2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team


The 2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by seventh year head coach Joanne Boyle, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first trip since 2009, where they defeated California first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record19–14 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • La'Keshia Frett Meredith
  • Katherine Graham
  • Tim Taylor
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938363 .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938353 .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750267 .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688269 .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688249 .727
Syracuse106 .625229 .710
Miami (FL)106 .6252111 .656
Virginia106 .6251914 .576
Virginia Tech610 .3752314 .622
Georgia Tech610 .3752014 .588
Wake Forest511 .3131417 .452
North Carolina412 .2501516 .484
Pittsburgh214 .1251020 .333
Boston College214 .125723 .233
Clemson115 .0631119 .367
2018 ACC tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

On March 20, Boyle announced her retirement, initially citing an unspecified family matter.[1] She would later reveal that she retired because of snags in her ongoing attempt to finalize the adoption of her Senegalese daughter.[2] Boyle finished at Virginia with a record of 129–98.

Roster

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2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Brianna Tinsley5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrSt. Anne's-BelfieldMadison, VA
F2Jae'Lisa Allen6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrWhite HallPine Bluff, AR
F3Lauren Moses6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrRancocasMt. Holly, NJ
G4Dominique Toussaint5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoChrist the KingStaten Island, NY
F5Khyasia Caldwell5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)FrPocono Mountain EastPocono Summit, PA
G10J'Kyra Brown5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS SrRocky Mount
East Carolina
Rocky Mount, NC
G13Jocelyn Willoughby6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoNewark AcademyWoodbridge, VA
F14Lisa Jablonowski6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoLycée de garçonsSteinsel, France
G20Amandine Toi6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrINSEP AcademyParis, France
G23Aliyah Huland El6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrRandolphRandolph, NJ
C30Felicia Aiyeotan6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)SoBlair AcademyLagos, Nigeria
F32Moné Jones6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrRiversideDurham, NC
F35Shakyna Payne6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoSouthwest Atlanta Christian AcademyAcworth, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2/12/18

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10*
9:00 pm
at No. 7 Mississippi StateL 53–68 0–1
Humphrey Coliseum (6,811)
Starkville, MS
November 12*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Central ConnecticutW 103–59 1–1
John Paul Jones Arena (3,306)
Charlottesville, VA
November 16*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
GeorgiaL 61–64 1–2
John Paul Jones Arena (3,170)
Charlottesville, VA
November 19*
2:00 pm
at DaytonL 46–61 1–3
UD Arena (1,866)
Dayton, OH
November 21*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
HamptonW 66–62 2–3
John Paul Jones Arena (2,546)
Charlottesville, VA
November 25*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Harvard
Cavalier Classic Tournament
W 50–48 3–3
John Paul Jones Arena (2,838)
Charlottesville, VA
November 26*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Duquesne
Cavalier Classic Tournament
L 63–74 3–4
John Paul Jones Arena (2,846)
Charlottesville, VA
November 29*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 59–60 3–5
John Paul Jones Arena (3,082)
Charlottesville, VA
December 2*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UNC GreensboroW 68–50 4–5
John Paul Jones Arena (2,642)
Charlottesville, VA
December 4*
2:00 pm, BTN
at RutgersL 43–52 4–6
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,368)
Piscataway, NJ
December 17*
3:30 pm
vs. Ohio
West Palm Beach Invitational
W 77–59 5–6
Student Life Center (200)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 18*
12:00 pm
vs. Indiana
West Palm Beach Invitational
W 82–72 OT6–6
Student Life Center (150)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
ManhattanW 69–47 7–6
John Paul Jones Arena (2,383)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC regular season
December 28
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
PittsburghW 62–50 8–6
(1–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,822)
Charlottesville, VA
December 31*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
SyracuseW 68–63 9–6
(2–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,979)
Charlottesville, VA
January 4
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
NC StateW 73–63 10–6
(3–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (1,801)
Raleigh, NC
January 7
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
ClemsonW 70–41 11–6
(4–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,995)
Charlottesville, VA
January 11
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston CollegeW 68–57 12–6
(5–0)
Conte Forum (1,065)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 14
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 16 DukeL 48–55 12–7
(5–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,856)
Durham, NC
January 21
12:30 pm, RSN
Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash
W 61–52 13–7
(6–1)
John Paul Jones Arena (4,212)
Charlottesville, VA
January 25
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
North CarolinaW 82–70 14–7
(7–1)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,971)
Charlottesville, VA
January 28
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia TechW 62–56 15–7
(8–1)
McCamish Pavilion (1,601)
Atlanta, GA
February 1
7:00 pm, RSN
No. 4 LouisvilleL 41–77 15–8
(8–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,877)
Charlottesville, VA
February 8
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 12 Florida StateL 62–77 15–9
(8–3)
Tucker Center (2,843)
Tallahassee, FL
February 11
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Cup
W 64–62 16–9
(9–3)
Cassell Coliseum (2,733)
Blacksburg, VA
February 15
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 5 Notre DameL 69–83 16–10
(9–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,038)
Charlottesville, VA
February 18
12:30 pm, RSN
MiamiL 62–77 16–11
(9–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,890)
Charlottesville, VA
February 22
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 4 LouisvilleL 39–51 16–12
(9–6)
KFC Yum! Center (8,434)
Louisville, KY
February 25
3:00 pm, RSN
at Wake ForestW 48–41 17–12
(10–6)
LJVM Coliseum (786)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(7) vs. (10) Georgia Tech
Second Round
W 60–58 18–12
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 2
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(7) vs. (2) No. 5 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals
L 47–83 18–13
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(10 A) vs. (7 A) California
First Round
W 68–62 19–13
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
March 18*
9:00 pm, ESPN
(10 A) at (2 A) No. 7 South Carolina
Second Round
L 56–66 19–14
Colonial Life Arena (10,037)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Virginia coach Joanne Boyle retiring due to family matter". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Adoption process caused Joanne Boyle to retire as Virginia coach". ESPN.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site - UVa Women's Basketball". virginiasports.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.