2017–18 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represents Washington State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by eleventh year head coach June Daugherty, play their home games at the Beasley Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 10–20, 3–14 in the Pac-12 to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament to USC.

2017–18 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2017–18 record10–20 (3–14 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon162 .889  335  .868
No. 15 Stanford143 .824  2411  .686
No. 9 UCLA144 .778  278  .771
No. 13 Oregon State144 .778  268  .765
California117 .611  2111  .656
Arizona State108 .556  2213  .629
USC99 .500  2011  .645
Utah810 .444  1814  .563
Colorado513 .278  1516  .484
Washington State314 .176  1020  .333
Arizona216 .111  624  .200
Washington117 .056  723  .233
2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 26 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

On March 13, June Daugherty was fired. She finished at Washington State with a record of 130–218.[4] WSU hired Northern Colorado head coach Ethridge on April 16.[5]

Previous season

They finished the season 16–20, 6–12 in the Pac-12 to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Stanford. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated BYU, Wyoming and UC Davis in the first, second and third rounds, Iowa in the quarterfinals before losing to Georgia Tech in the semifinals.

Roster

2017–18 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Caila Hailey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSerra HS Inglewood, CA
G 2 Krystle McKenzie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrN/A Brisbane, Australia
F 4 Louise Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrN/A Melbourne, Australia
F 5 Kayla Washington 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCajon HS San Bernardino, CA
G 10 Johanna Muzet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLyon Basket Lyon, France
G 11 Chanelle Molina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoKonawaena HS Kailua, HI
C 20 Maria Kostourkova 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrE.S.P.J.A.L. Lisbon, Portugal
F 21 Nike McClure 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrW. F. West HS Tenino, WA
G 22 Pinelopi Pavlopoulou 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrACS Athens Athens, Greece
G 23 Alexys Swedlund 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSt. Thomas More HS Rapid City, SD
G 24 Celena Molina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrKonawaena HS Kailua, HI
F 41 Jovana Subasic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrN/A Šabac, Serbia
F 42 Taryn Shelley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrShorewood HS Shoreline, WA
F 45 Borislava Hristova 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoGeorgi Benkovski Varna, Bulgaria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 25, 2018

Schedule

[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
7:00 pm
The Master's University W 95–57 
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm
at UC Davis L 76–91  0–1
The Pavilion (817)
Davis, CA
11/12/2017*
1:00 pm
at Saint Mary's L 75–81  0–2
McKeon Pavilion (307)
Moraga, CA
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm
at San Francisco W 74–70  1–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (358)
San Francisco, CA
11/19/2017*
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 Kentucky L 68–73  1–3
Beasley Coliseum (991)
Pullman, WA
11/24/2017*
2:00 pm
vs. No. 17 South Florida
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
L 45–82  1–4
Germain Arena (1,207)
Estero, FL
11/25/2017*
10:30 am
vs. East Tennessee State
Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round
W 80–76  2–4
Germain Arena (1,537)
Estero, FL
11/26/2017*
10:30 am
vs. Rutgers
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
W 63–60  3–4
Germain Arena (1,707)
Estero, FL
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 72–55  4–4
Beasley Coliseum (652)
Pullman, WA
12/04/2017*
7:00 pm
Saint Louis W 85–63  5–4
Beasley Coliseum (479)
Pullman, WA
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm, P12N
Gonzaga L 56–62  5–5
Beasley Coliseum (977)
Pullman, WA
12/18/2017*
6:00 pm
at Boise State W 61–53  6–5
Taco Bell Arena (896)
Boise, ID
12/22/2017*
11:00 am
at Nebraska W 73–61  7–5
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,404)
Lincoln, NE
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017
3:00 pm
at No. 10 Oregon L 56–89  7–6 (0–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (3,476)
Eugene, OR
12/31/2017
11:00 am, P12N
at No. 17 Oregon State L 53–71  7–7 (0–2)
Gill Coliseum (3,884)
Corvallis, OR
01/05/2018
8:00 pm, P12N
Colorado W 89–75  8–7 (1–2)
Beasley Coliseum (679)
Boulder, CO
01/07/2018
11:00 am, P12N
Utah L 77–79  8–8 (1–3)
Beasley Coliseum (776)
Boulder, CO
01/12/2018
6:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 57–70  8–9 (1–4)
Maples Pavilion (3,696)
Stanford, CA
01/14/2018
1:00 pm, P12N
at No. 24 California L 60–66  8–10 (1–5)
Haas Pavilion (1,758)
Berkeley, CA
01/17/2018
7:00 pm, P12N
Washington
Rivalry
W 78–75 OT 9–10 (2–5)
Beasley Coliseum (1,199)
Pullman, WA
01/21/2018
1:00 pm, P12N
at Washington
Rivalry
L 49–56  9–11 (2–6)
Alaska Airlines Arena (3,603)
Seattle, WA
01/26/2018
7:00 pm
USC L 72–73  9–12 (2–7)
Beasley Coliseum (803)
Pullman, WA
01/28/2018
3:00 pm
No. 13 UCLA L 71–79  9–13 (2–8)
Beasley Coliseum (1,093)
Pullman, WA
02/02/2018
5:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona W 78–60  10–13 (3–8)
McKale Center (1,612)
Tucson, AZ
02/04/2018
1:00 pm
at Arizona State L 51–77  10–14 (3–9)
Wells Fargo Arena (1,588)
Tempe, AZ
02/09/2018
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 Oregon State L 61–63 OT 10–15 (3–10)
Beasley Coliseum (906)
Pullman, WA
02/11/2018
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 Oregon L 79–90  10–16 (3–11)
Beasley Coliseum (1,122)
Pullman, WA
02/16/2018
6:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 50–54  10–17 (3–12)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,149)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/18/2018
11:00 am, P12N
at Colorado L 69–72  10–18 (3–13)
Coors Events Center (3,423)
Boulder, CO
02/22/2018
7:00 pm
California L 54–67  10–19 (3–14)
Beasley Coliseum (781)
Pullman, WA
02/24/2018
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 Stanford Cancelled Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
6:00 pm, P12N
(10) vs. (7) USC
First Round
L 44–47  10–20
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. "Washington State University Athletics" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. "Washington State Cougars Women's Basketball - Cougars News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. Washington State Cougars. "Washington State Cougars on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  4. "Washington State fires women's hoops coach June Daugherty". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  5. "Kamie Ethridge named women's basketball coach at Washington St". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  6. "Washington State University Athletics". WSUCougars.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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