2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represents the University of Delaware during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by first year head coach Natasha Adair, play their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 CAA play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to Drexel. They received an at-large to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Georgetown.

2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	19–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Natasha Adair (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Bob Clark Sarah Jenkins Mykala Walker
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center

2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Drexel	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
James Madison	16	–	2		.889			23	–	11		.676
Elon †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
Delaware	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Northeastern	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
William & Mary	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
Hofstra	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
UNC Wilmington	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
Towson	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
College of Charleston	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
† 2018 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Gadson Lefft 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Heathwood Hall/Phillips Academy Clemson Lake Wylie, SC G 2 Abby Gonzales 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So North Allegheny Wexford, PA F 5 Makeda Nicholas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr North Babylon North Babylon, NY F 12 Lizzie Oleary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Abington Senior Willow Grove, PA G 15 Danielle Roberts 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr South Brunswick Georgia Southern Dayton, NJ G 21 Kiersten West 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Longwood Coram, NY F 22 Samone DeFreese 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Berkshire Bergenfield, NJ G 23 Bailey Kargo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Walter Hines Page Greensboro, NC G 24 Justina Mascaro 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bethel Park Bethel Park, PA F 25 Rebecca Lawrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Walter Hines Page Ridgefield, CT F 33 Nicole Enabosi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Our Lady of Good Counsel Gaithersburg, MD G 35 Alison Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Sanford School Providence Kennett Square, PA F 40 Alexis Sears 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lenape HS Mount Laurel, NJ F/C 44 Erin Antosh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Lawrence Academy Townsend, MA	Head coach Natasha Adair (South Florida) Assistant coach(es) Bob Clark (Towson) Sarah Jenkins (Georgetown) Mykala Walker (Wake Forest) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 22, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 1:00 pm		at Buffalo	L 73–87	0–1	Alumni Arena (1,015) Buffalo, NY
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm		at Hartford	W 72–63	1–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (714) West Hartford, CT
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI+		American	W 72–56	2–1	Bob Carpenter Center (1,466) Newark, DE
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm		Boston University	L 79–85 OT	2–2	Bob Carpenter Center (1,330) Newark, DE
11/25/2017* 4:00 pm		vs. Saint Peter's Hawk Classic semifinals	L 87–90 OT	2–3	Hagan Arena (1,025) Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Eastern Illinois Hawk Classic 3rd place game	W 66–37	3–3	Hagan Arena (732) Philadelphia, PA
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	W 53–52	4–3	Reilly Center (953) Olean, NY
12/02/2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI+		at Princeton	L 60–78	4–4	Jadwin Gymnasium (699) Princeton, NJ
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm		at Army	W 70–59	5–4	Christl Arena (432) West Point, NY
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm		Delaware State	W 84–49	6–4	Bob Carpenter Center (1,311) Newark, DE
12/22/2017* 1:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 71–38	7–4	Bob Carpenter Center (1,414) Newark, DE
CAA regular season
12/29/2017 4:00 pm		at Drexel	L 53–74	7–5 (0–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (679) Philadelphia, PA
01/05/2018 12:00 pm		Elon	W 80–66	8–5 (1–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,180) Newark, DE
01/07/2018 1:00 pm		at College of Charleston	W 68–59	9–5 (2–1)	TD Arena (280) Charleston, SC
01/12/2018 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 58–51	10–5 (3–1)	Hofstra Arena (318) Hempstead, NY
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		Towson	W 51–49	11–5 (4–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,554) Newark, DE
01/19/2018 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 82–49	12–5 (5–1)	Trask Coliseum (819) Wilmington, DE
01/21/2018 1:00 pm		at Elon	L 51–64	12–6 (5–2)	Alumni Gym (872) Elon, NC
01/26/2018 7:00 pm		Northeastern	L 53–64	12–7 (5–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,539) Newark, DE
01/28/2018 1:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 80–62	13–7 (6–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,554) Newark, DE
02/04/2018 2:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 59–73	13–8 (6–4)	Cabot Center (392) Boston, MA
02/09/2018 7:00 pm		William & Mary	W 68–59	14–8 (7–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,359) Newark, DE
02/11/2018 2:00 pm		Hofstra	W 61–41	15–8 (8–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,753) Newark, DE
02/16/2018 7:00 pm		James Madison	L 53–56	15–9 (8–5)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,422) Newark, DE
02/18/2018 1:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 79–51	16–9 (8–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,503) Newark, DE
02/23/2018 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 61–52	17–9 (9–6)	Kaplan Arena (731) Williamsburg, VA
02/25/2018 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 56–67	17–10 (9–7)	JMU Convocation Center (3,494) Harrisonburg, VA
03/01/2018 7:00 pm		Drexel	L 58–72	17–11 (10–7)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,408) Newark, DE
03/03/2018 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 81–55	18–11 (11–7)	SECU Arena (481) Towson, MD
CAA Women's Tournament
03/08/2018 2:30 pm	(5)	vs. (4) Northeastern Quarterfinals	W 61–50	19–11	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA
03/09/2018 3:00 pm	(5)	at (1) Drexel Semifinals	L 53–58 OT	19–12	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120) Philadelphia, PA
WNIT
03/16/2018* 7:00 pm		at Georgetown First Round	L 57–67	19–13	McDonough Gymnasium (653) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team