- Hope and Trine proved to be among the nation's best in 2017-18, as both teams were not only ranked in the WBCA Top 25 throughout the year, but advanced to the Sectional Rounds of the 2018 NCAA Championship. Both teams not only shared the MIAA Championship, but then went into overtime to decide the MIAA Tournament title; Hope prevailed, 68-62.
- Hope advanced to the NCAA Regional Final in 2018, while Trine made an appearance in the NCAA Regional Semifinals for the first time in program history.
- Trine's Brandi Dawson was named MIAA Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season to lead the All-MIAA team in 2018.
- Nationally, both Trine's Brandi Dawson and Hope's Francesca Buchanan gained All-America accolades from D3hoops.com.
