# 2017–18 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Big Red, led by sixteenth year head coach Dayna Smith, played their home games at Newman Arena and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–20, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy women's tournament.

## Previous season

They finished the season 16–11, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 12:00 pm | at Loyola (MD) | L 63–78 | 0–1 | Reitz Arena (374) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/13/2017* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | at Pittsburgh | L 39–51 | 0–2 | Peterson Events Center (10,587) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN | Colgate | L 70–74 | 0–3 | Newman Arena (212) Ithaca, NY |
| 11/20/2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN | Lehigh | L 57–62 | 0–4 | Newman Arena (124) Ithaca, NY |
| 11/22/2017* 1:00 pm | at Canisius | W 67–59 | 1–4 | Koessler Athletic Center (618) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/28/2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN | Lafayette | L 58–59 | 1–5 | Newman Arena (117) Ithaca, NY |
| 12/01/2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN | Stony Brook | W 48–40 | 2–5 | Newman Arena (267) Ithaca, NY |
| 12/16/2017* 12:00 pm, ILDN | Oakland | L 77–79 $^{OT}$ | 2–6 | Newman Arena (112) Ithaca, NY |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN | Binghamton | L 58–66 $^{OT}$ | 2–7 | Newman Arena (229) Ithaca, NY |
| 12/21/2017* 1:00 pm | at Drexel | L 39–61 | 2–8 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (524) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/29/2017* 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | L 45–48 | 2–9 | Lundholm Gym (273) Durham, NH |
| 12/31/2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UMass Lowell | W 71–53 | 3–9 | Costello Athletic Center (203) Lowell, MA |
| 01/03/2018* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | at NJIT | W 61–46 | 4–9 | Wellness and Events Center (1,457) Lowell, MA |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| 01/12/2018 5:30 pm, ILDN | at Penn | L 48–68 | 4–10 (0–1) | Palestra (2,176) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/13/2018 4:30 pm, ILDN | at Princeton | L 54–75 | 4–11 (0–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (760) Princeton, NJ |
| 01/20/2018 4:00 pm, SNY | at Columbia | W 57–47 | 5–11 (1–2) | Levien Gymnasium (921) New York, NY |
| 01/27/2018 1:00 pm, ILDN | Columbia | L 54–72 | 5–12 (1–3) | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 | at Dartmouth | L 40–55 | 5–11 (1–4) | Leede Arena (467) Hanover, NH |
| 02/03/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 | at Harvard | L 58–80 | 5–12 (1–5) | Lavietes Pavilion (620) Cambridge, MA |
| 02/09/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 | Brown | W 70–68 | 6–12 (2–5) | Newman Arena (343) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/10/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 | Yale | L 55–65 | 6–12 (2–6) | Newman Arena (379) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/16/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN | Princeton | L 40–72 | 6–16 (2–7) | Newman Arena (424) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/17/2018 4:00 pm, ILDN | at Penn | L 40–53 | 6–17 (2–8) | Newman Arena (523) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/23/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN | at Yale | L 56–69 | 6–18 (2–9) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (543) New Haven, CT |
| 02/24/2018 4:00 pm, ILDN | at Brown | L 59–85 | 7–18 (3–9) | Pizzitola Sports Center (350) Providence, RI |
| 03/02/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN | Harvard Postponed to March 3 (inclement weather) | | | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm, ILDN | Harvard Rescheduled from March 2 | L 57–91 | 7–19 (3–10) | Newman Arena (214) Ithaca, NY |
| 03/03/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 | at Dartmouth Postponed to March 4 (inclement weather) | | | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY |
| 03/04/2018 2:00 pm, ILDN | at Dartmouth Rescheduled from March 3 | W 51–49 | 7–20 (3–11) | Newman Arena (178) Ithaca, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||