2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represents Villanova University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fortieth year head coach Harry Perretta, play their games at Jake Nevin Field House due to renovations at The Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament to Georgetown. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.

2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
TD Bank Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
2017–18 record23–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Mullaney
  • Laura Kurz
  • Shanette Lee
Home arenaJake Nevin Field House
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 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.

Roster

2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Cameron Onken 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrLafayette Central Catholic Lafayette, IN
F 1 Bridget Herlihy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoBraintree Braintree, MA
G 2 Alex Louin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMount St. Joseph Academy Doylestown, PA
F 3 Grace Lange 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrCaravel Academy Newark, DE
G 10 Raven James 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrSt. Paul VI Upper Marlboro, MD
C 12 Megan Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrEpiscopal Academy Berwyn, PA
G 13 Samantha Carangi 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNorth Penn Lansdale, PA
F 14 Brianna Herlihy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrBraintree Braintree, MA
G/F 21 Jannah Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNew Town Baltimore, MD
G 23 Emily Esposito 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrGorham Gorham, ME
G 24 Nicolette Juliana 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrBishop Shanahan West Chester, PA
G 25 Kelly Jekot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCumberland Valley Enola, PA
F 30 Mary Gedaka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGloucester Catholic Mullica Hill, NJ
G 31 Adrianna Hahn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrUrsuline Academy Wilmington, DE
G 45 Grace Stant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrRumson Fair Haven Fair Haven, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 21, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
6:00 pm
East Stroudsburg W 109–42 
Jake Nevin Field House 
Villanova, PA
Regular season
11/10/2017*
5:30 pm
at Hartford W 71–53  1–0
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
11/17/2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Lehigh W 62–42  2–0
PPL Center (6,651)
Allentown, PA
11/19/2017*
1:00 pm
No. 11 Duke W 64–55  3–0
Jake Nevin Field House (1,421)
Villanova, PA
11/24/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. James Madison
TD Bank Classic semifinals
W 60–57  4–0
Patrick Gym (906)
Burlington, VT
11/25/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. American
TD Bank Classic championship
W 65–60  5–0
Patrick Gym (406)
Burlington, VT
11/29/2017*
5:30 pm
No. 25 at Princeton W 62–59  6–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (525)
Princeton, NJ
12/03/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Saint Joseph's
Holy War
W 79–44  7–0
Jake Nevin Field House (1,519)
Villanova, PA
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 22 at Fairfield W 73–44  8–0
Alumni Hall (521)
Fairfield, CT
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 22 at Temple W 69–65  9–0
McGonigle Hall (1,184)
Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2017
8:00 pm, BEDN
No. 18 at Creighton L 54–69  10–1 (0–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120)
Omaha, NE
12/30/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
No. 18 at Providence W 63–55  11–1 (1–1)
Alumni Hall (528)
Providence, RI
01/02/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
No. 21 Butler L 53–76  11–2 (1–2)
Jake Nevin Field House (401)
Villanova, PA
01/05/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
No. 21 Xavier W 75–57  12–2 (2–2)
Jake Nevin Field House (541)
Villanova, PA
01/10/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown W 60–58  13–2 (3–2)
McDonough Gymnasium (827)
Washington, D.C.
01/12/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall W 67–59  14–2 (4–2)
Walsh Gymnasium (881)
South Orange, NJ
01/14/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's L 64–70  14–3 (4–3)
Carnesecca Arena (936)
Queens, NY
01/17/2018*
7:00 pm
Penn L 77–79  14–4
Jake Nevin Field House (519)
Villanova, PA
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
DePaul W 84–58  15–4 (5–3)
Jake Nevin Field House (641)
Villanova, PA
01/21/2018
12:00 pm, FS1
Marquette L 57–67  15–5 (5–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (701)
Villanova, PA
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier W 89–50  16–5 (6–4)
Cintas Center (1,135)
Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler W 69–67  17–5 (7–4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (736)
Indianapolis, IN
02/03/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown W 68–67  18–5 (8–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (1,209)
Villanova, PA
02/09/2018
11:30 am, BEDN
St. John's W 69–52  19–5 (9–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (1,709)
Villanova, PA
02/11/2018
2:00 pm, FS2
Seton Hall W 59–53  20–5 (10–4)
Jake Nevin Field House (1,003)
Villanova, PA
02/16/2018
12:30 pm, BEDN
at Marquette L 69–90  20–6 (10–5)
Al McGuire Center (2,438)
Milwaukee, WI
02/18/2018
3:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 66–71  20–7 (10–6)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,182)
Chicago, IL
02/23/2018*
7:00 pm, BEDN
Providence W 70–43  21–7 (11–6)
Jake Nevin Field House (541)
Villanova, PA
02/25/2018
2:00 pm, FS1
Creighton W 55–48  22–7 (12–6)
Jake Nevin Field House (801)
Villanova, PA
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2018
9:30 pm, FS2
(3) vs. (6) Georgetown
Quarterfinals
L 58–63  22–8
Wintrust Arena (2,147)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
(8 S) vs. (9 S) South Dakota State
First Round
W 81–74 OT 23–8
Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,431)
South Bend, IN
03/18/2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(8 S) at (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame
Second Round
L 72–98  23–9
Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,249)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
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(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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