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 Oregon †16–2 .889  33–5  .868
No. 15 Stanford14–3 .824  24–11  .686
No. 9 UCLA14–4 .778  27–8  .771
No. 13 Oregon State14–4 .778  26–8  .765
California11–7 .611  21–11  .656
Arizona State10–8 .556  22–13  .629
USC9–9 .500  20–11  .645
Utah8–10 .444  18–14  .563
Colorado5–13 .278  15–16  .484
Washington State3–14 .176  10–20  .333
Arizona2–16 .111  6–24  .200
Washington1–17 .056  7–23  .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

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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19		Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  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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