2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

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2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
Nebraska Cornhuskers logo.svg
NCAA women's tournament, first round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record21–11 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Goehle
  • Chuck Love
  • Tandem Mays
Home arena Pinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons
←  2016–17
2018–19  →
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Ohio State †13–3 .81328–7  .800
No. 16 Maryland 12–4 .75026–8  .765
Iowa 11–5 .68824–8  .750
Minnesota 11–5 .68824–9  .727
Nebraska 11–5 .68821–11  .656
Michigan 10–6 .62523–10  .697
Indiana 9–7 .56323–14  .622
Purdue 9–7 .56320–14  .588
Rutgers 7–9 .43820–12  .625
Michigan State 7–9 .43819–14  .576
Penn State 6–10 .37516–16  .500
Northwestern 4–12 .25012–20  .375
Wisconsin 2–14 .1259–21  .300
Illinois 0–16 .0009–21  .300
† 2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by second-year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–5 in Big Ten play, to finish in a three-way for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Maryland. [1] They received an at-large bid to the 2018 Division I women's tournament where they lost to Arizona State in the first round. [2]

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Roster

2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3Hannah Whitish5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)SoBarneveld Barneveld, WI
G 5Nicea Eliely6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)So Rampart Colorado Springs, CO
G 12Emily Wood5 ft 5 in(1.65 m)Sr Salina Central Salina, KS
G 13Janay Morton5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)RS Sr Osseo
Eastern Michigan 		Brooklyn Park, MN
G/F 14Grace Mitchell6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)SoWellington Wellington, KS
G 15Bria Stallworth5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)So Homewood-Flossmoor
UMass 		Chicago, IL
G 24Maddie Simon6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Jr Pius X Lincoln, NE
C 31Kate Cain6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)Fr Pine Bush Middletown, NY
F 32Jessica Shepard6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)Jr Fremont Fremont, NE
G/F 33Taylor Kissinger6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Fr Minden Minden, NE
G 34Jasmine Cincore5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)Sr Briarcrest Christian School Arlington, TN
F 43Rachel Blackburn6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)So Leavenworth Leavenworth, KS
C 50Darrien Washington6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)RS Jr Skyline Oakland, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 6, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017*
2:00 p.m.,  BTN+ 		Minnesota State W 88–55 –
 Pinnacle Bank Arena  (3,647)
Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2017*
3:00 p.m., BTN+		 Southern Illinois W 62–53 1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,523)
Lincoln, NE
November 14, 2017*
7:00 p.m., BTN+		 UMKC W 80–60 2–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,503)
Lincoln, NE
November 16, 2017*
8:00 p.m., BTN		 Arkansas W 80–69 3–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,459)
Lincoln, NE
November 19, 2017*
7:00 p.m., BTN+		 Creighton L 49–64 3–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,324)
Lincoln, NE
November 23, 2017*
3:15 p.m.,  NET 		vs.  Buffalo
San Juan Shootout		L 72–82 3–2
 Ocean Center  (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 24, 2017*
1:00 p.m., NET		vs.  Coastal Carolina
San Juan Shootout		W 55–47 4–2
Ocean Center (175)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2017*
2:00 p.m., BTN+		 Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L 66–67 4–3
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,579)
Lincoln, NE
December 2, 2017*
2:00 p.m., BTN+		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 73–52 5–3
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,781)
Lincoln, NE
December 6, 2017*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN3 		at  Kansas W 66–49 6–3
 Allen Fieldhouse  
Lawrence, KS
December 9, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at  Drake W 89–84 2OT7–3
 Knapp Center  (2,683)
Des Moines, IA
December 17, 2017*
2:00 p.m.,  MWN 		at  San Jose State W 81–55 8–3
 Event Center Arena  (1,424)
San Jose, CA
December 19, 2017*
7:00 p.m., BTN+		 Florida Atlantic W 86–69 9–3
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,635)
Lincoln, NE
December 22, 2017*
1:00 p.m., BTN+		 Washington State L 61–73 9–4
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,404)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Conference season
December 28, 2017
7:00 p.m., BTN		 Ohio State L 61–73 9–5
(0–1)		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,383)
Lincoln, NE
December 31, 2017
2:00 p.m., BTN+		at  Minnesota W 79–74 10–5
(1–1)		 Williams Arena  (3,284)
Minneapolis, MN
January 7, 2018
2:00 p.m., BTN+		at  Northwestern W 69–59 11–5
(2–1)		 Beardsley Gym  (850)
Evanston, IL
January 10, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN+		at  Illinois W 80–72 12–5
(3–1)		 State Farm Center  (1,039)
Champaign, IL
January 13, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN+		No. 23  Michigan L 64–69 OT12–6
(3–2)		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,279)
Lincoln, NE
January 16, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN+		No. 20  Iowa W 74–65 13–6
(4–2)		Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,667)
Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2018
5:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 25  Rutgers W 52–42 14–6
(5–2)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center  (1,887)
Piscataway, NJ
January 24, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN+		 Purdue W 75–51 15–6
(6–2)		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,167)
Lincoln, NE
January 28, 2018
2:00 p.m., BTN+		at IowaW 92–74 16–6
(7–2)		 Carver–Hawkeye Arena  (8,823)
Iowa City, IA
February 1, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN+		IllinoisW 62–47 17–6
(8–2)		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,618)
Lincoln, NE
February 4, 2018
2:00 p.m., BTN+		No. 11  Maryland L 57–64 17–7
(8–3)		Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,185)
Lincoln, NE
February 11, 2018
2:00 p.m., BTN+		 Wisconsin W 51–48 18–7
(9–3)		Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,823)
Lincoln, NE
February 14, 2018
6:00 p.m., BTN+		at  Michigan State W 79–69 19–7
(10–3)		 Breslin Center  (4,972)
East Lansing, MI
February 17, 2018
11:00 a.m., BTN		at  Indiana L 75–83 19–8
(10–4)		 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  (5,258)
Bloomington, IN
February 22, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN		 Penn State W 59–51 20–8
(11–4)		Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,757)
Lincoln, NE
February 25, 2018
11:00 a.m., BTN		at No. 13 MarylandL 75–77 20–9
(11–5)		 Xfinity Center  (10,239)
College Park, MD
Big Ten women's tournament
March 2, 2018
8:00 p.m.,  RSN 		(3) vs. (6) Michigan
Quarterfinals		W 61–54 21–9
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse  (5,538)
Indianapolis, IN
March 3, 2018
7:30 p.m., BTN		(3) vs. (2) No. 17 Maryland
Semifinals		L 53–66 21–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (7,499)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA women's tournament
March 17, 2018*
2:30 p.m.,  ESPN2 		(10 KC) vs. (7 KC)  Arizona State
First round		L 62–73 21–11
 Frank Erwin Center  (3,878)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Central.

Source: [3]

Rankings

Regular-season polls
PollPre-
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19		Final
APNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVRVRVRVNRNRNRN/A
CoachesNRN/ANRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVNRRVNRNRRVNRNR
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received votes

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References

  1. ↑ "Huskers Fall to No. 17 Terps in B1G Semis". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. March 3, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Huskers End Season in NCAA First Round". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. March 17, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
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