2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team represents Harvard University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson, led by thirty-sixth year head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, play their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 18–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy Women's Tournament to Penn. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Fordham in the first round.

2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceIvy League
2017–18 record1811 (104 Ivy)
Head coachKathy Delaney-Smith (36th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Roux
  • Megan Straumann
  • Jasmine Sborov
Home arenaLavietes Pavilion
2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Princeton122 .857  246  .800
Penn113 .786  229  .710
Harvard104 .714  1811  .621
Yale86 .571  1913  .594
Dartmouth77 .500  1512  .556
Brown311 .214  1512  .556
Cornell311 .214  720  .259
Columbia212 .143  821  .276
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 21–6, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy Women's Tournament to Princeton. They were invited to the WNIT where defeated New Hampshire in the first round before losing to St. John's in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nani Redford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrLong Island Lutheran Manhasset, NY
G 1 Kelsey Bogdan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMontini Catholic Clarendon Hills, IL
G 3 Katie Benzan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoNoble and Greenough School Wellesley, MA
G 5 Matilda Salen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSolna Gymnasium Bromma, Sweden
G 11 Kirby Porter (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBullis School Cheve Chase, MD
G/F 12 Rachel Levy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBoca Raton Community Boca Raton, FL
F 13 Jeannie Boehm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoNew Trier Winnetka, IL
G 14 Mackenzie Barta 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMaple Grove Senior Maple Grove, MN
G 20 Madeline Raster (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSaint Joseph South Bend, IN
F 21 Grace Tworek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWilliam Fremd Inverness, IL
F 22 Maddie Stuhlreyer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrUrsuline Academy Cincinnati, OH
F 24 Jadyn Bush 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBishop Blanchet Federal Way, WA
G 25 Sydney Skinner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrPlano West Plano, TX
G 31 Taylor Rooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrGill St. Bernard's School Warren, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/10/2017*
8:00 PM
vs. Dayton
Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals
L 66–72  0–1
Memorial Gym (1,054)
Orono, ME
11/11/2017*
4:00 PM, ESPN3
at Maine
Maine Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game
L 51–76  0–2
Memorial Gym (855)
Orono, ME
11/15/2017*
7:00 PM, ILDN
Siena W 75–67  1–2
Lavietes Pavilion (402)
Cambridge, MA
11/18/2017*
2:00 PM, NESN+/ILDN
Sacred Heart W 70–62  2–2
Lavietes Pavilion (454)
Cambridge, MA
11/21/2017*
6:00 PM, NESN/ILDN
Boston University W 80–70  3–2
Lavietes Pavilion (478)
Cambridge, MA
11/25/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Virginia
Cavalier Classic Tournament
L 48–50  3–3
John Paul Jones Arena (2,838)
Charlottesville, VA
11/26/2017*
1:00 PM
vs. North Carolina A&T
Cavalier Classic Tournament
W 64–60  4–3
John Paul Jones Arena (107)
Charlottesville, VA
12/02/2017*
2:00 PM
at Temple L 64–86  4–4
McGonigle Hall (1,084)
Philadelphia, PA
12/06/2017*
12:00 PM
at Northeastern W 69–59  5–4
Matthews Arena (2,043)
Boston, MA
12/20/2017*
12:00 PM, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic
L 56–65  5–5
Alico Arena (2,297)
Fort Myers, FL
12/21/2017*
4:30 PM
vs. Akron
FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic
W 76–63  6–5
Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
12/31/2017*
2:00 PM, NESN/ILDN
Stony Brook W 60–53  7–5
Lavietes Pavilion (508)
Cambridge, MA
01/06/2018
5:00 PM, ILDN
at Dartmouth L 56–63  7–6 (0–1)
Leede Arena (779)
Durham, NH
01/10/2018*
12:00 PM, NESN/ILDN
La Salle W 70–61  8–6
Lavietes Pavilion (504)
Cambridge, MA
01/20/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN
Dartmouth W 76–65  9–6 (1–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (872)
Cambridge, MA
01/26/2018
6:00 PM, ILDN
Yale W 97–73  10–6 (1–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (561)
Cambridge, MA
01/27/2018
4:00 PM, NESN/ILDN
Brown W 87–85  11–6 (2–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,016)
Cambridge, MA
02/02/2018
6:00 PM, NESN+/ILDN
Columbia W 85–67  12–6 (3–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,102)
Cambridge, MA
02/03/2018
5:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN
Cornell W 80–58  13–6 (4–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (620)
Cambridge, MA
02/09/2018
6:30 PM, ESPN3/ILDN
at Princeton L 47–80  13–7 (4–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (986)
Princeton, NJ
02/10/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN
at Penn L 49–69  13–8 (4–3)
Palestra (606)
Philadelphia, PA
02/16/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN
at Brown W 86–74  14–8 (5–3)
Pizzitola Sports Center (352)
Providence, RI
02/17/2018
6:00 PM, NESN/ILDN
at Yale L 63–69  14–9 (5–4)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,006)
Durham, NH
02/23/2018
6:00 PM, NESN+/ILDN
Penn W 55–52  15–9 (6–4)
Lavietes Pavilion (703)
Cambridge, MA
02/24/2018
7:00 PM, NESN+/ILDN
Princeton W 72–58  16–9 (8–4)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,085)
Cambridge, MA
03/03/2018
2:00 PM, ILDN
at Cornell W 91–57  17–9 (9–4)
Newman Arena (214)
Ithaca, NY
03/04/2018
2:00 PM, ILDN
at Columbia W 78–59  18–9 (10–4)
Levien Gymnasium (349)
New York, NY
Ivy League Tournament
03/10/2018
8:30 PM, ESPN3
(3) vs. (2) Penn
Semifinals
L 52–57  18–10
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
WNIT
03/16/2018*
7:00 PM
at Fordham
First Round
L 47–65  18–11
Rose Hill Gymnasium (558)
Bronx, NY
*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

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Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked
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See also

References

  1. "Women's Basketball Record Book - Harvard". Gocrimson.com. 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. "Harvard Crimson Women's Basketball - Crimson News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  3. Harvard Crimson. "Harvard Crimson on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  4. "2017-18 Harvard Women's Basketball Schedule - Harvard". Gocrimson.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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