# 2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by seventh year head coach Charlotte Smith, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in third place. They also won the CAA Tournament Championship for the second straight year and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. They lost in the first round to NC State.
This season was the last for the Phoenix at Alumni Gym, with the new Schar Center scheduled to open for the 2018 women's volleyball season (which precedes the basketball season within the school year).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2017* 5:30 pm | | Anderson | W 102–47 | | Alumni Gym Elon, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | Winthrop | W 98–37 | 1–0 | Alumni Gym (794) Elon, NC |
| 11/13/2017* 5:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 90–59 | 2–0 | Corbett Sports Center (421) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | Hampton | W 82–59 | 3–0 | Alumni Gym (871) Elon, NC |
| 11/22/2017* 2:00 pm | | at UCF | W 71–57 | 4–0 | CFE Arena (2,332) Orlando, FL |
| 11/24/2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. Alabama Puerto Rico Clasico | W 60–55 | 5–0 | Cardinal Gibbons Arena (87) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 11/25/2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. Iowa Puerto Rico Clasico | L 61–74 | 5–1 | Cardinal Gibbons Arena (137) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 11/27/2017* 7:00 pm | | Coker | W 106–54 | 6–1 | Alumni Gym (786) Elon, NC |
| 12/02/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Wake Forest | L 51–53 | 6–2 | LJVM Coliseum (411) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | W 75–58 | 7–2 | John M. Belk Arena (365) Davidson, NC |
| 12/16/2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at NC State | L 57–70 | 7–3 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,002) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/19/2017* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | W 78–50 | 8–3 | Alumni Gym (709) Elon, NC |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 75–67 | 9–3 (1–0) | Alumni Gym (951) Elon, NC |
| 01/05/2018 12:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 66–80 | 9–4 (1–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,180) Newark, DE |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 78–71 | 10–4 (2–1) | Alumni Gym (789) Elon, NC |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 67–70 | 10–5 (2–2) | JMU Convocation Center (1,849) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 75–81 | 10–6 (2–3) | Kaplan Arena (543) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/19/2018 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 84–61 | 11–6 (3–3) | Alumni Gym (749) Elon, NC |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm | | Delaware | W 64–51 | 12–6 (4–3) | Alumni Gym (872) Elon, NC |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 56–58 | 12–7 (4–4) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (638) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm | | at Towson | W 71–45 | 13–7 (5–4) | SECU Arena (564) Towson, MD |
| 02/02/2018 6:30 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 77–55 | 14–7 (6–4) | TD Arena (321) Charleston, SC |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm | | James Madison | W 50–43 | 15–7 (7–4) | Alumni Gym (848) Elon, NC |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm | | Drexel | W 70–58 | 16–7 (8–4) | Alumni Gym (787) Elon, NC |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 97–44 | 17–7 (9–4) | Alumni Gym (889) Elon, NC |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 72–65 | 18–7 (10–4) | Hofstra Arena (355) Hempstead, NY |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 65–46 | 19–7 (11–4) | Cabot Center (311) Boston, MA |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 80–55 | 20–7 (12–4) | Alumni Gym (1,027) Elon, NC |
| 03/01/2018 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 82–61 | 21–7 (13–4) | Alumni Gym (1,329) Elon, NC |
| 03/03/2017 2:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 58–49 | 22–7 (14–4) | Trask Coliseum (743) Wilmington, NC |
| CAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2018 7:30 pm | (3) | vs. (6) William & Mary Quarterfinals | W 67–50 | 23–7 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/09/2018 3:00 pm | (3) | vs. (2) James Madison Semifinals | W 76–53 | 24–7 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/10/2018 1:00 pm, NBCSN | (3) | at (1) Drexel Championship Game | W 57–45 | 25–7 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,441) Philadelphia, PA |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | (13 KC) | at (4 KC) No. 21 NC State First Round | L 35–62 | 25–8 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,669) Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |