# 2017–18 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leopards, led by first year head coach Kia Damon, played their home games at Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 11–19, 6–11 in Patriot League play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament, where they lost to American.

## Previous season

They finished the season 4–28, 2–16 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Navy.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | La Salle | L 47–74 | 0–1 | Kirby Sports Center (644) Easton, PA |
| 11/12/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 61–64 | 0–2 | Yanitelli Center (245) Jersey City, NJ |
| 11/18/2017* 5:00 pm | | at Penn | L 42–55 | 0–3 | Palestra (705) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | Rider | W 60–45 | 1–3 | Kirby Sports Center (266) Easton, PA |
| 11/25/2017* 2:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | W 69–53 | 2–3 | Kirby Sports Center (266) Easton, PA |
| 11/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Cornell | W 59–58 | 3–3 | Newman Arena (117) Ithaca, NY |
| 12/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 37–52 | 3–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (572) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/06/2017* 6:00 pm, WBPH | | Princeton | L 45–53 | 3–5 | Kirby Sports Center (554) Easton, PA |
| 12/09/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | L 42–63 | 3–6 | North Athletic Complex (391) Moon Township, PA |
| 12/20/2017* 12:00 pm | | Wagner | W 70–52 | 4–6 | Kirby Sports Center (183) Easton, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 4:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 45–70 | 4–7 (0–1) | Stabler Arena (725) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/02/2018 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 69–65 | 5–7 (1–1) | Hart Center (704) Worcester, MA |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, WBPH | | Colgate | W 63–48 | 6–7 (2–1) | Kirby Sports Center (366) Easton, PA |
| 01/08/2018 11:00 am | | at Bucknell | L 53–83 | 6–8 (2–2) | Sojka Pavilion (1,638) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm, WPCH | | Army | L 60–65 | 6–9 (2–3) | Kirby Sports Center (486) Easton, PA |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm, WPCH | | Loyola (MD) | W 65–54 | 7–9 (3–3) | Kirby Sports Center (446) Easton, PA |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 59–65 | 7–10 (3–4) | Alumni Hall (1,133) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm, WPCH | | American | L 67–74 | 7–11 (3–5) | Kirby Sports Center (577) Easton, PA |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 47–45 | 8–11 (4–5) | Case Gym (187) Boston, MA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm, WBPH | | Holy Cross | L 56–69 | 8–12 (4–6) | Kirby Sports Center (1,012) Easton, PA |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm, WBPH | | Bucknell | L 57–80 | 8–13 (4–7) | Kirby Sports Center (877) Easton, PA |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 39–48 | 8–14 (4–8) | Christl Arena (432) West Point, NY |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 73–64 | 9–14 (5–8) | Reitz Arena (1,450) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm, WPCH | | Navy | L 43–59 | 9–15 (5–9) | Kirby Sports Center (303) Easton, PA |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm | | at American | L 66–74 | 9–16 (5–10) | Bender Arena (497) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm, WPCH | | Boston University | W 44–41 | 10–16 (6–10) | Kirby Sports Center (347) Easton, PA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm, WBPH | | Lehigh | L 62–72 | 10–17 (6–11) | Kirby Sports Center (866) Easton, PA |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 55–60 | 10–18 (6–12) | Cotterell Court (288) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm | (8) | (9) Boston University First Round | W 66–61 | 11–18 | Kirby Sports Center (435) Easton, PA |
| 03/05/2018 7:00 pm | (8) | at (1) American Quarterfinals | L 35–55 | 11–19 | Bender Arena (501) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||