# 2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team represented the Saint Joseph's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by seventeenth year head coach Cindy Griffin, played their home games at Hagan Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to George Washington. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Seton Hall in the first round before losing to West Virginia in the second round.

## Media

All non-televised Hawks home games air on the A-10 Digital Network. All Hawks games are streamed via the Saint Joseph's Sports Network on sjuhawks.com.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 93–69 | 1–0 | Gallagher Center (463) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/15/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Bucknell | W 77–53 | 2–0 | Sojka Pavilion (704) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 73–66 | 3–0 | JMU Convocation Center (1,850) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 11/25/2017* 2:00 pm | | Eastern Illinois Hawk Classic semifinals | W 80–62 | 4–0 | Hagan Arena (877) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/26/2017* 4:00 pm | | Saint Peter's Hawk Classic championship | W 87–58 | 5–0 | Hagan Arena (732) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Temple Rivalry | L 66–69 | 5–1 | McGonigle Hall (1,028) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/03/2017* 7:00 pm | | at No. 25 Villanova Holy War | L 44–79 | 5–2 | Jake Nevin Field House (1,519) Villanova, PA |
| 12/05/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Towson | L 66–90 | 5–3 | SECU Arena (209) Towson, MD |
| 12/11/2017* 7:00 pm | | Penn | L 50–57 | 5–4 | Hagan Arena (913) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/17/2017* 1:30 pm | | Drexel | L 58–65 | 5–5 | Hagan Arena (3,551) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/20/2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Princeton Gator Holiday Classic | L 54–63 | 5–6 | O'Connell Center (1,054) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/21/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Florida Gator Holiday Classic | L 51–71 | 5–7 | O'Connell Center (1,008) Gainesville, FL |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm | | VCU | W 79–41 | 6–7 (1–0) | Hagan Arena (711) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 70–64 | 7–7 (2–0) | Reilly Center (743) Olean, NY |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm | | Dayton | L 59–65 | 7–8 (2–1) | Hagan Arena (747) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/10/2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | Richmond | W 81–72 | 8–8 (3–1) | Hagan Arena (681) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm | | at UMass | W 84–79 | 9–8 (4–1) | Mullins Center (536) Amherst, MA |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 73–96 | 9–9 (4–2) | Chaifetz Arena (6,346) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 42–61 | 9–10 (4–3) | Hagan Arena (543) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/28/2018 1:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 75–64 | 10–10 (5–3) | Tom Gola Arena (427) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/31/2018 6:00 pm | | at VCU | L 54–56 | 10–11 (5–4) | Siegel Center (541) Richmond, VA |
| 02/04/2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | George Mason | L 57–65 | 10–12 (5–5) | Hagan Arena (343) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 64–46 | 11–12 (6–5) | Hagan Arena (346) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/10/2018 2:30 pm | | at Duquesne | W 69–50 | 12–12 (7–5) | Palumbo Center (711) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | W 64–62 | 13–12 (8–5) | John M. Belk Arena (321) Davidson, NC |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm | | La Salle | W 70–49 | 14–12 (9–5) | Hagan Arena (913) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/20/2018 7:00 pm | | George Washington | L 46–49 | 14–13 (9–6) | Hagan Arena (551) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 52–50 | 15–13 (10–6) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,366) Bronx, NY |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2018 7:00 pm | (6) | (11) VCU First Round | W 72–63 | 16–13 | Hagan Arena (516) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/02/2018 7:00 pm | (6) | vs. (3) Fordham Quarterfinals | W 52–49 | 17–13 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| 03/03/2018 1:30 pm, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (7) Saint Louis Semifinals | W 58–49 | 18–13 | Richmond Coliseum (1,709) Richmond, VA |
| 03/04/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU | (6) | vs. (5) George Washington Championship Game | L 49–65 | 18–14 | Richmond Coliseum (2,103) Richmond, VA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 02/14/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Seton Hall First Round | W 75–57 | 19–14 | Walsh Gymnasium (281) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/18/2018* 2:00 pm | | at West Virginia Second Round | L 51–79 | 19–15 | WVU Coliseum (1,651) Morgantown, WV |
| *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 |