2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by seventh year head coach Joanne Boyle, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first trip since 2009, where they defeated California first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	19–14 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach	Joanne Boyle (7th season)
Assistant coaches	La'Keshia Frett Meredith Katherine Graham Tim Taylor
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena

2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†	15	–	1		.938			36	–	3		.923
No. 5 Notre Dame	15	–	1		.938			35	–	3		.921
No. 11 Florida State	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 21 NC State	11	–	5		.688			26	–	9		.743
No. 20 Duke	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Syracuse	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Miami (FL)	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Virginia	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Virginia Tech	6	–	10		.375			23	–	14		.622
Georgia Tech	6	–	10		.375			20	–	14		.588
Wake Forest	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
North Carolina	4	–	12		.250			15	–	16		.484
Pittsburgh	2	–	14		.125			10	–	20		.333
Boston College	2	–	14		.125			7	–	23		.233
Clemson	1	–	15		.063			11	–	19		.367
† 2018 ACC tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of 31 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

On March 20, Boyle announced her retirement, initially citing an unspecified family matter. She would later reveal that she retired because of snags in her ongoing attempt to finalize the adoption of her Senegalese daughter. Boyle finished at Virginia with a record of 129–98.

Roster

2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Brianna Tinsley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr St. Anne's-Belfield Madison, VA F 2 Jae'Lisa Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr White Hall Pine Bluff, AR F 3 Lauren Moses 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Rancocas Mt. Holly, NJ G 4 Dominique Toussaint 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Christ the King Staten Island, NY F 5 Khyasia Caldwell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Pocono Mountain East Pocono Summit, PA G 10 J'Kyra Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Rocky Mount East Carolina Rocky Mount, NC G 13 Jocelyn Willoughby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Newark Academy Woodbridge, VA F 14 Lisa Jablonowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Lycée de garçons Steinsel, France G 20 Amandine Toi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr INSEP Academy Paris, France G 23 Aliyah Huland El 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Randolph Randolph, NJ C 30 Felicia Aiyeotan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) So Blair Academy Lagos, Nigeria F 32 Moné Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Riverside Durham, NC F 35 Shakyna Payne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy Acworth, GA	Head coach Joanne Boyle (Duke) Assistant coach(es) La'Keisha Frett Meredith (Georgia) Katherine Graham (LSU) Tim Taylor (James Madison) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2/12/18

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10* 9:00 pm		at No. 7 Mississippi State	L 53–68	0–1	Humphrey Coliseum (6,811) Starkville, MS
November 12* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Central Connecticut	W 103–59	1–1	John Paul Jones Arena (3,306) Charlottesville, VA
November 16* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Georgia	L 61–64	1–2	John Paul Jones Arena (3,170) Charlottesville, VA
November 19* 2:00 pm		at Dayton	L 46–61	1–3	UD Arena (1,866) Dayton, OH
November 21* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Hampton	W 66–62	2–3	John Paul Jones Arena (2,546) Charlottesville, VA
November 25* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Harvard Cavalier Classic Tournament	W 50–48	3–3	John Paul Jones Arena (2,838) Charlottesville, VA
November 26* 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra		Duquesne Cavalier Classic Tournament	L 63–74	3–4	John Paul Jones Arena (2,846) Charlottesville, VA
November 29* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 15 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 59–60	3–5	John Paul Jones Arena (3,082) Charlottesville, VA
December 2* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		UNC Greensboro	W 68–50	4–5	John Paul Jones Arena (2,642) Charlottesville, VA
December 4* 2:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	L 43–52	4–6	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,368) Piscataway, NJ
December 17* 3:30 pm		vs. Ohio West Palm Beach Invitational	W 77–59	5–6	Student Life Center (200) West Palm Beach, FL
December 18* 12:00 pm		vs. Indiana West Palm Beach Invitational	W 82–72 OT	6–6	Student Life Center (150) West Palm Beach, FL
December 21* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Manhattan	W 69–47	7–6	John Paul Jones Arena (2,383) Charlottesville, VA
ACC regular season
December 28 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Pittsburgh	W 62–50	8–6 (1–0)	John Paul Jones Arena (2,822) Charlottesville, VA
December 31* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Syracuse	W 68–63	9–6 (2–0)	John Paul Jones Arena (2,979) Charlottesville, VA
January 4 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		NC State	W 73–63	10–6 (3–0)	Reynolds Coliseum (1,801) Raleigh, NC
January 7 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Clemson	W 70–41	11–6 (4–0)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,995) Charlottesville, VA
January 11 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Boston College	W 68–57	12–6 (5–0)	Conte Forum (1,065) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 14 3:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 16 Duke	L 48–55	12–7 (5–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,856) Durham, NC
January 21 12:30 pm, RSN		Virginia Tech Commonwealth Clash	W 61–52	13–7 (6–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (4,212) Charlottesville, VA
January 25 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		North Carolina	W 82–70	14–7 (7–1)	John Paul Jones Arena (2,971) Charlottesville, VA
January 28 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Georgia Tech	W 62–56	15–7 (8–1)	McCamish Pavilion (1,601) Atlanta, GA
February 1 7:00 pm, RSN		No. 4 Louisville	L 41–77	15–8 (8–2)	John Paul Jones Arena (2,877) Charlottesville, VA
February 8 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 12 Florida State	L 62–77	15–9 (8–3)	Tucker Center (2,843) Tallahassee, FL
February 11 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup	W 64–62	16–9 (9–3)	Cassell Coliseum (2,733) Blacksburg, VA
February 15 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 5 Notre Dame	L 69–83	16–10 (9–4)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,038) Charlottesville, VA
February 18 12:30 pm, RSN		Miami	L 62–77	16–11 (9–5)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,890) Charlottesville, VA
February 22 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 4 Louisville	L 39–51	16–12 (9–6)	KFC Yum! Center (8,434) Louisville, KY
February 25 3:00 pm, RSN		at Wake Forest	W 48–41	17–12 (10–6)	LJVM Coliseum (786) Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra	(7)	vs. (10) Georgia Tech Second Round	W 60–58	18–12	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 2 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra	(7)	vs. (2) No. 5 Notre Dame Quarterfinals	L 47–83	18–13	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	(10 A)	vs. (7 A) California First Round	W 68–62	19–13	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
March 18* 9:00 pm, ESPN	(10 A)	at (2 A) No. 7 South Carolina Second Round	L 56–66	19–14	Colonial Life Arena (10,037) Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team