2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth-year head coach Maureen Magarity, played their home games in Lundholm Gym and were members of the America East Conference.

2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	19–12 (9–7 America East)
Head coach	Maureen Magarity (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Brendan Copes Kelsey Hogan Jade Singleton
Home arena	Lundholm Gym

2017–18 America East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Maine †	13	–	3		.813			23	–	10		.697
Albany	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
Binghamton	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
Stony Brook	10	–	6		.625			18	–	12		.600
Hartford	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
New Hampshire	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Vermont	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
UMBC	3	–	13		.188			5	–	26		.161
UMass Lowell	1	–	15		.063			4	–	26		.133
† 2018 America East tournament winner As of 20 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Media

All non-televised home games and conference road games stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Select home games air on Fox College Sports, Live Well Network, or WBIN. Most road games stream on the opponent's website. All conference home games and select non-conference home games are broadcast on the radio on WPKX, WGIR and online on the New Hampshire Portal.

Roster

2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Brittni Lai 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Irvington Marist Irvington, NY G 3 Sarah Clement 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Catherine McAuley Falmouth, ME G 5 Amanda Torres 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Proctor Academy Andover, NH G 10 Aliza Simpson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Londonderry Londonderry, NH F/C 11 Ashley Storey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Greely Cumberland, ME G 12 Peyton Booth (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Wadsworth Mansfield, OH F 14 Maggie Ahearn  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Tabor Academy Providence Marshfield, MA G/F 21 Alli Gribbin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Keller Keller, TX G/F 24 Olivia Healy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Reading Memorial Richmond Reading, MA G 25 Emily Peters 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Forest Lake Lindstrom, MN C 32 Carlie Pogue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Princeton Cincinnati, OH G 33 Caroline Soucy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Marianapolis Prep Beverly, MA F 35 Kat Fogarty (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Pittsford Sutherland Marist Peterborough, NH C 50 Morgan Bassett-Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Pickerington North Pickerington, OH	Head coach Maureen Magarity (Marist) Assistant coach(es) Brendan Copes (Marist) Kelsey Hogan (New Hampshire) Jade Singleton (Duquesne) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017* 5:00 pm		at Xavier Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic	L 66–71	0–1	Cintas Center (1,922) Cincinnati, OH
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Boston University	W 72–57	1–1	Lundholm Gym (319) Durham, NH
11/18/2017* 11:30 am		at Wagner	W 65–53	2–1	Spiro Sports Center (524) Staten Island, NY
11/21/2017* 5:00 pm		at Bryant	W 74–65	3–1	Chace Athletic Center (328) Smithfield, RI
11/25/2017* 4:30 pm		vs. La Salle Christmas City Classic semifinals	L 51–59	3–2	Stabler Arena (671) Bethlehem, PA
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Fairfield Christmas City Classic 3rd place game	W 71–61	4–2	Stabler Arena (460) Bethlehem, PA
11/29/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Colby–Sawyer	W 64–40	5–2	Lundholm Gym (211) Durham, NH
12/01/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northeastern	W 65–50	6–2	Lundholm Gym (312) Durham, NH
11/05/2017* 11:00 am		at Dartmouth Rivalry	L 49–57	6–3	Leede Arena (1,170) Hanover, NH
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Manhattan	W 68–55	7–3	Lundholm Gym (238) Durham, NH
12/17/2017* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Boston College	L 55–64 OT	7–4	Conte Forum (1,041) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/20/2017* 12:00 pm		at Sacred Heart	W 74–47	8–4	William H. Pitt Center (176) Fairfield, CT
12/29/2017* 7:00 pm		Cornell	W 48–45	9–4	Lundholm Gym (273) Durham, NH
America East regular season
01/03/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3		UMBC	W 56–51	10–4 (1–0)	Lundholm Gym (156) Durham, NH
01/06/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Albany	L 53–66	10–5 (1–1)	SEFCU Arena (921) Albany, NY
01/10/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Binghamton	W 63–61	11–5 (2–1)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,523) Vestal, NY
01/15/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		UMass Lowell	W 66–45	12–5 (3–1)	Lundholm Gym (327) Durham, NH
01/18/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Vermont	W 52–49	13–5 (4–1)	Patrick Gym (441) Burlington, VT
01/21/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stony Brook	W 51–50	14–5 (5–1)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,120) Stony Brook, NY
01/24/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Maine	L 46–56	14–6 (5–2)	Lundholm Gym (348) Burlington, VT
01/27/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Binghamton	L 52–54	14–7 (5–3)	Lundholm Gym (381) Durham, NH
01/31/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Hartford	L 49–85	14–8 (5–4)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,151) West Hartford, CT
02/03/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Albany	W 74–68	15–8 (6–4)	Lundholm Gym (451) Durham, NH
02/05/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Vermont	L 53–58	15–9 (6–5)	Lundholm Gym (303) Durham, NH
02/08/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Maine	L 46–77	15–10 (6–6)	Cross Insurance Center (1,174) Bangor, ME
02/11/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	W 51–46	16–10 (7–6)	UMBC Event Center (220) Catonsville, MD
02/14/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3		Hartford	W 76–58	17–10 (8–6)	Lundholm Gym (1,337) Durham, NH
02/17/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Stony Brook	L 56–62	17–11 (8–7)	Lundholm Gym (441) Durham, NH
02/22/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	W 70–49	18–11 (9–7)	Tsongas Center (1,153) Lowell, MA
America East Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 2:15 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Stony Brook Quarterfinals	W 71–54	19–11	Cross Insurance Arena (2,158) Portland, ME
03/04/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (1) Maine Semifinals	L 48–64	19–12	Cross Insurance Arena  Portland, ME
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

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
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team