2017–18 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by second year head coach Kim McNeill and played their home games in the Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion and were members of the America East Conference.

2017–18 Hartford Hawks women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	19–13 (9–7 America East)
Head coach	Kim McNeill (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Cory McNeill Steve Pogue Ali Heller
Home arena	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion

2017–18 America East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Maine †	13	–	3		.813			23	–	10		.697
Albany	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
Binghamton	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
Stony Brook	10	–	6		.625			18	–	12		.600
Hartford	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
New Hampshire	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Vermont	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
UMBC	3	–	13		.188			5	–	26		.161
UMass Lowell	1	–	15		.063			4	–	26		.133
† 2018 America East tournament winner As of 20 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Media

All home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on the radio on WWUH.

Roster

2017–18 Hartford Hawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Sierra DaCoasta 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bishop McDevitt Philadelphia, PA G 3 Jada Lucas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr New London New London, CT G 4 Jade Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Abington Friends School Philadelphia, PA G 5 Lindsey Abed 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Oakton Oakton, VA G 10 Mary Pattison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Troy Troy, NY G 11 Liz Garcia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Academy of the Holy Angels Teaneck, NJ G/F 12 Courtney Dobrzynski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Saint John Vianney Bradley Beach, NJ G/F 13 Kelly Douglass 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Clifton Clifton, NJ F 15 Darby Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Altoona Area Altoona, PA C 20 Musharapha Alhassan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr St. Vincent Palotti Upper Marlboro, MD G 23 Alexia Douglas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Brentwood ASA Junior College Bay Shore, NY F 33 Janelle Harrison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cromwell Cromwell, CT F/C 44 Brielle Wilborn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Middletown Middletown, CT	Head coach Kim McNeill (Richmond) Assistant coach(es) Cory McNeill (Morgan State) Steve Pogue (Nyack) Ali Heller (Rider) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 9, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:30 pm, ESPN3		Villanova	L 53–71	0–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Delaware	L 63–72	0–2	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (714) West Hartford, CT
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Hofstra	W 60–49	1–2	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (907) West Hartford, CT
11/20/2017* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra		at Syracuse	L 63–75	1–3	Carrier Dome (5,144) Syracuse, NY
11/25/2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Charleston Southern 2017 Thanksgiving Tournament	W 62–43	2–3	FIU Arena (421) Miami, FL
11/26/2017* 12:00 pm		vs. Alabama A&M 2017 Thanksgiving Tournament	W 56–47	3–3	FIU Arena (364) Miami, FL
12/01/2017* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at North Carolina	L 70–90	3–4	Carmichael Arena (1,960) Chapel Hill, NC
12/03/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Niagara	W 83–65	4–4	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (867) West Hartford, CT
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Connecticut Rivalry	W 68–52	5–4	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (746) West Hartford, CT
12/10/2017* 1:00 pm		at Bryant	W 59–47	6–4	Chace Athletic Center (398) Smithfield, RI
12/21/2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3		Siena	W 71–62	7–4	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,324) West Hartford, CT
12/28/2017* 1:00 pm		at Fordham Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals	L 44–69	7–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium (832) Bronx, NY
12/28/2017* 1:00 pm		vs. Yale Fordham Holiday Classic 3rd place game	W 78–70	8–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium (862) Bronx, NY
America East regular season
01/03/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Albany	W 70–55	9–5 (1–0)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (722) West Hartford, CT
01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stony Brook	W 75–68	10–5 (2–0)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (537) Stony Brook, NY
01/10/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	W 81–42	11–5 (3–0)	Tsongas Center (421) Lowell, MA
01/13/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Binghamton	L 59–64	11–6 (3–1)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,552) Vestal, NY
01/15/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		UMBC	W 65–54	12–6 (4–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,005) West Hartford, CT
01/18/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Maine	L 44–59	12–7 (4–2)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (790) West Hartford, CT
01/21/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Vermont	L 47–53	12–8 (4–3)	Patrick Gym (352) Burlington, VT
01/27/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		UMass Lowell	W 78–56	13–8 (5–3)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,031) West Hartford, CT
01/31/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		New Hampshire	W 85–49	14–8 (6–3)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,151) West Hartford, CT
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		Stony Brook	L 58–66	14–9 (6–4)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (722) West Hartford, CT
02/05/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Maine	L 56–59	14–10 (6–5)	Cross Insurance Center (1,208) Bangor, ME
02/11/2018 2:00 pm		at Albany	L 53–66	14–11 (6–6)	SEFCU Arena (1,377) Albany, NY
02/14/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	L 58–76	14–12 (6–7)	Lundholm Gym (1,337) Durham, NH
02/17/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Vermont	W 91–52	15–12 (7–7)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,281) West Hartford, CT
02/22/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	W 61–54	16–12 (8–7)	UMBC Event Center (203) Catonsville, MD
02/25/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Binghamton	W 61–45	17–12 (9–7)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,218) West Hartford, CT
America East Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 8:15 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (3) Binghamton Quarterfinals	W 72–68 OT	18–12	Cross Insurance Arena  Portland, ME
03/04/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (2) Albany Semifinals	W 58–56	19–12	Cross Insurance Arena  Portland, ME
03/09/2018 4:00 pm, ESPNU	(6)	at (1) Maine Championship Game	L 64–75	19–13	Cross Insurance Center  Bangor, ME
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team