# 2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by tenth year head coach Stefanie Pemper, played their home games at Alumni Hall and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League women's tournament, where they lost to American. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round.

## Previous season

They advanced to the championship of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Marist | W 77–70 | 1–0 | McCann Field House (1,608) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 11/12/2017* 4:00 pm | | Rider | W 63–44 | 2–0 | Alumni Hall (503) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | Norfolk State | W 70–51 | 3–0 | Alumni Hall (192) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/22/2017* 5:00 pm | | Air Force | W 71–64 | 4–0 | Alumni Hall (1,242) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/25/2017* 5:00 pm | | North Dakota State Navy Classic semifinals | W 67–54 | 5–0 | Alumni Hall (378) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/26/2017* 3:15 pm | | St. Bonaventure Navy Classic championship | W 86–48 | 6–0 | Alumni Hall (215) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | Monmouth | W 73–49 | 7–0 | Alumni Hall (211) Annapolis, MD |
| 12/03/2017* 3:15 pm | | Emory & Henry | W 88–57 | 8–0 | Alumni Hall (848) Annapolis, MD |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 76–56 | 9–0 | Robins Center (407) Richmond, VA |
| 12/10/2017* 3:00 pm | | at New Mexico | L 87–94 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 | Dreamstyle Arena (6,763) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | W 79–47 | 10–1 | Steinberg Wellness Center (203) Brooklyn, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 73–44 | 11–1 (1–0) | Alumni Hall (852) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/02/2018 6:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 63–66 | 11–2 (1–1) | Stabler Arena (433) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm | | at American | L 41–46 | 11–3 (1–2) | Bender Arena (199) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/08/2018 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 70–45 | 12–3 (2–2) | Alumni Hall (1,131) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 65–58 | 13–3 (3–2) | Hart Center (886) Worcester, MA |
| 01/14/2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Army | W 70–45 | 14–3 (4–2) | Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 65–59 | 15–3 (5–2) | Alumni Hall (1,133) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 64–59 | 16–3 (6–2) | Case Gym (484) Boston, MA |
| 01/24/2018 6:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 39–47 | 16–4 (6–3) | Sojka Pavilion (639) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/27/2018 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 53–50 | 17–4 (7–3) | Alumni Hall (672) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 69–42 | 18–4 (8–3) | Cotterell Court (404) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 62–54 | 19–4 (9–3) | Alumni Hall (1,368) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/10/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN | | at Army | W 55–46 | 20–4 (10–3) | Christl Arena (5,181) West Point, NY |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 59–43 | 21–4 (11–3) | Kirby Sports Center (303) Easton, PA |
| 02/17/2018 5:30 pm | | Boston University | W 59–48 | 22–4 (12–3) | Alumni Hall (881) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 40–49 | 22–5 (12–4) | Alumni Hall (1,053) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/24/2017 3:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 58–40 | 23–5 (13–4) | Reitz Arena (206) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 pm | | American | L 49–76 | 23–6 (13–5) | Alumni Hall (608) Annapolis, MD |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 7:00 pm | (3) | (6) Loyola (MD) Quarterfinals | W 68–62 | 24–6 | Alumni Hall (487) Annapolis, MD |
| 03/08/2018 6:00 pm | (3) | at (2) Bucknell Semifinals | W 68–62 | 25–6 | Sojka Pavilion (619) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/11/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN | (3) | at (1) American Championship Game | L 49–58 | 25–7 | Bender Arena (1,001) Washington, D.C. |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Virginia Tech First Round | L 55–56 | 25–8 | Cassell Coliseum (828) Blacksburg, 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 |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |