2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Cowgirls, led by seventh year head coach Jim Littell , played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament , where they defeated Syracuse in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.
Previous season
For the 2016-17 season , Oklahoma State finished 17-15, 6-12 in the Big 12 and finished 7th in the conference standings. The Cowgirls were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament , losing to #12 Texas. They did not make the NCAA women's tournament , instead, they were selected to be in the 2017 WNIT as an at-large bid. They played at home against Abilene Christian. They lost in the first round 56-66 in an upset against Abilene Christian.
Roster
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2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
2
Katarina Adamovic
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Toza Dragovic
Čačak, Serbia
F/C
3
Mandy Coleman
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
McNair
Stockton, CA
G
10
Shakila Small
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Medgar Evers College Prep ASA College
Brooklyn, NY
G
11
Areanna Combs
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Putnam City West
Oklahoma City, OK
F
13
Jentry Holt
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Elgin
Elgin, OK
G
14
Braxtin Miller
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Alter High School
Centerville, OH
F
20
LaTashia Jones
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Leavenworth
Leavenworth, KS
G
21
Ja'Mee Asberry
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr
East Central
Tulsa, OK
G
23
Jaden Hobbs
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Fr
Alva
Alva, OK
G
24
Karli Wheeler
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Plainview
Plainview, TX
F
25
Abbie Winchester
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Heritage Hall
Oklahoma City, OK
G
30
Maria Castro
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Tecnologico De Monterrey Gulf Coast State
Guanajuato, Mexico
G
32
Loryn Goodwin
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
RS Sr
Cypress Falls UTSA
Cypress, TX
G
33
Clitan de Sousa
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
ApolotecnicaSeward County CC
Maputo, Mozambique
C
54
Kaylee Jensen
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
Lindsay Holy Family
Genoa, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
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Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2017 *5:00 pm
East Central
W 110–46
Gallagher-Iba Arena (864)Stillwater, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *11:00 am
Incarnate Word
W 86–35
1–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,935)Stillwater, OK
11/14/2017 *7:00 pm, FSOK+
Wichita State
W 91–67
2–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543)Stillwater, OK
11/17/2017 *7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 80–38
3–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,441)Stillwater, OK
11/19/2017 *1:00 pm
Northwestern State
W 78–44
4–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,617)Stillwater, OK
11/23/2017 *3:00 pm
vs. South Dakota Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 76–68
5–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (982)Cancún , Mexico
11/24/2017 *3:00 pm
vs. No. 12 Tennessee Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 69–79
5–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (N/A)Cancún, Mexico
11/30/2017 *7:00 pm
Southern
W 94–66
6–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,280)Stillwater, OK
12/03/2017 *1:00 pm, SECN
at No. 6 Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 76–79
6–2
Humphrey Coliseum (5,138)Starkville, MS
12/08/2017 *7:00 pm, FSOK
No. 7 UCLA
W 87–72
7–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,969)Stillwater, OK
12/19/2017 *5:00 pm
USC Upstate
W 108–71
8–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,830)Stillwater, OK
12/21/2017 *7:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe
W 112–58
9–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,686)Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Regular Season
12/28/2017 6:30 pm
No. 24
at Texas Tech
W 98–57
10–2 (1–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,371)Lubbock, TX
12/31/2017 2:00 pm
No. 24
Kansas State
W 76–68
11–2 (2–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,277)Stillwater, OK
01/03/2018 7:00 pm, LHN
No. 20
at No. 8 Texas
L 79–84
11–3 (2–1)
Frank Erwin Center (3,240)Austin, TX
01/07/2018 4:00 pm, FSOK
No. 20
Oklahoma Bedlam Series
W 96–82
12–3 (3–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,128)Stillwater, OK
01/13/2018 1:00 pm, FSN
No. 20
at Kansas State
L 64–80
12–4 (3–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,041)Manhattan, KS
01/17/2018 7:00 pm
No. 24
No. 17 West Virginia
W 79–73
13–4 (4–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,520)Stillwater, OK
01/20/2018 12:00 pm, FSN
No. 24
at Oklahoma Bedlam Series
W 70–67
14–4 (5–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,529)Norman, OK
01/24/2018 8:00 pm, FSN
No. 19
Iowa State
L 69–78
14–5 (5–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,370)Stillwater, OK
01/27/2018 1:00 pm
No. 19
Texas Tech
W 80–62
15–5 (6–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,825)Stillwater, OK
01/31/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW
No. 23
at No. 3 Baylor
L 64–77
15–6 (6–4)
Ferrell Center (5,260)Waco, TX
02/03/2018 7:30 pm
No. 23
Kansas
W 92–63
16–6 (7–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,346)Stillwater, OK
02/07/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW
No. 22
at No. 24 TCU
W 71–54
17–6 (8–4)
Schollmaier Arena (3,125)Fort Worth, TX
02/10/2018 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 22
at Iowa State
W 81–73
18–6 (9–4)
Hilton Coliseum (10,148)Ames, IA
02/13/2018 7:00 pm, FSOK+
No. 21
No. 3 Baylor
L 45–87
18–7 (9–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,702)Stillwater, OK
02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSOK
No. 21
No. 6 Texas
L 62–77
18–8 (9–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,131)Stillwater, OK
02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25
at Kansas
L 59–66
18–9 (9–7)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,059)Lawrence, KS
02/24/2018 12:00 pm
No. 25
at West Virginia
W 79–69
19–9 (10–7)
WVU Coliseum (4,058)Morgantown, WV
02/26/2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+
TCU
W 85–72
20–9 (11–7)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,563)Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Conference tournament
03/03/2018 8:30 pm, FSN
(3)
vs. (6) West Virginia Quarterfinals
L 60–69
20–10
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,676)Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018 *2:30 pm, ESPN2
(9 KC)
vs. (8 KC) Syracuse First Round
W 84–57
21–10
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
03/19/2018 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
(9 KC)
at (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State Second Round
L 56–71
21–11
Humphrey Coliseum (9,881)Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Final
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
20
20
24
19
23
22
21
25
RV
RV
RV
N/A
Coaches
NR
N/A
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
22
RV
22
22
25
22
23
RV
RV
RV
RV
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked and Did not receive votes
See also
References
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