2017–18 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team
# 2017–18 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team represents the College of Charleston during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fourth year head coach Candice M. Jackson, play their home games at the TD Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–24, 2–16 CAA play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to James Madison.

## Previous season

They finished the season 9–21, 6–12 CAA play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to UNC Wilmington.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | $Rank^#$ | $Opponent^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 6:30 pm | | USC Aiken | W 80–48 | | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 12:00 pm | | Lipscomb | W 85–69 | 1–0 | TD Arena (304) Charleston, SC |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Furman | L 58–72 | 1–1 | Timmons Arena (633) Greenville, SC |
| 11/17/2017* 12:00 pm, CSN | | at Central Michigan | L 58–79 | 1–2 | McGuirk Arena (3,084) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/19/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Michigan State | L 43–107 | 1–3 | Breslin Center (4,425) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/22/2017* 6:30 pm | | Campbell | L 45–53 | 1–4 | TD Arena (310) Charleston, SC |
| 11/26/2017* 2:00 pm | | Appalachian State | L 70–76 | 1–5 | TD Arena (333) Charleston, SC |
| 11/30/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | W 72–70 | 2–5 | HTC Center (335) Conway, SC |
| 12/05/2017* 7:00 pm | | at No. 5 South Carolina | L 43–69 | 2–6 | Colonial Life Arena (11,732) Columbia, SC |
| 12/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | W 73–69 | 3–6 | UNF Arena (304) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/18/2017* 6:30 pm | | Wofford | W 59–51 | 4–6 | TD Arena (339) Charleston, SC |
| 12/21/2017* 12:00 pm | | Wake Forest | L 40–77 | 4–7 | TD Arena (414) Charleston, SC |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 6:30 pm | | William & Mary | L 54–68 | 4–8 (0–1) | TD Arena (436) Charleston, SC |
| 12/31/2017 12:00 pm | | at Towson | W 80–67 | 5–8 (1–1) | SECU Arena (171) Towson, MD |
| 01/05/2018 6:30 pm | | Hofstra | L 60–75 | 5–9 (1–2) | TD Arena (333) Charleston, SC |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm | | Delaware | L 59–68 | 5–10 (1–3) | TD Arena (280) Charleston, SC |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 37–59 | 5–11 (1–4) | Cabot Center (348) Boston, MA |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 60–65 | 5–12 (1–5) | Hofstra Arena (526) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/19/2018 6:30 pm | | James Madison | L 45–67 | 5–13 (1–6) | TD Arena (404) Charleston, SC |
| 01/21/2018 12:00 pm | | Towson | L 58–83 | 5–14 (1–7) | TD Arena (290) Charleston, SC |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 66–79 | 5–15 (1–8) | Kaplan Arena (636) Williamsburg, VA |
| 01/28/2018 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 67–70 | 5–16 (1–9) | JMU Convocation Center (3,661) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 02/02/2018 6:30 pm | | Elon | L 55–77 | 5–17 (1–10) | TD Arena (321) Charleston, SC |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm | | Drexel | L 53–80 | 5–18 (1–11) | TD Arena (330) Charleston, SC |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 72–63 | 6–18 (2–11) | Trask Coliseum (857) Wilmington, NC |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm | | at Elon | L 44–97 | 6–19 (2–12) | Alumni Gym (889) Elon, NC |
| 02/18/2018 1:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 51–79 | 6–20 (2–13) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,503) Newark, DE |
| 02/23/2018 11:30 am | | UNC Wilmington | L 60–76 | 6–21 (2–14) | TD Arena (3,209) Charleston, SC |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 59–68 | 6–22 (2–15) | TD Arena (280) Charleston, SC |
| 03/03/2018 1:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 57–71 | 6–23 (2–16) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (614) Philadelphia, PA |
| CAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2018 2:30 pm | (10) | vs. (7) Hofstra First Round | W 88–72 | 7–23 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,048) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/08/2018 5:00 pm | (10) | vs. (2) James Madison Quarterfinals | L 66–81 | 7–24 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#Rankings$ from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
