2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
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WCC Regular Season and Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round | |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 27–6 (17–1 WCC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | McCarthey Athletic Center |
Seasons |
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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 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), are members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Lisa Fortier, play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.[1][2][3] They finished the season 27–6, 17–1 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeat Pepperdine, San Francisco and San Diego to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Stanford.
Previous season
They finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeat Pacific, San Francisco and Saint Mary's to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they were defeated by Oklahoma in the first round.
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2017* 2:00 pm | Northwest Christian | W 96–35 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,435) Spokane, WA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2017* 5:00 pm | at Colorado State | L 49–65 | 0–1 | Moby Arena (1,137) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
11/18/2017* 6:00 pm | at Montana | W 70–55 | 1–1 | Dahlberg Arena (3,520) Missoula, MT | |||||||
11/23/2017* 8:00 pm | vs. Belmont Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals | L 63–71 | 1–2 | Mandalay Bay Arena (323) Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/24/2017* 3:00 pm | vs. Kent State Play4Kay Shootout Consolation 2nd round | W 77–57 | 2–2 | Mandalay Bay Arena (343) Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/25/2017* 3:00 pm | vs. DePaul Play4Kay Shootout 5th place game | L 71–88 | 2–3 | Mandalay Bay Arena (230) Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/30/2017* 6:00 pm, SWX | Eastern Washington | W 69–45 | 3–3 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,394) Spokane, WA | |||||||
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm | Portland State | W 91–52 | 4–3 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,298) Spokane, WA | |||||||
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | at Washington State | W 62–56 | 5–3 | Beasley Coliseum (977) Pullman, WA | |||||||
12/09/2017* 2:00 pm, SWX | UNLV | L 50–52 | 5–4 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,378) Spokane, WA | |||||||
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | W 97–74 | 6–4 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,438) Spokane, WA | |||||||
12/21/2017* 6:00 pm | Western Illinois | W 80–65 | 7–4 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,548) Spokane, WA | |||||||
WCC regular season | |||||||||||
12/28/2017 7:00 pm | at Pacific | W 99–72 | 8–4 (1–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center (716) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/30/2017 2:00 pm | at Santa Clara | W 63–51 | 9–4 (2–0) | Leavey Center (402) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
01/04/2018 6:00 pm | Pepperdine | W 73–51 | 10–4 (3–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,452) Spokane, WA | |||||||
01/06/2018 2:00 pm | Loyola Marymount | W 77–67 | 11–4 (4–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,638) Spokane, WA | |||||||
01/11/2018 7:00 pm | at Portland | W 70–56 | 12–4 (5–0) | Chiles Center (415) Portland, OR | |||||||
01/13/2018 2:00 pm, SWX | San Francisco | W 74–47 | 13–4 (6–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,566) Spokane, WA | |||||||
01/18/2018 6:30 pm | at Saint Mary's | W 73–65 | 14–4 (7–0) | McKeon Pavilion (476) Moraga, CA | |||||||
01/20/2018 2:00 pm, SWX | Santa Clara | W 71–44 | 15–4 (8–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||||||
01/25/2018 6:00 pm | Portland | W 75–36 | 16–4 (9–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,309) Spokane, WA | |||||||
01/27/2018 2:00 pm | at San Francisco | W 81–57 | 17–4 (10–0) | War Memorial Gymnaisum (415) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
02/01/2018 6:00 pm | at San Diego | W 63–44 | 18–4 (11–0) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (675) San Diego, CA | |||||||
02/03/2018 1:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | W 84–70 | 19–4 (12–0) | Marriott Center (1,327) Provo, UT | |||||||
02/08/2018 6:00 pm | Pacific | W 90–66 | 20–4 (13–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,384) Spokane, WA | |||||||
02/10/2018 2:00 pm, SWX | Saint Mary's | L 56–72 | 20–5 (13–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||||||
02/15/2018 7:00 pm | at Loyola Marymount | W 75–69 | 21–5 (14–1) | Gersten Pavilion (259) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
02/17/2018 1:00 pm | at Pepperdine | W 67–48 | 22–5 (15–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse (223) Malibu, CA | |||||||
02/22/2018 6:00 pm | San Diego | W 58–54 | 23–5 (16–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,712) Spokane, WA | |||||||
02/24/2018 2:00 pm, SWX | BYU | W 62–37 | 24–5 (17–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,733) Spokane, WA | |||||||
WCC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/02/2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (1) | vs. (8) Pepperdine Quarterfinals | W 81–70 | 25–5 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||
03/05/2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (1) | vs. (5) San Francisco Semifinals | W 65–53 | 26–5 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||
03/06/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (6) San Diego Championship Game | W 79–71 | 27–5 | Orleans Arena (6,661) Paradise, NV | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | (13 S) | at (4 S) No. 15 Stanford First Round | L 68–82 | 27–6 | Maples Pavilion (2,686) Stanford, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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 |
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AP | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | N/A |
Coaches | RV | N/A | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
See also
References
- ^ "2017-18 Gonzaga Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Gonzaga University. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 14, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Gonzaga Bulldogs Women's Basketball - Bulldogs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Gonzaga Bulldogs on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Gozags.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2018.