2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Hoyas, led by first year head coach James Howard, were members of the Big East Conference. The Hoyas played their home games at the McDonough Gymnasium. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament, where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large to the WNIT, where they defeated Delaware in the first round before losing to Duquesne in the second round.

2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East
Record	16–16 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach	James Howard (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Niki Reid Geckeler Andre Bolton Erin Dickerson
Home arena	McDonough Gymnasium

2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
DePaul †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Marquette	15	–	3		.833			24	–	10		.706
Villanova	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Creighton	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
St. John's	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Butler	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Xavier	3	–	15		.167			10	–	20		.333
Providence	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
† 2018 Big East tournament winner As of 25 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 17–13, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They lost in quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Marquette. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Fordham in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Brianna Jones  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr North Babylon Louisville North Babylon, NY F 1 Tatiana Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL G 2 Didi Burton 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Baltimore City College Baltimore, MD G 3 Morgan Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Riverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD F 5 Cynthia Petke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Chipola College Yaoundé, Cameroon G 10 Lexi Kimball 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Greens Farms Academy Westport, CT G 11 Dionna White 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Milford Mill Baltimore, MD G 12 Marvellous Osagie-Erese 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So East Orange STEM Academy East Orange, NJ F 13 Anita Kelava  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Croatian National Team Maine Zagreb, Croatia G 15 Mikayla Venson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Yorktown Virginia Arlington, VA C 21 Breonna Mayfield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Good Counsel Clinton, MD F 25 Sari Cureton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Walled Lake Western Farmington, MI C 32 Yazmine Belk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Nazareth Regional Queens, NY G 34 Dorothy Adomako 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cosby Midlothian, VA	Head coach James Howard (Greensboro) Assistant coach(es) Niki Reid Geckeler (Georgetown) Andre Bolton (Christopher Newport) Erin Dickerson (Northwestern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 23, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2017* 7:00 pm		Howard	W 93–41	1–0	McDonough Gymnasium (393) Washington, D.C.
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 72–54	2–0	Reitz Arena (273) Baltimore, MD
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm		at George Washington	L 54–65	2–1	Charles E. Smith Center (1,008) Washington, D.C.
11/24/2017* 8:30 pm		vs. Auburn Challenge in Music City	L 40–60	2–2	Nashville Municipal Auditorium  Nashville, TN
11/25/2017* 8:30 pm		vs. Chattanooga Challenge in Music City	L 41–54	2–3	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (534) Nashville, TN
11/26/2017* 3:00 pm		vs. Northwestern Challenge in Music City	W 55–54	3–3	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (217) Nashville, TN
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		FIU	W 77–56	4–3	McDonough Gymnasium (239) Washington, D.C.
12/03/2017* 7:00 pm		Minnesota	L 63–73	4–4	McDonough Gymnasium (307) Washington, D.C.
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at NC State	L 49–63	4–5	Reynolds Coliseum (2,174) Raleigh, NC
12/21/2017* 6:00 pm		at VCU	W 71–59	5–5	Siegel Center (922) Richmond, VA
Conference regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Providence	W 75–43	6–5 (1–0)	Alumni Hall (331) Providence, RI
12/30/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	L 58–69	6–6 (1–1)	D. J. Sokol Arena (745) Omaha, NE
01/02/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		Xavier	W 65–60	7–6 (2–1)	McDonough Gymnasium (391) Washington, D.C.
01/05/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	L 57–66	7–7 (2–2)	McDonough Gymnasium (297) Washington, D.C.
01/10/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		Villanova	L 58–60	7–8 (2–3)	McDonough Gymnasium (827) Washington, D.C.
01/12/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at St. John's	L 41–64	7–9 (2–4)	Carnesecca Arena (561) Queens, NY
01/14/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	L 65–70	7–10 (2–5)	Walsh Gymnasium (895) South Orange, NJ
01/19/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		Marquette	L 65–70	8–10 (3–5)	McDonough Gymnasium (877) Washington, D.C.
01/21/2018 3:00 pm, CBSSN		DePaul	L 62–78	8–11 (3–6)	McDonough Gymnasium (1,191) Washington, D.C.
01/26/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Butler	W 63–52	9–11 (4–6)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (773) Indianapolis, IN
01/28/2018 2:00 pm, FS2		at Xavier	W 65–48	10–11 (5–6)	Cintas Center (2,400) Cincinnati, OH
02/03/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Villanova	L 67–68	10–12 (5–7)	Jake Nevin Field House (827) Villanova, PA
02/09/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	W 71–52	11–12 (6–7)	McDonough Gymnasium (229) Washington, D.C.
02/11/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		St. John's	L 63–71	11–13 (6–8)	McDonough Gymnasium (1,133) Washington, D.C.
02/16/2018 8:00 pm, BEDN		at DePaul	W 86–85	12–13 (7–8)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,890) Chicago, IL
02/18/2018 3:00 pm, BEDN		at Marquette	L 68–71	12–14 (7–9)	Al McGuire Center (895) Milwaukee, WI
02/23/2018 11:00 am, BEDN		Creighton	W 70–67	13–14 (8–9)	McDonough Gymnasium (2,257) Washington, D.C.
02/25/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		Providence	W 74–48	14–14 (9–9)	McDonough Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2018 9:30 pm, FS2	(6)	vs. (3) Villanova Quarterfinals	W 63–58	15–14	Wintrust Arena (2,147) Chicago, IL
03/05/2018 6:30 pm, FS1	(6)	vs. (2) DePaul Semifinals	L 53–85	15–15	Wintrust Arena (2,192) Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018* 7:00 pm		Delaware First Round	W 67–57	16–15	McDonough Gymnasium (653) Washington, D.C.
03/19/2018* 7:00 pm		Duquesne Second Round	L 66–69	16–16	McDonough Gymnasium (285) Washington, D.C.
*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

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																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team