2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 14–16 (6–10 A-10) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | William D. Mullins Memorial Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of 22 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by second year head coach Tory Verdi, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center.[1][2][3] They finished the season 14–16, 6–10 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Louis.
Media
All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA carries Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call. [citation needed]
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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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/03/2017* 4:30 pm | Kutztown | W 79–66 | Mullins Center Amherst, MA | ||||||||
11/06/2017* 7:00 pm | Flagler | W 75–51 | Mullins Center Amherst, MA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 4:30 pm | Maine–Fort Kent | W 111–45 | 1–0 | Mullins Center (628) Amherst, MA | |||||||
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | Towson | W 72–49 | 2–0 | Mullins Center (361) Amherst, MA | |||||||
11/17/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at North Dakota State | L 70–82 | 2–1 | Scheels Center (605) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
11/19/2017* 3:00 pm, FSNOR/FSCP | at North Dakota | L 52–82 | 2–2 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,580) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
11/24/2017* 1:00 pm | Northeastern UMass Thanksgiving Classic | L 54–64 | 2–3 | Mullins Center (387) Amherst, MA | |||||||
11/25/2017* 1:00 pm | Liberty UMass Thanksgiving Classic | W 64–61 | 3–3 | Mullins Center (396) Amherst, MA | |||||||
11/29/2017* 1:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 64–45 | 4–3 | McDermott Convocation Center (521) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
12/01/2017* 8:00 pm | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Battle on the Border | L 59–67 | 4–4 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (273) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
12/02/2017* 1:00 pm | vs. Mississippi Valley State UTRGV Battle on the Border | W 85–46 | 5–4 | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||
12/07/2017* 7:00 pm | Fisher College | W 121–38 | 6–4 | Mullins Center (421) Amherst, MA | |||||||
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm | Saint Peter's | W 81–65 | 7–4 | Mullins Center (500) Amherst, MA | |||||||
12/13/2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at UMass Lowell | W 73–63 | 8–4 | Costello Athletic Center (1,475) Lowell, MA | |||||||
12/21/2017* 12:00 pm | Marist | L 60–88 | 8–5 | Mullins Center (322) Amherst, MA | |||||||
A-10 Regular season | |||||||||||
12/31/2017 1:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 57–60 | 8–6 (0–1) | Palumbo Center (841) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
01/03/2018 5:00 pm | Fordham | L 51–62 | 8–7 (0–2) | Mullins Center (364) Amherst, MA | |||||||
01/06/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN | at St. Bonaventure | L 59–69 | 8–8 (0–3) | Reilly Center (934) Olean, NY | |||||||
01/13/2018 2:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | L 79–84 | 8–9 (0–4) | Mullins Center (536) Amherst, MA | |||||||
01/18/2018 8:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 63–64 | 8–10 (0–5) | Chaifetz Arena (486) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
01/21/2018 2:00 pm | VCU | W 79–75 | 9–10 (1–5) | Mullins Center (564) Amherst, MA | |||||||
01/24/2018 7:00 pm | at Davidson | L 81–87 2OT | 9–11 (1–6) | John M. Belk Arena (941) Davidson, NC | |||||||
01/28/2018 2:00 pm | at Rhode Island | W 61–59 | 10–11 (2–6) | Ryan Center (454) Kingston, RI | |||||||
01/31/2018 11:30 am | Richmond | L 39–51 | 10–12 (2–7) | Mullins Center (2,512) Amherst, MA | |||||||
02/04/2018 12:00 pm | La Salle | W 69–66 | 11–12 (3–7) | Mullins Center (570) Amherst, MA | |||||||
02/07/2018 7:00 pm | Dayton | L 49–78 | 11–13 (3–8) | Mullins Center (312) Amherst, MA | |||||||
02/11/2018 2:00 pm | at George Mason | L 60–71 | 11–14 (3–9) | EagleBank Arena (1,567) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
02/14/2018 7:00 pm | at George Washington | L 49–55 | 11–15 (3–10) | Charles E. Smith Center (592) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
02/17/2018 2:00 pm | Davidson | W 70–68 | 12–15 (4–10) | Mullins Center (731) Amherst, MA | |||||||
02/21/2018 7:00 pm | at Richmond | W 58–49 | 13–15 (5–10) | Robins Center (418) Richmond, VA | |||||||
02/24/2018 12:00 pm | Rhode Island | W 87–50 | 14–15 (6–10) | Mullins Center (473) Amherst, MA | |||||||
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
02/27/2018 8:00 pm | (10) | at (7) Saint Louis First Round | L 64–70 | 14–16 | Chaifetz Arena (543) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
*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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No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
See also
References
- ^ "UMass Athletics" (PDF). UMass Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Massachusetts Minutewomen Women's Basketball - Minutewomen News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ Massachusetts Minutewomen. "Massachusetts Minutewomen on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball".