2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by sixth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 29–6, 16–2 in MAC play to win MAC East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they upset South Florida in the first round to win their first NCAA tournament game in school history, Florida State in the second round to advanced to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history. They lost to South Carolina. With 29 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.

2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
MAC East Division Champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
2017–18 record29–6 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cherie Cordoba
  • Khyreed Carter
  • Kristen Sharkey
Home arenaAlumni Arena
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo162 .889  296  .829
Miami (OH)126 .667  2111  .656
Ohio99 .500  1615  .516
Kent State513 .278  1319  .406
Bowling Green315 .167  1119  .367
Akron315 .167  921  .300
West
Central Michigan171 .944  305  .857
Ball State135 .722  257  .781
Western Michigan99 .500  1815  .545
Toledo810 .444  1815  .545
Northern Illinois711 .389  1515  .500
Eastern Michigan612 .333  1120  .355
2018 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018; 

Roster

2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Summer Hemphill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCardinal O'Hara Buffalo, NY
G 1 Stephanie Reid 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrThe Peninsula School Melbourne, Australia
G 3 Liisa Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSmith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 4 Hanna Hall 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrLincoln Prep Hamilton, ON
G 5 Katherine Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSmith's Hill Wollongong, Australia
G 11 Theresa Onwuka 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoLake Forest Academy Asaba, Nigeria
F 12 Courtney Wilkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrHaileybury College Melbourne, Australia
G 13 Autumn Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrLawrence North
Pensacola State
Indianapolis, IN
F 21 Mariah Suchan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMaize South Wichita, KS
G 22 Ayoleka Sodade 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrHoly Names Catholic Windsor, ON
G 24 Cierra Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrGates Chili
Massachusetts
Rochester, NY
F 30 Marissa Hamilton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrEllicottville Central Great Valley, NY
C 31 Cassie Oursler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrGrand Island Grand Island, NY
F 32 Brittany Morrison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSt. Joseph Academy North Ridgeville, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2017*
5:30 p.m.
Bloomsburg W 64–32 
 20  C. Oursler  7  C. Oursler  4  S. Reid  Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
1:00 p.m.
Delaware W 87–73  1–0
 17  C. Dillard  6  K. Ups  11  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,015)
Buffalo, NY
November 13, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
Maryland Eastern Shore W 76–41  2–0
 12  S. Hemphill  9  Tier  6  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (966)
Buffalo, NY
November 23, 2017*
4:15 p.m.
vs. Nebraska
San Juan Shootout
W 82–72  3–0
 25  C. Dillard  7  S. Hemphill  5  S. Reid  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 24, 2017*
6:30 p.m.
vs. Clemson
San Juan Shootout
W 61–41  4–0
 13  C. Oursler  14  S. Hemphill  4  K. Ups  Ocean Center (175)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2017*
2:36 p.m., P12N
at Arizona State
ASU Classic semifinals
L 57–76  4–1
 18  C. Dillard  5  B. Morrison  2  Tied  Wells Fargo Arena (2,233)
Tempe, AZ
December 3, 2017*
12:04 p.m.
vs. UNLV
ASU Classic 3rd place game
W 80–53  5–1
 18  C. Dillard  6  Tied  7  H. Hall  Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 7, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
Canisius W 73–47  6–1
 14  Tied  7  Tied  8  K. Ups  Alumni Arena (1,354)
Buffalo, NY
December 9, 2017
2:00 p.m.
at Columbia W 65–63  7–1
 26  C. Oursler  11  C. Oursler  5  C. Dillard  Levien Gymnasium (371)
New York, NY
December 15, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at St. Bonaventure W 76–59  8–1
 15  S. Reid  8  B. Morrison  10  C. Dillard  Reilly Center (876)
Olean, NY
December 18, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at Niagara L 62–75  8–2
 16  C. Oursler  9  S. Hemphill  6  Tied  Gallagher Center (410)
Niagara, NY
December 21, 2017*
11:01 a.m.
at St. John's W 73–72  9–2
 17  A. Jones  10  S. Hemphill  5  S. Reid  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
MAC regular season
December 30, 2017
2:00 p.m.
at Akron W 89–66  10–2
(1–0)
 18  Tied  6  S. Reid  10  S. Reid  James A. Rhodes Arena (522)
Akron, OH
January 3, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Western Michigan W 71–49  11–2
(2–0)
 23  C. Dillard  9  C. Oursler  12  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,059)
Buffalo, NY
January 6, 2018
2:00 p.m.
at Northern Illinois L 84–86 OT 11–3
(2–1)
 18  C. Dillard  12  C. Oursler  11  S. Reid  Convocation Center (593)
DeKalb, IL
January 10, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Miami (OH) W 72–67  12–3
(3–1)
 19  C. Dillard  6  Tied  8  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (1,032)
Buffalo, NY
January 13, 2018
2:00 p.m.
at Ball State W 84–80  13–3
(4–1)
 20  C. Dillard  10  S. Hemphill  9  S. Reid  Worthen Arena (1,568)
Muncie, IN
January 17, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Ohio W 67–63  14–3
(5–1)
 20  C. Dillard  10  S. Hemphill  5  Tied  Convocation Center (355)
Athens, OH
January 20, 2018
2:00 p.m.
Toledo W 87–69  15–3
(6–1)
 30  C. Dillard  10  S. Hemphill  10  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,899)
Buffalo, NY
January 27, 2018
2:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan W 97–92 OT 16–3
(7–1)
 25  C. Oursler  13  C. Oursler  9  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,630)
Buffalo, NY
January 31, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Central Michigan L 79–86  16–4
(7–2)
 22  C. Dillard  10  S. Hemphill  5  C. Dillard  McGuirk Arena (1,765)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2018
2:00 p.m.
at Toledo W 84–73  17–4
(8–2)
 21  C. Dillard  13  S. Hemphill  4  C. Dillard  Savage Arena (4,613)
Toledo, OH
February 7, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Kent State W 80–42  18–4
(9–2)
 19  C. Oursler  14  C. Oursler  8  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,054)
Buffalo, NY
February 10, 2018
1:02 p.m.
at Miami (OH) W 64–49  19–4
(10–2)
 16  S. Reid  13  C. Oursler  6  Tied  Millett Hall (1,507)
Oxford, OH
February 14, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Central Michigan W 85–82  20–4
(11–2)
 24  C. Oursler  13  C. Oursler  9  C. Dillard  Alumni Arena (1,010)
Buffalo, NY
February 17, 2018
1:00 p.m.
Akron W 85–71  21–4
(12–2)
 18  S. Hemphill  9  S. Hemphill  10  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (1,001)
Buffalo, NY
February 21, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Bowling Green W 88–67  22–4
(13–2)
 20  C. Oursler  12  C. Oursler  7  C. Dillard  Stroh Center (1,060)
Bowling Green, OH
February 24, 2018
1:00 p.m.
Ohio W 70–53  23–4
(14–2)
 12  C. Oursler  23  S. Hemphill  7  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (3,128)
Buffalo, NY
February 28, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Kent State W 81–51  24–4
(15–2)
 17  C. Dillard  6  S. Hemphill  5  A. Jones  MAC Center (411)
Kent, OH
March 3, 2018
2:00 p.m.
Bowling Green W 74–38  25–4
(16–2)
 12  C. Oursler  8  S. Hemphill  7  S. Reid  Alumni Arena (2,681)
Buffalo, NY
MAC Women's Tournament
March 7, 2018
5:00 p.m.
(2) vs. (10) Kent State
Quarterfinals
W 72–50  26–4
 22  S. Reid  11  C. Dillard  11  S. Reid  Quicken Loans Arena (1,422)
Cleveland, OH
March 9, 2018
1:30 p.m.
(2) vs. (6) Western Michigan
Semifinals
W 85–53  27–4
 17  C. Dillard  6  S. Hemphill  7  C. Dillard  Quicken Loans Arena (1,271)
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2018
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
(2) vs. (1) Central Michigan
Championship Game
L 91–96  27–5
 26  C. Dillard  7  S. Hemphill  10  C. Dillard  Quicken Loans Arena (1,656)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2018*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
(11 A) vs. (6 A) No. 19 South Florida
First Round
W 101–79  28–5
 36  C. Dillard  7  K. Ups  8  S. Reid  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,507)
Tallahassee, FL
March 19, 2018*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
(11 A) at (3 A) No. 11 Florida State
Second Round
W 86–65  29–5
 22  C. Dillard  11  S. Hemphill  5  C. Dillard  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,119)
Tallahassee, FL
March 24, 2018*
11:30 a.m., ESPN
(11 A) vs. (2 A) No. 7 South Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
L 63–79  29–6
 29  C. Dillard  4  C. Oursler  6  C. Dillard  Times Union Center (10,310)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2017–18 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

References

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  2. "Buffalo Bulls Women's Basketball - Bulls News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  3. Buffalo Bulls. "Buffalo Bulls on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  4. "2017-18 Buffalo Women's Basketball Schedule - Buffalo". Ubbulls.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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