2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by second-year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference.^[1][2][3] They finished the season 10–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Butler.

2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball
Savannah Invitational Champions
Conference	Big East
Record	10–21 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Crowley (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Priscilla Edwards Tiara Johnson Jessica Jenkins
Home arena	Alumni Hall
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
DePaul †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Marquette	15	–	3		.833			24	–	10		.706
Villanova	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Creighton	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
St. John's	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Butler	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Xavier	3	–	15		.167			10	–	20		.333
Providence	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
† 2018 Big East tournament winner As of 25 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Seton Hall.

Roster

2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Chanell Williams 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Monsignor Scanlan Bronx, NY G 5 Kyra Spiwak 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Rolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL G 10 Allegra Botteghi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr G. Parini Bologna, Italy G 11 Jovana Nogic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Vergilio Ferreira Belgrade, Serbia G 20 Ny'Dajah Jackson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Piedmont Oakland, CA G 21 Maddie Jolin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Bishop Feehan Rehoboth, MA G 22 Olivia Orlando 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Tilton School Winthrop, MA G 23 Clara Che 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Institut Joaquim Blume Valencia, Spain F 24 Ny-Asia Franklin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr East Orange ASA Junior East Orange, NJ F 25 Brianna Frias 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Holy Name Central Worcester, MA F 33 Andrea Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Edmond Santa Fe Edmond, OK	Head coach Jim Crowley (Keuka) Assistant coach(es) Priscilla Edwards (St. Bonaventure) Tiara Johnson (St. Bonaventure) Jessica Jenkins (St. Bonaventure) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 23, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017* 1:00 pm		Merrimack	W 73–32		Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 3:30 pm		Columbia	L 64–73	0–1	Alumni Hall (231) Providence, RI
11/14/2017* 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 98–95 OT	1–1	Cabot Center (338) Boston, MA
11/18/2017* 1:00 pm, YurView		Penn State	L 51–60	1–2	Alumni Hall (422) Providence, RI
11/21/2017* 7:00 pm		vs. Savannah State Savannah Invitational	W 78–48	2–2	Savannah Civic Center (322) Savannah, GA
11/22/2017* 4:30 pm		vs. Wright State Savannah Invitational	W 74–69	3–2	Savannah Civic Center  Savannah, GA
11/23/2017* 4:30 pm		vs. Stetson Savannah Invitational	W 56–45	4–2	Savannah Civic Center (75) Savannah, GA
11/29/2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Yale	W 55–51	5–2	John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
12/02/2017* 12:00 pm, Yurview		Brown Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals	L 59–64	5–3	Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
12/03/2017* 12:00 pm, Yurview		Rhode Island Ocean State Tip-Off 3rd place game	W 65–41	6–3	Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Quinnipiac	L 36–62	6–4	TD Bank Sports Center (517) Hamden, CT
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm		at Sacred Heart	L 75–78	6–5	William H. Pitt Center  Fairfield, CT
12/21/2017* 12:00 pm, Yurview		Boston College	W 63–55	7–5	Alumni Hall (424) Providence, RI
Big East regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Georgetown	L 43–75	7–6 (0–1)	Alumni Hall (331) Providence, RI
12/30/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		No. 18 Villanova	L 55–63	7–7 (0–2)	Alumni Hall (528) Providence, RI
01/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at St. John's	W 49–44	8–7 (1–2)	Carnesecca Arena (566) Queens, NY
01/05/2018 7:00 pm, FS2		at Seton Hall	L 56–65	8–8 (1–3)	Walsh Gymnasium (686) South Orange, NJ
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		DePaul	L 48–71	8–9 (1–4)	Alumni Hall (326) Providence, RI
01/10/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		Marquette	L 60–77	8–10 (1–5)	Alumni Hall (257) Providence, RI
01/13/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	L 56–73	8–11 (1–6)	D. J. Sokol Arena (951) Omaha, NE
01/19/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Xavier	L 59–68	8–12 (1–7)	Cintas Center (1,433) Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Butler	L 59–68	8–13 (1–8)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (862) Indianapolis, IN
01/26/2018 11:30 am, BEDN		Seton Hall	L 56–65	8–14 (1–9)	Alumni Hall (1,270) Providence, RI
01/28/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		St. John's	W 70–68	9–14 (2–9)	Alumni Hall (690) Providence, RI
02/02/2018 8:00 pm, BEDN		at Marquette	L 63–94	9–15 (2–10)	Al McGuire Center (2,019) Milwaukee, WI
02/04/2018 3:00 pm, BEDN		at DePaul	L 47–81	9–16 (2–11)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,235) Chicago, IL
02/10/2018 12:00 pm, BEDN		Creighton	L 84–87 2OT	9–17 (2–12)	Alumni Hall (439) Providence, RI
02/16/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	L 59–68	9–18 (2–13)	Alumni Hall (463) Providence, RI
02/18/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		Xavier	W 69–48	10–18 (3–13)	Alumni Hall (677) Providence, RI
02/23/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Villanova	L 43–70	10–19 (3–14)	Jake Nevin Field House (541) Villanova, PA
02/25/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 48–74	10–20 (3–15)	McDonough Gymnasium (331) Washington, D.C.
Big East Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 5:00 pm, BEDN	(9)	vs. (8) Butler First Round	L 67–73 OT	10–21	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2017–18 Providence Friars men's basketball team

References

1. "History, Records & Awards" (PDF). Providence College. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
2. "Providence Friars Women's Basketball - Friars News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
3. "Providence Lady Friars on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
4. "Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Friars.Com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2018.