2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Boettcher and play their home games at America First Events Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 3–27, 1–15 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Women's Tournament to Idaho State.

2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2017–18 record3–27 (2–16 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dionisio Gomez
  • Anne Freitas Sabatini
  • Robert Yonce
Home arenaAmerica First Events 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

On March 13, Chris Boettcher was fired. He finished at Southern Utah with a 4 year record of 29–92.[4] On April 18, former Saint Mary's assistant coach Tracy Sanders was named the next head coach at Southern Utah.[5]

Roster
2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Rebecca Cardenas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoBurges El Paso, TX
G/F 4 Ashley Larsen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoAmerican Fork
Utah Valley		 American Fork, UT
G 10 Natalie Sanchez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrBurges El Paso, TX
F 11 Megan Kamps 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrManhattan Christian Manhattan, MT
G/F 12 Chloe Bradford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMinico
Treasure Valley CC		 Heyburn, ID
G 14 Breanu Reid 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrPiedmont Oklahoma City, OK
G 15 Kiana Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoNorthridge
Northern Colorado		 Tuscaloosa, AL
G 20 Skylee Doman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCanby Canby, OR
C 21 Whitney Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrLone Peak HS
New Mexico		 Highland, UT
F 24 Jessica Chatman  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoUnion
BYU		 Ridgefield, WA
G 25 Peyton Torgerson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNorth Sevier Salina, UT
C 30 Carlie Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrDallas Christian Forney, TX
G/F 34 Mo Tapasa  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoCentral
Western Oregon		 Monmouth, OR
F 40 Sariah Swallow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMillard Flowell, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2017

Schedule and results

[6]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2017*
6:30 pm		 Northern New Mexico W 86–67 
America First Events Center 
Cedar City, UT
Nov 03, 2017*
5:00 pm		 Concordia (Oregon) W 82–62 
America First Events Center 
Cedar City, UT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket		 L 67–75 OT 0–1
 Marriott Center (972)
Provo, UT
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at San Diego L 59–72  0–2
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (202)
San Diego, CA
Nov 18, 2017*
7:30 pm		 Binghamton L 66–72  0–3
 America First Events Center (480)
Cedar City, UT
Nov 21, 2017*
5:00 pm		 Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket		 W 70–67  1–3
 America First Events Center (450)
Cedar City, UT
Nov 24, 2017*
2:00 pm		 UC Davis L 59–85  1–4
 America First Events Center (500)
Cedar City, UT
Nov 27, 2017*
6:30 pm		 Cal State Bakersfield L 45–46  1–5
 America First Events Center (525)
Cedar City, UT
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket		 L 61–69  1–6
 Lockhart Arena (319)
Orem, UT
Dec 05, 2017*
12:00 pm		 UC Irvine L 64–71  1–7
 America First Events Center (800)
Cedar City, UT
Dec 09, 2017*
3:00 pm		 at No. 9 Oregon L 38–98  1–8
 Matthew Knight Arena (2,565)
Eugene, OR
Dec 18, 2017*
2:00 pm		 at Grand Canyon L 54–59  1–9
 GCU Arena (247)
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 20, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at Arizona L 74–76 2OT 1–10
 McKale Center (1,215)
Tucson, AZ
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Montana State L 71–91  1–11
(0–1)		 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,679)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 30, 2017
2:00 pm		 at Montana L 71–81  1–12
(0–2)		 Dahlberg Arena (2,717)
Missoula, MT
Jan 04, 2018
6:30 pm		 Idaho State W 76–70  2–12
(1–2)		 America First Events Center (756)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 06, 2018
12:30 pm		 Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket		 L 64–77  2–13
(1–3)		 America First Events Center (714)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 13, 2018
5:00 pm		 at Northern Arizona W 75–55  3–13
(2–3)		 Walkup Skydome (294)
Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm		 at Idaho L 51–74  3–14
(2–4)		 Cowan Spectrum (505)
Moscow, ID
Jan 20, 2018
3:00 pm		 at Eastern Washington L 41–58  3–15
(2–5)		 Reese Court (426)
Cheney, WA
Jan 25, 2018
6:30 pm		 Montana L 64–75  3–16
(2–6)		 America First Events Center (1,010)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 27, 2018
12:30 pm		 Montana State L 57–63  3–17
(2–7)		 America First Events Center (653)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 01, 2018
12:00 pm		 at Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket		 L 50–61  3–18
(2–8)		 Dee Events Center (3,146)
Ogden, UT
Feb 03, 2018
2:00 pm		 at Idaho State L 39–66  3–19
(2–9)		 Reed Gym (974)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 10, 2018
12:30 pm		 Northern Arizona L 55–72  3–20
(2–10)		 America First Events Center (953)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 15, 2018
6:30 pm		 North Dakota L 53–68  3–21
(2–11)		 America First Events Center (723)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 17, 2018
12:30 pm		 Northern Colorado L 54–60  3–22
(2–12)		 America First Events Center (631)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 22, 2018
9:00 pm		 at Portland State L 66–70  3–23
(2–13)		 Pamplin Sports Center (310)
Portland, OR
Feb 24, 2018
3:05 pm		 at Sacramento State L 77–79  3–24
(2–14)		 Hornets Nest (373)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 28, 2018
6:30 pm		 Eastern Washington L 49–70  3–25
(2–15)		 America First Events Center (1,082)
Cedar City, UT
Mar 02, 2018
6:30 pm		 Idaho L 57–65  3–26
(2–16)		 America First Events Center (978)
Cedar City, UT
Big Sky Women's Tournament
Mar 05, 2018
3:35 pm		 (12) vs. (6) Idaho State
First Round		 L 49–59  3–27
 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 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team

References
  1. "Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics". Suutbirds.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  2. "Southern Utah Thunderbirds Women's Basketball - Thunderbirds News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  3. Southern Utah Thunderbirds. "Southern Utah Thunderbirds on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  4. "SUU fires women's basketball coach Chris Boettcher" (Press release). The Spectrum. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  5. "Southern Utah Announces Tracy Sanders As Head Women's Basketball Coach" (Press release). SSU Thunderbirds. April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  6. "Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics". Suutbirds.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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