# 2017–18 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team

The 2017–18 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tribe, led by fifth-year head coach Ed Swanson, play their home games at Kaplan Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 16–14, 7–11 in CAA play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Elon.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2017* 6:00 p.m. | | at Howard | W 83–71 | 1–0 | Burr Gymnasium (450) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Fairfield | W 57–47 | 2–0 | Kaplan Arena (322) Williamsburg, VA |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at St. John's | L 81–92 | 2–1 | Carnesecca Arena (323) Queens, NY |
| 11/21/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at East Carolina | W 71–65 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Williams Arena (841) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/25/2017* 3:00 p.m. | | Loyola (MD) | W 70–49 | 4–1 | Kaplan Arena (345) Williamsburg, VA |
| 11/27/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Davidson | W 73–55 | 5–1 | Kaplan Arena (376) Williamsburg, VA |
| 11/29/2017* 3:00 p.m. | | at Richmond | W 78–64 | 6–1 | Robins Center (353) Richmond, VA |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 92–86 | 7–1 | DeGol Arena (1,021) Loretto, PA |
| 12/05/2017* 7:00 p.m. | | USC Upstate | W 83–63 | 8–1 | Kaplan Arena (549) Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/17/2017* 5:00 p.m. | | Old Dominion Rivalry | W 75–58 | 9–1 | Kaplan Arena (2,880) Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/21/2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Norfolk State | L 74–80 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 | Kaplan Arena (531) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 6:30 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | W 68–54 | 10–2 (1–0) | TD Arena (436) Charleston, SC |
| 12/31/2017 2:00 p.m. | | at UNC Wilmington | W 66–53 | 11–2 (2–0) | Trask Coliseum (718) Wilmington, NC |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 p.m. | | Drexel Postponed to January 9 (snow) | | | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 p.m. | | Towson | L 66–67 | 11–3 (2–1) | Kaplan Arena (589) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/09/2018 6:00 p.m. | | Drexel Rescheduled from January 5 | L 58–68 | 11–4 (2–2) | Kaplan Arena (561) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 p.m. | | Elon | W 81–75 | 12–4 (3–2) | Kaplan Arena (543) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/19/2018 11:30 a.m. | | at Hofstra | L 54–65 | 12–5 (3–3) | Hofstra Arena (2,262) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Northeastern | L 46–64 | 12–6 (3–4) | Cabot Center (347) Boston, MA |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 p.m. | | College of Charleston | W 79–66 | 13–6 (4–4) | Kaplan Arena (636) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 p.m. | | Hofstra | W 63–53 | 14–6 (5–4) | Kaplan Arena (692) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 p.m. | | James Madison | L 41–86 | 12–7 (3–5) | Kaplan Arena (856) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Towson | W 75–63 | 15–7 (6–5) | SECU Arena (253) Towson, MD |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Delaware | L 59–68 | 15–8 (6–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,359) Newark, DE |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 p.m. | | Northeastern | W 71–53 | 16–8 (7–6) | Kaplan Arena (347) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 p.m. | | UNC Wilmington | L 49–64 | 16–9 (7–7) | Kaplan Arena (641) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Drexel | L 34–54 | 16–10 (7–8) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (802) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/23/2018 7:00 p.m. | | Delaware | L 52–61 | 16–11 (7–9) | Kaplan Arena (731) Williamsburg, VA |
| 03/01/2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Elon | L 61–82 | 16–12 (7–10) | Alumni Gym (1,329) Elon, NC |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 p.m. | | at James Madison | L 64–70 | 16–13 (7–11) | JMU Convocation Center (2,115) Harrisonburg, VA |
| CAA women's tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2018 7:30 p.m. | (6) | vs. (3) Elon Quarterfinals | L 50–67 | 16–14 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||