# 2017–18 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by sixth-year head coach Cara Consuegra, played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 14–16, 10–6 in C-USA play, to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to North Texas.

## Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2016–17 season 21–10, 12–6 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech. Despite having 21 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Coker | W 78–47 | | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 5:00 p.m. | | Duquesne | W 75–72 | 1–0 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,841) Charlotte, NC |
| November 12, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | at Wisconsin | L 66–80 | 1–1 | Kohl Center (3,235) Madison, WI |
| November 16, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Rutgers | L 54–77 | 1–2 | Dale F. Halton Arena (872) Charlotte, NC |
| November 18, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at UNC Asheville | W 51–47 | 2–2 | Kimmel Arena (756) Asheville, NC |
| November 23, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Iowa Puerto Rico Clasico | L 64–77 | 2–3 | Cardinal Gibbons High School (172) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| November 25, 2017* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. South Dakota State Puerto Rico Clasico | L 70–71 | 2–4 | Cardinal Gibbons High School (172) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| November 30, 2017* 5:30 p.m. | | at East Carolina | L 55–58 | 2–5 | Williams Arena (824) Greenville, NC |
| December 3, 2017* 1:00 p.m. | | Coppin State | W 78–49 | 3–5 | Dale F. Halton Arena (975) Charlotte, NC |
| December 7, 2017* 8:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas | L 72–73 | 3–6 | Bud Walton Arena (1,139) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 18, 2017* 11:00 a.m. | | at Wake Forest | L 69–71 | 3–7 | LJVM Coliseum (10,011) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 21, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Davidson | L 66–68 | 3–8 | John M. Belk Arena (379) Davidson, NC |
| December 28, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | South Carolina State | W 64–49 | 4–8 | Dale F. Halton Arena (814) Charlotte, NC |
| December 30, 2017* 4:00 p.m. | | Mercer | L 74–90 | 4–9 | Dale F. Halton Arena (863) Charlotte, NC |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2018 11:30 a.m. | | Southern Miss | W 66–56 | 5–10 (1–0) | Dale F. Halton Arena (5,438) Charlotte, NC |
| January 6, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Old Dominion | W 63–60 | 6–10 (2–0) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,522) Norfolk, VA |
| January 11, 2018 3:00 p.m., beIN | | at UTEP | L 58–67 | 6–11 (2–1) | Don Haskins Center (1,375) El Paso, TX |
| January 13, 2018 4:00 p.m. | | at North Texas | L 68–73 | 6–12 (2–2) | The Super Pit (643) Denton, TX |
| January 20, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Rice | L 55–62 | 6–13 (2–3) | Dale F. Halton Arena (802) Charlotte, NC |
| January 25, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Southern Miss | W 85–79 $^{2OT}$ | 7–13 (3–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,346) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 28, 2018 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Middle Tennessee | L 45–64 | 7–13 (3–4) | Murphy Center (3,441) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 2, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Marshall | W 67–61 | 8–13 (4–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (865) Charlotte, NC |
| February 4, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | FIU | W 80–57 | 9–13 (5–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (778) Charlotte, NC |
| February 10, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UTSA | W 88–75 | 10–13 (6–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,048) Charlotte, NC |
| February 15, 2018 5:30 p.m. | | at Louisiana Tech | W 64–51 | 11–13 (7–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,562) Ruston, LA |
| February 17, 2018 3:00 p.m. | | at UAB | W 64–51 | 12–13 (8–4) | Bartow Arena (427) Birmingham, AL |
| February 23, 2018 8:00 p.m. | | at Western Kentucky | L 61–83 | 12–14 (8–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,459) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 25, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Middle Tennessee | L 53–54 | 12–15 (8–6) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,441) Charlotte, NC |
| March 1, 2018 5:00 p.m. | | Old Dominion | W 51–43 | 13–15 (9–6) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,305) Charlotte, NC |
| March 3, 2018 5:00 p.m. | | Florida Atlantic | W 83–69 | 14–15 (10–6) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,587) Charlotte, NC |
| Conference USA women's tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2018 3:00 p.m. | (6) | vs. (11) North Texas First round | L 55–58 | 14–16 | The Ford Center at The Star (2,031) Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No change |
| (RV) | Received votes |
| (NR) | Not ranked |