# 2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth year head coach Charity Elliott, played their homes games at the Gersten Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament to San Francisco. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament to San Francisco.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2017* 7:00 pm | | Occidental | W 87–38 | | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | W 67–59 | 1–0 | SRC Arena (326) Riverside, CA |
| 11/13/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | W 62–60 | 2–0 | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Long Beach State | W 84–69 | 3–0 | Walter Pyramid (594) Long Beach, CA |
| 11/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | Arizona | W 84–70 | 4–0 | Gersten Pavilion (366) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/24/2017* 3:30 pm | | Miami (OH) LMU Thanksgiving Classic | W 84–71 | 5–0 | Gersten Pavilion (351) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/25/2017* 3:30 pm | | Eastern Michigan LMU Thanksgiving Classic | W 73–64 | 6–0 | Gersten Pavilion (431) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/28/2017* 5:00 pm | | Cal State Dominguez Hills | W 84–52 | 7–0 | Gersten Pavilion (161) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | USC | L 70–80 | 7–1 | Gersten Pavilion (445) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/07/2017* 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | Cancelled | Cancelled | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/09/2017* 2:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | L 68–75 | 7–2 | Gersten Pavilion (286) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | W 67–61 | 8–2 | Gersten Pavilion (215) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/20/2017* 11:00 am | | at SMU | L 60–63 | 8–3 | Moody Coliseum (656) Dallas, TX |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | W 69–57 | 9–3 (1–0) | Gersten Pavilion (324) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | | Pacific | W 75–60 | 10–3 (2–0) | Gersten Pavilion (220) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 65–51 | 11–3 (3–0) | Leavey Center (390) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 67–77 | 11–4 (3–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,638) Spokane, WA |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 60–78 | 11–5 (3–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (281) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/13/2018 7:00 pm | | San Diego | L 54–60 | 11–6 (3–3) | Gersten Pavilion (281) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/18/2018 12:00 pm | | BYU | L 55–67 | 11–7 (3–4) | Gersten Pavilion (3,760) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | at Portland | W 63–60 | 12–7 (4–4) | Chiles Center (324) Portland, OR |
| 01/25/2018 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 75–60 | 13–7 (5–4) | Gersten Pavilion (388) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 67–53 | 14–7 (6–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (373) San Diego, CA |
| 02/01/2018 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 52–62 | 14–8 (6–5) | Marriott Center (780) Provo, UT |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Portland | W 76–55 | 15–8 (7–5) | Gersten Pavilion (256) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/08/2018 6:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | W 75–65 | 16–8 (8–5) | McKeon Pavilion (225) Moraga, CA |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 74–85 | 16–9 (8–6) | Firestone Fieldhouse (297) Malibu, CA |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 pm | | Gonzaga | L 69–75 | 16–10 (8–7) | Gersten Pavilion (259) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 65–60 | 17–10 (9–7) | Gersten Pavilion (304) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | W 64–45 | 18–10 (10–7) | Gersten Pavilion (390) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 79–77 | 19–10 (11–7) | Alex G. Spanos Center (609) Stockton, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 8:00 pm, BYUtv | (4) | vs. (5) San Francisco Quarterfinals | L 76–89 | 19–11 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||