2017–18 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

2017–18 Montana Lady Griz basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record14–17 (9–9 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sonya Stokken
  • Mike Petrino
  • Jordan Sullivan
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Colorado † 15 – 3   .833 26 – 7   .788
Idaho 13 – 5   .722 19 – 14   .576
Eastern Washington 12 – 6   .667 17 – 14   .548
Weber State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Idaho State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Portland State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Montana 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Montana State 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
North Dakota 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
Sacramento State 5 – 13   .278 7 – 23   .233
Northern Arizona 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233
Southern Utah 2 – 16   .111 3 – 27   .100
† 2018 Big Sky tournament winner
As of 19 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz were led by second year head coach Shannon Schweyen, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament, where they lost to Northern Colorado.

Roster

2017–18 Montana Lady Griz women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Sophia Stiles 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Malta HS Malta, MT
G 3 Gabi Harrington 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bishop Kelly HS Boise, ID
G 4 Sierra Anderson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Henry M. Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA
F 10 Kayleigh Valley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr University HS Spokane, WA
F 11 Abby Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Glencoe HS Hillsboro, OR
F 12 Nora Klick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Great Falls HS Simms, MT
F 13 Alycia Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Stevensville HS Stevensville, MT
F 14 Hailey Nicholson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Malta HS Malta, MT
F 22 Mekayla Isaak 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Bend HS Bend, OR
G 23 Taylor Goligoski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Hamilton HS Hamilton, MT
F 24 Jace Henderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Billings Senior HS Billings, MT
F 30 Caitlin Lonergan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Bozeman HS Bozeman, MT
G 32 McKenzie Johnston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Capital HS Helena, MT
G 34 Madi Schoening 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Sandpoint HS Sandpoint, ID
F 44 Emma Stockholm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Chelan HS Chelan, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2017

Schedule

Source [4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2017*
7:00 pm 		Carroll (MT) W 55–48 
Dahlberg Arena (2,178)
Missoula, MT
11/07/2017*
7:00 pm 		Black Hills State W 70–46 
Dahlberg Arena (2,132)
Missoula, MT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2017*
6:30 pm 		at Wyoming L 62–67  0–1
 Arena-Auditorium (2,484)
Laramie, WY
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm 		No. 25 Kentucky L 54–71  0–2
 Dahlberg Arena (2,808)
Missoula, MT
11/18/2017*
7:00 pm 		Gonzaga L 55–70  0–3
 Dahlberg Arena (3,520)
Missoula, MT
11/23/2017*
7:00 pm 		vs. Indiana State
Cancún Challenge Rivera Division 		L 45–57  0–4
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017*
7:00 pm 		vs. No. 20 Marquette
Cancún Challenge Rivera Division 		L 68–87  0–5
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm 		Cal State Fullerton
37th Lady Griz Classic 		W 68–47  1–5
 Dahlberg Arena (2,512)
Missoula, MT
12/02/2017*
7:00 pm 		Long Beach State
37th Lady Griz Classic 		W 67–60  2–5
 Dahlberg Arena (2,455)
Missoula, MT
12/07/2017*
7:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin W 60–52  3–5
 Dahlberg Arena (2,478)
Missoula, MT
12/10/2017*
3:00 pm 		at Fresno State L 58–61  3–6
 Save Mart Center (1,872)
Fresno, CA
12/13/2017*
12:00 pm 		Seattle L 64–78  3–7
 Dahlberg Arena (7,018)
Missoula, MT
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm 		Rocky Mountain (MT) W 54–38  4–7
 Dahlberg Arena (2,173)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky regular season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm 		Northern Arizona W 70–62 OT 5–7
(1–0) 		Dahlberg Arena (2,662)
Missoula, MT
12/30/2017
2:00 pm 		Southern Utah W 81–71  6–7
(2–0) 		Dahlberg Arena (2,717)
Missoula, MT
01/04/2018
6:00 pm 		at North Dakota W 54–43  7–7
(3–0) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,325)
Grand Forks, ND
01/06/2018
2:00 pm 		at Northern Colorado W 68–59  7–8
(3–1) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (757)
Greeley, CO
01/11/2018
7:00 pm 		Sacramento State W 68–59  8–8
(4–1) 		Dahlberg Arena (2,333)
Missoula, MT
01/13/2018
2:00 pm 		Portland State W 69–53  9–8
(5–1) 		Dahlberg Arena (2,866)
Missoula, MT
01/20/2018
2:00 pm, SWX Montana 		at Montana State L 64–81  9–9
(5–2) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,017)
Bozeman, MT
01/25/2018
6:30 pm 		at Southern Utah W 74–65  10–9
(6–2) 		America First Events Center (1,010)
Cedar City, UT
01/27/2018
5:00 pm 		at Northern Arizona W 69–52  11–9
(7–2) 		Walkup Skydome (398)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/01/2018
7:00 pm 		Northern Colorado L 58–64  11–10
(7–3) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,155)
Missoula, MT
02/03/2018
2:00 pm 		North Dakota W 53–51  12–10
(8–3) 		Dahlberg Arena (2,943)
Missoula, MT
02/08/2018
9:00 pm 		at Portland State L 53–70  12–11
(8–4) 		Pamplin Sports Center (294)
Portland, OR
02/10/2018
3:00 pm 		at Sacramento State L 64–79  12–12
(8–5) 		Hornets Nest (214)
Grand Forks, ND
02/15/2018
7:00 pm 		Eastern Washington L 72–75  12–13
(8–6) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,525)
Missoula, MT
02/17/2018
2:00 pm 		Idaho L 56–67  12–14
(8–7) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,353)
Missoula, MT
02/24/2018
2:00 pm, SWX Montana 		Montana State W 87–63  13–14
(9–7) 		Dahlberg Arena (4,011)
Missoula, MT
02/28/2018
7:00 pm 		at Weber State L 73–89  13–15
(9–8) 		Dee Events Center (848)
Ogden, UT
03/02/2018
7:00 pm 		at Idaho State L 60–72  13–16
(9–9) 		Reed Gym (1,139)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/05/2018
1:05 pm 		(9) vs. (8) Sacramento State
First Round 		W 87–80  14–16
 Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
03/07/2018
1:05 pm 		(9) vs. (1) Northern Colorado
Quarterfinals 		L 69–78  14–17
 Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "University of Montana Athletics - WBB: 17-18 prospectus" (PDF). Gogriz.com. May 26, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Montana Grizzlies Women's Basketball - Grizzlies News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Montana Lady Grizzlies. "Montana Lady Grizzlies on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "University of Montana Athletics - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gogriz.com. May 26, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2017.