# 2017–18 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

The 2017–18 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by head coach Molly Goodenbour in her second season at San Francisco. The Dons, as members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to Gonzaga.

## Previous season

They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 6:00 pm | | Cal Poly | W 83–71 | 1–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium (300) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | Washington State | L 70–74 | 1–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (358) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/19/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 60–73 | 1–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena (608) Greeley, CO |
| 11/25/2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. Robert Morris Cal Poly Holiday Classic | W 57–45 | 2–2 | Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (75) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/25/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Cal Poly Cal Poly Holiday Classic | L 83–88 | 2–3 | Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (152) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | No. 16 Stanford | L 66–86 | 2–4 | War Memorial Gymnasium (775) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 87–81 | 3–4 | Event Center Arena (773) San Jose, CA |
| 12/06/2017* 5:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 55–72 | 3–5 | The Pavilion Davis, CA |
| 12/15/2017* 6:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 90–76 | 4–5 | War Memorial Gymnasium (202) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 70–62 | 5–5 | War Memorial Gymnasium (302) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/21/2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas–Arlington | L 54–56 | 5–6 | College Park Center (1,937) Arlington, TX |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm | | San Diego | L 54–60 | 5–7 (0–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | | Portland | W 84–75 | 6–7 (1–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium (347) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/04/2018 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 66–70 | 6–8 (1–2) | Marriott Center (560) Provo, UT |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 68–67 | 7–8 (2–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (348) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 78–60 | 8–8 (3–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (281) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 47–74 | 8–9 (3–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,566) Spokane, WA |
| 01/18/2018 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 58–54 | 9–9 (4–3) | Leavey Center (642) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/20/2018 1:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 92–95 $^{2OT}$ | 9–10 (4–4) | Firestone Fieldhouse (142) Malibu, CA |
| 01/25/2018 11:00 am | | at Pacific | W 81–71 | 10–10 (5–4) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,725) Stockton, CA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | Gonzaga | L 57–81 | 10–11 (5–5) | War Memorial Gymnasium (415) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 59–73 | 10–12 (5–6) | War Memorial Gymnasium (473) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 64–47 | 11–12 (6–6) | War Memorial Gymnasium (358) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/08/2018 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 76–63 | 12–12 (7–6) | Chiles Center (344) Portland, OR |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | BYU | W 76–73 | 13–12 (8–6) | War Memorial Gymnasium (337) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/15/2018 6:30 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 64–72 | 13–13 (8–7) | McKeon Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 60–65 | 13–14 (8–8) | Gersten Pavilion (304) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm | | Pacific | W 80–78 | 14–14 (9–8) | War Memorial Gymnasium (473) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 49–47 | 15–14 (10–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (688) San Diego, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 8:00 pm, BYUtv | (5) | vs. (4) Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals | W 89–76 | 16–14 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/05/2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (5) | vs. (1) Gonzaga Semifinals | L 53–65 | 16–15 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||