2017–18 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represents the University of Oklahoma in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners are led by Sherri Coale in her twenty-second season. The team plays its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.[2][3][4] They finished the season 16–15, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to TCU. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where lost to DePaul in the first round.

2017–18 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12
2017–18 record16–15 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jan Ross
  • Pam DeCosta
  • Chad Thrailkill
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Baylor180 1.000  332  .943
No. 8 Texas153 .833  287  .800
Oklahoma State117 .611  2111  .656
Oklahoma117 .611  1615  .516
TCU99 .500  2313  .639
West Virginia810 .444  2512  .676
Iowa State711 .389  1417  .452
Kansas State711 .389  1816  .529
Kansas315 .167  1218  .400
Texas Tech117 .056  723  .233
2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster

2017–18 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Vionise Pierre-Louise 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrGrandview Prep Lake Worth, FL
G 1 LaNesia Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrNortheast Academy Oklahoma City, OK
F 3 Mandy Simpson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBoise Boise, ID
G 11 Morgan Rich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoAllen County Scottsville
Kentucky
Scottsville, KY
G 12 Gileysa Penzo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrMontverde Academy Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
G 14 Shaina Pellington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrDunbarton Pickering, ON
G 21 Gabbi Ortiz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrThe Prairie School Racine, WI
G 22 Ana Llanusa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrChoctaw Choctaw, OK
G 23 Maddie Manning 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSAnkeny Ankeny, IA
F 24 Ijeoma Odimgbe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrJohnson Savannah, GA
C 30 McKeena Treece 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrIncarnate Word Academy St. Peters, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2017

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Central Oklahoma W 86–64 
 18  Ortiz  17  Simpson  6  Pellington  Lloyd Noble Center (2,627)
Norman, OK
11/07/2017*
6:30 pm, FSOK
No. 22 Southwestern Oklahoma State W 109–65 
 20  Manning  11  Pierre-Louis  5  Pellington  Lloyd Noble Center (2,695)
Norman, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Belmont W 96–73  1–0
 24  Pierre-Louis  12  Pierre-Louis  3  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (3,306)
Norman, OK
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 21 at DePaul L 108–111 OT 1–1
 25  Pierre-Louis  16  Pierre-Louis  4  Manning  McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,072)
Chicago, IL
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm, FSOK+/FCSA
No. 21 SMU W 87–75  2–1
 20  Ortiz  8  2 tied  5  Manning  Lloyd Noble Center (2,518)
Norman, OK
11/21/2017*
8:00 pm
at Colorado State W 78–46  3–1
 18  Ortiz  7  2 tied  4  Pierre-Louis  Moby Arena (1,409)
Fort Collins, CO
11/25/2017*
4:30 pm, P12N
at No. 10 Oregon
PK80 Invitational
L 74–92  3–2
 32  Pierre-Louis  13  Pierre-Louis  3  Pellington  Matthew Knight Arena (6,033)
Eugene, OR
11/28/2017*
6:30 pm
at Little Rock L 56–68  3–3
 15  2 tied  7  2 tied  2  2 tied  Jack Stephens Center (1,306)
Little Rock, AR
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm, FSOK
Florida
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 61–80  3–4
 22  Pellington  6  Manning  2  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (2,992)
Norman, OK
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota State L 61–67  3–5
 16  Pellington  9  Simpson  4  Penzo  Frost Arena (2,068)
Brookings, SD
12/09/2017*
2:00 pm, FSOK
No. 16 South Florida W 79–74  4–5
 31  Ortiz  9  Llanusa  6  Manning  Lloyd Noble Center (3,896)
Norman, OK
12/16/2017*
2:00 pm, FSOK
New Mexico W 105–63  5–5
 25  Ortiz  13  Pierre-Louis  11  Penzo  Lloyd Noble Center (4,508)
Norman, OK
12/19/2017*
5:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase
L 64–88  5–6
 15  Manning  6  Pierre-Louis  2  5 tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (9,151)
Uncasville, CT
Big 12 Regular Season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm, FSOK
No. 8 Texas L 78–88  5–7
(0–1)
 16  Pellington  5  2 tied  3  Pierre-Louis  Lloyd Noble Center (3,391)
Norman, OK
12/31/2017
2:00 pm
at Iowa State W 74–69  6–7
(1–1)
 23  Pellington  5  2-tied  4  Pierre-Louis  Hilton Coliseum (9,791)
Ames, IA
01/04/2018
7:00 pm, FSOK
TCU W 84–71  7–7
(2–1)
 22  Manning  12  Pierre-Louis  4  Pierre-Louis  Lloyd Noble Center (2,522)
Norman, OK
01/07/2018
4:00 pm, FSOK
at No. 20 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 82–96  7–8
(2–2)
 25  Manning  8  Manning  4  2 tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,128)
Stillwater, OK
01/10/2018
6:00 pm, FSSW+
at Texas Tech W 73–52  8–8
(3–2)
 22  Pierre-Louis  10  Manning  5  Ortiz  United Supermarkets Arena (4,352)
Lubbock, TX
01/14/2018
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 5 Baylor L 54–74  8–9
(3–3)
 19  Llanusa  6  Ortiz  2  Ortiz  Lloyd Noble Center (3,510)
Norman, OK
01/17/2018
7:00 pm
at Kansas State W 76–71  9–9
(4–3)
 20  Ortiz  7  2 tied  6  2 tied  Bramlage Coliseum (3,465)
Manhattan, KS
01/20/2018
12:00 pm, FSN
No. 24 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 67–70  9–10
(4–4)
 26  Pellington  20  Pierre-Louis  3  Pierre-Louis  Lloyd Noble Center (4,529)
Norman, OK
01/24/2018
6:00 pm, FSOK
Kansas W 97–64  10–10
(5–4)
 18  Llanusa  7  Llanusa  3  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (3,302)
Norman, OK
01/27/2018
2:00 pm, FSSW
at No. 24 TCU L 58–62  10–11
(5–5)
 19  Pellington  14  Pierre-Louis  4  Penzo  Schollmaier Arena (2,882)
Fort Worth, TX
01/31/2018
10:30 am, FSOK
Kansas State W 68–49  11–11
(6–5)
 26  Pierre-Louis  13  Pierre-Louis  5  3 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (7,245)
Norman, OK
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, FSOK
No. 21 West Virginia W 76–57  12–11
(7–5)
 27  Llanusa  6  3 tied  4  Ortiz  Lloyd Noble Center (3,490)
Norman, OK
02/05/2018
8:00 pm, FS1
at No. 3 Baylor L 65–74  12–12
(7–6)
 19  Pierre-Louis  6  Manning  5  Pellington  Ferrell Center (5,324)
Waco, TX
02/10/2018
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3
at Kansas W 72–52  13–12
(8–6)
 16  Oritz  9  Pierre-Louis  5  Ortiz  Allen Fieldhouse (4,117)
Lawrence, KS
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, ATTPT
at West Virginia W 79–77 OT 14–12
(9–6)
 22  Pellington  11  Pierre-Louis  4  Ortiz  WVU Coliseum (4,326)
Morgantown, WV
02/21/2018
7:00 pm, FSSW+
Iowa State W 80–71  15–12
(10–6)
 23  Pierre-Louis  11  Pierre-Louis  5  Ortiz  Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
02/24/2018
12:00 pm, FSOK
Texas Tech W 79–61  16–12
(11–6)
 19  Pierre-Louis  12  Pierre-Louis  4  Ortiz  Lloyd Noble Center (5,030)
Norman, OK
02/27/2018
6:00 pm, LHN
at No. 7 Texas L 66–79  16–13
(11–7)
 19  Pierre-Louis  7  Pierre-Louis  2  4 tied  Frank Erwin Center (4,207)
Austin, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
11:00 am, FSN
(4) vs. (5) TCU
Quarterfinals
L 83–90  16–14
 24  Manning  10  Pierre-Louis  2  Pellington  Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
11:00 am, ESPN2
(12 S) vs. (5 S) DePaul
First Round
L 79–90  16–15
 21  Pierre-Louis  8  Manning  10  Penzo  Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Central Time.

x- Sooner Sports Television (SSTV) is aired locally on Fox Sports. However the contract allows games to air on various affiliates. Those affiliates are FSSW, FSSW+, FSOK, FSOK+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 22 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR N/A
Coaches 21 N/A RV RV NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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