# 2017–18 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Waves, as members of the West Coast Conference, were led by first year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse on the university campus in Malibu, California. They finished the season 10–20, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to Gonzaga.

## Previous season

They finished the season 7–23, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC women's tournament to Pacific.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Long Beach State | W 83–71 | 1–0 | Walter Pyramid (739) Long Beach, CA |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 64–69 | 1–1 | The Pavilion (482) Davis, CA |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Nevada | W 77–72 | 2–1 | Lawlor Events Center (1,025) Reno, NV |
| 11/19/2017* 1:00 pm | | Seattle | L 62–65 | 2–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse (267) Malibu, CA |
| 11/21/2017* 1:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 80–74 | 3–2 | Firestone Fieldhouse (178) Malibu, CA |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | at UC Irvine | L 74–75 | 3–3 | Bren Events Center (264) Irvine, CA |
| 12/02/2017* 1:00 pm | | Utah Valley | W 71–44 | 4–3 | Firestone Fieldhouse (273) Malibu, CA |
| 12/05/2017* 5:00 pm | | at Utah | L 65–89 | 4–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,308) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/07/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 61–71 | 4–5 | Dee Events Center (746) Ogden, UT |
| 12/17/2017* 1:00 pm | | New Mexico State | L 64–86 | 4–6 | Firestone Fieldhouse (202) Malibu, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 4:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 56–55 | 5–6 (1–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse (278) Malibu, CA |
| 12/30/2017 1:00 pm | | San Diego | W 66–62 | 6–6 (2–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse (267) Malibu, CA |
| 01/04/2018 6:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 51–73 | 6–7 (2–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,452) Spokane, WA |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 66–67 | 6–8 (2–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (348) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | BYU | L 67–73 | 6–9 (2–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (187) Malibu, CA |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 62–75 | 6–10 (2–4) | McKeon Pavilion (294) Moraga, CA |
| 01/18/2018 7:00 pm | | Pacific | L 77–85 | 6–11 (2–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (172) Malibu, CA |
| 01/20/2018 1:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 95–92 $^{2OT}$ | 7–11 (3–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (142) Malibu, CA |
| 01/25/2018 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 60–75 | 7–13 (3–6) | Gersten Pavilion (388) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 54–50 | 7–13 (3–7) | Leavey Center (401) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 83–79 | 8–13 (4–7) | Firestone Fieldhouse (183) Malibu, CA |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 73–84 | 8–14 (4–8) | Alex G. Spanos Center (606) Stockton, CA |
| 02/08/2017 6:00 pm | | at San Diego | L 53–79 | 8–15 (4–9) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (376) San Diego, CA |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 85–74 | 9–15 (5–9) | Firestone Fieldhouse (297) Malibu, CA |
| 02/15/2018 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 43–78 | 9–16 (5–10) | Marriott Center (672) Provo, UT |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm | | Gonzaga | L 48–67 | 9–17 (5–11) | Firestone Fieldhouse (223) Malibu, CA |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 75–82 | 9–18 (5–12) | Firestone Fieldhouse (219) Malibu, CA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at Portland | L 58–82 | 9–19 (5–13) | Chiles Center (507) Portland, OR |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv | (8) | vs. (9) Santa Clara First Round | W 74–63 | 10–19 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/02/2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (8) | vs. (1) Gonzaga Quarterfinals | L 70–81 | 10–20 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||