2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Allison Guth, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.[1][2][3]
2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball | |
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WBI Champions | |
Conference | Ivy League |
2017–18 record | 19–13 (8–6 Ivy) |
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Home arena | John J. Lee Amphitheater |
2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
They finished the season at 19–13, 8–6 for fourth place in the Ivy League, which afforded them a spot in the conference playoff for a bid in the NCAA tournament. However, they were defeated in the first round by Princeton. The Bulldogs were then invited to the WBI, and they went on to win the championship, the first Ivy League team to win a postseason tournament.
Previous season
They finished the season 15–12, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in sixth place.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN |
LIU Brooklyn | W 62–51 | 1–0 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (802) New Haven, CT | |||||||
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN |
Colgate | W 82–56 | 2–0 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (846) New Haven, CT | |||||||
11/19/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Kansas | L 75–81 | 2–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse (1,918) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
11/21/2017* 7:30 pm |
at TCU | W 82–72 | 3–1 |
Schollmaier Arena (1,796) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm |
Army | L 65–82 | 3–2 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (502) New Haven, CT | |||||||
11/29/2017* 6:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 |
Providence | L 51–55 | 3–3 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT | |||||||
12/02/2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Binghamton | W 73–69 OT | 4–3 |
Binghamton University Events Center (3,640) Vestal, NY | |||||||
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Stony Brook | W 77–71 2OT | 5–3 |
Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm |
at Central Connecticut | W 75–62 | 6–3 |
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (412) New Britain, CT | |||||||
12/12/2017* 7:00 pm |
at Saint Peter's | W 70–49 | 7–3 |
Yanitelli Center (150) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
12/21/2017* 1:00 pm |
Indiana | L 68–72 | 7–4 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (311) New Haven, CT | |||||||
12/28/2017* 3:30 pm |
vs. UC Davis Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals |
L 61–71 | 7–5 |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (832) Bronx, NY | |||||||
12/29/2017* 1:00 pm |
vs. Hartford Fordham Holiday Classic 3rd place game |
L 70–78 | 7–6 |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (862) Bronx, NY | |||||||
Ivy League regular season | |||||||||||
01/12/2018 12:00 pm, ILDN/ELVN |
Brown | W 77–63 | 8–6 (1–0) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (605) New Haven, CT | |||||||
01/19/2018 5:30 pm, ILDN/MyRITV |
at Brown | L 71–81 OT | 8–7 (1–1) |
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,553) Providence, RI | |||||||
01/26/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN |
at Harvard | L 73–97 | 8–8 (1–2) |
Lavietes Pavilion (561) Cambridge, MA | |||||||
01/27/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN |
at Dartmouth | W 57–39 | 9–8 (2–2) |
Leede Arena (1,098) Hanover, NH | |||||||
02/02/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN |
Princeton | W 73–59 | 10–8 (3–2) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (688) New Haven, CT | |||||||
02/03/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 |
Penn | L 54–69 | 10–9 (3–3) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (654) New Haven, CT | |||||||
02/09/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN/SNY |
at Columbia | W 73–50 | 11–9 (4–3) |
Levien Gymnasium (412) New York, NY | |||||||
02/10/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 |
at Cornell | W 65–55 | 12–9 (5–3) |
Newman Arena (379) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
02/16/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN |
Dartmouth | L 62–64 OT | 12–10 (5–4) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (291) New Haven, CT | |||||||
02/17/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 |
Harvard | W 69–63 | 13–10 (6–4) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,006) New Haven, CT | |||||||
02/23/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN |
Cornell | W 69–56 | 14–10 (7–4) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (543) New Haven, CT | |||||||
02/24/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN |
Columbia | W 66–59 | 15–10 (8–4) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (612) New Haven, CT | |||||||
03/02/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3 |
Penn | L 52–64 | 15–11 (8–5) |
Palestra (313) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
03/03/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN |
at Princeton | L 53–64 | 15–12 (8–6) |
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,272) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
Ivy League Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/10/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(4) | vs. (1) Princeton Semifinals |
L 57–78 | 15–13 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
WBI | |||||||||||
03/15/2018* 7:00 pm |
at Northeastern First Round |
W 68–58 | 16–13 |
Cabot Center (232) Boston, MA | |||||||
03/20/2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Binghamton Quarterfinals |
W 70–64 | 17–13 |
Binghamton University Events Center (703) Vestal, NY | |||||||
03/24/2018* 5:00 pm |
South Alabama Semifinals |
W 76–74 OT | 18–13 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (350) New Haven, CT | |||||||
03/29/2018* 8:00 pm |
at Central Arkansas Championship Game |
W 54–50 | 19–13 |
Farris Center (3,526) Conway, AR | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- "Yale" (PDF). Yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- Jeff Goodman. "Yale Bulldogs Women's Basketball - Bulldogs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- Yale Bulldogs. "Yale Bulldogs on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- "2017-18 Yale Women's Basketball Schedule - Yale". Yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.