2017–18 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

2017–18 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig 12
Record16–15 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jan Ross
  • Pam DeCosta
  • Chad Thrailkill
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Baylor 18 0   1.000 33 2   .943
No. 8 Texas 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
Oklahoma State 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Oklahoma 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
TCU 9 9   .500 23 13   .639
West Virginia 8 10   .444 25 12   .676
Iowa State 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Kansas State 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
Kansas 3 15   .167 12 18   .400
Texas Tech 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2017–18 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Sherri Coale in her twenty-second season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.[2][3][4] They finished the season 16–15, 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 TCU. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to DePaul in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Vionise Pierre-Louise 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Grandview Prep Lake Worth, FL
G 1 LaNesia Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Northeast Academy Oklahoma City, OK
F 3 Mandy Simpson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Boise Boise, ID
G 11 Morgan Rich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Allen County Scottsville
Kentucky
Scottsville, KY
G 12 Gileysa Penzo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Montverde Academy Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
G 14 Shaina Pellington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Dunbarton Pickering, ON
G 21 Gabbi Ortiz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr The Prairie School Racine, WI
G 22 Ana Llanusa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Choctaw Choctaw, OK
G 23 Maddie Manning 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Ankeny Ankeny, IA
F 24 Ijeoma Odimgbe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Johnson Savannah, GA
C 30 McKeena Treece 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Incarnate Word Academy St. Peters, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2017

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Central Oklahoma W 86–64 
 18  Ortiz   17  Simpson   6  Pellington  Lloyd Noble Center (2,627)
Norman, OK
11/07/2017*
6:30 pm, FSOK
No. 22 Southwestern Oklahoma State W 109–65 
 20  Manning   11  Pierre-Louis   5  Pellington  Lloyd Noble Center (2,695)
Norman, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Belmont W 96–73  1–0
 24  Pierre-Louis   12  Pierre-Louis   3  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (3,306)
Norman, OK
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 21 at DePaul L 108–111 OT 1–1
 25  Pierre-Louis   16  Pierre-Louis   4  Manning  McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,072)
Chicago, IL
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm, FSOK+/FCSA
No. 21 SMU W 87–75  2–1
 20  Ortiz   8  2 tied   5  Manning  Lloyd Noble Center (2,518)
Norman, OK
11/21/2017*
8:00 pm
at Colorado State W 78–46  3–1
 18  Ortiz   7  2 tied   4  Pierre-Louis  Moby Arena (1,409)
Fort Collins, CO
11/25/2017*
4:30 pm, P12N
at No. 10 Oregon
PK80 Invitational
L 74–92  3–2
 32  Pierre-Louis   13  Pierre-Louis   3  Pellington  Matthew Knight Arena (6,033)
Eugene, OR
11/28/2017*
6:30 pm
at Little Rock L 56–68  3–3
 15  2 tied   7  2 tied   2  2 tied  Jack Stephens Center (1,306)
Little Rock, AR
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm, FSOK
Florida
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 61–80  3–4
 22  Pellington   6  Manning   2  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (2,992)
Norman, OK
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota State L 61–67  3–5
 16  Pellington   9  Simpson   4  Penzo  Frost Arena (2,068)
Brookings, SD
12/09/2017*
2:00 pm, FSOK
No. 16 South Florida W 79–74  4–5
 31  Ortiz   9  Llanusa   6  Manning  Lloyd Noble Center (3,896)
Norman, OK
12/16/2017*
2:00 pm, FSOK
New Mexico W 105–63  5–5
 25  Ortiz   13  Pierre-Louis   11  Penzo  Lloyd Noble Center (4,508)
Norman, OK
12/19/2017*
5:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase
L 64–88  5–6
 15  Manning   6  Pierre-Louis   2  5 tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (9,151)
Uncasville, CT
Big 12 Regular Season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm, FSOK
No. 8 Texas L 78–88  5–7
(0–1)
 16  Pellington   5  2 tied   3  Pierre-Louis  Lloyd Noble Center (3,391)
Norman, OK
12/31/2017
2:00 pm
at Iowa State W 74–69  6–7
(1–1)
 23  Pellington   5  2-tied   4  Pierre-Louis  Hilton Coliseum (9,791)
Ames, IA
01/04/2018
7:00 pm, FSOK
TCU W 84–71  7–7
(2–1)
 22  Manning   12  Pierre-Louis   4  Pierre-Louis  Lloyd Noble Center (2,522)
Norman, OK
01/07/2018
4:00 pm, FSOK
at No. 20 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 82–96  7–8
(2–2)
 25  Manning   8  Manning   4  2 tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,128)
Stillwater, OK
01/10/2018
6:00 pm, FSSW+
at Texas Tech W 73–52  8–8
(3–2)
 22  Pierre-Louis   10  Manning   5  Ortiz  United Supermarkets Arena (4,352)
Lubbock, TX
01/14/2018
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 5 Baylor L 54–74  8–9
(3–3)
 19  Llanusa   6  Ortiz   2  Ortiz  Lloyd Noble Center (3,510)
Norman, OK
01/17/2018
7:00 pm
at Kansas State W 76–71  9–9
(4–3)
 20  Ortiz   7  2 tied   6  2 tied  Bramlage Coliseum (3,465)
Manhattan, KS
01/20/2018
12:00 pm, FSN
No. 24 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 67–70  9–10
(4–4)
 26  Pellington   20  Pierre-Louis   3  Pierre-Louis  Lloyd Noble Center (4,529)
Norman, OK
01/24/2018
6:00 pm, FSOK
Kansas W 97–64  10–10
(5–4)
 18  Llanusa   7  Llanusa   3  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (3,302)
Norman, OK
01/27/2018
2:00 pm, FSSW
at No. 24 TCU L 58–62  10–11
(5–5)
 19  Pellington   14  Pierre-Louis   4  Penzo  Schollmaier Arena (2,882)
Fort Worth, TX
01/31/2018
10:30 am, FSOK
Kansas State W 68–49  11–11
(6–5)
 26  Pierre-Louis   13  Pierre-Louis   5  3 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (7,245)
Norman, OK
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, FSOK
No. 21 West Virginia W 76–57  12–11
(7–5)
 27  Llanusa   6  3 tied   4  Ortiz  Lloyd Noble Center (3,490)
Norman, OK
02/05/2018
8:00 pm, FS1
at No. 3 Baylor L 65–74  12–12
(7–6)
 19  Pierre-Louis   6  Manning   5  Pellington  Ferrell Center (5,324)
Waco, TX
02/10/2018
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3
at Kansas W 72–52  13–12
(8–6)
 16  Oritz   9  Pierre-Louis   5  Ortiz  Allen Fieldhouse (4,117)
Lawrence, KS
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, ATTPT
at West Virginia W 79–77 OT 14–12
(9–6)
 22  Pellington   11  Pierre-Louis   4  Ortiz  WVU Coliseum (4,326)
Morgantown, WV
02/21/2018
7:00 pm, FSSW+
Iowa State W 80–71  15–12
(10–6)
 23  Pierre-Louis   11  Pierre-Louis   5  Ortiz  Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
02/24/2018
12:00 pm, FSOK
Texas Tech W 79–61  16–12
(11–6)
 19  Pierre-Louis   12  Pierre-Louis   4  Ortiz  Lloyd Noble Center (5,030)
Norman, OK
02/27/2018
6:00 pm, LHN
at No. 7 Texas L 66–79  16–13
(11–7)
 19  Pierre-Louis   7  Pierre-Louis   2  4 tied  Frank Erwin Center (4,207)
Austin, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
11:00 am, FSN
(4) vs. (5) TCU
Quarterfinals
L 83–90  16–14
 24  Manning   10  Pierre-Louis   2  Pellington  Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
11:00 am, ESPN2
(12 S) vs. (5 S) DePaul
First Round
L 79–90  16–15
 21  Pierre-Louis   8  Manning   10  Penzo  Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Central Time.

x- Sooner Sports Television (SSTV) is aired locally on Fox Sports. However the contract allows games to air on various affiliates. Those affiliates are FSSW, FSSW+, FSOK, FSOK+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 22 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR N/A
Coaches 21 N/A RV RV NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Oklahoma Sooners Women's Basketball - Sooners News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Oklahoma Sooners. "Oklahoma Sooners on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Oklahoma Sooners". Soonersports.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.