# 2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Foster, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs finished the season 17–13, 8–6 in third place in the SoCon, losing to UNC Greensboro in the conference tournament. They received an at-large berth in the 2018 WNIT and lost in the first round to UAB.
On February 1, 2018, Foster notched his 900th career win as a head coach, becoming the eighth fastest to reach that mark and tying for seventh in all-time career wins. He retired shortly after season's end in May 2018.

## Previous season

The Mocs finished the 2016–17 season with a 21–11 overall record and 12–2 in the SoCon, making them co-champions of the regular season with Mercer. The Mocs swept the conference tournament, beating Mercer in the championship game and securing a first-round bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the Mocs lost the opening game to Louisville.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 11, 2017* 1:00 pm | | at Green Bay | L 30–60 | 0–1 | Kress Events Center (1,908) Green Bay, WI |
| November 13, 2017* 6:30 pm | | UCF | L 57–58 | 0–2 | McKenzie Arena (1,534) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 15, 2017* 5:00 pm | | at Stetson | L 67–78 | 0–3 | Edmunds Center (171) DeLand, Florida |
| November 18, 2017* 11:00 am | | Presbyterian | W 71–51 | 1–3 | McKenzie Arena (2,780) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Indiana | W 64–61 | 2–3 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,492) Bloomington, IN |
| November 24, 2017* 6:00 pm | | vs. Northwestern Challenge in Music City | W 61–44 | 3–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (967) Nashville, TN |
| November 25, 2017* 8:30 pm | | vs. Georgetown Challenge in Music City | W 54–41 | 4–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (534) Nashville, TN |
| November 26, 2017* 6:30 pm | | vs. Auburn Challenge in Music City | W 50–41 | 5–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (596) Nashville, TN |
| December 2, 2017* 2:00 pm | | UT Martin | W 87–82 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | McKenzie Arena (3,676) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 10, 2017* 3:30 pm | | Virginia Tech | L 44–64 | 6–4 | McKenzie Arena (3,676) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 17, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 68–61 | 7–4 | McKenzie Arena (1,457) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 20, 2017* Noon | | at Florida Gator Holiday Classic | W 65–60 | 8–4 | O'Connell Center (1,054) Gainesville, FL |
| December 21, 2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Princeton Gator Holiday Classic | L 49–59 | 8–5 | O'Connell Center (1,008) Gainesville, FL |
| December 28, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Hampton | W 64–52 | 9–5 | McKenzie Arena (1,724) Chattanooga, TN |
| SoCon Regular Season ||||||
| January 4, 2018 5:30 pm | | UNC Greensboro | W 49–42 | 10–5 (1–0) | McKenzie Arena (3,844) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 6, 2018 2:00 pm | | Western Carolina | W 47–32 | 11–5 (2–0) | McKenzie Arena (4,444) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 13, 2018 2:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State | L 58–65 | 11–6 (2–1) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (908) Johnson City, TN |
| January 18, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Wofford | W 54–47 | 12–6 (3–1) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (217) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 20, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Furman | L 57–58 | 12–7 (3–2) | Timmons Arena (662) Greenville, SC |
| January 25, 2018 6:30 pm | | Samford | W 68–58 | 13–7 (4–2) | McKenzie Arena (1,406) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 27, 2018 2:00 pm | | Mercer | L 50–71 | 13–8 (4–3) | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| February 1, 2018 5:00 pm | | at Western Carolina | W 58–41 | 14–8 (5–3) | Ramsey Center Cullhowee, NC |
| February 3, 2018 4:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro | W 73–57 | 15–8 (6–3) | Fleming Gymnasium (423) Greensboro, NC |
| February 10, 2018 2:00 pm | | East Tennessee State | L 55–61 | 15–9 (6–4) | McKenzie Arena (4,380) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 15, 2018 6:30 pm | | Furman | L 45–50 | 15–10 (6–5) | McKenzie Arena (1,423) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 17, 2018 2:00 pm | | Wofford | W 76–46 | 16–10 (7–5) | McKenzie Arena (4,235) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Mercer | L 56–65 | 16–11 (7–6) | Hawkins Arena (1,672) Macon, GA |
| February 24, 2018 3:00 pm | | at Samford | W 71–65 | 17–11 (8–6) | Pete Hanna Center (417) Homewood, AL |
| SoCon Tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2018 5:45 pm | (3) | vs. (6) UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals | L 66–70 $^{2OT}$ | 17–12 | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | at UAB First Round | L 50–60 | 17–13 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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