2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by eighth year head coach Robin Pingeton. They play their games at Mizzou Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They began the season ranked #16 in both the AP and Coaches Polls. They finished the season 24–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a 4-way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Georgia. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they got upset by Florida Gulf Coast in the first round.

2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
Cal Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 17
2017–18 record24–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Putnam
  • Ashleen Bracey
Home arenaMizzou Arena
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State160 1.000  372  .949
No. 7 South Carolina124 .750  297  .806
No. 18 Georgia124 .750  267  .788
No. 12 Tennessee115 .688  258  .758
No. 17 Missouri115 .688  248  .750
No. 14 Texas A&M115 .688  2610  .722
No. 24 LSU115 .688  1910  .655
Alabama79 .438  2014  .588
Kentucky610 .375  1517  .469
Auburn511 .313  1415  .483
Arkansas313 .188  1318  .419
Florida313 .188  1119  .367
Vanderbilt313 .188  724  .226
Ole Miss115 .063  1219  .387
2018 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Last season

They finished the 2016–17 season at 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to tie for fourth place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Texas A&M. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated South Florida in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Haley Troup 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrGadsden City Gadsden, AL
G 1 Kelsey Winfrey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLebanon Lebanon, MO
G 2 Jordan Roundtree 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoKirkwood St. Louis, MO
G 3 Sophie Cunningham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRock Bridge Columbia, MO
F 4 Bri Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrRock Bridge Columbia, MO
G 5 Lauren Aldridge  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrMarshfield
Kansas
Marshfield, MO
G 10 Nadia Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrHomewood-Flossmoor Chicago, IL
G 12 Elle Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrRock Bridge Columbia, MO
F 13 Hannah Schuchts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoMaclay School Tallahassee, FL
F 20 Kayla Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrMason Cincinnati, OH
F 21 Cierra Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrRock Bridge Columbia, MO
G/F 22 Jordan Frericks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrQuincy Notre Dame Quincy, IL
G 23 Amber Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoLoyola College Prep Shreveport, LA
G 24 Jordan Chavis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoCentral Davidson Lexington, NC
F 25 Emmanuelle Tahane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMarcellin Berthelot Bondy, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2018

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 16 Southwest Baptist W 77–55 
Mizzou Arena (1,595)
Columbia, MO
11/06/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 16 McKendree W 80–30 
Mizzou Arena (1,102)
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
2:30 pm
No. 16 vs. Western Kentucky
Hawkeye Classic semifinals
L 76–79  0–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1,015)
Iowa City, IA
11/11/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 16 vs. Quinnipiac
Hawkeye Classic 3rd place game
W 66–51  1–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1,027)
Iowa City, IA
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 23 Wright State W 82–80  2–1
Mizzou Arena (3,351)
Columbia, MO
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 at Missouri State W 69–59  3–1
JQH Arena (4,251)
Springfield, MO
11/24/2017*
6:00 pm
No. 23 vs. Coppin State
Cal Classic semifinals
W 72–50  4–1
Haas Pavilion (722)
Berkeley, CA
11/25/2017*
5:00 pm
No. 23 at No. 21 California
Cal Classic championship
W 55–52  5–1
Haas Pavilion (2,011)
Berkeley, CA
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 19 Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 73–59  6–1
Mizzou Arena (3,068)
Columbia, MO
12/02/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 19 New Orleans W 81–45  7–1
Mizzou Arena (3,345)
Columbia, MO
12/08/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Saint Louis W 70–58  8–1
Mizzou Arena (3,470)
Columbia, MO
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 17 SIU Edwardsville W 78–48  9–1
Mizzou Arena (3,234)
Columbia, MO
12/17/2017*
12:15 pm
No. 16 vs. Indiana
West Palm Invitational
W 75–55  10–1
Student Life Center (350)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/18/2017*
4:00 pm
No. 16 vs. Xavier
West Palm Invitational
W 74–48  11–1
Student Life Center (350)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/22/2017*
12:00 pm
No. 16 Illinois
Braggin' Rights
W 72–55  12–1
Mizzou Arena (4,630)
Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
12/31/2017
2:00 pm
No. 16 at Alabama W 62–56  13–1
(1–0)
Coleman Coliseum (1,370)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/04/2018
7:00 pm
No. 15 LSU L 65–69  13–2
(1–1)
Mizzou Arena (3,253)
Columbia, MO
01/07/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 No. 4 South Carolina W 83–74  14–2
(2–1)
Mizzou Arena (4,652)
Columbia, MO
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
No. 12 at Vanderbilt W 81–70  15–2
(3–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,112)
Nashville, TN
01/18/2018
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 11 at Ole Miss W 67–48  16–2
(4–1)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (931)
Oxford, MS
01/21/2018
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 11 Arkansas W 88–54  17–2
(5–1)
Mizzou Arena (5,219)
Columbia, MO
01/25/2018
6:00 pm
No. 11 at No. 21 Georgia L 50–62  17–3
(5–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,668)
Athens, GA
01/28/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 at No. 9 South Carolina L 54–64  17–4
(5–3)
Colonial Life Arena (13,433)
Columbia, SC
02/01/2018
7:30 pm, SECN
No. 15 No. 2 Mississippi State L 53–57  17–5
(5–4)
Mizzou Arena (5,095)
Columbia, MO
02/05/2018
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 15 Florida W 66–64  18–5
(6–4)
Mizzou Arena (3,164)
Columbia, MO
02/08/2018
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 15 Kentucky W 83–78  19–5
(7–4)
Mizzou Arena (3,430)
Columbia, MO
02/11/2018
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 15 at Arkansas
Postponed (travel conditions),[2]
Rescheduled for February 12, 2018
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
02/12/2018
6:00 pm
No. 13 at Arkansas W 84–58  20–5
(8–4)
Bud Walton Arena (1,766)
Fayetteville, AR
02/15/2018
6:00 pm
No. 13 at Auburn W 59–51  21–5
(9–4)
Auburn Arena (1,759)
Auburn, AL
02/18/2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 13 No. 11 Tennessee W 77–73  22–5
(10–4)
Mizzou Arena (11,092)
Columbia, MO
02/22/2018
7:00 pm
No. 11 Vanderbilt W 83–68  23–5
(11–4)
Mizzou Arena (4,123)
Columbia, MO
02/25/2018
3:00 pm, SECN
No. 11 at No. 17 Texas A&M L 63–82  23–6
(11–5)
Reed Arena (6,627)
College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
8:30 pm, SECN
(6) No. 14 vs. (14) Ole Miss
Second Round
W 59–50  24–6
Bridgestone Arena (6,047)
Nashville, TN
03/02/2018
8:30 pm, SECN
(6) No. 14 vs. (3) No. 19 Georgia
Quarterfinals
L 44–55  24–7
Bridgestone Arena (7,489)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(5 L) No. 17 vs. (12 L) Florida Gulf Coast
First Round
L 70–80  24–8
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 16 16 23 23 19 16 16 16 16 15 12 11 11 15 15 13 11 14 16 Not released 
Coaches 16 16 16^ 19 18 17 16 16 15 13 12 11 15 15 13 9 13 14 15 22

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also

2017–18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

References

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