# 2017–18 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team

The 2017–18 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by nineteenth-year head coach Carey Green, played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 16–3 in Big South play win the Big South regular season title. They won the Big South women's basketball tournament and earned an automatic place in the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.
This was Liberty's final season as members of the Big South Conference, as the school announced on May 17, 2018, that they would be moving to the Atlantic Sun Conference for the 2018–19 season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 4:00 pm | | at Old Dominion Preseason WNIT First Round | W 63–55 | 1–0 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,584) Norfolk, VA |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | at No. 24 Michigan Preseason WNIT Second Round | L 50–74 | 1–1 | Crisler Center (2,138) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 11/17/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake Preseason WNIT consolation round | L 68–96 | 1–2 | Knapp Center (2,022) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/24/2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. Houston UMass Thanksgiving Classic | L 68–75 | 1–3 | Mullins Center (387) Amherst, MA |
| 11/25/2017* 1:00 pm | | at UMass UMass Thanksgiving Classic | L 61–64 | 1–4 | Mullins Center (396) Amherst, MA |
| 11/28/2017* 7:00 pm, BSN | | Limestone | W 68–38 | 2–4 | Vines Center (1,193) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/02/2017* 4:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 61–40 | 3–4 | Vines Center (1,351) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 47–58 | 3–5 | JMU Convocation Center (1,912) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 12/16/2017* 4:00 pm, BSN | | Shippensburg | W 105–43 | 4–5 | Vines Center (1,382) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/19/2017* 4:30 pm | | vs. Denver Roo Holiday Classic | W 82–69 | 5–5 | Swinney Recreation Center (186) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/20/2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. Northern Colorado Roo Holiday Classic | L 57–65 | 5–6 | Swinney Recreation Center (113) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/29/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 14 Duke | L 51–65 | 5–7 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,531) Durham, NC |
| Big South Regular Season ||||||
| 01/02/2018 7:00 pm, BSN | | at Presbyterian | W 76–64 | 6–7 (1–0) | Templeton Center (168) Clinton, SC |
| 01/06/2018 1:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3 | | Charleston Southern | W 63–53 | 7–7 (2–0) | Vines Center (1,168) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/09/2018 7:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3 | | Winthrop | W 63–37 | 8–7 (3–0) | Vines Center (1,026) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/13/2018 3:00 pm, BSN | | at Gardner–Webb | W 85–60 | 9–7 (4–0) | Paul Porter Arena (487) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/16/2018 7:00 pm, BSN | | at UNC Asheville | L 41–48 | 9–8 (4–1) | Kimmel Arena (805) Asheville, NC |
| 01/20/2018 6:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3 | | Campbell | W 60–42 | 10–8 (5–1) | Vines Center (1,426) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/23/2018 7:00 pm, BSN | | at Longwood | W 63–51 | 11–8 (6–1) | Willett Hall (379) Farmville, VA |
| 01/28/2018 7:00 pm, Stadium/BSN | | Radford | W 61–56 | 12–8 (7–1) | Vines Center (1,484) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/30/2018 7:00 pm, BSN | | at High Point | W 65–42 | 13–8 (8–1) | Millis Center (567) High Point, NC |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3 | | Presbyterian | W 63–55 | 14–8 (9–1) | Vines Center (1,288) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/06/2018 7:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3 | | Gardner–Webb | W 59–41 | 15–8 (10–1) | Vines Center (1,096) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Campbell | W 46–33 | 16–8 (11–1) | Gore Arena (2,033) Buies Creek, NC |
| 02/13/2018 7:00 pm, LFSN/ESPN3 | | at Radford | L 45–52 | 16–9 (11–2) | Dedmon Center (667) Radford, VA |
| 02/17/2018 6:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3 | | UNC Asheville | W 53–48 | 17–9 (12–2) | Vines Center (1,484) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/20/2018 7:00 pm, BSN | | at Winthrop | W 73–53 | 18–9 (13–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (176) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/24/2018 3:00 pm, BSN | | at Charleston Southern | W 95–57 | 19–9 (14–2) | CSU Field House (225) Charleston, SC |
| 02/27/2018 7:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3 | | Longwood | W 73–36 | 20–9 (15–2) | Vines Center (1,212) Lynchburg, VA |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3 | | High Point | W 65–42 | 21–9 (16–2) | Vines Center (1,260) Lynchburg, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (8) Charleston Southern Quarterfinals | W 80–53 | 22–9 | Vines Center (850) Lynchburg, VA |
| 03/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (4) High Point Semifinals | W 78–54 | 23–9 | Vines Center (1,197) Lynchburg, VA |
| 03/11/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (3) UNC Asheville Championship Game | W 60–42 | 24–9 | Vines Center (1,077) Lynchburg, VA |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | (14 L) | at (3 L) No. 12 Tennessee First Round | L 60–100 | 24–10 | Thompson–Boling Arena (4,509) Knoxville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||