2017–18 Boston University Terriers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Boston University Terriers women's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terries, led by fourth year head coach Katy Steding, played their home games at Case Gym and were members of the Patriot League.^[1][2][3] They finished the season 10–19, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League women's tournament to Lafayette.

2017–18 Boston University Terriers women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	10–19 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach	Katy Steding (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Cindy Blodgett Jenny Thigpin Ben Chase
Home arena	Case Gym
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings

v t e	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

On March 13, head coach Katy Steding was fired. She finished at Boston University with four year record of 31–88.^[4]

Previous season

They finished the season 13–17, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament to American.

Roster

2017–18 Boston University Terriers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown C 1 Sophie Beaudry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Dawson College Monmouth Chambly, QE G 2 Katie Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bishop Feehan Falmouth, MA F 3 Naiyah Thompson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Mary's Ryken Leonard, MD G 4 Payton Hauck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Northeastern York, PA G 11 Meghan Doogan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Concord Claymont, DE F 20 Nia Irving 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lawrence Fairfield, ME G 21 Lauren Spearman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Marlborough School Los Angeles, CA G 22 Corrine Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bloomfield Bloomfield, CT G 23 Tenisha Pressley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Gloucester Catholic Deptford, NJ G 30 Vanessa Edgehill 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So The Rivers School Franklin, MA F 34 Erin Bayram 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Batavia Batavia, IL F 52 Kara Sheftic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Essex Essex Junction, VT F 55 Mackenzie Miers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Easton Area Easton, PA	Head coach Katy Steding (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Cindy Blodgett (Maine) Jenny Thigpin (Fresno State) Ben Chase (Emerson) 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* 5:30 pm		Northeastern	W 74–73	1–0	Case Gym (1,535) Boston, MA
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm		at New Hampshire	L 57–74	1–1	Lundholm Gym (319) Durham, NH
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm		at Delaware	W 85–79 OT	2–1	Bob Carpenter Center (1,330) Newark, DE
11/21/2017* 6:00 pm		at Harvard	L 70–80	2–2	Lavietes Pavilion (478) Cambridge, MA
11/26/2017* 1:00 pm		Boston College Green Line Rivalry	W 61–57	3–2	Case Gym (335) Boston, MA
11/29/2017* 6:00 pm		at Bryant	W 78–61	4–2	Chace Athletic Center (321) Smithfield, RI
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm		at Vermont	W 57–41	5–2	Patrick Gym (522) Burlington, VT
12/09/2017* 2:00 pm		Marist	L 52–80	5–3	Case Gym (307) Boston, MA
12/13/2017* 7:00 pm		UCF	L 32–47	5–4	Case Gym (301) Boston, MA
12/22/2017* 1:00 pm, NESN+		at Brown	L 68–92	5–5	Pizzitola Sports Center (751) Providence, RI
Patriot League regular season
12/29/2017 3:00 pm		at Army	W 60–59	6–5 (1–0)	Christl Arena (605) West Point, NY
01/02/2018 2:00 pm		Bucknell	L 58–63	6–6 (1–1)	Case Gym (174) Boston, MA
01/05/2018 7:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 75–56	7–6 (2–1)	Case Gym (148) Boston, MA
01/08/2018 6:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 58–74	7–7 (2–2)	Stabler Arena (501) Bethlehem, PA
01/11/2018 12:00 pm		at Colgate	W 62–49	8–7 (3–2)	Cotterell Court (1,342) Hamilton, NY
01/13/2018 2:00 pm		Holy Cross Rivalry	L 57–60	8–8 (3–3)	Case Gym (376) Boston, MA
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		at American	L 50–66	8–9 (3–4)	Bender Arena (436) Washington, D.C.
01/20/2018 2:00 pm		Navy	L 59–64	8–10 (3–5)	Case Gym (484) Boston, MA
01/24/2018 7:00 pm		Lafayette	L 45–47	8–11 (3–6)	Case Gym (187) Boston, MA
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 57–67	8–12 (3–7)	Sojka Pavilion (805) Lewisburg, PA
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		Lehigh	L 56–65	8–13 (3–8)	Case Gym (307) Boston, MA
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		Colgate	W 66–64 OT	9–13 (4–8)	Case Gym (393) Boston, MA
02/10/2018 1:00 pm		at Holy Cross Rivalry	W 62–49	10–13 (5–8)	Hart Center (1,059) Worcester, MA
02/14/2018 7:00 pm		American	L 54–61	10–14 (5–9)	Case Gym (211) Boston, MA
02/17/2018 5:30 pm		at Navy	L 48–59	10–15 (5–10)	Alumni Hall (881) Annapolis, MD
02/21/2018 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	L 41–44	10–16 (5–11)	Kirby Sports Center (347) Easton, PA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		Army	L 47–48	10–17 (5–12)	Case Gym (407) Boston, MA
02/28/2018 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 52–65	10–18 (5–13)	Reitz Arena (305) Baltimore, MD
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 2:00 pm	(9)	at (8) Lafayette First Round	L 49–58	10–19	Kirby Sports Center (435) Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

References

1. "The Official Site of Boston University Athletics" (PDF). GoTerriers.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
2. "Boston University Terriers Women's Basketball - Terriers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
3. Boston University Terriers. "Boston University Terriers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
4. "Boston University to Make Women's Basketball Coaching Change". goterriers.com. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
5. "The Official Site of Boston University Athletics". GoTerriers.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.