2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team

2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball
2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East
Record	16–16 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach	James Howard (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Niki Reid Geckeler; Andre Bolton; Erin Dickerson;
Home arena	McDonough Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
DePaul †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Marquette	15	–	3	.833	24	–	10	.706
Villanova	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Creighton	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
St. John's	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Georgetown	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Butler	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Xavier	3	–	15	.167	10	–	20	.333
Providence	3	–	15	.167	10	–	21	.323


† 2018 Big East tournament winner As of 25 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Hoyas, led by first year head coach James Howard, were members of the Big East Conference. The Hoyas played 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 Duquesne in the second round.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Brianna Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	North Babylon Louisville	North Babylon, NY
F	1	Tatiana Thompson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Winter Haven	Winter Haven, FL
G	2	Didi Burton	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Baltimore City College	Baltimore, MD
G	3	Morgan Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Riverdale Baptist	Upper Marlboro, MD
F	5	Cynthia Petke	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Chipola College	Yaoundé, Cameroon
G	10	Lexi Kimball	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Greens Farms Academy	Westport, CT
G	11	Dionna White	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Milford Mill	Baltimore, MD
G	12	Marvellous Osagie-Erese	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	East Orange STEM Academy	East Orange, NJ
F	13	Anita Kelava	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Croatian National Team Maine	Zagreb, Croatia
G	15	Mikayla Venson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	Yorktown Virginia	Arlington, VA
C	21	Breonna Mayfield	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Good Counsel	Clinton, MD
F	25	Sari Cureton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Walled Lake Western	Farmington, MI
C	32	Yazmine Belk	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Nazareth Regional	Queens, NY
G	34	Dorothy Adomako	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Cosby	Midlothian, VA

Head coach

James Howard (Greensboro)

Assistant coach(es)

Niki Reid Geckeler (Georgetown)
Andre Bolton (Christopher Newport)
Erin Dickerson (Northwestern)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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
Poll	Pre- season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 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

References

^ "Georgetown Women's Basketball 2017-18 Media Guide" (PDF). Georgetown University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^ "Georgetown Hoyas Women's Basketball - Hoyas News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
^ "Georgetown Hoyas on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
^ "Georgetown Women's Basketball Official Schedule - GUHOYAS.COM - Georgetown University Official Athletic Site Women's Basketball - GUHOYAS.COM, Georgetown University Official Athletic Site". Guhoyas.Com. June 17, 2015. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

[1] "Georgetown Women's Basketball 2017-18 Media Guide" (PDF). Georgetown University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[2] "Georgetown Hoyas Women's Basketball - Hoyas News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

[3] "Georgetown Hoyas on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

[4] "Georgetown Women's Basketball Official Schedule - GUHOYAS.COM - Georgetown University Official Athletic Site Women's Basketball - GUHOYAS.COM, Georgetown University Official Athletic Site". Guhoyas.Com. June 17, 2015. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

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