2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team represents the Saint Joseph's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by seventeenth year head coach Cindy Griffin, play their home games at Hagan Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–15, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to George Washington. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Seton Hall in the first round before losing to West Virginia in the second round.

2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball
Hawk Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record19–15 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Susan Moran
  • John Hampton
  • Stephanie McCaffrey
Home arenaHagan Arena
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton15–1 .938  23–7  .767
Duquesne13–3 .813  25–8  .758
Fordham12–4 .750  24–10  .706
George Mason11–5 .688  24–10  .706
George Washington †10–6 .625  19–14  .576
Saint Joseph's10–6 .625  19–15  .559
Saint Louis9–7 .563  17–16  .515
Richmond8–8 .500  14–17  .452
Davidson7–9 .438  12–18  .400
UMass6–10 .375  14–16  .467
La Salle3–13 .188  8–22  .267
St. Bonaventure3–13 .188  8–22  .267
VCU4–12 .250  7–22  .241
Rhode Island1–15 .063  3–27  .100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All non-televised Hawks home games air on the A-10 Digital Network. All Hawks games are streamed via the Saint Joseph's Sports Network on sjuhawks.com.

Roster
2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Whisper Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoOwings Mills
Loyola Chicago		 Owings Mills, MD
G 2 Lula Roig 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrIES Costa I Llobera Barcelona, Spain
G 3 Nailah Delinois 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrNortheast Sunrise, FL
G 4 Kristalyn Baisden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBerkshire School East Hartford, CT
G 11 Avery Marz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrWilson West Lawn Sinking Springs, PA
G 12 Alyssa Monaghan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrBonner Prendergast Drexel Hill, PA
G 13 Mary Sheehan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCardinal O'Hara Drexel Hill, PA
G 20 Katie Jekot 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCumberland Valley Enola, PA
G 30 Sarah Veilleux 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrRHAM Hebron, CT
G 31 Jaryn Garner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrGermantown Academy
Virginia		 Sewell, NJ
G 32 Chelsea Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrFreire Charter Philadelphia, PA
F 33 Adashia Franklyn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrWest Chester Bayard Rustin West Chester, PA
F 34 Amanda Fioravanti 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrOur Lady of Good Counsel Frederick, MD
F 35 Michala Clay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrRoland Park Country School Baltimore, MD
F 40 Candace Belvedere 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrKellenberg Memorial Merrick, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
12:00 pm		 at Niagara W 93–69  1–0
 Gallagher Center (463)
Lewiston, NY
11/15/2017*
6:00 pm		 at Bucknell W 77–53  2–0
 Sojka Pavilion (704)
Lewisburg, PA
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm		 at James Madison W 73–66  3–0
 JMU Convocation Center (1,850)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/25/2017*
2:00 pm		 Eastern Illinois
Hawk Classic semifinals		 W 80–62  4–0
 Hagan Arena (877)
Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2017*
4:00 pm		 Saint Peter's
Hawk Classic championship		 W 87–58  5–0
 Hagan Arena (732)
Philadelphia, PA
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Temple
Rivalry		 L 66–69  5–1
 McGonigle Hall (1,028)
Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2017*
7:00 pm		 at No. 25 Villanova
Holy War		 L 44–79  5–2
 Jake Nevin Field House (1,519)
Villanova, PA
12/05/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Towson L 66–90  5–3
 SECU Arena (209)
Towson, MD
12/11/2017*
7:00 pm		 Penn L 50–57  5–4
 Hagan Arena (913)
Philadelphia, PA
12/17/2017*
1:30 pm		 Drexel L 58–65  5–5
 Hagan Arena (3,551)
Philadelphia, PA
12/20/2017*
2:30 pm		 vs. Princeton
Gator Holiday Classic		 L 54–63  5–6
 O'Connell Center (1,054)
Gainesville, FL
12/21/2017*
12:00 pm		 at Florida
Gator Holiday Classic		 L 51–71  5–7
 O'Connell Center (1,008)
Gainesville, FL
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017
2:00 pm		 VCU W 79–41  6–7 (1–0)
 Hagan Arena (711)
Philadelphia, PA
01/03/2018
7:00 pm		 at St. Bonaventure W 70–64  7–7 (2–0)
 Reilly Center (743)
Olean, NY
01/07/2018
2:00 pm		 Dayton L 59–65  7–8 (2–1)
 Hagan Arena (747)
Philadelphia, PA
01/10/2018
12:00 pm, NBCSN		 Richmond W 81–72  8–8 (3–1)
 Hagan Arena (681)
Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2018
2:00 pm		 at UMass W 84–79  9–8 (4–1)
 Mullins Center (536)
Amherst, MA
01/21/2018
2:00 pm		 at Saint Louis L 73–96  9–9 (4–2)
 Chaifetz Arena (6,346)
St. Louis, MO
01/24/2018
7:00 pm		 Duquesne L 42–61  9–10 (4–3)
 Hagan Arena (543)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018
1:00 pm		 at La Salle W 75–64  10–10 (5–3)
 Tom Gola Arena (427)
Philadelphia, PA
01/31/2018
6:00 pm		 at VCU L 54–56  10–11 (5–4)
 Siegel Center (541)
Richmond, VA
02/04/2018
4:00 pm, CBSSN		 George Mason L 57–65  10–12 (5–5)
 Hagan Arena (343)
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2018
7:00 pm		 Rhode Island W 64–46  11–12 (6–5)
 Hagan Arena (346)
Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018
2:30 pm		 at Duquesne W 69–50  12–12 (7–5)
 Palumbo Center (711)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/14/2018
7:00 pm		 at Davidson W 64–62  13–12 (8–5)
 John M. Belk Arena (321)
Davidson, NC
02/17/2018
1:00 pm		 La Salle W 70–49  14–12 (9–5)
 Hagan Arena (913)
Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2018
7:00 pm		 George Washington L 46–49  14–13 (9–6)
 Hagan Arena (551)
Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018
2:00 pm		 at Fordham W 52–50  15–13 (10–6)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,366)
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018
7:00 pm		 (6) (11) VCU
First Round		 W 72–63  16–13
 Hagan Arena (516)
Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2018
7:00 pm		 (6) vs. (3) Fordham
Quarterfinals		 W 52–49  17–13
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
03/03/2018
1:30 pm, CBSSN		 (6) vs. (7) Saint Louis
Semifinals		 W 58–49  18–13
 Richmond Coliseum (1,709)
Richmond, VA
03/04/2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU		 (6) vs. (5) George Washington
Championship Game		 L 49–65  18–14
 Richmond Coliseum (2,103)
Richmond, VA
WNIT
02/14/2018*
7:00 pm		 at Seton Hall
First Round		 W 75–57  19–14
 Walsh Gymnasium (281)
South Orange, NJ
02/18/2018*
2:00 pm		 at West Virginia
Second Round		 L 51–79  19–15
 WVU Coliseum (1,651)
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
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11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
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

References
  1. "2017-18 Saint Joseph's University Women's Basketball Media Guide by Saint Joseph's Athletics". issuu. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  2. "Saint Joseph's Hawks Women's Basketball - Hawks News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  3. Saint Joseph's Hawks. "Saint Joseph's Hawks on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  4. "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site". sjuhawks.com.
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