2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

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2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
Creighton Bluejays wordmark.svg
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference Big East
Record19–13 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carli Tritz
  • Chevelle Saunsoci
  • Linda Sayavongchanh
Home arena D. J. Sokol Arena
Seasons
  2016–17
2018–19  
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
DePaul153 .833278  .771
Marquette 153 .8332410  .706
Villanova 126 .667239  .719
Creighton 117 .6111913  .594
St. John's 99 .5001915  .559
Georgetown 99 .5001616  .500
Seton Hall 711 .3891616  .500
Butler 612 .3331517  .469
Xavier 315 .1671020  .333
Providence 315 .1671021  .323
2018 Big East tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by fifteenth year head coach Jim Flanery, played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. [1] [2] [3] They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament, where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Iowa in the first round before losing to UCLA in the second round.

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Previous season

They finished the season 24–8, 16–2 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1Jade Owens5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)RS Jr Fenwick River Forest, IL
G 2Myah Mellman5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Sr Mason City Mason City, IA
G 4Aimee Rischard5 ft 5 in(1.65 m)Sr Mount Saint Mary Catholic Oklahoma City, OK
F 5Jaylyn Agnew5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)RS So Andover Andover, KS
F 11Bailey Norby6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)RS Sr Forest Lake Forest Lake, MN
F 12Gracey Griglione6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Fr Interstate 35 Truro, IA
G 14Sydney Lamberty5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Sr Park Cottage Grove, MN
G 15Tatum Rembao5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Fr Loveland Loveland, CO
G 21Olivia Elger5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)RS So Richwoods Peoria, IL
G 22Brooke Kissinger5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)RS Jr Minden
Illinois
Minden, NE
G 24Temi Carda5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)Fr Lakeville North Lakeville, MN
F 33Kylie Brown6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)Sr Simley Inver Grove Heights, MN
F 40Ali Greene6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)RS So Mahtomedi Lino Lakes, MN
F 45Audrey Faber6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Jr Dowling Catholic Clive, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 21, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
6:00 pm
Northern State W 68–63 
D. J. Sokol Arena  
Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
11:30 am
Wichita State W 66–61 1–0
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,323)
Omaha, NE
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm
at  South Dakota L 68–73 1–1
Sanford Coyote Sports Center  (1,997)
Vermillion, SD
11/19/2017*
7:00 pm
at  Nebraska W 64–49 2–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena  (4,324)
Lincoln, NE
11/21/2017*
6:00 pm
Northern Iowa W 89–78 2OT3–1
D. J. Sokol Arena (632)
Omaha, NE
11/24/2017*
1:00 pm
vs.  Washington
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 64–67 3–2
South Point Arena  (175)
Enterprise, NV
11/25/2017*
3:30 pm
vs. No. 5  UCLA
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 63–72 3–3
South Point Arena (550)
Enterprise, NV
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm
at  Drake W 108–100 4OT4–3
Knapp Center  (2,863)
Des Moines, IA
12/10/2017*
1:00 pm
at  Omaha W 72–51 5–3
Baxter Arena  (2,043)
Omaha, NE
12/15/2017*
4:00 pm
South Dakota State W 72–65 6–3
D. J. Sokol Arena (780)
Omaha, NE
12/21/2017*
6:00 pm
No. 13  Florida State L 82–92 6–4
D. J. Sokol Arena (760)
Omaha, NE
Big East regular season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm,  BEDN
No. 18  Villanova W 69–54 7–4 (1–0)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120)
Omaha, NE
12/30/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown W 69–58 8–4 (2–0)
D. J. Sokol Arena (745)
Omaha, NE
01/02/2018
6:00 pm,  FS2
at  Seton Hall W 68–51 9–4 (3–0)
Walsh Gymnasium  (625)
South Orange, NJ
01/05/2018
6:00 pm, BEDN
at  St. John's L 65–72 OT9–5 (3–1)
Carnesecca Arena  (625)
Queens, NY
01/07/2018
1:00 pm, FS2
Marquette L 77–92 9–6 (3–2)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,109)
Omaha, NE
01/10/2018
8:00 pm, BEDN
DePaul L 54–82 9–7 (3–3)
D. J. Sokol Arena (672)
Omaha, NE
01/13/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
Providence W 73–56 10–7 (4–3)
D. J. Sokol Arena (951)
Omaha, NE
01/19/2018
6:00 pm, BEDN
at  Butler L 53–59 10–8 (4–4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse  (922)
Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2018
11:00 am, BEDN
at  Xavier W 71–64 OT11–8 (5–4)
Cintas Center  (922)
Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
St. John'sL 65–72 11–9 (5–5)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,316)
Omaha, NE
01/28/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
Seton HallW 53–39 12–9 (6–5)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,015)
Omaha, NE
02/02/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at DePaulL 67–77 12–10 (7–5)
McGrath-Phillips Arena  (1,828)
Chicago, IL
02/04/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
at MarquetteW 74–73 13–10 (8–5)
Al McGuire Center  (1,612)
Milwaukee, WI
02/10/2018
11:00 am, BEDN
at ProvidenceW 87–84 2OT14–10 (9–5)
Alumni Hall  (439)
Providence, RI
02/16/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
XavierW 65–54 15–10 (10–5)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002)
Omaha, NE
02/18/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
ButlerW 64–55 16–10 (11–5)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,261)
Omaha, NE
02/23/2018
10:00 am, BEDN
at GeorgetownL 67–70 16–11 (11–6)
McDonough Gymnasium  (2,257)
Washington, D.C.
02/25/2018
1:00 pm, FS1
VillanovaW 55–48 17–11 (12–6)
Jake Nevin Field House  (801)
Villanova, PA
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2018
2:30 pm, FS2
(4) vs. (5) St. John's
Quarterfinals
W 66–58 18–11
Wintrust Arena (1,991)
Chicago, IL
03/05/2018
3:00 pm, FS1
(4) vs. (1) Marquette
Semifinals
L 70–76 18–12
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
5:00 pm,  ESPN2
(11 KC) vs. (6 KC)  Iowa
First Round
W 76–70 19–12
Pauley Pavilion  (2,304)
Los Angeles, CA
03/19/2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(11 KC) at (3 KC) No. 9  UCLA
Second Round
L 64–86 19–13
Pauley Pavilion (1,860)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

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See also

References

  1. "Creighton University Athletics - Download the Bluejay Women's Basketball Media Guide Today". Gocreighton.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  2. "Creighton Bluejays Women's Basketball - Bluejays News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. Creighton Bluejays. "Creighton Bluejays on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  4. "Creighton University Athletics - 2017–18 (W) Basketball Schedule". Gocreighton.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.