2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Quakers, led by ninth year head coach Mike McLaughlin , play their home games at the Palestra and were members of the Ivy League .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] They finished the season 22–9, 11–3 to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Ivy League women's tournament , where they lost to Princeton. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitation Tournament , where they defeated Albany in the first before losing to St. John's in the second round.
Previous season
The team was picked by the Ivy League in the pre-season to be conference champions.[ 4] finished the season 22–8, 13–1 to win the Ivy League regular season title and their first ever Ivy League Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament , where they had a 21 point lead before losing to Texas A&M in the first round.
Roster
2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
2
Katie Kinum
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
New Providence
New Providence, NJ
G
3
Michae Jones
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
E.D. White Catholic
Thibodaux, LA
G
10
Anna Ross (C)
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Westhill
Syracuse, NY
G
11
Kendall Grasela
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Germantown Academy
Huntingdon Valley, PA
G
14
Beth Brzozowski (C)
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Hathaway Brown
Highland Heights, OH
F
15
Liz Satter
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Loyola Academy
Glencoe, IL
G
21
Lauren Whitlatch (C)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
G
22
Deja Jackson
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Grinnell
Grinnell, IA
G
23
Kristen Daley
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
The Rivers School
Sharon, MA
F
24
Tori Crawford
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Bullis School
Potomac, MD
G
25
Ashley Russell
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Braintree
Braintree, MA
C
31
Eleah Parker
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Northside Christian Academy
Charlotte, NC
G
33
Phoebe Sterba
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Magnificat
Cleveland, OH
F
34
Chrissy Dicindio
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
West Windsor-Plainsboro
West Windsor, NJ
C
40
Emily Anderson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
South Fayette
Bridgeville, PA
F
43
Michelle Nwokedi (C)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
St. Agnes Academy
Missouri City, TX
F
50
Princess Aghayere
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
South Lakes
Reston, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: December 29, 2017
Schedule
[ 5]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/15/2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton
L 72–77
0–1
Binghamton University Events Center (1,364)Vestal, NY
11/18/2017 *5:00 pm, ILDN
Lafayette
W 55–42
1–1
Palestra (705)Philadelphia, PA
11/23/2017 *5:15 pm
vs. Georgia Tech Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals
L 55–69
1–2
Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, BAH
11/24/2017 *7:45 pm
vs. Missouri State Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division 3rd place game
W 65–60
2–2
Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, BAH
11/29/2017 *7:00 pm
at La Salle
L 59–66
2–3
Tom Gola Arena (573)Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2017 *1:00 pm, NBCSPHI /ILDN
No. 3 Notre Dame
L 54–66
2–4
Palestra (1,647)Philadelphia, PA
12/11/2017 *7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's
W 57–50
3–4
Hagan Arena (913)Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2017 *1:00 pm
Rhode Island
W 84–66
4–4
Palestra (456)Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2017 *7:00 pm
vs. VCU NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament semifinals
W 82–52
5–4
Wellness and Events Center (371)Newark, NJ
12/29/2017 *5:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament championship
W 77–38
6–4
Wellness and Events Center (400)Newark, NJ
01/06/2018 1:00 pm, NBCSPHI+/ILDN
Princeton
L 55–70
6–5 (0–1)
Palestra (1,003)Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2018 5:30 pm, ILDN
Cornell
W 68–48
7–5 (1–1)
Palestra (2,176)Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2018 4:30 pm, ILDN
Columbia
W 70–51
8–5 (2–1)
Palestra (2,084)Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2018 *7:00 pm
at Villanova
W 79–77
9–5
Jake Nevin Field House (519)Villanova, PA
01/24/2018 *7:00 pm
at Temple
W 74–59
10–5
McGonigle Hall (936)Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018 *1:00 pm
Gwynedd Mercy
W 89–25
11–5
Palestra (558)Philadelphia, PA
02/02/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
at Brown
W 88–55
12–5 (3–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (311)Providence, RI
02/03/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
at Yale
W 69–54
13–5 (4–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (654)New Haven, CT
02/09/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN
Dartmouth
W 65–47
14–5 (5–1)
Palestra (637)Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
Harvard
W 69–49
15–5 (6–1)
Palestra (606)Philadelphia, PA
02/13/2018 6:30 pm, NBCSPHI+/ILDN
at Princeton
L 40–60
15–6 (6–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (672)Princeton, NJ
02/16/2018 4:00 pm, NBCSPHI/ILDN
at Columbia
W 75–39
16–6 (7–2)
Levien Gymnasium (472)New York, NY
02/17/2018 4:00 pm, ILDN
at Cornell
W 53–39
17–6 (8–2)
Newman Arena (523)Ithaca, NY
02/23/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN/NESN+
at Harvard
L 52–55
17–7 (8–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (703)Cambridge, MA
02/24/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN
at Dartmouth
W 79–50
18–7 (9–3)
Leede Arena (817)Durham, NH
03/02/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
Yale
W 64–52
19–7 (10–3)
Palestra (313)Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN
Brown
W 67–56
20–7 (11–3)
Palestra (638)Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League Women's Tournament
03/10/2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3
(2)
vs. (3) Harvard Semifinals
W 57–52
21–7
Palestra Philadelphia, PA
03/11/2018 4:00 pm, ESPNU
(2)
vs. (1) Princeton Championship Game
L 34–63
21–8
Palestra Philadelphia, PA
WNIT
03/16/2018 *7:00 pm, ILDN
Albany First Round
W 76–61
22–8
Palestra (609)Philadelphia, PA
03/19/2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at St. John's Second Round
L 48–53
22–9
Carnesecca Arena (478)Queens, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
References
^ "University of Pennsylvania" (PDF) . Pennathletics.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
^ "Penn Quakers Women's Basketball - Quakers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
^ Penn Quakers. "Penn Quakers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
^ "Penn Unanimously Selected to Repeat in Women's Basketball Preseason Poll" . ivyleaguesports.com . October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016 .
^ "University of Pennsylvania" . Pennathletics.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
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