2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
TD Bank Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big East Conference
2017–18 record 23–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach Harry Perretta (39th season)
Assistant coach Joe Mullaney
Assistant coach Laura Kurz
Assistant coach Shanette Lee
Home arena Jake Nevin Field House
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
DePaul †15–3 .833  27–8  .771
Marquette15–3 .833  24–10  .706
Villanova12–6 .667  23–9  .719
Creighton11–7 .611  19–13  .594
St. John's9–9 .500  19–15  .559
Georgetown9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Seton Hall7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Butler6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Xavier3–15 .167  10–20  .333
Providence3–15 .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 represents Villanova University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-ninth year head coach Harry Perretta, play 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

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

2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Cameron Onken 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrLafayette Central Catholic Lafayette, IN
F 1 Bridget Herlihy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoBraintree Braintree, MA
G 2 Alex Louin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMount St. Joseph Academy Doylestown, PA
F 3 Grace Lange 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrCaravel Academy Newark, DE
G 10 Raven James 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrSt. Paul VI Upper Marlboro, MD
C 12 Megan Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrEpiscopal Academy Berwyn, PA
G 13 Samantha Carangi 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNorth Penn Lansdale, PA
F 14 Brianna Herlihy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrBraintree Braintree, MA
G/F 21 Jannah Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNew Town Baltimore, MD
G 23 Emily Esposito 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrGorham Gorham, ME
G 24 Nicolette Juliana 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrBishop Shanahan West Chester, PA
G 25 Kelly Jekot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCumberland Valley Enola, PA
F 30 Mary Gedaka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGloucester Catholic Mullica Hill, NJ
G 31 Adrianna Hahn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrUrsuline Academy Wilmington, DE
G 45 Grace Stant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoRumson Fair Haven Pickerington, OH
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

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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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

References

  1. ↑ 1 second ago. "Villanova University Official Athletic Site Villanova University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Villanova.Com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. ↑ "Villanova Wildcats Women's Basketball - Wildcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. ↑ Villanova Wildcats. "Villanova Wildcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  4. ↑ "Villanova Women's Basketball Official Schedule :: Villanova University Official Athletic Site Villanova University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Villanova.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
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