# 2017–18 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Matadors, led by eighth-year head coach Jason Flowers, played their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 8–8 in Big West play, to finish in fifth place. They won the Big West women's tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame in the first round.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/28/2017* 3:00 p.m. | | The Master's | W 83–55 | | Matadome Northridge, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:00 p.m. | | at No. 11 Oregon Preseason WNIT first round | L 43–91 | 0–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (2,646) Eugene, OR |
| 11/14/2017* 6:30 p.m. | | at San Diego State | L 55–58 | 0–2 | Viejas Arena (366) San Diego, CA |
| 11/17/2017* 5:30 p.m. | | at New Orleans Preseason WNIT consolation 2nd round | L 73–76 | 0–3 | Lakefront Arena (417) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/18/2017* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Milwaukee Preseason WNIT consolation 2nd round | L 50–58 | 0–4 | Lakefront Arena (50) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/24/2017* 7:30 p.m. | | Idaho Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic | L 75–80 | 0–5 | Matadome (556) Northridge, CA |
| 11/25/2017* 5:00 p.m. | | Arizona Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic | W 66–63 | 1–5 | Matadome (307) Northridge, CA |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Weber State | L 61–64 | 1–6 | Matadome (356) Northridge, CA |
| 12/02/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Fresno State | W 85–72 | 2–6 | Matadome (237) Northridge, CA |
| 12/07/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at San Jose State | W 86–59 | 3–6 | Event Center Arena (727) San Jose, CA |
| 12/09/2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Loyola Marymount | W 75–68 | 4–6 | Gersten Pavilion (286) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Northern Arizona | W 78–69 | 5–6 | Matadome (252) Northridge, CA |
| 12/20/2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Omaha | L 60–68 | 5–7 | Matadome (225) Northridge, CA |
| 12/28/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Biola | W 68–51 | 6–7 | Matadome (239) Northridge, CA |
| 12/30/2017* 4:00 p.m. | | Seattle | W 67–62 | 7–7 | Matadome (422) Northridge, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2018 6:00 p.m. | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 70–68 | 8–7 (1–0) | Titan Gym (186) Fullerton, CA |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 p.m. | | UC Santa Barbara | L 73–74 | 8–8 (1–1) | Matadome (323) Northridge, CA |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Cal Poly | L 71–84 | 8–9 (1–2) | Mott Athletics Center (631) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/18/2018 7:00 p.m. | | Cal State Fullerton | W 65–41 | 9–9 (2–2) | Matadome (355) Northridge, CA |
| 01/20/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UC Riverside | W 60–55 | 10–9 (3–2) | Matadome (470) Northridge, CA |
| 01/25/2018 9:00 p.m. | | at Hawaii | W 70–58 | 11–9 (4–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (1,379) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 p.m. | | at UC Irvine | L 47–56 | 11–10 (4–3) | Bren Events Center (334) Irvine, CA |
| 01/31/2018 7:00 p.m. | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 48–30 | 12–10 (5–3) | The Thunderdome (528) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 02/03/2018 4:00 p.m. | | UC Aggies | W 75–71 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (6–3) | Matadome (356) Northridge, CA |
| 02/08/2018 7:00 p.m. | | Long Beach State | L 51–59 | 13–11 (6–4) | Matadome (402) Northridge, CA |
| 02/10/2018 2:30 p.m. | | at UC Aggies | L 46–72 | 13–12 (6–5) | The Pavilion Davis, CA |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 p.m. | | at UC Riverside | L 58–69 | 13–13 (6–6) | SRC Arena (722) Riverside, CA |
| 02/17/2018 4:00 p.m. | | Cal Poly | W 86–66 | 14–13 (7–6) | Matadome (727) Northridge, CA |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Hawaii | L 54–56 | 14–14 (7–7) | Matadome (594) Northridge, CA |
| 03/01/2018 7:00 p.m. | | UC Irvine | W 71–67 | 15–14 (8–7) | Matadome (437) Northridge, CA |
| 03/03/2018 4:00 p.m. | | at Long Beach State | L 54–67 | 15–15 (8–8) | Walter Pyramid (724) Long Beach, CA |
| Big West women's tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (8) Hawaii First round | W 62–57 | 16–15 | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| 03/07/2018 8:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Cal Poly Quarterfinals | W 72–63 | 17–15 | Matadome (502) Fullerton, CA |
| 03/09/2018 2:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (2) Cal Poly Semifinals | W 73–50 | 18–15 | Honda Center (867) Anaheim, CA |
| 03/10/2018 4:00 p.m., Prime Ticket | (5) | vs. (1) UC Davis Championship game | W 63–55 | 19–15 | Honda Center (1,273) Anaheim, CA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (16 S) | at (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame First round | L 81–99 | 19–16 | Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region. All times are in Pacific. ||||||