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2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

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2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball

TD Bank Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	23–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach	Harry Perretta (40th season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Mullaney Laura Kurz Shanette Lee
Home arena	Jake Nevin Field House
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 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.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Cameron Onken	5ft10in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Lafayette Central Catholic	Lafayette, IN
F	1	Bridget Herlihy	6ft2in (1.88 m)	RS So	Braintree	Braintree, MA
G	2	Alex Louin (W)	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Mount St. Joseph Academy	Doylestown, PA
F	3	Grace Lange	5ft11in (1.8 m)	Fr	Caravel Academy	Newark, DE
G	10	Raven James	5ft6in (1.68 m)	RS Fr	St. Paul VI	Upper Marlboro, MD
C	12	Megan Quinn	6ft2in (1.88 m)	Sr	Episcopal Academy	Berwyn, PA
G	13	Samantha Carangi	5ft9in (1.75 m)	Fr	North Penn	Lansdale, PA
F	14	Brianna Herlihy	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Braintree	Braintree, MA
G/F	21	Jannah Tucker	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	New Town	Baltimore, MD
G	23	Emily Esposito	5ft9in (1.75 m)	Fr	Gorham	Gorham, ME
G	24	Nicolette Juliana	5ft8in (1.73 m)	Sr	Bishop Shanahan	West Chester, PA
G	25	Kelly Jekot	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Cumberland Valley	Enola, PA
F	30	Mary Gedaka	6ft1in (1.85 m)	So	Gloucester Catholic	Mullica Hill, NJ
G	31	Adrianna Hahn	5ft6in (1.68 m)	Jr	Ursuline Academy	Wilmington, DE
G	45	Grace Stant	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Rumson Fair Haven	Fair Haven, NJ

Head coach

Harry Perretta (Lycoming)

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Mullaney (Providence)
Laura Kurz (Villanova)
Shanette Lee (Villanova)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 21, 2018

Schedule[edit]

^[4]

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[edit]

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	NR	NR	RV	25	22	20	20	18	21	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	RV	N/A	RV	24	20	19	18	18	21	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References[edit]

^ "Villanova University Official Athletic Site Villanova University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Villanova.Com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

^ "Villanova Wildcats Women's Basketball - Wildcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

^ Villanova Wildcats. "Villanova Wildcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

^ "Villanova Women's Basketball Official Schedule :: Villanova University Official Athletic Site Villanova University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Villanova.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

v t e Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1969–1986, 2017–18) Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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