2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
NCAA women's tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–11 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Goehle
  • Chuck Love
  • Tandem Mays
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
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 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by second-year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–5 in Big Ten play, to finish in a three-way for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Maryland.[1] They received an at-large bid to the 2018 Division I women's tournament where they lost to Arizona State in the first round.[2]

Roster

2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Hannah Whitish 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Barneveld Barneveld, WI
G 5 Nicea Eliely 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Rampart Colorado Springs, CO
G 12 Emily Wood 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Salina Central Salina, KS
G 13 Janay Morton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Osseo
Eastern Michigan 		Brooklyn Park, MN
G/F 14 Grace Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Wellington Wellington, KS
G 15 Bria Stallworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Homewood-Flossmoor
UMass 		Chicago, IL
G 24 Maddie Simon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Pius X Lincoln, NE
C 31 Kate Cain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Pine Bush Middletown, NY
F 32 Jessica Shepard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Fremont Fremont, NE
G/F 33 Taylor Kissinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Minden Minden, NE
G 34 Jasmine Cincore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Briarcrest Christian School Arlington, TN
F 43 Rachel Blackburn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Leavenworth Leavenworth, KS
C 50 Darrien Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Skyline Oakland, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 6, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017*
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Minnesota State W 88–55  –
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,647)
Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2017*
3:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Southern Illinois W 62–53  1–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,523)
Lincoln, NE
November 14, 2017*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		UMKC W 80–60  2–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,503)
Lincoln, NE
November 16, 2017*
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Arkansas W 80–69  3–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,459)
Lincoln, NE
November 19, 2017*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Creighton L 49–64  3–1
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,324)
Lincoln, NE
November 23, 2017*
3:15 p.m., NET 		vs. Buffalo
San Juan Shootout 		L 72–82  3–2
 Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 24, 2017*
1:00 p.m., NET 		vs. Coastal Carolina
San Juan Shootout 		W 55–47  4–2
 Ocean Center (175)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2017*
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L 66–67  4–3
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,579)
Lincoln, NE
December 2, 2017*
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 73–52  5–3
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,781)
Lincoln, NE
December 6, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Kansas W 66–49  6–3
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 9, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Drake W 89–84 2OT 7–3
 Knapp Center (2,683)
Des Moines, IA
December 17, 2017*
2:00 p.m., MWN 		at San Jose State W 81–55  8–3
 Event Center Arena (1,424)
San Jose, CA
December 19, 2017*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Florida Atlantic W 86–69  9–3
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,635)
Lincoln, NE
December 22, 2017*
1:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Washington State L 61–73  9–4
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,404)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Conference season
December 28, 2017
7:00 p.m., BTN 		Ohio State L 61–73  9–5
(0–1) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,383)
Lincoln, NE
December 31, 2017
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Minnesota W 79–74  10–5
(1–1) 		Williams Arena (3,284)
Minneapolis, MN
January 7, 2018
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Northwestern W 69–59  11–5
(2–1) 		Beardsley Gym (850)
Evanston, IL
January 10, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Illinois W 80–72  12–5
(3–1) 		State Farm Center (1,039)
Champaign, IL
January 13, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		No. 23 Michigan L 64–69 OT 12–6
(3–2) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,279)
Lincoln, NE
January 16, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		No. 20 Iowa W 74–65  13–6
(4–2) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,667)
Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2018
5:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 25 Rutgers W 52–42  14–6
(5–2) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,887)
Piscataway, NJ
January 24, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Purdue W 75–51  15–6
(6–2) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,167)
Lincoln, NE
January 28, 2018
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Iowa W 92–74  16–6
(7–2) 		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,823)
Iowa City, IA
February 1, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Illinois W 62–47  17–6
(8–2) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,618)
Lincoln, NE
February 4, 2018
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		No. 11 Maryland L 57–64  17–7
(8–3) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,185)
Lincoln, NE
February 11, 2018
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Wisconsin W 51–48  18–7
(9–3) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,823)
Lincoln, NE
February 14, 2018
6:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Michigan State W 79–69  19–7
(10–3) 		Breslin Center (4,972)
East Lansing, MI
February 17, 2018
11:00 a.m., BTN 		at Indiana L 75–83  19–8
(10–4) 		Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,258)
Bloomington, IN
February 22, 2018
7:00 p.m., BTN 		Penn State W 59–51  20–8
(11–4) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,757)
Lincoln, NE
February 25, 2018
11:00 a.m., BTN 		at No. 13 Maryland L 75–77  20–9
(11–5) 		Xfinity Center (10,239)
College Park, MD
Big Ten women's tournament
March 2, 2018
8:00 p.m., RSN 		(3) vs. (6) Michigan
Quarterfinals 		W 61–54  21–9
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,538)
Indianapolis, IN
March 3, 2018
7:30 p.m., BTN 		(3) vs. (2) No. 17 Maryland
Semifinals 		L 53–66  21–10
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (7,499)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA women's tournament
March 17, 2018*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(10 KC) vs. (7 KC) Arizona State
First round 		L 62–73  21–11
 Frank Erwin Center (3,878)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Central.

Source:[3]

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular-season polls
Poll Pre-
season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR N/A NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV NR NR RV NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Huskers Fall to No. 17 Terps in B1G Semis". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. March 3, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Huskers End Season in NCAA First Round". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. March 17, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2024.