2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team represents Georgetown University in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Hoyas, led by first year head coach James Howard and are members of the Big East Conference. The Hoyas play 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 Duquense in the second round.

2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East
2017–18 record16–16 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
  • James Howard (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Niki Reid Geckeler
  • Andre Bolton
  • Erin Dickerson
Home arenaMcDonough Gymnasium
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
DePaul153 .833  278  .771
Marquette153 .833  2410  .706
Villanova126 .667  239  .719
Creighton117 .611  1913  .594
St. John's99 .500  1915  .559
Georgetown99 .500  1616  .500
Seton Hall711 .389  1616  .500
Butler612 .333  1517  .469
Xavier315 .167  1020  .333
Providence315 .167  1021  .323
2018 Big East Tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brianna Jones  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrNorth Babylon
Louisville
North Babylon, NY
F 1 Tatiana Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWinter Haven Winter Haven, FL
G 2 Didi Burton 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrBaltimore City College Baltimore, MD
G 3 Morgan Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoRiverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD
F 5 Cynthia Petke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrChipola College Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 10 Lexi Kimball 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrGreens Farms Academy Westport, CT
G 11 Dionna White 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrMilford Mill Baltimore, MD
G 12 Marvellous Osagie-Erese 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoEast Orange STEM Academy East Orange, NJ
F 13 Anita Kelava  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoCroatian National Team
Maine
Zagreb, Croatia
G 15 Mikayla Venson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrYorktown
Virginia
Arlington, VA
C 21 Breonna Mayfield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrGood Counsel Clinton, MD
F 25 Sari Cureton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWalled Lake Western Farmington, MI
C 32 Yazmine Belk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrNazareth Regional Queens, NY
G 34 Dorothy Adomako 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCosby Midlothian, VA
Head coach
  • James Howard (Greensboro)
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

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

References

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