# 2017–18 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Lynette Woodard, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 3–27, 2–16 in Big South play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South women's basketball tournament to Gardner–Webb.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Elon | L 37–98 | 0–1 | Alumni Gym (794) Elon, NC |
| November 12, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Duquesne | L 54–81 | 0–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (303) Rock Hill, SC |
| November 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | North Carolina Wesleyan | W 94–50 | 1–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (178) Rock Hill, NC |
| November 18, 2017* 1:00 p.m. | | South Carolina State | L 37–65 | 1–3 | Winthrop Coliseum (316) Rock Hill, NC |
| November 28, 2017* 10:30 a.m., ESPN3 | | at Akron | L 43–69 | 1–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,450) Akron, OH |
| November 30, 2017* 6:00 p.m. | | at Marshall | L 40–70 | 1–5 | Cam Henderson Center (515) Huntington, WV |
| December 3, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | East Tennessee State | L 63–74 | 1–6 | Winthrop Coliseum (147) Rock Hill, NC |
| December 9, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Wofford | L 68–73 | 1–7 | Winthrop Coliseum (137) Rock Hill, NC |
| December 10, 2017* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at No. 14 Duke | L 30–101 | 1–8 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,332) Durham, NC |
| December 17, 2017* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 45–93 | 1–9 | Hawkins Arena (634) Macon, GA |
| December 19, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | at Tennessee Tech | L 41–70 | 1–10 | Eblen Center (1,519) Cookeville, TN |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Radford | L 52–78 | 1–11 (0–1) | Dedmon Center (471) Radford, VA |
| January 6, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Campbell | L 48–72 | 1–12 (0–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (127) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 9, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Liberty | L 37–63 | 1–13 (0–3) | Vines Center (1,026) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 13, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | High Point | L 58–79 | 1–14 (0–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (137) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 16, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Charleston Southern | L 45–81 | 1–15 (0–5) | CSU Field House (188) Charleston, SC |
| January 20, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | UNC Asheville | L 48–70 | 1–16 (0–6) | Winthrop Coliseum (136) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 23, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Presbyterian | L 48–75 | 1–17 (0–7) | Templeton Center (256) Clinton, SC |
| January 27, 2018 5:00 p.m. | | Gardner–Webb | L 59–66 | 1–18 (0–8) | Winthrop Coliusem (136) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 30, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Longwood | W 69–60 | 2–18 (1–8) | Winthrop Coliusem (137) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 3, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at UNC Asheville | L 51–63 | 2–19 (1–9) | Kimmel Arena (2,608) Asheville, NC |
| February 6, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Presbyterian | L 58–64 | 2–20 (1–10) | Winthrop Coliseum (326) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 10, 2018 3:00 p.m. | | at Gardner–Webb | L 48–75 | 2–21 (1–11) | Paul Porter Arena (256) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 13, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at High Point | L 40–77 | 2–22 (1–12) | Millis Center (401) High Point, NC |
| February 17, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Radford | L 30–70 | 2–23 (1–13) | Winthrop Coliseum (203) Rock Hill, NC |
| February 20, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Liberty | L 53–73 | 2–24 (1–14) | Winthrop Coliseum (176) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 24, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Campbell | L 45–57 | 2–25 (1–15) | Gore Arena (2,089) Buies Creek, NC |
| February 27, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Charleston Southern | W 62–56 | 3–25 (2–15) | Winthrop Coliseum (228) Rock Hill, SC |
| March 2, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Longwood | W 69–60 | 3–26 (2–16) | Willett Hall (512) Farmville, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2018 8:00 p.m. | (10) | vs. (7) Gardner–Webb First round | L 57–68 | 3–27 | Vines Center (643) Lynchburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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