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2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

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2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
TD Bank Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record23–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Mullaney
  • Laura Kurz
  • Shanette Lee
Home arenaJake Nevin Field House
Seasons
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

The 2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fortieth year head coach Harry Perretta, played their games at Jake Nevin Field House due to renovations at The Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Georgetown. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.

Previous season

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They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.

Roster

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2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Cameron Onken 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Lafayette Central Catholic Lafayette, IN
F 1 Bridget Herlihy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Braintree Braintree, MA
G 2 Alex Louin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mount St. Joseph Academy Doylestown, PA
F 3 Grace Lange 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Caravel Academy Newark, DE
G 10 Raven James 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr St. Paul VI Upper Marlboro, MD
C 12 Megan Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Episcopal Academy Berwyn, PA
G 13 Samantha Carangi 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr North Penn Lansdale, PA
F 14 Brianna Herlihy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Braintree Braintree, MA
G/F 21 Jannah Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr New Town Baltimore, MD
G 23 Emily Esposito 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Gorham Gorham, ME
G 24 Nicolette Juliana 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Bishop Shanahan West Chester, PA
G 25 Kelly Jekot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Cumberland Valley Enola, PA
F 30 Mary Gedaka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Gloucester Catholic Mullica Hill, NJ
G 31 Adrianna Hahn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Ursuline Academy Wilmington, DE
G 45 Grace Stant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Rumson Fair Haven Fair Haven, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 21, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
6:00 pm
East Stroudsburg W 109–42 
Jake Nevin Field House 
Villanova, PA
Regular season
11/10/2017*
5:30 pm
at Hartford W 71–53  1–0
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
11/17/2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Lehigh W 62–42  2–0
PPL Center (6,651)
Allentown, PA
11/19/2017*
1:00 pm
No. 11 Duke W 64–55  3–0
Jake Nevin Field House (1,421)
Villanova, PA
11/24/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. James Madison
TD Bank Classic semifinals
W 60–57  4–0
Patrick Gym (906)
Burlington, VT
11/25/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. American
TD Bank Classic championship
W 65–60  5–0
Patrick Gym (406)
Burlington, VT
11/29/2017*
5:30 pm
No. 25 at Princeton W 62–59  6–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (525)
Princeton, NJ
12/03/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Saint Joseph's
Holy War
W 79–44  7–0
Jake Nevin Field House (1,519)
Villanova, PA
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 22 at Fairfield W 73–44  8–0
Alumni Hall (521)
Fairfield, CT
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 22 at Temple W 69–65  9–0
McGonigle Hall (1,184)
Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2017
8:00 pm, BEDN
No. 18 at Creighton L 54–69  10–1 (0–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120)
Omaha, NE
12/30/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
No. 18 at Providence W 63–55  11–1 (1–1)
Alumni Hall (528)
Providence, RI
01/02/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
No. 21 Butler L 53–76  11–2 (1–2)
Jake Nevin Field House (401)
Villanova, PA
01/05/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
No. 21 Xavier W 75–57  12–2 (2–2)
Jake Nevin Field House (541)
Villanova, PA
01/10/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown W 60–58  13–2 (3–2)
McDonough Gymnasium (827)
Washington, D.C.
01/12/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall W 67–59  14–2 (4–2)
Walsh Gymnasium (881)
South Orange, NJ
01/14/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's L 64–70  14–3 (4–3)
Carnesecca Arena (936)
Queens, NY
01/17/2018*
7:00 pm
Penn L 77–79  14–4
Jake Nevin Field House (519)
Villanova, PA
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
DePaul W 84–58  15–4 (5–3)
Jake Nevin Field House (641)
Villanova, PA
01/21/2018
12:00 pm, FS1
Marquette L 57–67  15–5 (5–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (701)
Villanova, PA
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier W 89–50  16–5 (6–4)
Cintas Center (1,135)
Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler W 69–67  17–5 (7–4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (736)
Indianapolis, IN
02/03/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown W 68–67  18–5 (8–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (1,209)
Villanova, PA
02/09/2018
11:30 am, BEDN
St. John's W 69–52  19–5 (9–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (1,709)
Villanova, PA
02/11/2018
2:00 pm, FS2
Seton Hall W 59–53  20–5 (10–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (1,003)
Villanova, PA
02/16/2018
12:30 pm, BEDN
at Marquette L 69–90  20–6 (10–5)
Al McGuire Center (2,438)
Milwaukee, WI
02/18/2018
3:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 66–71  20–7 (10–6)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,182)
Chicago, IL
02/23/2018*
7:00 pm, BEDN
Providence W 70–43  21–7 (11–6)
Jake Nevin Field House (541)
Villanova, PA
02/25/2018
2:00 pm, FS1
Creighton W 55–48  22–7 (12–6)
Jake Nevin Field House (801)
Villanova, PA
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2018
9:30 pm, FS2
(3) vs. (6) Georgetown
Quarterfinals
L 58–63  22–8
Wintrust Arena (2,147)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
(8 S) vs. (9 S) South Dakota State
First Round
W 81–74 OT 23–8
Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,431)
South Bend, IN
03/18/2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(8 S) at (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame
Second Round
L 72–98  23–9
Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,249)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP NR NR RV 25 22 20 20 18 21 RV RV NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV N/A RV 24 20 19 18 18 21 RV RV RV NR NR RV NR NR NR NR RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Villanova University Official Athletic Site Villanova University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Villanova.Com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Villanova Wildcats Women's Basketball - Wildcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Villanova Wildcats. "Villanova Wildcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Villanova Women's Basketball Official Schedule :: Villanova University Official Athletic Site Villanova University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Villanova.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2018.