# 2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Larry Tidwell's fifth season along with the third under the UTRGV label. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. The team finished seventh in the WAC after going 4–10 while finishing 14–16 overall.
On April 21, 2018 Tidwell resigned from his position to accept the job for the Chief of Staff for the women's basketball program at Texas Tech. He finished at UTRGV with a 5 year record of 85–75

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. Concordia (TX) Islanders Classic | W 67–49 | 1–0 | Dugan Wellness Center (121) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/11/2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. Trinity Islanders Classic | W 62–57 | 2–0 | Dugan Wellness Center (121) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 56–53 | 3–0 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (328) Edinburg, TX |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Oklahoma State | L 38–80 | 3–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,441) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | Texas Lutheran | W 78–43 | 4–1 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (379) Edinburg, TX |
| 11/25/2017* 3:00 pm | | Florida A&M Feast of the Border | W 51–38 | 5–1 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (272) Edinburg, TX |
| 11/26/2017* 3:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M Feast of the Border | W 78–62 | 6–1 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (240) Edinburg, TX |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 41–71 | 6–2 | Dugan Wellness Center (540) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | UMass Battle on the Border | W 67–59 | 7–2 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (273) Edinburg, TX |
| 12/02/2017* 3:00 pm | | UTSA Battle on the Border | W 70–58 | 8–2 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (485) Edinburg, TX |
| 12/05/2017* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN | | at North Dakota State | W 82–79 | 9–2 | Scheels Center (609) Fargo, ND |
| 12/06/2017 7:00 pm | | Wisconsin | L 54–82 | 9–3 | Kohl Center (2,809) Madison, WI |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Texas Tech | L 64–80 | 9–4 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (2,292) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/19/2017* 7:00 pm | | Canisius UTRGV Holiday Classic | W 63–46 | 10–4 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (365) Edinburg, TX |
| 12/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | USC UTRGV Holiday Classic | L 64–71 | 10–5 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (528) Edinburg, TX |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2018 7:00 pm | | UMKC | L 52–54 | 10–6 (0–1) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (501) Edinburg, TX |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 64–67 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (0–2) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (402) Edinburg, TX |
| 01/13/2018 7:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | L 59–65 | 10–8 (0–3) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (409) Edinburg, TX |
| 01/18/2018 12:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | L 60–69 | 10–9 (0–4) | Lockhart Arena (719) Orem, UT |
| 01/20/2018 6:00 pm | | at Seattle | L 56–64 | 10–10 (0–5) | Connolly Center (860) Seattle, WA |
| 01/27/2018 7:00 pm | | Chicago State | W 81–44 | 11–10 (1–5) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (750) Edinburg, TX |
| 02/03/2018 7:00 pm | | New Mexico State | L 77–79 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (1–6) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (731) Edinburg, TX |
| 02/08/2018 8:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | L 58–59 | 11–12 (1–7) | GCU Arena (502) Phoenix, AZ |
| 02/10/2018 3:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 30–71 | 11–13 (1–8) | Icardo Center (421) Bakersfield, CA |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 pm | | Seattle | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (2–8) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (470) Edinburg, TX |
| 02/17/2018 8:00 pm | | Utah Valley | W 71–64 $^{OT}$ | 13–13 (3–8) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (761) Edinburg, TX |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm | | at UMKC | L 59–79 | 13–14 (3–9) | Swinney Recreation Center (150) Kansas City, MO |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at Chicago State | W 69–62 | 14–14 (4–9) | Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL |
| 03/03/2018 3:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 56–72 | 14–15 (4–10) | Pan American Center (1,564) Las Cruces, NM |
| WAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2018 4:00 pm | (7) | vs. (2) Cal State Bakersfield Quarterfinals | L 59–70 | 14–16 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||