# 2017–18 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team

The 2017–18 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team represented the St. Bonaventure University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by second year head coach Jesse Fleming, played their home games at Reilly Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 3–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to George Mason.

## Media

All non-televised Bonnies home games air on the A-10 Digital Network. WGWE continue to be the radio broadcaster for the team. Chris Russell is the team's play-by-play voice; no color commentator is used.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 5:00 pm | | Edinboro | L 64–67 | | Reilly Center Olean, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:30 pm | | Niagara | W 76–58 | 1–0 | Reilly Center (1,571) Olean, NY |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Siena Franciscan Cup | L 62–70 | 1–1 | Alumni Recreation Center (1,161) Loudonville, NY |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Canisius | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (835) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/18/2017* 1:30 pm | | Eastern Michigan | W 70–51 | 2–2 | Reilly Center (924) Olean, NY |
| 11/21/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Bucknell | W 59–48 | 3–2 | Sojka Pavilion (621) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/25/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. UMBC Navy Classic semifinals | W 63–54 | 4–2 | Alumni Hall (378) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/26/2017* 3:15 pm | | at Navy Navy Classic championship | L 48–86 | 4–3 | Alumni Hall (215) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | Delaware | L 52–53 | 4–4 | Reilly Center (953) Olean, NY |
| 12/04/2017* 7:00 pm | | Toledo | L 38–59 | 4–5 | Reilly Center (794) Olean, NY |
| 12/09/2017* 7:00 pm | | Penn State | W 65–62 | 5–5 | Reilly Center (1,059) Olean, NY |
| 12/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | Buffalo | L 59–76 | 5–6 | Reilly Center (876) Olean, NY |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Albany | L 52–69 | 5–7 | SEFCU Arena (979) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/21/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 68–71 | 5–8 | Hofstra Arena (265) Hempstead, NY |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 3:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 55–78 | 5–9 (0–1) | Chaifetz Arena (1,709) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 64–70 | 5–10 (0–2) | Reilly Center (743) Olean, NY |
| 01/06/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN | | UMass | W 69–59 | 6–10 (1–2) | Reilly Center (934) Olean, NY |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 59–80 | 6–11 (1–3) | UD Arena (2,189) Dayton, OH |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 63–66 | 6–12 (1–4) | Tom Gola Arena (330) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 81–70 | 7–12 (2–4) | Reilly Center (821) Olean, NY |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | Davidson | L 68–75 | 7–13 (2–5) | Reilly Center (975) Olean, NY |
| 01/25/2018 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 48–72 | 7–14 (2–6) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (801) Bronx, NY |
| 01/28/2018 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Duquesne | L 59–73 | 7–15 (2–7) | Palumbo Center (1,421) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/31/2018 7:00 pm | | George Mason | L 63–76 | 7–16 (2–8) | Reilly Center (928) Olean, NY |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm | | George Washington | L 56–63 | 7–17 (2–9) | Reilly Center (1,009) Olean, NY |
| 02/11/2018 1:00 pm | | at VCU | L 75–77 $^{OT}$ | 7–18 (2–10) | Siegel Center (1,008) Richmond, VA |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm | | Richmond | L 57–79 | 7–19 (2–11) | Reilly Center (793) Olean, NY |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 63–78 | 7–20 (2–12) | EagleBank Arena (1,544) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 77–72 | 8–20 (3–12) | Ryan Center (473) Kingston, RI |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 73–76 | 8–21 (3–13) | Reilly Center (921) Olean, NY |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2018 7:00 pm | (13) | at (4) George Mason First Round | L 79–89 | 8–22 | EagleBank Arena (1,115) Fairfax, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## 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 |