# 2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe women's basketball team represented University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Dow, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 1–17 in Sun Belt play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to South Alabama.

## Previous season

They finished the 2016–17 season 6–24, 3–15 in Sun Belt play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 6:00 p.m. | | Centenary | W 90–53 | 1–0 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (455) Monroe, LA |
| November 13, 2017* 6:00 p.m. | | at Grambling State | L 52–61 | 1–1 | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,229) Grambling, LA |
| November 21, 2017* 5:00 p.m. | | Millsaps | W 73–41 | 2–1 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,927) Monroe, LA |
| November 26, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at McNeese State | L 61–65 | 2–2 | Burton Coliseum (751) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 29, 2017* 6:00 p.m. | | at Auburn | L 41–67 | 2–3 | Auburn Arena (2,769) Auburn, AL |
| December 3, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Northwestern State | L 48–70 | 2–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (969) Monroe, LA |
| December 11, 2017* 6:30 p.m. | | at Louisiana Tech | L 49–71 | 2–5 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,045) Ruston, LA |
| December 14, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Rice | L 47–63 | 2–6 | Tudor Fieldhouse (423) Houston, TX |
| December 17, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | New Orleans | L 51–89 | 2–7 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (710) Monroe, LA |
| December 19, 2017* 6:00 p.m. | | Houston Baptist | W 77–73 | 3–7 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (639) Monroe, LA |
| December 21, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Oklahoma State | L 58–112 | 3–8 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,686) Stillwater, OK |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2017 5:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas State | L 62–78 | 3–9 (0–1) | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| December 31, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | at Little Rock | L 37–57 | 3–10 (0–2) | Jack Stephens Center (1,632) Little Rock, AR |
| January 4, 2018 5:00 p.m. | | Coastal Carolina | W 62–56 | 4–10 (1–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,318) Monroe, LA |
| January 6, 2018 12:00 p.m. | | Appalachian State | L 67–71 | 4–11 (1–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,423) Monroe, LA |
| January 13, 2018 4:00 p.m., CST | | at Louisiana | L 55–63 | 4–12 (1–4) | Cajundome (711) Lafayette, LA |
| January 18, 2018 5:30 p.m. | | at Texas State | L 52–86 | 4–13 (1–5) | Strahan Coliseum (2,233) San Marcos, TX |
| January 20, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Texas–Arlington | L 61–70 | 4–14 (1–6) | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| January 25, 2018 5:00 p.m. | | Troy | L 79–86 | 4–15 (1–7) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,651) Monroe, LA |
| January 27, 2018 12:00 p.m. | | South Alabama | L 60–67 | 4–16 (1–8) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,635) Monroe, LA |
| February 3, 2018 12:00 p.m. | | Louisiana | L 48–76 | 4–17 (1–9) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,269) Monroe, LA |
| February 8, 2018 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Georgia Southern | L 55–75 | 4–18 (1–10) | Hanner Fieldhouse (337) Statesboro, GA |
| February 10, 2018 11:00 a.m., ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 57–70 | 4–19 (1–11) | GSU Sports Arena (493) Atlanta, GA |
| February 15, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Texas–Arlington | L 53–80 | 4–20 (1–12) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,439) Monroe, LA |
| February 17, 2018 12:00 p.m. | | Texas State | L 45–81 | 4–21 (1–13) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,810) Monroe, LA |
| February 22, 2018 5:00 p.m. | | at South Alabama | L 57–72 | 4–22 (1–14) | Mitchell Center (2,011) Mobile, AL |
| February 24, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 62–94 | 4–23 (1–15) | Trojan Arena (1,359) Troy, AL |
| March 1, 2018 5:00 p.m. | | Little Rock | L 47–71 | 4–24 (1–16) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,537) Monroe, LA |
| March 3, 2018 12:00 p.m. | | Arkansas State | L 73–80 | 4–25 (1–17) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,083) Monroe, LA |
| Sun Belt women's tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (12) | vs. (5) South Alabama First round | L 54–80 | 4–26 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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