2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record20–11 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tracy Sanders
  • Allyson Fasnacht
  • Lisa O'Meara
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 17 1   .944 27 6   .818
Saint Mary's 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Loyola Marymount 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
BYU 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
San Francisco 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
San Diego 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Pacific 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Pepperdine 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Santa Clara 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Portland 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
2018 WCC tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gales, led by twelfth year head coach Paul Thomas, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament to Pacific. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to New Mexico in the first round.