# 2017–18 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

The 2017–18 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by sixth-year head coach Joe Tartamella, played their games at Carnesecca Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's basketball tournament to Creighton. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Marist, Penn and Duquesne in the first, second and third rounds before losing to West Virginia in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2017* 11:00 am | | Stony Brook Red Cross Disaster Relief Game | W 66–45 | | Carnesecca Arena (110) Queens, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 73–49 | 1–0 | Carnesecca Arena Queens, VA |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | William & Mary | W 92–81 | 2–0 | Carnesecca Arena (323) Queens, VA |
| 11/24/2017* 11:00 am | | vs. Western Michigan Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 76–48 | 3–0 | Germain Arena (1,207) Estero, FL |
| 11/25/2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. No. 3 South Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | L 58–76 | 3–1 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. No. 17 South Florida Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game | L 59–68 | 3–2 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | W 71–66 | 4–2 | SEFCU Arena (913) Albany, NY |
| 12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Miami (FL) | W 74–64 | 5–2 | Watsco Center (665) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/09/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | James Madison | W 81–64 | 6–2 | Carnesecca Arena (809) Queens, NY |
| 12/12/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fordham Rivalry | W 67–64 $^{2OT}$ | 6–3 | Carnesecca Arena (587) Queens, NY |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kansas | W 65–53 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | Carnesecca Arena (690) Queens, NY |
| 12/21/2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 72–73 | 7–4 | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 8:30 pm, FS2 | | at Marquette | L 72–74 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 (0–1) | Al McGuire Center (1,479) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/30/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN | | at DePaul | L 67–76 | 7–6 (0–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,709) Chicago, IL |
| 01/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Providence | L 44–49 | 7–7 (0–3) | Carnesecca Arena (566) Queens, NY |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Creighton | W 72–65 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 (1–3) | Carnesecca Arena (538) Queens, NY |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Xavier | W 67–63 | 9–7 (2–3) | Cintas Center (845) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at Butler | W 73–55 | 10–7 (3–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (401) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | W 64–41 | 11–7 (4–3) | Carnesecca Arena (561) Queens, NY |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Villanova | W 70–64 | 12–7 (5–3) | Carnesecca Arena (936) Queens, NY |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | L 57–62 | 12–8 (5–4) | Walsh Gymnasium (967) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/26/2018 8:00 pm, BEDN | | at Creighton | L 39–53 | 12–9 (5–5) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,316) Omaha, NE |
| 01/28/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Providence | L 68–70 | 12–10 (5–6) | Alumni Hall (690) Providence, RI |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Butler | W 76–38 | 13–10 (6–6) | Carnesecca Arena (716) Queens, NY |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 70–36 | 14–10 (7–6) | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| 02/09/2018 11:30 am, BEDN | | at Villanova | L 52–69 | 14–11 (7–7) | Jake Nevin Field House (1,709) Villanova, PA |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | W 71–63 | 15–11 (8–7) | McDonough Gymnasium (1,133) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Seton Hall | W 75–56 | 16–11 (9–7) | Carnesecca Arena (755) Queens, NY |
| 02/23/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | DePaul | L 54–67 | 16–12 (9–8) | Carnesecca Arena (749) Queens, NY |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | Marquette | L 57–76 | 16–13 (9–9) | Carnesecca Arena (1,069) Queens, NY |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2018 3:30 pm, FS2 | (5) | vs. (4) Creighton Quarterfinals | L 58–66 | 16–14 | Wintrust Arena (1,991) Chicago, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist First Round | W 68–47 | 17–14 | Carnesecca Arena (694) Queens, NY |
| 03/19/2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Penn Second Round | W 53–48 | 18–14 | Carnesecca Arena (478) Queens, NY |
| 03/22/2018* 7:00 pm | | Duquesne Third Round | W 65–52 | 19–14 | Carnesecca Arena (335) Queens, NY |
| 03/25/2018* 4:00 pm | | at West Virginia Quarterfinals | L 62–76 | 19–15 | WVU Coliseum (2,280) Morgantown, WV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||