# 2017–18 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Anthony Bozzella, played their home games in South Orange, New Jersey at the Walsh Gymnasium as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large berth in the WNIT where they lost to Saint Joseph's in the first round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to DePaul.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 12:00 pm | | Jefferson | W 89–61 | | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 1:00 pm, PSN | | Saint Peter's | W 91–49 | 1–0 | Walsh Gymnasium (726) South Orange, NJ |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Wake Forest | W 67–57 | 2–0 | LJVM Coliseum (497) Winston–Salem, NC |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm, PSN | | Princeton | L 83–85 | 2–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (716) South Orange, NJ |
| 11/25/2017* 12:00 pm, PSN | | Rider SHU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals | W 85–49 | 3–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (848) South Orange, NJ |
| 11/25/2017* 2:30 pm, PSN | | Jacksonville State SHU Thanksgiving Classic championship | W 73–54 | 4–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (885) South Orange, NJ |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm, PSN | | Marist | W 85–60 | 5–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (895) South Orange, NJ |
| 12/02/2017* 1:00 pm, PSN | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 84–50 | 6–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (890) South Orange, NJ |
| 12/08/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Rutgers | L 45–70 | 6–2 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,235) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/10/2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | W 73–53 | 7–2 | Conte Forum (1,249) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/17/2017* 1:00 pm, PSN | | No. 11 UCLA | L 68–77 | 7–3 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,165) South Orange, NJ |
| 12/21/2017* 11:00 am, PSN | | Fairfield | W 80–61 | 8–3 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) South Orange, NJ |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN | | at DePaul | L 66–89 | 8–4 (0–1) | Phillips-McGrath Arena (1,832) Chicago, IL |
| 12/30/2017 8:30 pm, BEDN | | at Marquette | L 72–74 | 8–5 (0–2) | Al McGuire Center (1,392) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/02/2018 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Creighton | L 51–68 | 8–6 (0–3) | Walsh Gymnasium (625) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Providence | W 65–56 | 9–6 (1–3) | Walsh Gymnasium (686) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | L 48–66 | 9–7 (1–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (543) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Xavier | W 62–51 | 10–7 (2–4) | Cintas Center (597) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Villanova | L 59–67 | 10–8 (2–5) | Walsh Gymnasium (881) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/14/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | W 70–65 | 11–8 (3–5) | Walsh Gymnasium (895) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | St. John's | W 62–57 | 12–8 (4–5) | Walsh Gymnasium (967) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/26/2018 11:30 am, BEDN | | at Providence | W 65–56 | 13–8 (5–5) | Alumni Hall (1,270) Providence, RI |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Creighton | L 39–53 | 13–9 (5–6) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,015) Omaha, NE |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 58–53 | 14–9 (6–6) | Walsh Gymnasium (787) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Butler | W 75–64 | 15–9 (7–6) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | L 52–71 | 15–10 (7–7) | McDonough Gymnasium (229) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm, FS2 | | at Villanova | L 53–59 | 15–11 (7–8) | Jake Nevin Field House (1,003) Villanova, PA |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at St. John's | L 56–75 | 15–12 (7–9) | Carnesecca Arena (755) Queens, NY |
| 02/23/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Marquette | L 54–81 | 15–13 (7–10) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,074) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/25/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | DePaul | L 68–72 | 15–14 (7–11) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,013) South Orange, NJ |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 7:30 pm, BEDN | (7) | vs. (10) Xavier First Round | W 66–42 | 16–14 | Wintrust Arena (1,950) Chicago, IL |
| 03/04/2018 7:00 pm, FS2 | (7) | vs. (1) DePaul Quarterfinals | L 52–78 | 16–15 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/14/2018* 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's First Round | L 57–75 | 16–16 | Walsh Gymnasium (281) South Orange, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||