2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

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. 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.

2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
TD Bank Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	23–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach	Harry Perretta (40th season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Mullaney Laura Kurz Shanette Lee
Home arena	Jake Nevin Field House

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

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
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 Harry Perretta (Lycoming) Assistant coach(es) Joe Mullaney (Providence) Laura Kurz (Villanova) Shanette Lee (Villanova) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 21, 2018

Schedule

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

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	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

• 2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team