2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 18–11 (10–4 Ivy) |
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Home arena | Lavietes Pavilion |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team represents Harvard University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson, led by thirty-sixth year head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, play their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 18–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy women's tournament to Penn. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Fordham in the first round.
Previous season
They finished the season 21–6, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy women's tournament to Princeton. They were invited to the WNIT where defeated New Hampshire in the first round before losing to St. John's in the second round.
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 8:00 pm | vs. Dayton Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals | L 66–72 | 0–1 | Memorial Gym (1,054) Orono, ME | |||||||
11/11/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Maine Maine Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game | L 51–76 | 0–2 | Memorial Gym (855) Orono, ME | |||||||
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN | Siena | W 75–67 | 1–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (402) Boston, MA | |||||||
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN | Sacred Heart | W 70–62 | 2–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (454) Boston, MA | |||||||
11/21/2017* 6:00 pm, NESN/ILDN | Boston University | W 80–70 | 3–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (478) Boston, MA | |||||||
11/25/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Cavalier Classic Tournament | L 48–50 | 3–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,838) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
11/26/2017* 1:00 pm | vs. North Carolina A&T Cavalier Classic Tournament | W 64–60 | 4–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (107) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm | at Temple | L 64–86 | 4–4 | McGonigle Hall (1,084) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/06/2017* 12:00 pm | at Northeastern | W 69–59 | 5–4 | Matthews Arena (2,043) Boston, MA | |||||||
12/20/2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic | L 56–65 | 5–5 | Alico Arena (2,297) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
12/21/2017* 4:30 pm | vs. Akron FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic | W 76–63 | 6–5 | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
12/31/2017* 2:00 pm, NESN/ILDN | Stony Brook | W 60–53 | 7–5 | Lavietes Pavilion (508) Boston, MA | |||||||
01/06/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN | at Dartmouth | L 56–63 | 7–6 (0–1) | Leede Arena (779) Durham, NH | |||||||
01/10/2018* 12:00 pm, NESN/ILDN | La Salle | W 70–61 | 8–6 | Lavietes Pavilion (504) Boston, MA | |||||||
01/20/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN | Dartmouth | W 76–65 | 9–6 (1–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (872) Boston, MA | |||||||
01/26/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN | Yale | W 97–73 | 10–6 (1–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (561) Boston, MA | |||||||
01/27/2018 4:00 pm, NESN/ILDN | Brown | W 87–85 | 11–6 (2–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,016) Boston, MA | |||||||
02/02/2018 6:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN | Columbia | W 85–67 | 12–6 (3–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,102) Boston, MA | |||||||
02/03/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN | Cornell | W 80–58 | 13–6 (4–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (620) Boston, MA | |||||||
02/09/2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3/ILDN | at Princeton | L 47–80 | 13–7 (4–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (986) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
02/10/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN | at Penn | L 49–69 | 13–8 (4–3) | Palestra (606) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
02/16/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN | at Brown | W 86–74 | 14–8 (5–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center (352) Providence, RI | |||||||
02/17/2018 6:00 pm, NESN/ILDN | at Yale | L 63–69 | 14–9 (5–4) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,006) Durham, NH | |||||||
02/23/2018 6:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN | Penn | W 55–52 | 15–9 (6–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (703) Boston, MA | |||||||
02/24/2018 7:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN | Princeton | W 72–58 | 16–9 (8–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,085) Boston, MA | |||||||
03/03/2018 2:00 pm, ILDN | at Cornell | W 91–57 | 17–9 (9–4) | Newman Arena (214) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
03/04/2018 2:00 pm, ILDN | at Columbia | W 78–59 | 18–9 (10–4) | Levien Gymnasium (349) New York, NY | |||||||
Ivy League Tournament | |||||||||||
03/10/2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (2) Penn Semifinals | L 52–57 | 18–10 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
WNIT | |||||||||||
03/16/2018* 7:00 pm | at Fordham First Round | L 47–65 | 18–11 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (558) Bronx, NY | |||||||
*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
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 |
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AP | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
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Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
See also
References
- ^ "Women's Basketball Record Book - Harvard". Gocrimson.com. July 28, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Harvard Crimson Women's Basketball - Crimson News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Harvard Crimson. "Harvard Crimson on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "2017-18 Harvard Women's Basketball Schedule - Harvard". Gocrimson.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.