# 2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by second-year head coach Todd Starkey, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 13–19, 5–13 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Buffalo.

## Previous season

The Flashes finished the 2016–17 regular season with a 19–11 overall record, and 13–5 in MAC play. They won their first East Division title since 2005, clinching a share on March 1 and winning it outright on March 4.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2017* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | W 59–54 | 1–0 | BB&T Arena (1,085) Highland Heights, KY |
| 11/14/2017* 5:15 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | W 55–44 | 2–0 | Beeghly Center (1,085) Youngstown, OH |
| 11/17/2017* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Akron Classic | L 62–80 | 2–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| 11/18/2017* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Southeastern Louisiana Akron Classic | W 81–60 | 3–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| 11/23/2017* 8:30 p.m. | | vs. No. 14 Stanford Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals | L 54–79 | 3–2 | Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,207) Paradise, NV |
| 11/24/2017* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Gonzaga Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round | L 57–77 | 3–3 | Mandalay Bay Events Center (343) Paradise, NV |
| 11/25/2017* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Memphis Play4Kay Shootout 7th-place game | W 70–55 | 4–3 | Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 82–74 | 5–3 | MAC Center (493) Kent, OH |
| 12/05/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 65–57 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | McBrayer Arena (530) Richmond, KY |
| 12/07/2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Wright State | L 60–72 | 6–4 | MAC Center (375) Kent, OH |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at No. 24 Michigan | L 41–54 | 6–5 | Crisler Arena (2,164) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12/19/2017* 10:00 a.m. | | at Robert Morris | W 46–31 | 7–5 | RMU North Athletic Complex (407) Moon Township, PA |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 67–60 | 8–5 (1–0) | Convocation Center (914) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 79–81 | 8–6 (1–1) | Convocation Center (334) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/06/2018 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 61–66 | 8–7 (1–2) | MAC Center (336) Kent, OH |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 76–69 | 9–7 (2–2) | MAC Center (914) Kent, OH |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 84–88 | 9–8 (2–3) | McGuirk Arena (1,756) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | L 50–60 | 9–9 (2–4) | Stroh Center (1,268) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 58–79 | 9–10 (2–5) | MAC Center (472) Kent, OH |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Toledo | W 62–55 | 10–10 (3–5) | Savage Arena (3,722) Toledo, OH |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Akron | L 60–75 | 10–11 (3–6) | James A. Rhodes Arena (704) Akron, OH |
| 01/31/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | W 81–57 | 11–11 (4–6) | MAC Center (490) Kent, OH |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | L 62–72 | 11–12 (4–7) | MAC Center (546) Kent, OH |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 42–80 | 11–13 (4–8) | Alumni Arena (1,054) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Ohio | L 65–78 | 11–14 (4–9) | MAC Center (486) Kent, OH |
| 02/17/2018 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | L 59–65 | 11–15 (4–10) | MAC Center (6,055) Kent, OH |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 78–79 | 11–16 (4–11) | Convocation Center (290) Athens, OH |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Akron | W 60–55 | 12–16 (5–11) | MAC Center Kent, OH |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 60–75 | 12–17 (5–12) | MAC Center (411) Kent, OH |
| 03/03/2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | L 35–58 | 12–18 (5–13) | Millett Hall (527) Oxford, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (10) | at (7) Toledo First round | W 80–76 $^{OT}$ | 13–18 | Savage Arena (3,157) Toledo, OH |
| 03/07/2018 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (10) | vs. (2) Buffalo Quarterfinals | L 50–72 | 13–19 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||