2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson, led by thirty-sixth year head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 18–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy women's tournament to Penn. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Fordham in the first round.

2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	18–11 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Kathy Delaney-Smith (36th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Roux Megan Straumann Jasmine Sborov
Home arena	Lavietes Pavilion

2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Princeton †	12	–	2		.857			24	–	6		.800
Penn	11	–	3		.786			22	–	9		.710
Harvard	10	–	4		.714			18	–	11		.621
Yale	8	–	6		.571			19	–	13		.594
Dartmouth	7	–	7		.500			15	–	12		.556
Brown	3	–	11		.214			15	–	12		.556
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			7	–	20		.259
Columbia	2	–	12		.143			8	–	21		.276
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 21–6, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy women's tournament to Princeton. They were invited to the WNIT, where they defeated New Hampshire in the first round before losing to St. John's in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Nani Redford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Long Island Lutheran Manhasset, NY G 1 Kelsey Bogdan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Montini Catholic Clarendon Hills, IL G 3 Katie Benzan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Noble and Greenough School Wellesley, MA G 5 Matilda Salen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Solna Gymnasium Bromma, Sweden G 11 Kirby Porter (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bullis School Cheve Chase, MD G/F 12 Rachel Levy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Boca Raton Community Boca Raton, FL F 13 Jeannie Boehm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So New Trier Winnetka, IL G 14 Mackenzie Barta 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Maple Grove Senior Maple Grove, MN G 20 Madeline Raster (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Saint Joseph South Bend, IN F 21 Grace Tworek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr William Fremd Inverness, IL F 22 Maddie Stuhlreyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Ursuline Academy Cincinnati, OH F 24 Jadyn Bush 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bishop Blanchet Federal Way, WA G 25 Sydney Skinner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Plano West Plano, TX G 31 Taylor Rooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Gill St. Bernard's School Warren, NJ	Head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith (Bridgewater State) Assistant coach(es) Mike Roux (Assumption (MA)) Megan Straumann (Rhode Island) Jasmine Sborov (Colorado) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 29, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/10/2017* 8:00 pm		vs. Dayton Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals	L 66–72	0–1	Memorial Gym (1,054) Orono, ME
11/11/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Maine Maine Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game	L 51–76	0–2	Memorial Gym (855) Orono, ME
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN		Siena	W 75–67	1–2	Lavietes Pavilion (402) Boston, MA
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN		Sacred Heart	W 70–62	2–2	Lavietes Pavilion (454) Boston, MA
11/21/2017* 6:00 pm, NESN/ILDN		Boston University	W 80–70	3–2	Lavietes Pavilion (478) Boston, MA
11/25/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Virginia Cavalier Classic Tournament	L 48–50	3–3	John Paul Jones Arena (2,838) Charlottesville, VA
11/26/2017* 1:00 pm		vs. North Carolina A&T Cavalier Classic Tournament	W 64–60	4–3	John Paul Jones Arena (107) Charlottesville, VA
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm		at Temple	L 64–86	4–4	McGonigle Hall (1,084) Philadelphia, PA
12/06/2017* 12:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 69–59	5–4	Matthews Arena (2,043) Boston, MA
12/20/2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic	L 56–65	5–5	Alico Arena (2,297) Fort Myers, FL
12/21/2017* 4:30 pm		vs. Akron FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic	W 76–63	6–5	Alico Arena  Fort Myers, FL
12/31/2017* 2:00 pm, NESN/ILDN		Stony Brook	W 60–53	7–5	Lavietes Pavilion (508) Boston, MA
01/06/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN		at Dartmouth	L 56–63	7–6 (0–1)	Leede Arena (779) Durham, NH
01/10/2018* 12:00 pm, NESN/ILDN		La Salle	W 70–61	8–6	Lavietes Pavilion (504) Boston, MA
01/20/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN		Dartmouth	W 76–65	9–6 (1–1)	Lavietes Pavilion (872) Boston, MA
01/26/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN		Yale	W 97–73	10–6 (1–1)	Lavietes Pavilion (561) Boston, MA
01/27/2018 4:00 pm, NESN/ILDN		Brown	W 87–85	11–6 (2–1)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,016) Boston, MA
02/02/2018 6:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN		Columbia	W 85–67	12–6 (3–1)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,102) Boston, MA
02/03/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN		Cornell	W 80–58	13–6 (4–1)	Lavietes Pavilion (620) Boston, MA
02/09/2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3/ILDN		at Princeton	L 47–80	13–7 (4–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (986) Princeton, NJ
02/10/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN		at Penn	L 49–69	13–8 (4–3)	Palestra (606) Philadelphia, PA
02/16/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN		at Brown	W 86–74	14–8 (5–3)	Pizzitola Sports Center (352) Providence, RI
02/17/2018 6:00 pm, NESN/ILDN		at Yale	L 63–69	14–9 (5–4)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,006) Durham, NH
02/23/2018 6:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN		Penn	W 55–52	15–9 (6–4)	Lavietes Pavilion (703) Boston, MA
02/24/2018 7:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN		Princeton	W 72–58	16–9 (8–4)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,085) Boston, MA
03/03/2018 2:00 pm, ILDN		at Cornell	W 91–57	17–9 (9–4)	Newman Arena (214) Ithaca, NY
03/04/2018 2:00 pm, ILDN		at Columbia	W 78–59	18–9 (10–4)	Levien Gymnasium (349) New York, NY
Ivy League Tournament
03/10/2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (2) Penn Semifinals	L 52–57	18–10	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
WNIT
03/16/2018* 7:00 pm		at Fordham First Round	L 47–65	18–11	Rose Hill Gymnasium (558) Bronx, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

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

See also

• 2017–18 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team