# 2017–18 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pride, led by twelfth-year head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, played their home games at Hofstra Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 11–19, 5–13 in CAA play, to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to College of Charleston.

## Previous season

They finished the season 13–18, 5–13 in CAA play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to James Madison.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 4:00 pm | | at Fordham Puerto Rico Relief Exhibition | W 55–46 | | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | UMBC | W 71–55 | 1–0 | Hofstra Arena (323) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/14/2017* 6:00 pm | | Stony Brook | L 49–73 | 1–1 | Hofstra Arena (312) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | L 49–60 | 1–2 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (907) West Hartford, CT |
| 11/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 69–63 | 2–2 | Hofstra Arena (277) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/25/2017* 3:00 pm | | at UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals | L 52–68 | 2–3 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 11/26/2017* 3:00 pm | | vs. Wake Forest Lady Rebel Round-Up third-place game | W 69–66 | 3–3 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 11/30/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 86–81 $^{2OT}$ | 4–3 | William H. Pitt Center (326) Fairfield, CT |
| 12/04/2017* 7:00 pm | | Siena | L 60–70 | 4–4 | Hofstra Arena (316) Hempstead, NY |
| 12/07/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | W 68–43 | 5–4 | Hynes Athletic Center (419) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/11/2017* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at Columbia | L 53–75 | 5–5 | Levien Gymnasium (325) New York, NY |
| 12/21/2017* 2:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | W 71–68 | 6–5 | Hofstra Arena (265) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm | | James Madison | L 42–55 | 6–6 (0–1) | Hofstra Arena (448) Hempstead, NY |
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 38–47 | 6–7 (0–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (502) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/05/2018 6:30 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 75–60 | 7–7 (1–2) | TD Arena (333) Charleston, SC |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 69–61 | 8–7 (2–2) | Trask Coliseum (593) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm | | Delaware | L 51–59 | 8–8 (2–3) | Hofstra Arena (318) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 65–60 | 9–8 (3–3) | Hofstra Arena (526) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/19/2018 11:30 am | | William & Mary | W 65–54 | 10–8 (4–3) | Hofstra Arena (2,262) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm | | Drexel | L 47–58 | 10–9 (4–4) | Hofstra Arena (233) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 56–73 | 10–10 (4–5) | JMU Convocation Center (2,000) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 53–63 | 10–11 (4–6) | Kaplan Arena (692) Williamsburg, PA |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | L 55–59 | 10–12 (4–7) | Hofstra Arena (454) Hempstead, NY |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm | | at Towson | L 72–73 | 10–13 (4–8) | SECU Arena (286) Towson, MD |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 41–61 | 10–14 (4–9) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,753) Newark, DE |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm | | Elon | L 65–72 | 10–15 (5–10) | Hofstra Arena (355) Hempstead, NY |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm | | Towson | W 83–72 | 11–15 (5–10) | Hofstra Arena (1,020) Hempstead, NY |
| 02/23/2018 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 50–55 | 11–16 (5–11) | Hofstra Arena (448) Hempstead, NY |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm | | at Elon | L 55–80 | 11–17 (5–12) | Alumni Gym (1,027) Elon, NC |
| 03/02/2018 2:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 54–58 | 11–18 (5–13) | Cabot Center (278) Boston, MA |
| CAA women's tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2018 2:30 pm | (7) | vs. (10) College of Charleston First Round | L 72–88 | 11–19 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,048) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||