# 2017–18 Charleston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Charleston Cougars women's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fourth-year head coach Candice M. Jackson, played their home games at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 7–24, 2–16 CAA play, to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to James Madison.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2016–17 season 9–21, 6–12 CAA play, to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to UNC Wilmington.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2017* 6:30 p.m. | | USC Aiken | W 80–48 | | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | Lipscomb | W 85–69 | 1–0 | TD Arena (304) Charleston, SC |
| November 12, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Furman | L 58–72 | 1–1 | Timmons Arena (633) Greenville, SC |
| November 17, 2017* 12:00 p.m., CSN | | at Central Michigan | L 58–79 | 1–2 | McGuirk Arena (3,084) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 19, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | at Michigan State | L 43–107 | 1–3 | Breslin Center (4,425) East Lansing, MI |
| November 22, 2017* 6:30 p.m. | | Campbell | L 45–53 | 1–4 | TD Arena (310) Charleston, SC |
| November 26, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Appalachian State | L 70–76 | 1–5 | TD Arena (333) Charleston, SC |
| November 30, 2017* 6:00 p.m. | | at Coastal Carolina | W 72–70 | 2–5 | HTC Center (335) Conway, SC |
| December 5, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 5 South Carolina | L 43–69 | 2–6 | Colonial Life Arena (11,732) Columbia, SC |
| December 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at North Florida | W 73–69 | 3–6 | UNF Arena (304) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 18, 2017* 6:30 p.m. | | Wofford | W 59–51 | 4–6 | TD Arena (339) Charleston, SC |
| December 21, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | Wake Forest | L 40–77 | 4–7 | TD Arena (414) Charleston, SC |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2017 6:30 p.m. | | William & Mary | L 54–68 | 4–8 (0–1) | TD Arena (436) Charleston, SC |
| December 31, 2017 12:00 p.m. | | at Towson | W 80–67 | 5–8 (1–1) | SECU Arena (171) Towson, MD |
| January 5, 2018 6:30 p.m. | | Hofstra | L 60–75 | 5–9 (1–2) | TD Arena (333) Charleston, SC |
| January 7, 2018 1:00 p.m. | | Delaware | L 59–68 | 5–10 (1–3) | TD Arena (280) Charleston, SC |
| January 12, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Northeastern | L 37–59 | 5–11 (1–4) | Cabot Center (348) Boston, MA |
| January 14, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Hofstra | L 60–65 | 5–12 (1–5) | Hofstra Arena (526) Hempstead, NY |
| January 19, 2018 6:30 p.m. | | James Madison | L 45–67 | 5–13 (1–6) | TD Arena (404) Charleston, SC |
| January 21, 2018 12:00 p.m. | | Towson | L 58–83 | 5–14 (1–7) | TD Arena (290) Charleston, SC |
| January 26, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at William & Mary | L 66–79 | 5–15 (1–8) | Kaplan Arena (636) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 28, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at James Madison | L 67–70 | 5–16 (1–9) | JMU Convocation Center (3,661) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 2, 2018 6:30 p.m. | | Elon | L 55–77 | 5–17 (1–10) | TD Arena (321) Charleston, SC |
| February 4, 2018 1:00 p.m. | | Drexel | L 53–80 | 5–18 (1–11) | TD Arena (330) Charleston, SC |
| February 9, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at UNC Wilmington | W 72–63 | 6–18 (2–11) | Trask Coliseum (857) Wilmington, NC |
| February 11, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Elon | L 44–97 | 6–19 (2–12) | Alumni Gym (889) Elon, NC |
| February 18, 2018 1:00 p.m. | | at Delaware | L 51–79 | 6–20 (2–13) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,503) Newark, DE |
| February 23, 2018 11:30 a.m. | | UNC Wilmington | L 60–76 | 6–21 (2–14) | TD Arena (3,209) Charleston, SC |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Northeastern | L 59–68 | 6–22 (2–15) | TD Arena (280) Charleston, SC |
| March 3, 2018 1:00 p.m. | | at Drexel | L 57–71 | 6–23 (2–16) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (614) Philadelphia, PA |
| CAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2018 2:30 p.m. | (10) | vs. (7) Hofstra First round | W 88–72 | 7–23 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,048) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 8, 2018 5:00 p.m. | (10) | vs. (2) James Madison Quarterfinals | L 66–81 | 7–24 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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