# 2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

The 2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by second year head coach Tory Verdi, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 14–16, 6–10 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Louis.

## Media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA carries Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 4:30 pm | | Kutztown | W 79–66 | | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 11/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | Flagler | W 75–51 | | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 4:30 pm | | Maine–Fort Kent | W 111–45 | 1–0 | Mullins Center (628) Amherst, MA |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | Towson | W 72–49 | 2–0 | Mullins Center (361) Amherst, MA |
| 11/17/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Dakota State | L 70–82 | 2–1 | Scheels Center (605) Grand Forks, ND |
| 11/19/2017* 3:00 pm, FSNOR/FSCP | | at North Dakota | L 52–82 | 2–2 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,580) Grand Forks, ND |
| 11/24/2017* 1:00 pm | | Northeastern UMass Thanksgiving Classic | L 54–64 | 2–3 | Mullins Center (387) Amherst, MA |
| 11/25/2017* 1:00 pm | | Liberty UMass Thanksgiving Classic | W 64–61 | 3–3 | Mullins Center (396) Amherst, MA |
| 11/29/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 64–45 | 4–3 | McDermott Convocation Center (521) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/01/2017* 8:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Battle on the Border | L 59–67 | 4–4 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (273) Edinburg, TX |
| 12/02/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Mississippi Valley State UTRGV Battle on the Border | W 85–46 | 5–4 | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| 12/07/2017* 7:00 pm | | Fisher College | W 121–38 | 6–4 | Mullins Center (421) Amherst, MA |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | W 81–65 | 7–4 | Mullins Center (500) Amherst, MA |
| 12/13/2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 73–63 | 8–4 | Costello Athletic Center (1,475) Lowell, MA |
| 12/21/2017* 12:00 pm | | Marist | L 60–88 | 8–5 | Mullins Center (322) Amherst, MA |
| A-10 Regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 1:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 57–60 | 8–6 (0–1) | Palumbo Center (841) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/03/2018 5:00 pm | | Fordham | L 51–62 | 8–7 (0–2) | Mullins Center (364) Amherst, MA |
| 01/06/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN | | at St. Bonaventure | L 59–69 | 8–8 (0–3) | Reilly Center (934) Olean, NY |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 79–84 | 8–9 (0–4) | Mullins Center (536) Amherst, MA |
| 01/18/2018 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 63–64 | 8–10 (0–5) | Chaifetz Arena (486) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm | | VCU | W 79–75 | 9–10 (1–5) | Mullins Center (564) Amherst, MA |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | L 81–87 $^{2OT}$ | 9–11 (1–6) | John M. Belk Arena (941) Davidson, NC |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 61–59 | 10–11 (2–6) | Ryan Center (454) Kingston, RI |
| 01/31/2018 11:30 am | | Richmond | L 39–51 | 10–12 (2–7) | Mullins Center (2,512) Amherst, MA |
| 02/04/2018 12:00 pm | | La Salle | W 69–66 | 11–12 (3–7) | Mullins Center (570) Amherst, MA |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | Dayton | L 49–78 | 11–13 (3–8) | Mullins Center (312) Amherst, MA |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 60–71 | 11–14 (3–9) | EagleBank Arena (1,567) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 49–55 | 11–15 (3–10) | Charles E. Smith Center (592) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | Davidson | W 70–68 | 12–15 (4–10) | Mullins Center (731) Amherst, MA |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 58–49 | 13–15 (5–10) | Robins Center (418) Richmond, VA |
| 02/24/2018 12:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 87–50 | 14–15 (6–10) | Mullins Center (473) Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2018 8:00 pm | (10) | at (7) Saint Louis First Round | L 64–70 | 14–16 | Chaifetz Arena (543) St. Louis, MO |
| *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 |