2017–18 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team

The 2017–18 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tribe, led by fifth-year head coach Ed Swanson, play their home games at Kaplan Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 16–14, 7–11 in CAA play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Elon.

2017–18 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	16–14 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach	Ed Swanson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Chanel Murchison Lynne-Ann Kokoski Sarah Eichler
Home arena	Kaplan Arena

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 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Libby Underwood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Portsmouth Rye, NH G 2 Bianca Boggs 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr St. Mary's Ryken Waldorf, MD G 3 Ashley Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Anne's-Belfield Charlottesville, VA G/F 4 Jeanne Gaumont 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Champlain College Saint-Lambert Saint-Lambert, QC G/F 5 Misha Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Battlefield Manassas Park, VA G 10 Nari Garner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Freedom Tampa, FL G 11 Nyla Pollard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA F 12 Jenna Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Centerville Clifton, VA G 15 Tyra Cox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Lake Highland Prep Winter Garden, FL C 20 Chandler Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr St. Mary's Ryken Port Tobacco, MD G/F 21 Bailey Eichner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cudhay Cudahy, WI C 24 Abby Rendle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr South Lakes Reston, VA C 25 Gabby Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bishop Lynch Dallas, TX F 30 Victoria Reynolds 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Archbishop Spalding Pasadena, MD G 31 Harper Birdsong  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Nansemond-Suffolk Academy George Washington Suffolk, VA	Head coach Ed Swanson (Sacred Heart) Assistant coach(es) Chanel Murchison (William & Mary) Lynne-Ann Kokoski (Bryant) Sarah Eichler (Green Bay) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 28, 2024

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017* 6:00 p.m.		at Howard	W 83–71	1–0	Burr Gymnasium (450) Washington, D.C.
11/14/2017* 7:00 p.m.		Fairfield	W 57–47	2–0	Kaplan Arena (322) Williamsburg, VA
11/17/2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at St. John's	L 81–92	2–1	Carnesecca Arena (323) Queens, NY
11/21/2017* 7:00 p.m.		at East Carolina	W 71–65 OT	3–1	Williams Arena (841) Greensboro, NC
11/25/2017* 3:00 p.m.		Loyola (MD)	W 70–49	4–1	Kaplan Arena (345) Williamsburg, VA
11/27/2017* 7:00 p.m.		Davidson	W 73–55	5–1	Kaplan Arena (376) Williamsburg, VA
11/29/2017* 3:00 p.m.		at Richmond	W 78–64	6–1	Robins Center (353) Richmond, VA
12/02/2017* 2:00 p.m.		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 92–86	7–1	DeGol Arena (1,021) Loretto, PA
12/05/2017* 7:00 p.m.		USC Upstate	W 83–63	8–1	Kaplan Arena (549) Williamsburg, VA
12/17/2017* 5:00 p.m.		Old Dominion Rivalry	W 75–58	9–1	Kaplan Arena (2,880) Williamsburg, VA
12/21/2017* 2:00 p.m.		Norfolk State	L 74–80 OT	9–2	Kaplan Arena (531) Williamsburg, VA
CAA regular season
12/29/2017 6:30 p.m.		at College of Charleston	W 68–54	10–2 (1–0)	TD Arena (436) Charleston, SC
12/31/2017 2:00 p.m.		at UNC Wilmington	W 66–53	11–2 (2–0)	Trask Coliseum (718) Wilmington, NC
01/05/2018 7:00 p.m.		Drexel Postponed to January 9 (snow)			Kaplan Arena  Williamsburg, VA
01/07/2018 2:00 p.m.		Towson	L 66–67	11–3 (2–1)	Kaplan Arena (589) Williamsburg, VA
01/09/2018 6:00 p.m.		Drexel Rescheduled from January 5	L 58–68	11–4 (2–2)	Kaplan Arena (561) Williamsburg, VA
01/14/2018 2:00 p.m.		Elon	W 81–75	12–4 (3–2)	Kaplan Arena (543) Williamsburg, VA
01/19/2018 11:30 a.m.		at Hofstra	L 54–65	12–5 (3–3)	Hofstra Arena (2,262) Hempstead, NY
01/21/2018 2:00 p.m.		at Northeastern	L 46–64	12–6 (3–4)	Cabot Center (347) Boston, MA
01/26/2018 7:00 p.m.		College of Charleston	W 79–66	13–6 (4–4)	Kaplan Arena (636) Williamsburg, VA
01/28/2018 2:00 p.m.		Hofstra	W 63–53	14–6 (5–4)	Kaplan Arena (692) Williamsburg, VA
02/02/2018 7:00 p.m.		James Madison	L 41–86	12–7 (3–5)	Kaplan Arena (856) Williamsburg, VA
02/04/2018 2:00 p.m.		at Towson	W 75–63	15–7 (6–5)	SECU Arena (253) Towson, MD
02/09/2018 7:00 p.m.		at Delaware	L 59–68	15–8 (6–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,359) Newark, DE
02/11/2018 2:00 p.m.		Northeastern	W 71–53	16–8 (7–6)	Kaplan Arena (347) Williamsburg, VA
02/16/2018 7:00 p.m.		UNC Wilmington	L 49–64	16–9 (7–7)	Kaplan Arena (641) Williamsburg, VA
02/18/2018 2:00 p.m.		at Drexel	L 34–54	16–10 (7–8)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (802) Philadelphia, PA
02/23/2018 7:00 p.m.		Delaware	L 52–61	16–11 (7–9)	Kaplan Arena (731) Williamsburg, VA
03/01/2018 7:00 p.m.		at Elon	L 61–82	16–12 (7–10)	Alumni Gym (1,329) Elon, NC
03/03/2018 2:00 p.m.		at James Madison	L 64–70	16–13 (7–11)	JMU Convocation Center (2,115) Harrisonburg, VA
CAA women's tournament
03/08/2018 7:30 p.m.	(6)	vs. (3) Elon Quarterfinals	L 50–67	16–14	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2017–18 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team