# 2017–18 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by sixteenth year head coach Phil Stern, were members of the America East Conference, They began the season playing home games in the Retriever Activities Center before the opening of the new UMBC Event Center on February 3, 2018. The women's first game in the new arena was on February 8 against Binghamton.

## Media

All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. Select games will be broadcast on the radio on WQLL-1370 AM.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 46–55 | 0–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,923) Bronx, NY |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 55–71 | 0–2 | Hofstra Arena (323) Hempstead, NY |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Gettysburg | W 72–45 | 1–2 | Retriever Activities Center (382) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | LIU Brooklyn | L 52–66 | 1–3 | Retriever Activities Center (341) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/21/2017* 11:00 am | | at Towson | L 64–95 | 1–4 | SECU Arena (3,100) Towson, MD |
| 11/25/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. St. Bonaventure Navy Classic semifinals | L 53–64 | 1–5 | Alumni Hall (378) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/26/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. North Dakota State Navy Classic 3rd place game | L 53–67 | 1–6 | Alumni Hall (215) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | American | L 48–61 | 1–7 | Retriever Activities Center (320) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Columbia | L 44–60 | 1–8 | Retriever Activities Center (318) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/07/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Denver | L 48–70 | 1–9 | Retriever Activities Center (266) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/11/2017* 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 38–58 | 1–10 | EagleBank Arena (527) Fairfax, VA |
| 12/21/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 43–66 | 1–11 | Hytche Athletic Center (322) Princess Anne, MD |
| 12/30/2017* 4:00 pm | | at Princeton | L 44–70 | 1–12 | Jadwin Gymnasium (828) Princeton, NJ |
| America East regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 51–56 | 1–13 (0–1) | Lundholm Gym (156) Durham, NH |
| 01/06/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 58–72 | 1–14 (0–2) | Retriever Activities Center (291) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/10/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | Maine | L 50–65 | 1–15 (0–3) | Retriever Activities Center (2,366) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 66–54 | 2–15 (1–3) | Retriever Activities Center (291) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/15/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | L 54–65 | 2–16 (1–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,005) Hartford, CT |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | L 75–78 | 2–17 (1–5) | Retriever Activities Center (281) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 51–81 | 2–18 (1–6) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,151) Vestal, NY |
| 01/31/2018 7:00 pm | | Stony Brook | L 44–69 | 2–19 (1–7) | Retriever Activities Center (324) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/28/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Maine | L 36–69 | 2–20 (1–8) | Cross Insurance Center (2,469) Bangor, ME |
| 02/03/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | W 52–51 | 3–20 (2–8) | Patrick Gym (156) Burlington, VT |
| 02/08/2018 7:00 pm | | Binghamton | L 53–68 | 3–21 (2–9) | UMBC Event Center (518) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/11/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | L 46–51 | 3–22 (2–10) | UMBC Event Center (220) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | L 49–53 | 3–23 (2–11) | Binghamton University Events Center (267) Stony Brook, NY |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 45–79 | 3–24 (2–12) | SEFCU Arena (1,158) Albany, NY |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | L 54–61 | 3–25 (2–13) | UMBC Event Center (203) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/25/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 61–39 | 4–25 (3–13) | Costello Athletic Center (891) Lowell, MA |
| America East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/28/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | (8) UMass Lowell First Round | W 73–65 | 5–25 | UMBC Event Center (281) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/28/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (1) Maine Quarterfinals | L 43–65 | 5–26 | Cross Insurance Arena (2,158) Portland, ME |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||