2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Buffaloes, led by second year head coach JR Payne , played their home games at the Coors Events Center and were a member of the Pac-12 Conference .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Pac-12 women's tournament before losing to Oregon in the quarterfinals.
Previous season
They finished the season 17–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4 way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Washington State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeat UNLV and South Dakota State in the first and second rounds before losing to Iowa in the third round.
Roster
2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Quinessa Caylao-Do 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So Bellevue
Tacoma, WA
F 1
Janea Bunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Spring Central Midland College
Springfield, MA
G 2
Alexis Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Paul G. Blazer
Ashland, KY
G 12
Peyton Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr Monarch
Louisville, CO
G 13
Brecca Thomas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr The Kinkaid School
Stafford, TX
G 14
Kennedy Leonard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr Carroll
Southlake, TX
C 15
Zoe Correal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Salesian
San Francisco, CA
G/F 21
Mya Hollingshed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS Fr Bellaire
Houston, TX
G 23
Mathilde Diop 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Lycee GambettaArizona Western College
Dakar, Senegal
G 24
Aubrey Knight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Ventura
Ventura, CA
F 25
Annika Jank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Edina
Edina, MN
G 44
Sara Castro 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr IES Guanarteme
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
C 50
Jamie Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Rocklin Sierra College
Rocklin, CA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 4]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/04/2017 *2:00 pm
Colorado Christian W 90–55 Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *5:00 pm
at Samford
W 71–60 1–0
Pete Hanna Center Birmingham, AL
11/12/2017 *12:00 pm
at North Carolina
L 80–87 OT
1–1
Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
11/15/2017 *7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 76–69 2–1
Coors Events Center (1,503)Boulder, CO
11/18/2017 *1:00 pm
Miami (FL) W 67–61 3–1
Coors Events Center (1,450)Boulder, CO
11/24/2017 *12:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic semifinals W 85–48 4–1
Coors Events Center (1,314)Boulder, CO
11/25/2017 *2:30 pm
George Mason Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic championship W 76–61 5–1
Coors Events Center (1,441)Boulder, CO
11/29/2017 *7:00 pm
North Dakota State W 108–59 6–1
Coors Events Center (1,250)Boulder, CO
12/06/2017 *7:00 pm
at Colorado State
W 70–67 7–1
Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
12/11/2017 *7:00 pm
Dartmouth L 75–81 7–2
Coors Events Center (1,651)Boulder, CO
12/15/2017 *7:00 pm
at Air Force
W 68–43 8–2
Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
12/21/2017 *7:00 pm
Westminster (MO) W 106–47 9–2
Coors Events Center (1,383)Boulder, CO
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State L 47–72 9–3 (0–1)
Coors Events Center (1,860)Boulder, CO
12/31/2017 1:00 pm
Arizona W 79–60 10–3 (1–1)
Coors Events Center (1,526)Boulder, CO
01/05/2018 9:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State
L 75–89 10–4 (1–2)
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
01/07/2018 3:00 pm
at Washington
W 66–61 11–4 (2–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
01/12/2018 6:00 pm, P12N
USC L 51–86 11–5 (2–3)
Coors Events Center (1,533)Boulder, CO
01/14/2018 4:00 pm, P12N
No. 14 UCLA
L 55–89 11–6 (2–4)
Coors Events Center (2,160)Boulder, CO
01/19/2018 6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona
L 63–72 11–7 (2–5)
McKale Center Tucson, AZ
01/21/2018 2:00 pm, P12N
at No. 22 Arizona State
L 59–73 11–8 (2–6)
Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
01/26/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 Oregon
L 55–74 11–9 (2–7)
Coors Events Center (1,525)Boulder, CO
01/28/2018 2:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 Oregon State
L 51–86 11–10 (2–8)
Coors Events Center (3,781)Boulder, CO
02/01/2018 7:00 pm, P12N
at Utah
W 69–65 12–10 (3–8)
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
02/03/2018 12:00 pm, P12N
Utah L 74–78 12–11 (3–9)
Coors Events Center (1,591)Boulder, CO
02/09/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
at California
L 76–78 12–12 (3–10)
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
02/11/2018 4:00 pm, P12N
at No. 17 Stanford
L 66–78 12–13 (3–11)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
02/16/2018 7:00 pm
Washington W 76–56 13–13 (4–11)
Coors Events Center (1,743)Boulder, CO
02/18/2018 12:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 72–69 14–13 (5–11)
Coors Events Center (3,423)Boulder, CO
02/22/2018 9:00 pm, P12N
at No. 10 UCLA
L 55–89 14–14 (5–12)
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
02/24/2018 3:00 pm
at USC
L 53–65 14–15 (5–13)
Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/01/2018 12:30 pm, P12N
(9)
vs. (8) Utah First Round W 66–56 15–15
KeyArena Seattle, WA
03/02/2018 12:30 pm, P12N
(9)
vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon Quarterfinals L 47–84 15–16
KeyArena Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre-
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Final
AP
N/A
Coaches
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
References
^ Print 2017-18 Women's Basketball Information Guide. "University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics" . CUBuffs.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ Mechelle Voepel. "Colorado Buffaloes Women's Basketball - Buffaloes News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2018 . ^ Colorado Buffaloes. "Colorado Buffaloes on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018 . ^ "University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics" . CUBuffs.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
