2017–18 Army Black Knights women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represents the United States Military Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by twelfth year head coach Dave Magarity, play their home games at Christl Arena and are members of the Patriot League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 17–14, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to American.

2017–18 Army Black Knights women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
2017–18 record	17–14 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Magarity (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Colleen Mullen Lisa Strack Melissa Brooks Megan Methven
Home arena	Christl Arena

2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American †	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Bucknell	15	–	3		.833			22	–	10		.688
Navy	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
Army	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Lehigh	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Holy Cross	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Lafayette	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Boston University	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
Colgate	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 Patriot League Tournament winner As of 16 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 22–9, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Navy. Despite having 22 wins, they missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 2014.

Roster

2017–18 Army Black Knights women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Gabby White 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr North Royalton Cleveland, OH G 1 Cori Schnell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Prince of Peace Christian School Plano, TX G 2 Morgann Yancey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Plano West Dallas, TX G 3 Jess Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Regis Jesuit Denver, CO F 4 Margaret Anne Hubbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA G 10 Aliyah Murray 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Delran USMAPS Delran, NJ F/C 13 Lena' Hicks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Elkton USMAPS Charlotte, NC G 20 Destinee Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Centennial Lino Lakes, MN G 21 Janae McNeal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Courtland USMAPS Spotsylvania, VA G/F 22 Shelby Haynes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So West Springfield Brandon, MS G 23 Daizjah Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Centennial Lino Lakes, MN F 25 Jessica Rawls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Central Dauphin East Senior Harrisburg, PA F 33 Liz Layne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Elkhorn South Omaha, NE F 34 Julia Gibbs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Mills Millbrae, CA F 41 Madison Hovren 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Central Valley Spokane, WA G 44 Libby Tacka 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mount Saint Joseph Academy Blue Bell, PA	Head coach Dave Magarity (Saint Francis (PA)) Assistant coach(es) Colleen Mullen (New Hampshire) Lisa Strack (American) Melissa Brooks (Holy Family) Megan Methven (Stonehill) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 6, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		Binghamton	W 73–61	1–0	Christl Arena (728) West Point, NY
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 56–58	1–1	Rothman Center (175) Teaneck, NJ
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 52–73	1–2	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (100) Brooklyn, NY
11/20/2017* 7:00 pm		LIU Brooklyn	W 71–37	2–2	Christl Arena (418) West Point, NY
11/22/2017* 5:00 pm		NJIT	W 79–49	3–2	Christl Arena (428) West Point, NY
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm		at Yale	W 82–65	4–2	John J. Lee Amphitheater (502) New Haven, CT
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		Dartmouth	W 71–56	5–2	Christl Arena (460) West Point, NY
12/02/2017* 3:00 pm		at Air Force	W 65–59	6–2	Clune Arena (634) Colorado Springs, CO
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm		Delaware	L 59–70	6–3	Christl Arena (432) West Point, NY
12/10/2017* 4:00 pm		at Marquette	L 53–83	6–4	Al McGuire Center (1,219) Milwaukee, WI
12/16/2017* 1:00 pm		St. Joseph's–Brooklyn	W 107–46	7–4	Christl Arena (1,325) West Point, NY
Patriot League regular season
12/29/2017 3:00 pm		Boston University	L 59–60	7–5 (0–1)	Christl Arena (605) West Point, NY
01/02/2018 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 69–62	8–5 (1–1)	Reitz Arena (216) Baltimore, MD
01/05/2018 6:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 36–60	8–6 (1–2)	Sojka Pavilion (1,007) Lewisburg, PA
01/08/2018 6:00 pm		American	L 46–64	8–7 (1–3)	Christl Arena (403) West Point, NY
01/11/2018 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 65–60	9–7 (2–3)	Kirby Sports Center (486) Easton, PA
01/14/2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Navy	L 44–70	9–8 (2–4)	Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		Holy Cross	L 62–70 ^OT	9–9 (2–5)	Christl Arena (463) West Point, NY
01/20/2018 2:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 55–59	9–10 (2–6)	Stabler Arena (634) Bethlehem, PA
01/24/2018 7:00 pm		at Colgate	W 62–54	10–10 (3–6)	Cotterell Court (133) Hamilton, NY
01/27/2018 3:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 62–47	11–10 (4–6)	Christl Arena (949) West Point, NY
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		at American	L 63–71 ^OT	11–11 (4–7)	Bender Arena (665) Washington, D.C.
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 48–39	12–11 (5–7)	Christl Arena (432) West Point, NY
02/10/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN		Navy	L 46–55	12–12 (5–8)	Christl Arena (5,181) West Point, NY
02/14/2018 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 66–57	13–12 (6–8)	Hart Center (889) Worcester, MA
02/17/2018 1:00 pm		Lehigh	W 55–50	14–12 (7–8)	Christl Arena (621) West Point, NY
02/21/2018 11:00 am		Colgate	W 69–49	15–12 (8–8)	Christl Arena (634) West Point, NY
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		at Boston University	W 48–47	16–12 (9–8)	Case Gym (407) Boston, MA
02/28/2018 7:00 pm		Bucknell	L 36–60	16–13 (9–9)	Christl Arena (578) West Point, NY
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/05/2018 6:00 pm	(5)	at (4) Lehigh Quarterfinals	W 62–60	17–13	Stabler Arena (483) Bethlehem, PA
03/05/2018 7:00 pm	(5)	at (1) American Semifinals	L 49–60	17–14	Bender Arena (585) Washington, D.C.
*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

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

See also

2017–18 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

References

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2. "Army Black Knights Women's Basketball - Black Knights News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
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4. "Army West Point Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Goarmywestpoint.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.