# 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by fourth-year head coach Daynia La-Force, were members of the Atlantic 10 (A-10) Conference and played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island. They finished the season 3–27, 1–15 in A-10 play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Fordham.

## 2017–18 media

All Rams home games and most conference road games that were not televised were shown on the A-10 Digital Network.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2017* 1:00 p.m. | | NYIT | W 77–76 | | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 5:00 p.m. | | UMass Lowell | W 81–64 | 1–0 | Ryan Center (6,367) Kingston, RI |
| November 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Minnesota | L 60–82 | 1–1 | Ryan Center (310) Kingston, RI |
| November 17, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Samford | L 37–67 | 1–2 | Pete Hanna Center (242) Homewood, AL |
| November 20, 2017* 8:00 p.m. | | at Jacksonville State | L 53–63 | 1–3 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (302) Jacksonville, AL |
| November 24, 2017* 4:00 p.m. | | at Dartmouth | L 54–70 | 1–4 | Leede Arena (427) Hanover, NH |
| December 2, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Bryant Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals | L 52–58 | 1–5 | Alumni Hall (582) Providence, RI |
| December 3, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | at Providence Ocean State Tip-Off 3rd-place game | L 41–65 | 1–6 | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| December 6, 2017* 5:00 p.m. | | at Marist | L 42–64 | 1–7 | McCann Field House (1,334) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| December 9, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Michigan State | L 38–82 | 1–8 | Breslin Center (5,743) East Lansing, MI |
| December 11, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Fairfield | W 62–47 | 2–8 | Ryan Center (359) Kingston, RI |
| December 17, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Holy Cross | L 63–69 | 2–9 | Ryan Center (407) Kingston, RI |
| December 22, 2017* 1:00 p.m. | | at Penn | L 66–84 | 2–10 | Palestra (456) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 28, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Southern Connecticut | L 57–62 | 2–11 | Ryan Center (443) Kingston, RI |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | Richmond | L 53–74 | 2–12 (0–1) | Ryan Center (354) Kingston, RI |
| January 4, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Dayton | L 58–116 | 2–13 (0–2) | UD Arena (1,615) Dayton, OH |
| January 7, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Davidson | L 67–77 | 2–14 (0–3) | John M. Belk Arena (259) Davidson, NC |
| January 10, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | VCU | L 49–61 | 2–15 (0–4) | Ryan Center (243) Kingston, RI |
| January 14, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | George Mason | L 53–92 | 2–16 (0–5) | Ryan Center (378) Kingston, RI |
| January 17, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at St. Bonaventure | L 70–81 | 2–17 (0–6) | Reilly Center (821) Olean, NY |
| January 20, 2018 11:00 a.m., CBSSN | | La Salle | W 72–63 | 3–17 (1–6) | Ryan Center (328) Kingston, RI |
| January 24, 2018 11:00 a.m. | | at George Washington | L 52–65 | 3–18 (1–7) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,100) Washington, D.C. |
| January 28, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | UMass | L 59–61 | 3–19 (1–8) | Ryan Center (454) Kingston, RI |
| January 31, 2018 11:00 a.m. | | Davidson | L 67–79 | 3–20 (1–9) | Ryan Center (596) Kingston, RI |
| February 4, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Fordham | L 64–76 | 3–21 (1–10) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (935) The Bronx, NY |
| February 7, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Saint Joseph's | L 46–64 | 3–22 (1–11) | Hagan Arena (346) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 10, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Saint Louis | L 66–70 | 3–23 (1–12) | Ryan Center (585) Kingston, RI |
| February 17, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Duquesne | L 71–80 | 3–24 (1–13) | Palumbo Center (948) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 21, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | St. Bonaventure | L 72–77 | 3–25 (1–14) | Ryan Center (473) Kingston, RI |
| February 24, 2018 12:00 p.m. | | at UMass | L 50–87 | 3–26 (1–15) | Mullins Center (644) Amherst, MA |
| Atlantic 10 women's tournament ||||||
| February 27, 2018 7:00 p.m. | (14) | at (3) Fordham First round | L 53–75 | 3–27 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (662) The Bronx, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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