2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team will represent Brigham Young University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It will be head coach Jeff Judkins's seventeenth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 16–14, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament to San Diego. They missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 2009.

2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2017–18 record16–14 (11–7 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Stewart (7th season)
  • Dan Nielson (5th season)
  • Ashley Garfield[1] (1st season)
Home arenaMarriott Center
2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Gonzaga †17–1 .944  27–6  .818
Saint Mary's13–5 .722  20–11  .645
Loyola Marymount11–7 .611  19–11  .633
BYU11–7 .611  16–14  .533
San Francisco10–8 .556  16–15  .516
San Diego8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Pacific7–11 .389  15–17  .469
Pepperdine5–13 .278  10–21  .323
Santa Clara5–13 .278  9–21  .300
Portland3–15 .167  7–23  .233
† 2018 WCC Tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Jessica Chatman2F6'0FreshmanRidgefield, Washington
Makenzi Pulsipher23G5'8RS SeniorDraper, UtahGraduated[2]
Kristine Nelson22G/F5'11RS SeniorCrystal Beach, FloridaGraduated[3]
Kalani Purcell32F6'2"SeniorHamilton, New ZealandGraduated; Invited to training camp with the Dallas Wings[4]
Micaelee Orton34F6'2SeniorKearns, UtahGraduated[3]
Brooke Clawson (Romney)35F6'1RS JuniorDallas, TexasGraduated[3]
Melinda BendallXXAsst. CoachMurray, UtahRetired from coaching[1]

2017–18 media

BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates
See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team, 2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2017 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, and 2017 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

Cougar games that don't conflict with men's basketball or football games will be featured live on BYU Radio, found nationwide on Dish Network 980, on Sirius XM 143, and online at www.byuradio.org. Home games will be a BYUtv simulcast. Select road games will air on TheW.tv powered by Stadium.

Roster
2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Brenna Chase 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBroomfield Thornton, CO
F 3 Shalae Salmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWellington Girls' College Porirua, New Zealand
F 4 Amanda Wayment 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrFremont Ogden, UT
G 5 Maria Albiero 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrNeusa Christian Londrina, Brazil
G 10 Abby Mangum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrEagle Eagle, ID
G 11 Liz Eaton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMaple Mountain Mapleton, UT
G 13 Paisley Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrGlacier Peak Everett ,WA
F 15 Malli Valgardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrPleasant Grove Pleasant Grove, UT
G 20 Cassie Broadhead 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrScotia Glenville Glenville, NY
G 21 Khaedin Taito 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoPalm Beach Currumbin High School
USC		 Hastings, New Zealand
C 22 Sara Hamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) FrPleasant Grove Lindon, UT
G 24 Ashley Beckstrand 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrDesert Hills St. George, UT
F 33 Jasmine Moody 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrRadford Honolulu, HI
F 43 Haley Rydalch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrDesert Hills/Purdue St. George, UT
C 50 MaCayla Hanks Longson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrMountain Crest Millville, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ray Stewart (Utah Valley)
  • Dan Nielson (BYU)
  • Ashley Garfield (BYU)
  • Kim Parker Beeston- Director of Operations (BYU)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv		 Colorado Mesa W 86–68  –
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv		 Southern Utah W 75–67 OT 1–0
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
11/15/2017*
8:00 pm, P12+ WA		 at Washington L 72–80  1–1
 Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV 234		 at Eastern Washington W 73–69  2–1
 Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
11/21/2017*
11:00 am, BYUtv		 Utah Valley
UCCU Crosstown Clash		 W 75–54  3–1
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
11/25/2017*
2:00 pm, BYUtv		 Georgia L 63–79  3–2
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm, CET
Pluto TV 241		 at Northern Colorado L 74–79  3–3
 Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
12/02/2017*
2:00 pm, Stadium		 at Colorado State L 54–56  3–4
 Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
12/06/2017*
4:00 pm, BYUtv		 Utah State L 69–76  3–5
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
12/09/2017*
2:00 pm, BYUtv		 Utah
Deseret First Duel		 W 77–68  4–5
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
12/16/2017*
6:00 pm, P12N BAY		 at No. 24 Cal L 45–70  4–6
 Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
12/22/2017*
2:00 pm, BYUtv		 Montana State W 75–54  5–6
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
WCC regular season
12/28/2017
8:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at Portland W 72–58  6–6
(1–0)		 Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
12/30/2017
3:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at Saint Mary's L 49–57  6–7
(1–1)		 McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
01/04/2018
7:00 pm, BYUtv		 San Francisco W 70–66  7–7
(2–1)		 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/06/2018
2:00 pm, BYUtv		 Pacific W 77–65  8–7
(3–1)		 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/11/2018
8:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at Pepperdine W 73–67  9–7
(4–1)		 Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
01/13/2018
2:00 pm, BYUtv		 Santa Clara W 65–47  10–7
(5–1)		 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/18/2018
1:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at Loyola Marymount W 67–55  11–7
(6–1)		 Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
01/20/2018
3:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at San Diego L 69–70  11–8
(6–2)		 Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
01/25/2018
7:00 pm, BYUtv		 Saint Mary's W 63–54  12–8
(7–2)		 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/27/2018
3:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at Pacific L 76–83  12–9
(7–3)		 Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
02/01/2018
7:00 pm, BYUtv		 Loyola Marymount W 62–52  13–9
(8–3)		 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, BYUtv		 Gonzaga L 70–84  13–10
(8–4)		 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/08/2018
8:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at Santa Clara W 55–34  14–10
(9–4)		 Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
02/10/2018
3:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at San Francisco L 73–76  14–11
(9–5)		 The Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, CA
02/15/2018
7:00 pm, BYUtv		 Pepperdine W 78–43  15–11
(10–5)		 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, BYUtv		 San Diego L 60–66  15–12
(10–6)		 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/22/2018
7:00 pm, BYUtv		 Portland W 73–35  16–12
(11–6)		 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/24/2018
3:00 pm, SWX
TheW.tv		 at Gonzaga L 37–62  16–13
(11–7)		 McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
WCC Tournament
03/01/2018
7:00 pm, BYUtv		 (3) vs. (6) San Diego
Quarterfinals		 L 56–61  16–14
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Game Summaries

Exhibition: Colorado Mesa

Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Keilani Unga
Starting Lineups:

  • Colorado Mesa: Erin Reichle, Jaylyn Duran, Kelli Van Tassel, Karina Brandon, Ma'ata Epenisa
  • BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Amanda Wayment, Malia Nawahine, Cassie Devashrayee

Southern Utah

Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Makenzi Pulsipher
Series History: BYU leads 18–3
Starting Lineups:

  • Southern Utah: Rebecca Cardenas, Ashley Larsen, Breanu Reid, Whitney Johnson, Peyton Torgerson
  • BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Amanda Wayment, Malia Nawahine, Cassie Devashrayee

Washington

Broadcasters: Gary Hill Jr. & Elise Woodward
Series History: Washington leads 6–5
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Amanda Wayment, Malia Nawahine, Cassie Devashrayee
  • Washington: Fapou Semebene, Amber Melgoza, Khalya Rooks, Jenna Moser, Missy Peterson

Eastern Washington

Broadcaster: Luke Byrnes
Series History: BYU leads 3–1
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Amanda Wayment, Malia Nawahine, Cassie Devashrayee
  • Eastern Washington: Uriah Howard, Symone Starks, Delaney Hodgins, Violet Kapri Morrow, Mariah Cunningham

Utah Valley

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
Series History: BYU leads 7–0
Starting Lineups:

  • Utah Valley: Mariah Seals, Britta Spencer, Gabrielle Leos, Taylor Christensen, Leya Harvey
  • BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Amanda Wayment, Malia Nawahine, Cassie Devashrayee

Georgia

Broadcaster: Dave McCann & Kristen Kozlowski
Series History: Georgia leads 2–0
Starting Lineups:

  • Georgia:
  • BYU:

See also

References
  1. "Garfield promoted to assistant women's basketball coach". Deseret News. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  2. "Banquet honors graduating athletes for academic achievement". Deseret News. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  3. "BYU athletes graduating in April 2017". Deseret News. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  4. "Dallas Wings of WNBA invite Kalani Purcell to training camp". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
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