2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represents the University of Delaware during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by first year head coach Natasha Adair, play their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 CAA play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Drexel. They received an at-large to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Georgetown.

2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2017–18 record19–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Clark
  • Sarah Jenkins
  • Mykala Walker
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drexel162 .889  278  .771
James Madison162 .889  2311  .676
Elon144 .778  258  .758
Delaware117 .611  1913  .594
Northeastern117 .611  1615  .516
William & Mary711 .389  1614  .533
Hofstra513 .278  1119  .367
UNC Wilmington414 .222  1219  .387
Towson414 .222  921  .300
College of Charleston216 .111  724  .226
2018 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Gadson Lefft 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrHeathwood Hall/Phillips Academy
Clemson
Lake Wylie, SC
G 2 Abby Gonzales 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoNorth Allegheny Wexford, PA
F 5 Makeda Nicholas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrNorth Babylon North Babylon, NY
F 12 Lizzie Oleary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrAbington Senior Willow Grove, PA
G 15 Danielle Roberts 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrSouth Brunswick
Georgia Southern
Dayton, NJ
G 21 Kiersten West 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLongwood Coram, NY
F 22 Samone DeFreese 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoBerkshire Bergenfield, NJ
G 23 Bailey Kargo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoWalter Hines Page Greensboro, NC
G 24 Justina Mascaro 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBethel Park Bethel Park, PA
F 25 Rebecca Lawrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWalter Hines Page Ridgefield, CT
F 33 Nicole Enabosi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrOur Lady of Good Counsel Gaithersburg, MD
G 35 Alison Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrSanford School
Providence
Kennett Square, PA
F 40 Alexis Sears 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLenape HS Mount Laurel, NJ
F/C 44 Erin Antosh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrLawrence Academy Townsend, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
1:00 pm
at Buffalo L 73–87  0–1
Alumni Arena (1,015)
Buffalo, NY
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm
at Hartford W 72–63  1–1
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (714)
West Hartford, CT
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI+
American W 72–56  2–1
Bob Carpenter Center (1,466)
Newark, DE
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm
Boston University L 79–85 OT 2–2
Bob Carpenter Center (1,330)
Newark, DE
11/25/2017*
4:00 pm
vs. Saint Peter's
Hawk Classic semifinals
L 87–90 OT 2–3
Hagan Arena (1,025)
Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2017*
2:00 pm
vs. Eastern Illinois
Hawk Classic 3rd place game
W 66–37  3–3
Hagan Arena (732)
Philadelphia, PA
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure W 53–52  4–3
Reilly Center (953)
Olean, NY
12/02/2017*
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI+
at Princeton L 60–78  4–4
Jadwin Gymnasium (699)
Princeton, NJ
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm
at Army W 70–59  5–4
Christl Arena (432)
West Point, NY
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm
Delaware State W 84–49  6–4
Bob Carpenter Center (1,311)
Newark, DE
12/22/2017*
1:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 71–38  7–4
Bob Carpenter Center (1,414)
Newark, DE
CAA regular season
12/29/2017
4:00 pm
at Drexel L 53–74  7–5 (0–1)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (679)
Philadelphia, PA
01/05/2018
12:00 pm
Elon W 80–66  8–5 (1–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,180)
Newark, DE
01/07/2018
1:00 pm
at College of Charleston W 68–59  9–5 (2–1)
TD Arena (280)
Charleston, SC
01/12/2018
7:00 pm
at Hofstra W 58–51  10–5 (3–1)
Hofstra Arena (318)
Hempstead, NY
01/14/2018
2:00 pm
Towson W 51–49  11–5 (4–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,554)
Newark, DE
01/19/2018
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 82–49  12–5 (5–1)
Trask Coliseum (819)
Wilmington, DE
01/21/2018
1:00 pm
at Elon L 51–64  12–6 (5–2)
Alumni Gym (872)
Elon, NC
01/26/2018
7:00 pm
Northeastern L 53–64  12–7 (5–3)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,539)
Newark, DE
01/28/2018
1:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 80–62  13–7 (6–3)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,554)
Newark, DE
02/04/2018
2:00 pm
at Northeastern L 59–73  13–8 (6–4)
Cabot Center (392)
Boston, MA
02/09/2018
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 68–59  14–8 (7–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,359)
Newark, DE
02/11/2018
2:00 pm
Hofstra W 61–41  15–8 (8–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,753)
Newark, DE
02/16/2018
7:00 pm
James Madison L 53–56  15–9 (8–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,422)
Newark, DE
02/18/2018
1:00 pm
College of Charleston W 79–51  16–9 (8–6)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,503)
Newark, DE
02/23/2018
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 61–52  17–9 (9–6)
Kaplan Arena (731)
Williamsburg, VA
02/25/2018
2:00 pm
at James Madison L 56–67  17–10 (9–7)
JMU Convocation Center (3,494)
Harrisonburg, VA
03/01/2018
7:00 pm
Drexel L 58–72  17–11 (10–7)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,408)
Newark, DE
03/03/2018
2:00 pm
at Towson W 81–55  18–11 (11–7)
SECU Arena (481)
Towson, MD
CAA Women's Tournament
03/08/2018
2:30 pm
(5) vs. (4) Northeastern
Quarterfinals
W 61–50  19–11
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053)
Philadelphia, PA
03/09/2018
3:00 pm
(5) at (1) Drexel
Semifinals
L 53–58 OT 19–12
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120)
Philadelphia, PA
WNIT
03/16/2018*
7:00 pm
at Georgetown
First Round
L 57–67  19–13
McDonough Gymnasium (653)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

References

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  2. "Delaware Blue Hens Women's Basketball - Blue Hens News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  3. Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. "Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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