# 2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by second year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Navy, George Mason and Fordham in the first, second and third rounds, Alabama in the quarterfinals, West Virginia in the semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Indiana.

## Previous season

They finished the season 20–14, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Clemson. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Rider, Navy and Penn State in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals.

## Media
### Virginia Tech Hokies Sports Network

The Virginia Tech Hokies IMG Sports Network broadcast Hokies games on WNMX. Andrew Allegretta provided the call for the games and for select ESPN3 games.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wagner | W 99–32 | 1–0 | Cassell Coliseum (2,086) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Auburn | W 72–63 | 2–0 | Cassell Coliseum (2,156) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 17, 2017* 9:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | USC Upstate | W 87–56 | 3–0 | Cassell Coliseum (2,162) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 19, 2017* 6:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | UCF | W 86–69 | 4–0 | Cassell Coliseum (2,166) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 23, 2017* 2:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Drexel Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | W 79–67 | 5–0 | Titan Field House (674) Melbourne, FL |
| November 24, 2017* 6:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Butler Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 77–79 | 5–1 | Titan Field House (369) Melbourne, FL |
| November 25, 2017* 6:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. No. 11 West Virginia Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 61–79 | 5–2 | Titan Field House (276) Melbourne, FL |
| November 30, 2017* 8:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Illinois ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 96–49 | 6–2 | State Farm Center (1,339) Champaign, IL |
| December 3, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Radford Rivalry | W 68–42 | 7–2 | Cassell Coliseum (2,388) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 6, 2017* 8:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 90–52 | 8–2 | Cassell Coliseum (2,027) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 10, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Chattanooga | W 64–44 | 9–2 | McKenzie Arena (3,676) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | W 74–34 | 10–2 | OceanFirst Bank Center (980) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | High Point | W 86–63 | 11–2 | Cassell Coliseum (2,388) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2017 2:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | NC State | L 51–68 | 11–3 (0–1) | Cassell Coliseum (2,132) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 31, 2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Boston College | W 89–58 | 12–3 (1–1) | Cassell Coliseum (2,349) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 7, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 3 Louisville | L 56–67 | 12–4 (1–2) | KFC Yum! Center (7,523) Louisville, KY |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Pittsburgh | W 89–66 | 13–4 (2–2) | Cassell Coliseum (2,256) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 14, 2018 2:30 pm, RSN | | at No. 13 Florida State | L 62–107 | 13–5 (2–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,983) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 15 Duke | L 75–86 | 13–6 (2–4) | Cassell Coliseum (2,365) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 21, 2018 12:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Commonwealth Clash | L 52–61 | 13–7 (2–5) | John Paul Jones Arena (4,212) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 25, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgia Tech | W 68–62 | 14–7 (3–5) | Cassell Coliseum (2,179) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 28, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Miami | L 78–82 | 14–8 (3–6) | Cassell Coliseum (2,878) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Syracuse | W 73–64 | 15–8 (4–6) | Carrier Dome (1,416) Syracuse, NY |
| February 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina | W 90–74 | 16–8 (5–6) | Carmichael Arena (2,744) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 11, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia Commonwealth Clash | L 62–64 | 16–9 (5–7) | Cassell Coliseum (2,733) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Wake Forest | L 56–73 | 16–10 (5–8) | LJVM Coliseum (485) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 18, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Clemson | W 53–45 | 17–10 (6–8) | Cassell Coliseum (2,425) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 5 Notre Dame | L 59–89 | 17–11 (6–9) | Purcell Pavilion (8,053) South Bend, IN |
| February 25, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Miami | L 46–76 | 17–12 (6–10) | Watsco Center (1,165) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | (8) | vs. (9) Syracuse Second Round | W 85–70 | 18–12 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 2, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | (8) | vs. (1) No. 4 Louisville Quarterfinals | L 70–73 | 18–13 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,297) Greensboro, NC |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Navy First Round | W 56–55 | 19–13 | Cassell Coliseum (828) Blacksburg, VA |
| March 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | George Mason Second Round | W 78–69 | 20–13 | Cassell Coliseum (774) Blacksburg, VA |
| March 22, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Fordham Third Round | W 81–50 | 21–13 | Cassell Coliseum (950) Blacksburg, VA |
| March 25, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Alabama Quarterfinals | W 74–67 | 22–13 | Cassell Coliseum (1,067) Blacksburg, VA |
| March 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at West Virginia Semifinals | W 64–61 | 23–13 | WVU Coliseum (3,015) Morgantown, WV |
| March 31, 2018* 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Indiana Championship Game | L 57–65 | 23–14 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,007) Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |