delaware First Round | W 67–57 | 16–15 | McDonough Gymnasium (653) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/19/2018* 7:00 pm | | Duquesne Second Round | L 66–69 | 16–16 | McDonough Gymnasium (285) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |