2017–18 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

The 2017–18 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represents the University of Montana during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz are led by second year head coach Shannon Schweyen, play their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Northern Colorado.

2017–18 Montana Lady Griz basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2017–18 record1417 (99 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Shannon Schweyen (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sonya Stokken
  • Mike Petrino
  • Jordan Sullivan
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
2017–18 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Colorado153 .833  267  .788
Idaho135 .722  1914  .576
Eastern Washington126 .667  1714  .548
Weber State126 .667  2111  .656
Idaho State117 .611  2111  .656
Portland State117 .611  1913  .594
Montana99 .500  1417  .452
Montana State99 .500  1615  .516
North Dakota513 .278  1218  .400
Sacramento State513 .278  723  .233
Northern Arizona414 .222  723  .233
Southern Utah216 .111  327  .100
2018 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of 19 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Montana Lady Griz women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Sophia Stiles 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMalta HS Malta, MT
G 3 Gabi Harrington 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBishop Kelly HS Boise, ID
G 4 Sierra Anderson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrHenry M. Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA
F 10 Kayleigh Valley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrUniversity HS Spokane, WA
F 11 Abby Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrGlencoe HS Hillsboro, OR
F 12 Nora Klick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrGreat Falls HS Simms, MT
F 13 Alycia Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrStevensville HS Stevensville, MT
F 14 Hailey Nicholson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMalta HS Malta, MT
F 22 Mekayla Isaak 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrBend HS Bend, OR
G 23 Taylor Goligoski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoHamilton HS Hamilton, MT
F 24 Jace Henderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrBillings Senior HS Billings, MT
F 30 Caitlin Lonergan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrBozeman HS Bozeman, MT
G 32 McKenzie Johnston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoCapital HS Helena, MT
G 34 Madi Schoening 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSandpoint HS Sandpoint, ID
F 44 Emma Stockholm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoChelan HS Chelan, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2017

Schedule

Source [4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2017*
7:00 pm
Carroll (MT) W 55–48 
Dahlberg Arena (2,178)
Missoula, MT
11/07/2017*
7:00 pm
Black Hills State W 70–46 
Dahlberg Arena (2,132)
Missoula, MT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2017*
6:30 pm
at Wyoming L 62–67  0–1
Arena-Auditorium (2,484)
Laramie, WY
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Kentucky L 54–71  0–2
Dahlberg Arena (2,808)
Missoula, MT
11/18/2017*
7:00 pm
Gonzaga L 55–70  0–3
Dahlberg Arena (3,520)
Missoula, MT
11/23/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. Indiana State
Cancún Challenge Rivera Division
L 45–57  0–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. No. 20 Marquette
Cancún Challenge Rivera Division
L 68–87  0–5
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton
37th Lady Griz Classic
W 68–47  1–5
Dahlberg Arena (2,512)
Missoula, MT
12/02/2017*
7:00 pm
Long Beach State
37th Lady Griz Classic
W 67–60  2–5
Dahlberg Arena (2,455)
Missoula, MT
12/07/2017*
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin W 60–52  3–5
Dahlberg Arena (2,478)
Missoula, MT
12/10/2017*
3:00 pm
at Fresno State L 58–61  3–6
Save Mart Center (1,872)
Fresno, CA
12/13/2017*
12:00 pm
Seattle L 64–78  3–7
Dahlberg Arena (7,018)
Missoula, MT
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm
Rocky Mountain (MT) W 54–38  4–7
Dahlberg Arena (2,173)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky regular season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 70–62 OT 5–7
(1–0)
Dahlberg Arena (2,662)
Missoula, MT
12/30/2017
2:00 pm
Southern Utah W 81–71  6–7
(2–0)
Dahlberg Arena (2,717)
Missoula, MT
01/04/2018
6:00 pm
at North Dakota W 54–43  7–7
(3–0)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,325)
Grand Forks, ND
01/06/2018
2:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 68–59  7–8
(3–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (757)
Greeley, CO
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 68–59  8–8
(4–1)
Dahlberg Arena (2,333)
Missoula, MT
01/13/2018
2:00 pm
Portland State W 69–53  9–8
(5–1)
Dahlberg Arena (2,866)
Missoula, MT
01/20/2018
2:00 pm, SWX Montana
at Montana State L 64–81  9–9
(5–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,017)
Bozeman, MT
01/25/2018
6:30 pm
at Southern Utah W 74–65  10–9
(6–2)
America First Events Center (1,010)
Cedar City, UT
01/27/2018
5:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 69–52  11–9
(7–2)
Walkup Skydome (398)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/01/2018
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 58–64  11–10
(7–3)
Dahlberg Arena (3,155)
Missoula, MT
02/03/2018
2:00 pm
North Dakota W 53–51  12–10
(8–3)
Dahlberg Arena (2,943)
Missoula, MT
02/08/2018
9:00 pm
at Portland State L 53–70  12–11
(8–4)
Pamplin Sports Center (294)
Portland, OR
02/10/2018
3:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 64–79  12–12
(8–5)
Hornets Nest (214)
Grand Forks, ND
02/15/2018
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 72–75  12–13
(8–6)
Dahlberg Arena (3,525)
Missoula, MT
02/17/2018
2:00 pm
Idaho L 56–67  12–14
(8–7)
Dahlberg Arena (3,353)
Missoula, MT
02/24/2018
2:00 pm, SWX Montana
Montana State W 87–63  13–14
(9–7)
Dahlberg Arena (4,011)
Missoula, MT
02/28/2018
7:00 pm
at Weber State L 73–89  13–15
(9–8)
Dee Events Center (848)
Ogden, UT
03/02/2018
7:00 pm
at Idaho State L 60–72  13–16
(9–9)
Reed Gym (1,139)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/05/2018
1:05 pm
(9) vs. (8) Sacramento State
First Round
W 87–80  14–16
Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
03/07/2018
1:05 pm
(9) vs. (1) Northern Colorado
Quarterfinals
L 69–78  14–17
Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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