2017–18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represents Northern Arizona University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by first year head coach Loree Payne, play their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were members of the Big Sky Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 7–23, 3–15 in Big Sky to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Women's Tournament to Portland State.

2017–18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2017–18 record7–23 (3–15 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Loree Payne (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kellee Barney
  • Brandon Huntley
Home arenaWalkup Skydome
Rolle Activity Center
2017–18 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Colorado †15–3 .833  26–7  .788
Idaho13–5 .722  19–14  .576
Eastern Washington12–6 .667  17–14  .548
Weber State12–6 .667  21–11  .656
Idaho State11–7 .611  21–11  .656
Portland State11–7 .611  19–13  .594
Montana9–9 .500  14–17  .452
Montana State9–9 .500  16–15  .516
North Dakota5–13 .278  12–18  .400
Sacramento State5–13 .278  7–23  .233
Northern Arizona4–14 .222  7–23  .233
Southern Utah2–16 .111  3–27  .100
† 2018 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of 19 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2017–18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Desirae Gonzalez  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoKingman
Nevada		 Kingman, AZ
G 5 Chelena Betoney 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) SrValley Pine Springs, AZ
F 10 Abbey Jensen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrKofa Yuma, AZ
G 11 Olivia Lucero 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrHighland
Loyola Marymount		 Gilbert, AZ
F 12 Kenna McDavis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrPinnacle HS
Boise State		 Phoenix, AZ
F 15 Khiarica Rasheed 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrGrant Portland, OR
G 20 Lauren Orndoff 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSouth Medford Medford, OR
G 21 Tate Tsingine 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrTuba City
Central Arizona		 Tuba City, AZ
G 22 Kaprice Boston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLynnwood Everett, WA
F 23 Kaleigh Paplow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrLutheran Parker, CO
F 24 Shantel Appleby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMililani Waipahu, HI
F 25 Brianna Lehew 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrThunderbird Phoenix, AZ
G 30 Caitlin Malvar  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWest Linn
Puget Sound		 Portland, OR
F 33 Peyton Carroll 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoClackamas Damascus, OR
G/F Jacey Bailey  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoBurnaby Mountain
Florida Atlantic		 Burnaby, BC
G Alize McCormick  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrTucson Tucson, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:30 pm		 UC Santa Barbara L 93–96  0–1
 Rolle Activity Center (603)
Flagstaff, AZ
11/12/2017*
1:30 pm		 Rice L 83–88  0–2
 Rolle Activity Center (297)
Flagstaff, AZ
11/17/2017*
10:00 pm, SPEC		 at Hawaii
Bank of Hawaii Classic		 L 68–84  0–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (1,710)
Honolulu, HI
11/19/2017*
5:30 pm		 vs. Boise State
Bank of Hawaii Classic		 W 62–60  1–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (1,756)
Honolulu, HI
11/27/2017*
6:30 pm		 vs. Antelope Valley W 104–49  2–3
 Tuba City HS (793)
Tuba City, AZ
12/03/2017*
1:00 pm		 at Denver L 73–80  2–4
 Hamilton Gymnasium (425)
Denver, CO
12/07/2017*
6:30 pm, FSAZ+/FCSP		 Arizona W 84–66  3–4
 Rolle Activity Center (383)
Flagstaff, AZ
12/09/2017*
3:30 pm, FSAZ/FCSP		 Cal Poly L 73–89  3–5
 Rolle Activity Center (307)
Flagstaff, AZ
12/14/2017*
12:00 pm		 Grand Canyon L 54–72  3–6
 Rolle Activity Center (1,240)
Flagstaff, AZ
12/16/2017*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 at Youngstown State L 67–69  3–7
 Beeghly Center (1,226)
Youngstown, OH
12/18/2017*
8:00 pm		 at Cal State Northridge L 69–78  3–8
 Matadome (252)
Northridge, CA
Big Sky regular season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm		 at Montana L 62–70 OT 3–9 (0–1)
 Dahlberg Arena (2,662)
Missoula, MT
12/30/2017
2:00 pm		 at Montana State L 39–61  3–10 (0–2)
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,636)
Bozeman, MT
01/04/2018
6:30 pm		 Weber State W 76–75  4–10 (1–2)
 Walkup Skydome (203)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/06/2018
5:00 pm, CW6		 Idaho State L 55–75  4–11 (1–3)
 Walkup Skydome (294)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/13/2018
5:00 pm, CW6		 Southern Utah L 57–60  4–12 (1–4)
 Walkup Skydome (300)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/18/2018
7:00 pm		 at Eastern Washington L 62–82  4–13 (1–5)
 Reese Court (429)
Cheney, WA
01/20/2018
3:00 pm		 at Idaho L 68–83  4–14 (1–6)
 Cowan Spectrum (505)
Moscow, ID
01/25/2018
6:30 pm		 Montana State L 56–78  4–15 (1–7)
 Walkup Skydome (435)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/27/2018
5:00 pm, CW6		 Montana L 52–69  4–16 (1–8)
 Walkup Skydome (398)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/01/2018
7:00 pm		 at Idaho State L 59–76  4–17 (1–9)
 Reed Gym (1,081)
Pocatello, ID
02/03/2018
2:00 pm		 at Weber State L 63–77  4–18 (1–10)
 Dee Events Center (789)
Ogden, UT
02/10/2018
12:30 pm		 at Southern Utah W 72–55  5–18 (2–10)
 America First Events Center (953)
Cedar City, UT
02/15/2018
6:30 pm		 Northern Colorado L 63–85  5–19 (2–11)
 Walkup Skydome (225)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/17/2018
5:00 pm, CW6		 North Dakota W 79–59  6–19 (3–11)
 Walkup Skydome (427)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/22/2018
8:00 pm		 at Sacramento State W 95–90 OT 7–19 (3–12)
 Hornets Nest (212)
Sacramento, CA
02/24/2018
2:00 pm		 at Portland State L 59–68  7–20 (3–13)
 Pamplin Sports Center (301)
Portland, OR
02/28/2018
6:30 pm		 Idaho L 83–93  7–21 (3–14)
 Walkup Skydome (253)
Flagstaff, AZ
03/02/2018
6:30 pm		 Eastern Washington L 83–98  7–22 (3–15)
 Walkup Skydome (555)
Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/05/2018
9:05 pm		 (6) vs. (11) Portland State
First Round		 L 61–77  7–23
 Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2017–18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

References
  1. "2017-18 NAU Women's Basketball Media Guide by NAU Athletics". issuu. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  2. "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Women's Basketball - Lumberjacks News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  3. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  4. "The Official Site of Northern Arizona University Athletics". Nauathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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