# 2017–18 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Raiders, led by second year head coach Bill Cleary, played their home games at Cotterell Court and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 7–23, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League women's tournament to Holy Cross.

## Previous season

They finished the season 10–20, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament to Army.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 70–63 | 1–0 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,007) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Yale | L 56–82 | 1–1 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (846) New Haven, CT |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Cornell | W 74–70 | 2–1 | Newman Arena (212) Ithaca, NY |
| 11/19/2017* 5:00 pm | | at Arizona State | L 54–65 | 2–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,394) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/22/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 51–61 | 2–3 | Rothman Center (402) Hackensack, NJ |
| 11/26/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Towson | W 65–61 | 3–3 | SECU Arena (151) Towson, MD |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | Siena | L 70–73 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Cotterell Court (563) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | W 84–64 | 4–4 | Cotterell Court (213) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Syracuse | L 39–79 | 4–5 | Carrier Dome (1,131) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/10/2017* 12:00 pm | | Brown | L 73–83 | 4–6 | Cotterell Court (487) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/22/2017* 12:00 pm | | Niagara | L 44–81 | 4–7 | Cotterell Court (219) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | L 64–71 | 4–8 (0–1) | Cotterell Court (302) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/02/2018 2:00 pm | | American | L 55–77 | 4–9 (0–2) | Cotterell Court (211) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 48–63 | 4–10 (0–3) | Kirby Sports Center (366) Easton, PA |
| 01/08/2018 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 45–70 | 4–11 (0–4) | Alumni Hall (1,131) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/11/2018 12:00 pm | | Boston University | L 49–62 | 4–12 (0–5) | Cotterell Court (1,342) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 57–77 | 4–13 (0–6) | Sojka Pavilion (790) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 51–59 | 4–14 (0–7) | Cottrell Court (264) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/21/2018 12:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 55–70 | 4–15 (0–8) | Reitz Arena (193) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm | | Army | L 54–62 | 4–16 (0–9) | Cottrell Court (133) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | at American | L 55–77 | 4–17 (0–10) | Bender Arena (405) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Navy | L 42–69 | 4–18 (0–11) | Cotterell Court (404) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 64–66 $^{OT}$ | 4–19 (0–12) | Case Gym (393) Boston, MA |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 42–63 | 4–20 (0–13) | Cotterell Court (439) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/14/2018 6:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 54–48 | 5–20 (1–13) | Stabler Arena (571) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 71–60 | 6–20 (2–13) | Cottrell Court (326) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/21/2018 11:00 am | | at Army | L 54–62 | 6–21 (2–14) | Christl Arena (634) West Point, NY |
| 02/24/2018 1:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 52–61 | 6–22 (2–15) | Hart Center (1,080) Worcester, MA |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 60–55 | 7–22 (3–15) | Cotterell Court (288) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 1:00 pm | (10) | at (7) Holy Cross First Round | L 47–66 | 7–23 | Hart Center (537) Worcester, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||