# 2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by eleventh-year head coach Beryl Piper, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They finished the season 7–23 overall, 7–11 in NEC play, to finish for a tie in seventh place. Central Connecticut secured a seventh seed in the NEC tournament, losing to Robert Morris in the first round.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* | at West Virginia | L 52–102 | 0–1 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| November 12, 2017* | at Virginia | L 59–103 | 0–2 | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| November 16, 2017* | Brown | L 55–78 | 0–3 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| November 20, 2017* | at Penn State | L 66–83 | 0–4 | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| November 27, 2017* | Albany | L 60–72 | 0–5 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| November 29, 2017* | Morgan State | L 41–61 | 0–6 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| December 2, 2017 | Duquesne | L 58–83 | 0–7 | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 6, 2017* | at Hartford Rivalry | L 52–68 | 0–8 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| December 9, 2017* | Yale | L 62–75 | 0–9 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| December 17, 2017* 2:00pm, ESPN3 | at Stony Brook | L 55–60 | 0–10 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| December 21, 2017* 11:00am, ESPN3 | at Vermont | L 55–60 | 0–11 | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2017 | Mount St. Mary's | L 56–68 | 0–12 (0–1) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| December 31, 2017 | Wagner | W 59–56 | 1–12 (1–1) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| January 6, 2018 | Bryant | L 50–66 | 1–13 (1–2) | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| January 13, 2018 | Sacred Heart | W 69–59 | 2–13 (2–2) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| January 15, 2018 | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 49–78 | 2–14 (2–3) | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ |
| January 20, 2018 | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 70–78 | 2–15 (2–4) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| January 22, 2018 | LIU Brooklyn | L 54–61 | 2–16 (2–5) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| January 27, 2018 | at Saint Francis | L 59–87 | 2–17 (2–6) | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| January 29, 2018 | Robert Morris | L 47–66 | 2–18 (2–7) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| February 3, 2018 | at Sacred Heart | W 73–71 | 3–18 (3–7) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| February 5, 2018 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 76–56 | 4–18 (4–7) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| February 10, 2018 ESPN 3 | Bryant | W 66–59 | 5–18 (5–7) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| February 17, 2018 | at Wagner | W 66–64 | 6–18 (6–7) | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| February 19, 2018 | Mount St. Mary's | L 56–76 | 6–19 (6–8) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| February 24, 2018 | Saint Francis | L 75–85 | 6–20 (6–9) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| February 26, 2018 | Robert Morris | L 51–67 | 6–21 (6–10) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| March 2, 2018 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 83–77 $^{OT}$ | 7–21 (7–10) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| March 4, 2018 | LIU Post | L 57–63 | 7–22 (7–11) | Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2018 | Robert Morris | L 54–60 | 7–23 | North Athletic Complex Moon Township, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||