2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by second-year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 10–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Butler.

2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball
Savannah Invitational Champions
ConferenceBig East
Record10–21 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Priscilla Edwards
  • Tiara Johnson
  • Jessica Jenkins
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Seasons
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
DePaul 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Marquette 15 3   .833 24 10   .706
Villanova 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Creighton 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
St. John's 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Georgetown 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Butler 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Xavier 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
Providence 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
2018 Big East tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Seton Hall.

Roster

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2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Chanell Williams 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Monsignor Scanlan Bronx, NY
G 5 Kyra Spiwak 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Rolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL
G 10 Allegra Botteghi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr G. Parini Bologna, Italy
G 11 Jovana Nogic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Vergilio Ferreira Belgrade, Serbia
G 20 Ny'Dajah Jackson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Piedmont Oakland, CA
G 21 Maddie Jolin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Bishop Feehan Rehoboth, MA
G 22 Olivia Orlando 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Tilton School Winthrop, MA
G 23 Clara Che 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Institut Joaquim Blume Valencia, Spain
F 24 Ny-Asia Franklin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr East Orange
ASA Junior
East Orange, NJ
F 25 Brianna Frias 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Holy Name Central Worcester, MA
F 33 Andrea Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Edmond Santa Fe Edmond, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 23, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017*
1:00 pm
Merrimack W 73–32 
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
3:30 pm
Columbia L 64–73  0–1
Alumni Hall (231)
Providence, RI
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 98–95 OT 1–1
Cabot Center (338)
Boston, MA
11/18/2017*
1:00 pm, YurView
Penn State L 51–60  1–2
Alumni Hall (422)
Providence, RI
11/21/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. Savannah State
Savannah Invitational
W 78–48  2–2
Savannah Civic Center (322)
Savannah, GA
11/22/2017*
4:30 pm
vs. Wright State
Savannah Invitational
W 74–69  3–2
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
11/23/2017*
4:30 pm
vs. Stetson
Savannah Invitational
W 56–45  4–2
Savannah Civic Center (75)
Savannah, GA
11/29/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Yale W 55–51  5–2
John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
12/02/2017*
12:00 pm, Yurview
Brown
Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals
L 59–64  5–3
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
12/03/2017*
12:00 pm, Yurview
Rhode Island
Ocean State Tip-Off 3rd place game
W 65–41  6–3
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac L 36–62  6–4
TD Bank Sports Center (517)
Hamden, CT
12/09/2017*
1:00 pm
at Sacred Heart L 75–78  6–5
William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
12/21/2017*
12:00 pm, Yurview
Boston College W 63–55  7–5
Alumni Hall (424)
Providence, RI
Big East regular season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown L 43–75  7–6 (0–1)
Alumni Hall (331)
Providence, RI
12/30/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
No. 18 Villanova L 55–63  7–7 (0–2)
Alumni Hall (528)
Providence, RI
01/02/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's W 49–44  8–7 (1–2)
Carnesecca Arena (566)
Queens, NY
01/05/2018
7:00 pm, FS2
at Seton Hall L 56–65  8–8 (1–3)
Walsh Gymnasium (686)
South Orange, NJ
01/07/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
DePaul L 48–71  8–9 (1–4)
Alumni Hall��(326)
Providence, RI
01/10/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
Marquette L 60–77  8–10 (1–5)
Alumni Hall (257)
Providence, RI
01/13/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Creighton L 56–73  8–11 (1–6)
D. J. Sokol Arena (951)
Omaha, NE
01/19/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier L 59–68  8–12 (1–7)
Cintas Center (1,433)
Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler L 59–68  8–13 (1–8)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (862)
Indianapolis, IN
01/26/2018
11:30 am, BEDN
Seton Hall L 56–65  8–14 (1–9)
Alumni Hall (1,270)
Providence, RI
01/28/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
St. John's W 70–68  9–14 (2–9)
Alumni Hall (690)
Providence, RI
02/02/2018
8:00 pm, BEDN
at Marquette L 63–94  9–15 (2–10)
Al McGuire Center (2,019)
Milwaukee, WI
02/04/2018
3:00 pm, BEDN
at DePaul L 47–81  9–16 (2–11)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,235)
Chicago, IL
02/10/2018
12:00 pm, BEDN
Creighton L 84–87 2OT 9–17 (2–12)
Alumni Hall (439)
Providence, RI
02/16/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
Butler L 59–68  9–18 (2–13)
Alumni Hall (463)
Providence, RI
02/18/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
Xavier W 69–48  10–18 (3–13)
Alumni Hall (677)
Providence, RI
02/23/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Villanova L 43–70  10–19 (3–14)
Jake Nevin Field House (541)
Villanova, PA
02/25/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown L 48–74  10–20 (3–15)
McDonough Gymnasium (331)
Washington, D.C.
Big East Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
5:00 pm, BEDN
(9) vs. (8) Butler
First Round
L 67–73 OT 10–21
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History, Records & Awards" (PDF). Providence College. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Providence Friars Women's Basketball - Friars News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Providence Lady Friars on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Friars.Com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2018.