# 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gales, led by twelfth year head coach Paul Thomas, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament to Pacific. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to New Mexico in the first round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 20–13, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Colorado State in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:00 pm | | at No. 20 California | L 80–87 | 0–1 | Haas Pavilion (2,768) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/12/2017* 1:00 pm | | Washington State | W 81–75 | 1–1 | McKeon Pavilion (307) Moraga, CA |
| 11/19/2017* 1:00 pm, CHN | | Cal Poly | W 82–64 | 2–1 | McKeon Pavilion (356) Moraga, CA |
| 11/24/2017* 2:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara Hilton Concord Classic | W 89–59 | 3–1 | McKeon Pavilion (388) Moraga, CA |
| 11/25/2017* 2:00 pm | | Indiana Hilton Concord Classic | W 88–82 | 4–1 | McKeon Pavilion (312) Moraga, CA |
| 11/30/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Boise State | W 74–72 | 5–1 | Taco Bell Arena (476) Boise, ID |
| 12/02/2017* 1:30 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 63–74 | 5–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,086) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/09/2017* 1:00 pm | | UC Davis | L 50–74 | 5–3 | McKeon Pavilion (341) Moraga, CA |
| 12/17/2017* 11:30 am | | vs. UT Martin Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational | W 69–58 | 6–3 | Mackey Arena (6,193) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/18/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Washington Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational | W 76–56 | 7–3 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/19/2017* 10:30 am | | at Purdue Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational | L 60–70 | 7–4 | Mackey Arena (6,510) West Lafayette, IN |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 57–69 | 7–5 (0–1) | Gersten Pavilion (324) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | | BYU | W 57–49 | 8–5 (1–1) | McKeon Pavilion (317) Moraga, CA |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 70–69 | 9–5 (2–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center (290) Stockton, CA |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 75–53 | 10–5 (3–1) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (346) San Diego, CA |
| 01/11/2018 6:30 pm | | Santa Clara | W 59–46 | 11–5 (4–1) | McKeon Pavilion (321) Moraga, CA |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 75–62 | 12–5 (5–1) | McKeon Pavilion (294) Moraga, CA |
| 01/18/2018 6:30 pm | | Gonzaga | L 65–73 | 12–6 (5–2) | McKeon Pavilion (476) Moraga, CA |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | Pacific | W 96–88 | 13–6 (6–2) | McKeon Pavilion (428) Moraga, CA |
| 01/25/2018 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 54–63 | 13–7 (6–3) | Marriott Center (913) Provo, UT |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | at Portland | L 65–68 | 13–8 (6–4) | Chiles Center (348) Portland, OR |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 73–59 | 14–8 (7–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (473) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | San Diego | W 66–57 | 15–8 (8–4) | McKeon Pavilion (234) Moraga, CA |
| 02/08/2018 6:30 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 65–75 | 15–9 (8–5) | McKeon Pavilion (225) Moraga, CA |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | W 72–56 | 16–9 (9–5) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/15/2018 6:30 pm | | San Francisco | W 72–64 | 17–9 (10–5) | McKeon Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | Portland | W 77–49 | 18–9 (11–5) | McKeon Pavilion (421) Moraga, CA |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 82–75 | 19–9 (12–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (219) Malibu, CA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 72–51 | 20–9 (13–5) | Leavey Center (527) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv | (2) | vs. (7) Pacific Quarterfinals | L 73–77 | 20–10 | Orleans Arena (6,813) Paradise, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 6:00 pm | | at New Mexico First Round | L 80–82 | 20–11 | Johnson Gymnasium (1,428) Albuquerque, NM |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||