The 2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Mountaineers were coached by seventeenth year head coach Mike Carey, played their home games at

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 25–12, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they lost to Texas. They received an automatic bid to the

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, where they defeated Bucknell, Saint Joseph's and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, St. John's in the quarterfinals before losing to Virginia Tech in the semifinals.

Previous season

The team finished sixth in the regular season but won the 2017 Big 12 Tournament. They finished with a record of 24–11, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to Maryland in the second round.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References