# 2017–18 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Carolyn Kieger, play their home games at the Al McGuire Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 16–2 in Big East in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Dayton in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Big East play to finish in third place. They won the Big East tournament title for the first time in school history and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they got upset by Quinnipiac in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2017* 1:00 pm | No. 17 | Minnesota State | W 78–75 | | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2017* 8:00 pm | No. 16 | at New Mexico | L 87–88 | 0–1 | Dreamstyle Arena (4,169) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/19/2017* 3:00 pm | No. 16 | Loyola (MD) | W 83–63 | 1–1 | Al McGuire Center (806) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/23/2017* 5:30 pm | No. 20 | vs. No. 12 Tennessee Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 99–101 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/24/2017* 8:00 pm | No. 20 | vs. Montana Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 87–68 | 2–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/28/2017* 11:30 am | No. 23 | Loyola–Chicago | W 92–30 | 3–2 | Al McGuire Center (3,700) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/04/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 23 | at Green Bay | L 55–63 | 3–3 | Kress Events Center (2,865) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/04/2017* 7:00 pm | | Wisconsin | W 88–65 | 4–3 | Al McGuire Center (2,865) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/07/2017* 6:00 pm | | at No. 24 Michigan | L 76–82 | 4–4 | Crisler Center (1,962) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12/10/2017* 3:00 pm | | Army | W 83–53 | 5–4 | Al McGuire Center (1,219) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/17/2017* 4:00 pm, FSWI | | at Milwaukee | W 83–68 | 6–4 | Klotsche Center (874) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/20/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 2 Notre Dame | L 85–91 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,456) South Bend, IN |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:30 pm, FS2 | | St. John's | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 (1–0) | Al McGuire Center (1,479) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/30/2017 7:30 pm, BEDN | | Seton Hall | W 74–72 | 8–5 (2–0) | Al McGuire Center (1,392) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN/FSWI | | DePaul | W 93–81 | 9–5 (3–0) | Al McGuire Center (1,626) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm, FS2 | | at Creighton | W 92–77 | 10–5 (4–0) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,109) Omaha, NE |
| 01/10/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Providence | W 77–60 | 11–5 (5–0) | Alumni Hall (257) Providence, RI |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Butler | W 69–67 | 12–5 (6–0) | Al McGuire Center (1,707) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 88–67 | 13–5 (7–0) | Al McGuire Center (2,003) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/19/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | L 58–85 | 13–6 (7–1) | McDonough Gymnasium (877) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/21/2018 11:00 am, FS1 | | at Villanova | W 67–57 | 14–6 (8–1) | Jake Nevin Field House (701) Villanova, PA |
| 01/29/2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 83–95 | 14–7 (8–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,381) Chicago, IL |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Providence | W 94–63 | 15–7 (9–2) | Al McGuire Center (2,019) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN/FSWI | | Creighton | L 73–74 | 15–8 (9–3) | Al McGuire Center (1,612) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at Xavier | W 80–63 | 16–8 (10–3) | Cintas Center (1,483) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/11/2018 12:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | W 78–59 | 17–8 (11–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,317) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/16/2018 11:30 am, BEDN | | Villanova | W 90–69 | 18–8 (12–3) | Al McGuire Center (2,438) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN/FSWI | | Georgetown | W 71–68 | 19–8 (13–3) | Al McGuire Center (2,245) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/23/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | W 81–54 | 20–8 (14–3) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,074) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/25/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | W 76–57 | 21–8 (15–3) | Carnesecca Arena (1,069) Queens, NY |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2018 12:00 pm, FS2 | (1) | vs. (8) Butler Quarterfinals | W 73–61 | 22–8 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| 03/04/2018 3:00 pm, FS1 | (1) | vs. (4) Creighton Semifinals | W 76–70 | 23–8 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| 03/06/2018 6:00 pm, FS1 | (1) | vs. (2) DePaul Championship Game | L 63–98 | 23–9 | Wintrust Arena (2,264) Chicago, IL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (8 L) | vs. (9 L) Dayton First Round | W 84–65 | 24–9 | KFC Yum! Center (7,229) Louisville, KY |
| 03/18/2018* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (8 L) | at (1 L) No. 3 Louisville Second Round | L 72–90 | 24–10 | KFC Yum! Center (8,017) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |