2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team

2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball
NEC Regular Season co-champions and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record24–10 (16–2 NEC)
Head coach
  • Joe Haigh (6th season)
Associate head coachKyle Hejmowski
Assistant coaches
  • Vanessa Abel
  • Janicia Anderson
Home arenaDeGol Arena
2017–18 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Robert Morris162 .889258  .758
Saint Francis (PA)162 .8892410  .706
Sacred Heart99 .5001417  .452
St. Francis Brooklyn99 .5001317  .433
LIU Brooklyn810 .4441318  .419
Bryant810 .444921  .300
Fairleigh Dickinson711 .3891515  .500
Central Connecticut711 .389723  .233
Mount St. Mary's612 .333920  .310
Wagner414 .222623  .207
2018 NEC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Flash's home games were played at the DeGol Arena. The team was a member of the Northeast Conference and was led by Joe Haigh, who was in his sixth year at the helm. They finished the season 24–10, 16–2 in NEC play to win the Northeast Regular Season Championship with Robert Morris. They were also champions of the NEC tournament and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they lost to the unbeaten UConn in the first round.