2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Wildcats, led by fortieth year head coach Harry Perretta , played their games at Jake Nevin Field House due to renovations at The Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Georgetown. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament , where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.
Previous season
They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.
Roster
2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Cameron Onken
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Fr
Lafayette Central Catholic
Lafayette, IN
F
1
Bridget Herlihy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS So
Braintree
Braintree, MA
G
2
Alex Louin (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Mount St. Joseph Academy
Doylestown, PA
F
3
Grace Lange
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Caravel Academy
Newark, DE
G
10
Raven James
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
RS Fr
St. Paul VI
Upper Marlboro, MD
C
12
Megan Quinn
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
Episcopal Academy
Berwyn, PA
G
13
Samantha Carangi
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
North Penn
Lansdale, PA
F
14
Brianna Herlihy
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Fr
Braintree
Braintree, MA
G/F
21
Jannah Tucker
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
New Town
Baltimore, MD
G
23
Emily Esposito
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Gorham
Gorham, ME
G
24
Nicolette Juliana
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Bishop Shanahan
West Chester, PA
G
25
Kelly Jekot
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Cumberland Valley
Enola, PA
F
30
Mary Gedaka
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Gloucester Catholic
Mullica Hill, NJ
G
31
Adrianna Hahn
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr
Ursuline Academy
Wilmington, DE
G
45
Grace Stant
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Jr
Rumson Fair Haven
Fair Haven, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: February 21, 2018
Schedule
[ 4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017 *6:00 pm
East Stroudsburg
W 109–42
Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, PA
Regular season
11/10/2017 *5:30 pm
at Hartford
W 71–53
1–0
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
11/17/2017 *5:00 pm
vs. Lehigh
W 62–42
2–0
PPL Center (6,651)Allentown, PA
11/19/2017 *1:00 pm
No. 11 Duke
W 64–55
3–0
Jake Nevin Field House (1,421)Villanova, PA
11/24/2017 *7:00 pm
vs. James Madison TD Bank Classic semifinals
W 60–57
4–0
Patrick Gym (906)Burlington, VT
11/25/2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. American TD Bank Classic championship
W 65–60
5–0
Patrick Gym (406)Burlington, VT
11/29/2017 *5:30 pm
No. 25
at Princeton
W 62–59
6–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (525)Princeton, NJ
12/03/2017 *7:00 pm
No. 25
Saint Joseph's Holy War
W 79–44
7–0
Jake Nevin Field House (1,519)Villanova, PA
12/06/2017 *7:00 pm
No. 22
at Fairfield
W 73–44
8–0
Alumni Hall (521)Fairfield, CT
12/10/2017 *2:00 pm
No. 22
at Temple
W 69–65
9–0
McGonigle Hall (1,184)Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN
No. 18
at Creighton
L 54–69
10–1 (0–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120)Omaha, NE
12/30/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN
No. 18
at Providence
W 63–55
11–1 (1–1)
Alumni Hall (528)Providence, RI
01/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
No. 21
Butler
L 53–76
11–2 (1–2)
Jake Nevin Field House (401)Villanova, PA
01/05/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
No. 21
Xavier
W 75–57
12–2 (2–2)
Jake Nevin Field House (541)Villanova, PA
01/10/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown
W 60–58
13–2 (3–2)
McDonough Gymnasium (827)Washington, D.C.
01/12/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall
W 67–59
14–2 (4–2)
Walsh Gymnasium (881)South Orange, NJ
01/14/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's
L 64–70
14–3 (4–3)
Carnesecca Arena (936)Queens, NY
01/17/2018 *7:00 pm
Penn
L 77–79
14–4
Jake Nevin Field House (519)Villanova, PA
01/19/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
DePaul
W 84–58
15–4 (5–3)
Jake Nevin Field House (641)Villanova, PA
01/21/2018 12:00 pm, FS1
Marquette
L 57–67
15–5 (5–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (701)Villanova, PA
01/26/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier
W 89–50
16–5 (6–4)
Cintas Center (1,135)Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler
W 69–67
17–5 (7–4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (736)Indianapolis, IN
02/03/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown
W 68–67
18–5 (8–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (1,209)Villanova, PA
02/09/2018 11:30 am, BEDN
St. John's
W 69–52
19–5 (9–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (1,709)Villanova, PA
02/11/2018 2:00 pm, FS2
Seton Hall
W 59–53
20–5 (10–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (1,003)Villanova, PA
02/16/2018 12:30 pm, BEDN
at Marquette
L 69–90
20–6 (10–5)
Al McGuire Center (2,438)Milwaukee, WI
02/18/2018 3:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul
L 66–71
20–7 (10–6)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,182)Chicago, IL
02/23/2018 *7:00 pm, BEDN
Providence
W 70–43
21–7 (11–6)
Jake Nevin Field House (541)Villanova, PA
02/25/2018 2:00 pm, FS1
Creighton
W 55–48
22–7 (12–6)
Jake Nevin Field House (801)Villanova, PA
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2018 9:30 pm, FS2
(3)
vs. (6) Georgetown Quarterfinals
L 58–63
22–8
Wintrust Arena (2,147)Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018 *7:30 pm, ESPN2
(8 S)
vs. (9 S) South Dakota State First Round
W 81–74 OT
23–8
Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,431)South Bend, IN
03/18/2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN
(8 S)
at (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame Second Round
L 72–98
23–9
Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,249)South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane Region.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Final
AP
NR
NR
RV
25
22
20
20
18
21
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
N/A
Coaches
RV
N/A
RV
24
20
19
18
18
21
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
References
^ "Villanova University Official Athletic Site Villanova University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball" . Villanova.Com. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
^ "Villanova Wildcats Women's Basketball - Wildcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
^ Villanova Wildcats. "Villanova Wildcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
^ "Villanova Women's Basketball Official Schedule :: Villanova University Official Athletic Site Villanova University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball" . Villanova.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
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