2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by sixth year head coach Charity Elliott, played their homes games at the Gersten Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–11, 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 Francisco. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2017–18 record1911 (117 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • April Phillips
  • Chris Elliott
  • Nia Jackson
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Gonzaga171 .944  276  .818
Saint Mary's135 .722  2011  .645
Loyola Marymount117 .611  1911  .633
BYU117 .611  1614  .533
San Francisco108 .556  1615  .516
San Diego810 .444  1715  .531
Pacific711 .389  1517  .469
Pepperdine513 .278  1021  .323
Santa Clara513 .278  921  .300
Portland315 .167  723  .233
2018 WCC Tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament to San Francisco.

Roster

2017–18 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Bianca Velasco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMater Dei Santa Ana, CA
G 2 Aiyana Barnes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLong Beach Polytechnic Torrance, CA
G 3 Chelsey Gipson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrPalisades Los Angeles, CA
F 4 Cheyanne Wallace 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSierra Canyon Woodland Hills, CA
G 11 Andee Velasco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMater Dei Santa Ana, CA
F 20 Jasmine Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLong Beach Polytechnic Signal Hill, CA
C 22 Raychel Stanley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV
F 24 Bree Alford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrMiramonte Walnut Creek, CA
F 30 NK Ilang 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrSt. Anne's-Belfield Ebonyi State, Nigeria
G/F 31 Brittney Reed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrVista Murrieta Murrieta, GA
G 32 Makenzie Cast 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrCarondelet Antioch, CA
F 33 Gabby Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrSaint Mary's
California
Oakland, CA
G 35 Cierra Belvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoLong Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
F/C 42 Meghan Mandel  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoOrono
Marquette
Plymouth, MN
C 44 Josie Buckingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS JrNew Richmond
Minnesota
New Richmond, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2017*
7:00 pm
Occidental W 87–38 
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm
at UC Riverside W 67–59  1–0
SRC Arena (326)
Riverside, CA
11/13/2017*
2:00 pm
at Saint Louis W 62–60  2–0
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm
at Long Beach State W 84–69  3–0
Walter Pyramid (594)
Long Beach, CA
11/21/2017*
7:00 pm
Arizona W 84–70  4–0
Gersten Pavilion (366)
Los Angeles, CA
11/24/2017*
3:30 pm
Miami (OH)
LMU Thanksgiving Classic
W 84–71  5–0
Gersten Pavilion (351)
Los Angeles, CA
11/25/2017*
3:30 pm
Eastern Michigan
LMU Thanksgiving Classic
W 73–64  6–0
Gersten Pavilion (431)
Los Angeles, CA
11/28/2017*
5:00 pm
Cal State Dominguez Hills W 84–52  7–0
Gersten Pavilion (161)
Los Angeles, CA
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm
USC L 70–80  7–1
Gersten Pavilion (445)
Los Angeles, CA
12/07/2017*
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara Cancelled The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
12/09/2017*
2:00 pm
Cal State Northridge L 68–75  7–2
Gersten Pavilion (286)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2017*
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara W 67–61  8–2
Gersten Pavilion (215)
Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2017*
11:00 am
at SMU L 60–63  8–3
Moody Coliseum (656)
Dallas, TX
WCC regular season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm
Saint Mary's W 69–57  9–3
(1–0)
Gersten Pavilion (324)
Los Angeles, CA
12/30/2017
2:00 pm
Pacific W 75–60  10–3
(2–0)
Gersten Pavilion (220)
Los Angeles, CA
01/04/2018
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 65–51  11–3
(3–0)
Leavey Center (390)
Santa Clara, CA
01/06/2018
2:00 pm
at Gonzaga L 67–77  11–4
(3–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,638)
Spokane, WA
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
at San Francisco L 60–78  11–5
(3–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium (281)
San Francisco, CA
01/13/2018
7:00 pm
San Diego L 54–60  11–6
(3–3)
Gersten Pavilion (281)
Los Angeles, CA
01/18/2018
12:00 pm
BYU L 55–67  11–7
(3–4)
Gersten Pavilion (3,760)
Los Angeles, CA
01/20/2018
2:00 pm
at Portland W 63–60  12–7
(4–4)
Chiles Center (324)
Portland, OR
01/25/2018
7:00 pm
Pepperdine W 75–60  13–7
(5–4)
Gersten Pavilion (388)
Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2018
2:00 pm
at San Diego W 67–53  14–7
(6–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (373)
San Diego, CA
02/01/2018
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 52–62  14–8
(6–5)
Marriott Center (780)
Provo, UT
02/03/2018
2:00 pm
Portland W 76–55  15–8
(7–5)
Gersten Pavilion (256)
Los Angeles, CA
02/08/2018
6:00 pm
at Saint Mary's W 75–65  16–8
(8–5)
McKeon Pavilion (225)
Moraga, CA
02/10/2018
2:00 pm
at Pepperdine L 74–85  16–9
(8–6)
Firestone Fieldhouse (297)
Malibu, CA
02/15/2018
7:00 pm
Gonzaga L 69–75  16–10
(8–7)
Gersten Pavilion (259)
Los Angeles, CA
02/17/2018
2:00 pm
San Francisco W 65–60  17–10
(9–7)
Gersten Pavilion (304)
Los Angeles, CA
02/22/2018
7:00 pm
Santa Clara W 64–45  18–10
(10–7)
Gersten Pavilion (390)
Los Angeles, CA
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
at Pacific W 79–77  19–10
(11–7)
Alex G. Spanos Center (609)
Stockton, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
8:00 pm, BYUtv
(4) vs. (5) San Francisco
Quarterfinals
L 76–89  19–11
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References

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