2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League.[1][2][3] 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
ConferenceIvy League
2017–18 record18–11 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coachKathy Delaney-Smith (36th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Roux
  • Megan Straumann
  • Jasmine Sborov
Home arenaLavietes Pavilion
2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Princeton †12–2 .857  24–6  .800
Penn11–3 .786  22–9  .710
Harvard10–4 .714  18–11  .621
Yale8–6 .571  19–13  .594
Dartmouth7–7 .500  15–12  .556
Brown3–11 .214  15–12  .556
Cornell3–11 .214  7–20  .259
Columbia2–12 .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 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nani Redford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrLong Island Lutheran Manhasset, NY
G 1 Kelsey Bogdan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMontini Catholic Clarendon Hills, IL
G 3 Katie Benzan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoNoble and Greenough School Wellesley, MA
G 5 Matilda Salen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSolna Gymnasium Bromma, Sweden
G 11 Kirby Porter (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBullis School Cheve Chase, MD
G/F 12 Rachel Levy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBoca Raton Community Boca Raton, FL
F 13 Jeannie Boehm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoNew Trier Winnetka, IL
G 14 Mackenzie Barta 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMaple Grove Senior Maple Grove, MN
G 20 Madeline Raster (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSaint Joseph South Bend, IN
F 21 Grace Tworek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWilliam Fremd Inverness, IL
F 22 Maddie Stuhlreyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrUrsuline Academy Cincinnati, OH
F 24 Jadyn Bush 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBishop Blanchet Federal Way, WA
G 25 Sydney Skinner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrPlano West Plano, TX
G 31 Taylor Rooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrGill St. Bernard's School Warren, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2017

Schedule

[4]

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)
Cambridge, MA
11/18/2017*
2:00 PM, NESN+/ILDN		 Sacred Heart W 70–62  2–2
 Lavietes Pavilion (454)
Cambridge, MA
11/21/2017*
6:00 PM, NESN/ILDN		 Boston University W 80–70  3–2
 Lavietes Pavilion (478)
Cambridge, 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)
Cambridge, 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)
Cambridge, MA
01/20/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN		 Dartmouth W 76–65  9–6 (1–1)
 Lavietes Pavilion (872)
Cambridge, MA
01/26/2018
6:00 PM, ILDN		 Yale W 97–73  10–6 (1–1)
 Lavietes Pavilion (561)
Cambridge, MA
01/27/2018
4:00 PM, NESN/ILDN		 Brown W 87–85  11–6 (2–1)
 Lavietes Pavilion (1,016)
Cambridge, MA
02/02/2018
6:00 PM, NESN+/ILDN		 Columbia W 85–67  12–6 (3–1)
 Lavietes Pavilion (1,102)
Cambridge, MA
02/03/2018
5:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN		 Cornell W 80–58  13–6 (4–1)
 Lavietes Pavilion (620)
Cambridge, 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)
Cambridge, MA
02/24/2018
7:00 PM, NESN+/ILDN		 Princeton W 72–58  16–9 (8–4)
 Lavietes Pavilion (1,085)
Cambridge, 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
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
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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

References
  1. "Women's Basketball Record Book - Harvard". Gocrimson.com. 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. "Harvard Crimson Women's Basketball - Crimson News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  3. Harvard Crimson. "Harvard Crimson on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  4. "2017-18 Harvard Women's Basketball Schedule - Harvard". Gocrimson.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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