2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team

2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East
Record16–16 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Niki Reid Geckeler
  • Andre Bolton
  • Erin Dickerson
Home arenaMcDonough Gymnasium
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 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Hoyas, led by first year head coach James Howard, were members of the Big East Conference. The Hoyas played their home games at the McDonough Gymnasium.[1][2][3] They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament, where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large to the WNIT, where they defeated Delaware in the first round before losing to Duquesne in the second round.

Previous season

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They finished the season 17–13, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They lost in quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Marquette. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Fordham in the first round.

Roster

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2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brianna Jones Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr North Babylon
Louisville
North Babylon, NY
F 1 Tatiana Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
G 2 Didi Burton 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Baltimore City College Baltimore, MD
G 3 Morgan Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Riverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD
F 5 Cynthia Petke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Chipola College Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 10 Lexi Kimball 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Greens Farms Academy Westport, CT
G 11 Dionna White 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Milford Mill Baltimore, MD
G 12 Marvellous Osagie-Erese 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So East Orange STEM Academy East Orange, NJ
F 13 Anita Kelava Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Croatian National Team
Maine
Zagreb, Croatia
G 15 Mikayla Venson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Yorktown
Virginia
Arlington, VA
C 21 Breonna Mayfield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Good Counsel Clinton, MD
F 25 Sari Cureton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Walled Lake Western Farmington, MI
C 32 Yazmine Belk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Nazareth Regional Queens, NY
G 34 Dorothy Adomako 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cosby Midlothian, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 23, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm
Howard W 93–41  1–0
McDonough Gymnasium (393)
Washington, D.C.
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 72–54  2–0
Reitz Arena (273)
Baltimore, MD
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm
at George Washington L 54–65  2–1
Charles E. Smith Center (1,008)
Washington, D.C.
11/24/2017*
8:30 pm
vs. Auburn
Challenge in Music City
L 40–60  2–2
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
11/25/2017*
8:30 pm
vs. Chattanooga
Challenge in Music City
L 41–54  2–3
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (534)
Nashville, TN
11/26/2017*
3:00 pm
vs. Northwestern
Challenge in Music City
W 55–54  3–3
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (217)
Nashville, TN
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
FIU W 77–56  4–3
McDonough Gymnasium (239)
Washington, D.C.
12/03/2017*
7:00 pm
Minnesota L 63–73  4–4
McDonough Gymnasium (307)
Washington, D.C.
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State L 49–63  4–5
Reynolds Coliseum (2,174)
Raleigh, NC
12/21/2017*
6:00 pm
at VCU W 71–59  5–5
Siegel Center (922)
Richmond, VA
Conference regular season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence W 75–43  6–5 (1–0)
Alumni Hall (331)
Providence, RI
12/30/2017
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Creighton L 58–69  6–6 (1–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (745)
Omaha, NE
01/02/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
Xavier W 65–60  7–6 (2–1)
McDonough Gymnasium (391)
Washington, D.C.
01/05/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
Butler L 57–66  7–7 (2–2)
McDonough Gymnasium (297)
Washington, D.C.
01/10/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
Villanova L 58–60  7–8 (2–3)
McDonough Gymnasium (827)
Washington, D.C.
01/12/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's L 41–64  7–9 (2–4)
Carnesecca Arena (561)
Queens, NY
01/14/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall L 65–70  7–10 (2–5)
Walsh Gymnasium (895)
South Orange, NJ
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
Marquette L 65–70  8–10 (3–5)
McDonough Gymnasium (877)
Washington, D.C.
01/21/2018
3:00 pm, CBSSN
DePaul L 62–78  8–11 (3–6)
McDonough Gymnasium (1,191)
Washington, D.C.
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler W 63–52  9–11 (4–6)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (773)
Indianapolis, IN
01/28/2018
2:00 pm, FS2
at Xavier W 65–48  10–11 (5–6)
Cintas Center (2,400)
Cincinnati, OH
02/03/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Villanova L 67–68  10–12 (5–7)
Jake Nevin Field House (827)
Villanova, PA
02/09/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall W 71–52  11–12 (6–7)
McDonough Gymnasium (229)
Washington, D.C.
02/11/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
St. John's L 63–71  11–13 (6–8)
McDonough Gymnasium (1,133)
Washington, D.C.
02/16/2018
8:00 pm, BEDN
at DePaul W 86–85  12–13 (7–8)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,890)
Chicago, IL
02/18/2018
3:00 pm, BEDN
at Marquette L 68–71  12–14 (7–9)
Al McGuire Center (895)
Milwaukee, WI
02/23/2018
11:00 am, BEDN
Creighton W 70–67  13–14 (8–9)
McDonough Gymnasium (2,257)
Washington, D.C.
02/25/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
Providence W 74–48  14–14 (9–9)
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2018
9:30 pm, FS2
(6) vs. (3) Villanova
Quarterfinals
W 63–58  15–14
Wintrust Arena (2,147)
Chicago, IL
03/05/2018
6:30 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (2) DePaul
Semifinals
L 53–85  15–15
Wintrust Arena (2,192)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
7:00 pm
Delaware
First Round
W 67–57  16–15
McDonough Gymnasium (653)
Washington, D.C.
03/19/2018*
7:00 pm
Duquesne
Second Round
L 66–69  16–16
McDonough Gymnasium (285)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Georgetown Women's Basketball 2017-18 Media Guide" (PDF). Georgetown University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Georgetown Hoyas Women's Basketball - Hoyas News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Georgetown Hoyas on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "Georgetown Women's Basketball Official Schedule - GUHOYAS.COM - Georgetown University Official Athletic Site Women's Basketball - GUHOYAS.COM, Georgetown University Official Athletic Site". Guhoyas.Com. June 17, 2015. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2018.