# 2017–18 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Their head coach was Joanne P. McCallie in her 11th season at Duke. The Blue Devils played theirs home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament to NC State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Belmont and Georgia before losing to Connecticut in the Sweet Sixteen.

## Rankings

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 5, 2017* 6:00 pm | No. 12 | Alaska Anchorage | W 87–56 | | 27 – Brown | 8 – Odom | 6 – Greenwell | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 12, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 12 | at Grand Canyon | W 74–61 | 1–0 | 19 – Greenwell | 9 – Mathias | 6 – Brown | GCU Arena (1,683) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 16, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 11 | High Point | W 77–50 | 2–0 | 24 – Brown | 9 – Odom | 7 – Boykin | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,063) Durham, NC |
| November 19, 2017* 1:00 pm | No. 11 | at Villanova | L 55–64 | 2–1 | 16 – Brown | 12 – Odom | 2 – tied | Jake Nevin Field House (1,421) Villanova, PA |
| November 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 16 | at Old Dominion | W 84–51 | 3–1 | 28 – Brown | 9 – Greenwell | 8 – Brown | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,960) Norfolk, VA |
| November 25, 2017* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 16 | No. 18 Oregon State | W 72–65 | 4–1 | 19 – Brown | 9 – Greenwell | 5 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,408) Durham, NC |
| November 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 16 | Presbyterian | W 79–45 | 5–1 | 22 – Greenwell | 10 – Odom | 7 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,266) Durham, NC |
| November 30, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | No. 8 Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 69–60 | 6–1 | 19 – tied | 13 – Odom | 4 – tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,408) Durham, NC |
| December 3, 2017* 12:00 pm, SECN | No. 14 | at No. 5 South Carolina | L 52–72 | 6–2 | 16 – Mathias | 6 – tied | 4 – tied | Colonial Life Arena (13,054) Columbia, SC |
| December 10, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | Winthrop | W 101–30 | 8–2 | 30 – Brown | 7 – tied | 6 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,332) Durham, NC |
| December 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | Maine | W 69–39 | 9–2 | 26 – Brown | 11 – Odom | 6 – Odom | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,053) Durham, NC |
| December 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | Wyoming | W 63–40 | 10–2 | 23 – Brown | 9 – Gorecki | 3 – tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,156) Durham, NC |
| December 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | Liberty | W 65–51 | 11–2 | 26 – Brown | 7 – 4 tied | 4 – Gorecki | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,531) Durham, NC |
| ACC Regular Season |||||||||
| December 31, 2017 12:30 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | at Miami (FL) | L 48–51 | 11–3 (0–1) | 16 – Gorecki | 7 – tied | 3 – Gorecki | Watsco Center (878) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | at No. 3 Louisville | L 60–66 | 11–4 (0–2) | 25 – Gorecki | 9 – Brown | 6 – Gorecki | KFC Yum! Center (8,101) Louisville, KY |
| January 7, 2018 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | NC State | W 69–56 | 12–4 (1–2) | 34 – Brown | 8 – Brown | 6 – Gorecki | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,531) Durham, NC |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 16 | at Wake Forest | W 80–67 | 13–4 (2–2) | 27 – Brown | 8 – Greenwell | 7 – Gorecki | LJVM Coliseum (557) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 14, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | Virginia | W 55–48 | 14–4 (3–2) | 14 – Brown | 9 – Odom | 4 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,856) Durham, NC |
| January 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 15 | at Virginia Tech | W 86–75 | 15–4 (4–2) | 28 – Gorecki | 6 – tied | 5 – Brown | Cassell Coliseum (2,365) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 21, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 15 | at North Carolina Rivalry | L 86–92 $^{OT}$ | 15–5 (4–3) | 29 – Gorecki | 10 – Brown | 6 – tied | Carmichael Arena (4,634) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 25, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 18 | Boston College | W 75–50 | 16–5 (5–3) | 19 – tied | 8 – Odom | 4 – Odom | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,405) Durham, NC |
| January 28, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 18 | at Pittsburgh | W 58–46 | 17–5 (6–3) | 20 – Brown | 10 – Mathias | 4 – tied | Petersen Events Center (2,430) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 19 | Georgia Tech | W 77–59 | 18–5 (7–3) | 24 – Brown | 8 – tied | 6 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,311) Durham, NC |
| February 4, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | No. 5 Notre Dame | L 54–72 | 18–6 (7–4) | 16 – Brown | 10 – Greenwell | 3 – tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,724) Durham, NC |
| February 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 19 | Wake Forest | W 59–51 | 19–6 (8–4) | 21 – Brown | 8 – tied | 4 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,243) Durham, NC |
| February 11, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 19 | at Clemson | W 60–35 | 20–6 (9–4) | 17 – Greenwell | 11 – Greenwell | 9 – Brown | Littlejohn Coliseum (829) Clemson, SC |
| February 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | at Syracuse | L 65–68 | 20–7 (9–5) | 20 – Brown | 9 – Greenwell | 5 – Greenwell | Carrier Dome (2,666) Syracuse, NY |
| February 19, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | No. 9 Florida State | W 79–66 | 21–7 (10–5) | 30 – Brown | 12 – Odom | 5 – Mathias | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,127) Durham, NC |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 20 | North Carolina Rivalry | W 70–54 | 22–7 (11–5) | 31 – Greenwell | 13 – Greenwell | 11 – Brown | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 2018 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | (4) No. 18 | vs. (5) No. 23 NC State Quarterfinals | L 45–51 | 22–8 | 16 – Brown | 9 – Odom | 3 – Brown | Greensboro Coliseum (5,613) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 17, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 A) No. 20 | vs. (12 A) No. 23 Belmont First Round | W 72–58 | 23–8 | 25 – Odom | 8 – Suggs | 5 – Brown | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| March 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (5 A) No. 20 | at (4 A) No. 18 Georgia Second Round | W 66–40 | 24–8 | 16 – Odom | 9 – Greenwell | 6 – Brown | Stegeman Coliseum (2,908) Athens, GA |
| March 24, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN | (5 A) No. 20 | vs. (1 A) No. 1 Connecticut Sweet Sixteen | L 59–72 | 24–9 | 22 – Odom | 8 – 2 tied | 4 – 2 tied | Times Union Center (10,658) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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