2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team

2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball
2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball
WNIT, first round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	18–11 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Kathy Delaney-Smith (36th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Roux; Megan Straumann; Jasmine Sborov;
Home arena	Lavietes Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Princeton †	12	–	2	.857	24	–	6	.800
Penn	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
Harvard	10	–	4	.714	18	–	11	.621
Yale	8	–	6	.571	19	–	13	.594
Dartmouth	7	–	7	.500	15	–	12	.556
Brown	3	–	11	.214	15	–	12	.556
Cornell	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259
Columbia	2	–	12	.143	8	–	21	.276

† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson, led by 36th-year head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts and were members of the Ivy League. 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.^[1] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Fordham in the first round.^[2]

Previous season

The Crimson finished the 2016–17 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.^[3] They were invited to the WNIT, where they defeated New Hampshire in the first round^[4] before losing to St. John's in the second round.^[5]

Roster

2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Nani Redford	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Long Island Lutheran	Manhasset, NY
G	1	Kelsey Bogdan	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Montini Catholic	Clarendon Hills, IL
G	3	Katie Benzan	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Noble and Greenough School	Wellesley, MA
G	5	Matilda Salen	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Solna Gymnasium	Bromma, Sweden
G	11	Kirby Porter (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Bullis School	Chevy Chase, MD
G/F	12	Rachel Levy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Boca Raton Community	Boca Raton, FL
F	13	Jeannie Boehm	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	New Trier	Winnetka, IL
G	14	Mackenzie Barta	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Maple Grove Senior	Maple Grove, MN
G	20	Madeline Raster (C)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Saint Joseph	South Bend, IN
F	21	Grace Tworek	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	William Fremd	Inverness, IL
F	22	Maddie Stuhlreyer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Ursuline Academy	Cincinnati, OH
F	24	Jadyn Bush	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Bishop Blanchet	Federal Way, WA
G	25	Sydney Skinner	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Plano West	Plano, TX
G	31	Taylor Rooks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Gill St. Bernard's School	Warren, NJ

Head coach

Kathy Delaney-Smith (Bridgewater State)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Roux (Assumption (MA))
Megan Straumann (Rhode Island)
Jasmine Sborov (Colorado)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 28, 2025

Schedule

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

Source:^[6]

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
(NR)		Not ranked

References

^ "Women's Basketball Slips to Penn in Ivy League Tournament Semifinal, 57-52". Harvard University. March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ "Women's Basketball Falls in WNIT at Fordham, 65-47". Harvard University. March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ "Women's Basketball Falls to Princeton, 68-47, in Ivy League Tournament". Harvard University. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ "Nunley's Near Perfect Night Lifts Women's Basketball Past UNH, 69-56, in WNIT". Harvard University. March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ "Fourth Quarter Rally For Women's Hoops Falls Just Short at St. John's in WNIT, 62-57". Harvard University. March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gocrimson.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[1] "Women's Basketball Slips to Penn in Ivy League Tournament Semifinal, 57-52". Harvard University. March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[2] "Women's Basketball Falls in WNIT at Fordham, 65-47". Harvard University. March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[3] "Women's Basketball Falls to Princeton, 68-47, in Ivy League Tournament". Harvard University. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[4] "Nunley's Near Perfect Night Lifts Women's Basketball Past UNH, 69-56, in WNIT". Harvard University. March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[5] "Fourth Quarter Rally For Women's Hoops Falls Just Short at St. John's in WNIT, 62-57". Harvard University. March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[6] "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gocrimson.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

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