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
DePaul †15–3 .833  27–8  .771
Marquette15–3 .833  24–10  .706
Villanova12–6 .667  23–9  .719
Creighton11–7 .611  19–13  .594
St. John's9–9 .500  19–15  .559
Georgetown9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Seton Hall7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Butler6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Xavier3–15 .167  10–20  .333
Providence3–15 .167  10–21  .323
† 2018 Big East Tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 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

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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12		Week
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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

2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

References
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