2017–18 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by second year head coach Chris Day, played their home games in the Patrick Gym and were members in the America East Conference.

2017–18 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	8–22 (5–11 America East)
Head coach	Chris Day (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Alisa Kresge Dominique Bryant Stefanie Murphy
Home arena	Patrick Gym

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 non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Select home games will be televised by the Northeast Sports Network. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on WVMT 620 AM and streamed online through SportsJuice.com with Rob Ryan calling the action.

Roster

2017–18 Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Dani Lozzi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr The College of Richard Collyer Horsham, England G 2 Josie Larkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Red Bank Catholic Lincroft, NJ G 3 Sydney Smith (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Vernon Hills Vernon Hills, IL G 4 Hayley Robertson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bill Crothers Secondary Toronto, ON G 5 Kianna Funderburk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Myers Park Charlotte, NC F 10 Hanna Crymble 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Champlin Park Champlin, MN F 11 Candice Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Jacob Hespeler Cambridge, ON G 12 Katie Lavelle (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Long Island Lutheran Hicksville, NY G 13 Kristina White 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Woodbury Woodbury, MN F 14 Lauren Handy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Northern Collegiate Sarnia, ON F 15 Cassidy Derda 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Tilton School St. Francis Brooklyn South Burlington, VT F 21 Courtney Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jacob Hespeler Cambridge, ON F 24 Carmen Handy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Northern Collegiate Institute Sarnia, ON F 32 Rachel Merrill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Owego Free Academy Owego, NY	Head coach Chris Day (West Chester) Assistant coach(es) Alisa Kresge (Marist) Dominique Bryant (Saint Joseph's) Stefanie Murphy (Boston College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017* 4:30 pm		Saint Michael's	W 75–58		Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:30 pm		at Dartmouth	L 56–66	0–1	Leede Arena (563) Hanover, NH
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Miami (FL)	L 49–73	0–2	Watsco Center (777) Coral Gables, FL
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm		Norwich	W 75–31	1–2	Patrick Gym (437) Burlington, VT
11/17/2017* 4:00 pm		Howard	W 88–65	2–2	Patrick Gym (398) Burlington, VT
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Columbia	L 66–73	2–3	Patrick Gym (456) Burlington, VT
11/24/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		American TD Bank Classic semifinals	L 62–64	2–4	Patrick Gym (906) Burlington, VT
11/25/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		James Madison TD Bank Classic 3rd place game	L 56–68	2–5	Patrick Gym (409) Burlington, VT
12/01/2017* 7:00 pm		at Rider	L 49–64	2–6	Alumni Gymnasium (728) Lawrenceville, NJ
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Boston University	L 41–57	2–7	Patrick Gym (522) Burlington, VT
12/09/2017* 12:05 pm		at Holy Cross	L 53–64	2–8	Hart Center (833) Worcester, MA
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Northeastern	L 66–71	2–9	Patrick Gym (259) Burlington, VT
12/21/2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3		Central Connecticut	W 62–48	3–9	Patrick Gym (2,013) Burlington, VT
12/30/2017* 1:00 pm		at FIU	L 70–80	3–10	FIU Arena (216) Miami, FL
America East regular season
01/03/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UMass Lowell	W 63–55	4–10 (1–0)	Patrick Gym (164) Burlington, VT
01/06/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	W 72–58	5–10 (2–0)	Retriever Activities Center (291) Catonsville, MD
01/13/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stony Brook	L 57–80	5–11 (2–1)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (685) Stony Brook, NY
01/15/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Maine	L 55–64	5–12 (2–2)	Cross Insurance Center (1,584) Bangor, ME
01/18/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		New Hampshire	L 49–52	5–13 (2–3)	Patrick Gym (441) Burlington, VT
01/21/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	W 53–47	6–13 (3–3)	Patrick Gym (352) Burlington, VT
01/24/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Albany	L 55–67	6–14 (3–4)	SEFCU Arena (2,248) Albany, NY
01/31/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Binghamton	L 48–62	6–15 (3–5)	Patrick Gym (1,161) Burlington, VT
02/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		UMBC	L 51–52	6–16 (3–6)	Patrick Gym (1,360) Burlington, VT
02/05/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	W 58–53	7–16 (4–6)	Lundholm Gym (303) Bangor, ME
02/08/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Albany	W 62–57	8–16 (5–6)	Patrick Gym (336) Burlington, VT
02/11/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	L 60–65	8–17 (5–7)	Tsongas Center (1,016) Lowell, MA
02/14/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Binghamton	L 38–52	8–18 (5–8)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,173) Vestal, NY
02/17/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Hartford	L 52–91	8–19 (5–9)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,281) West Hartford, CT
02/22/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Maine	L 47–79	8–20 (5–10)	Patrick Gym (505) Burlington, VT
02/25/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Stony Brook	L 49–55	8–21 (5–11)	Patrick Gym (694) Burlington, VT
America East Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (2) Albany Quarterfinals	L 42–60	8–22	Cross Insurance Center  Portland, ME
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team