2017–18 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

2017–18 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round L 58-80 vs. Baylor
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–10 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Melanie Moore
  • Joy McCorvey
  • Wesley Brooks
Home arenaCrisler Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Ohio State 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 16 Maryland 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
Iowa 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Minnesota 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Michigan 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Indiana 9 7   .563 23 14   .622
Purdue 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Rutgers 7 9   .438 20 12   .625
Michigan State 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Penn State 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Northwestern 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Wisconsin 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
Illinois 0 16   .000 9 21   .300
2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by 6th year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, played their home games at the Crisler Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 10–6 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Northern Colorado before losing to Baylor in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Priscilla Smeenge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Celebration Jacksonville, FL
G 3 Katelynn Flaherty 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Metuchen Point Pleasant, NJ
F 5 Kayla Robbins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. John's College Mitchellville, MD
G 10 Nicole Munger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Central Bucks West Doylestown, PA
F 11 Jillian Dunston 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Academy of the Holy Cross Silver Springs, MD
G 14 Akienreh Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Rogers Toledo, OH
F 15 Hailey Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr The Rise Centre Academy Hamilton, Ontario
G 20 Deja Church 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Southfield A&T Southfield, MI
F 21 Samantha Trammel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Eastview Minnetonka, MN
F 22 Keasja Peace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Rogers Toledo, OH
C 30 Hallie Thome 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Chagrin Falls Chagrin Falls, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: Nov 27, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Grand Valley State W 65–43 
Crisler Center (674)
Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 24 George Mason
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 75–61  1–0
Crisler Center (3,442)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 12, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 24 Liberty
Preseason WNIT Second Round
W 74–50  2–0
Crisler Center (2,138)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 25 at No. 5 Louisville
Preseason WNIT Semifinals
L 49–74  2–1
KFC Yum! Center (5,651)
Louisville, KY
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Oakland W 78–69  3–1
Crisler Center (2,679)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 25, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 25 at Ohio W 74–61  4–1
Convocation Center (436)
Athens, OH
Nov 29, 2017*
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 No. 3 Notre Dame
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 63–83  4–2
Crisler Center (3,100)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 2, 2017*
12:00 pm
No. 22 at LIU Brooklyn W 86–49  5–2
Steinberg Wellness Center (563)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 4, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 24 at Detroit W 86–50  6–2
Calihan Hall (527)
Detroit, MI
Dec 7, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Marquette W 82–76  7–2
Crisler Center (1,962)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 10, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 24 Kent State W 54–41  8–2
Crisler Center (2,164)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 North Florida W 79–34  9–2
Crisler Center (1,789)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 16, 2017*
2:00 pm
No. 23 Fort Wayne W 77–45  10–2
Crisler Center (2,402)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 21, 2017*
3:30 pm
No. 23 Delaware State W 105–36  11–2
Crisler Center (2,098)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten conference season
Dec 28, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 Penn State W 89–69  12–2 (1–0)
Crisler Center (4,907)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 31, 2017
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 at No. 23 Iowa L 72–82  12–3 (1–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,928)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 4, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 at Wisconsin W 80–57  13–3 (2–1)
Kohl Center (2,978)
Madison, WI
Jan 7, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 No. 10 Ohio State
Rivalry
L 71–78 OT 13–4 (2–2)
Crisler Center (8,313)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 23 Indiana W 84–79  14–4 (3–2)
Crisler Center (2,018)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 13, 2018
8:00 pm
No. 23 at Nebraska W 69–64 OT 15–4 (4–2)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,279)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 at No. 8 Ohio State
Rivalry
W 84–75  16–4 (5–2)
Value City Arena (4,774)
Columbus, OH
Jan 20, 2018
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 Illinois W 86–42  17–4 (6–2)
Crisler Center (3,265)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 23, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 Michigan State
Rivalry
W 74–48  18–4 (7–2)
Crisler Center (3,147)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 28, 2018
3:00 pm
No. 16 at Northwestern W 80–59  19–4 (8–2)
Beardsley Gym (1,258)
Evanston, IL
Feb 1, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 Purdue L 79–81 OT 19–5 (8–3)
Crisler Center (2,281)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm
No. 13 at Rutgers L 56–63  19–6 (8–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,470)
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 21 Northwestern W 84–63  20–6 (9–4)
Crisler Center (2,264)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 11, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 at Michigan State
Rivalry
L 61–66  20–7 (9–5)
Breslin Center (12,434)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 14, 2018
8:00 pm
No. 23 at Minnesota L 87–93  20–8 (9–6)
Williams Arena (2,415)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 22, 2018
6:00 pm
No. 13 Maryland W 71–65  21–8 (10–6)
Crisler Center (2,964)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 1, 2018
9:00 pm, RSN
(6) vs. (11) Penn State
Second Round
W 77–48  22–8
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,813)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 2, 2018
9:00 pm, RSN
(6) vs. (3) Nebraska
Quarterfinals
L 54–61  22–9
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,538)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 16, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(7 L) vs. (10 L) Northern Colorado
First Round
W 75–61  23–9
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Mar 18, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(7 L) at (2 L) No. 2 Baylor
Second Round
L 58–80  23–10
Ferrell Center (4,114)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Final
AP 24 24 25 22 24 23 23 21 22 23 19 16 13 21 23 RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches 23 22 20 21 21 21 21 19 20 20 18 16 14 20 23 RV 24 RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Michigan Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2017.