2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
Big Sky Regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record26–7 (15–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBank of Colorado 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 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by fourth year head coach Kamie Ethridge, played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena as members of the Big Sky Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 26–7, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season championship. They defeated Montana, Idaho State, and Idaho to win the Big Sky women's tournament for the first time in program history. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, the school's first. As the No. 10 seed in the Lexington region, they lost to Michigan in the first round.

Ethridge left Northern Colorado on April 16 after four seasons for Washington State.[4] On April 30, former UCLA assistant head coach Jennifer Roulier-Huth was named the new head coach for the Bears.[5]

Roster

2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tiarna Clarke 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr   Albany, New Zealand
G 1 Krystal Leger-Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So   Waikato, New Zealand
G 2 Savannah Scott 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Westmont HS Campbell, CA
G 4 Kirsten Kramer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Clark HS San Antonio, TX
G 10 Savannah Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Fossil Ridge HS Fort Collins, CO
C 13 Courtney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Legacy HS Thoronton, CO
G 20 Alexis Chapman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr   Garland, TX
G 21 Abby Kain 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Simley HS Inver Grove Heights, MN
F/C 24 Ali Meyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Palmer Ridge HS
Colorado Christian 		Monument, CO
G 33 Kianna Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lake Elsinore HS Perris, CA
C 44 Bridget Hintz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Elk Rapids HS Elk Rapids, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2017

Schedule and results

[6]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2017*
7:00 pm 		CSU–Pueblo W 68–51 
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
6:00 pm 		at No. 25 DePaul W 94–88  1–0
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,665)
Chicago, IL
Nov 12, 2017*
1:00 pm, ALT 		at Denver W 71–63  2–0
 Magness Arena 
Denver, CO
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm 		LSU W 58–50  3–0
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,180)
Greeley, CO
Nov 19, 2017*
2:00 pm 		San Francisco W 73–60  4–0
 Bank of Colorado Arena (608)
Greeley, CO
Nov 22, 2017*
11:00 am 		at Quinnipiac L 49–60  4–1
 TD Bank Sports Center (604)
Hamden, CT
Nov 24, 2017*
5:00 pm 		at Fordham L 33–48  4–2
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (259)
Bronx, NY
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm 		BYU W 79–74  5–2
 Bank of Colorado Arena (753)
Greeley, CO
Dec 03, 2017*
2:00 pm 		Pacific W 80–55  6–2
 Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
Dec 10, 2017*
2:00 pm 		Colorado State L 44–55  6–3
 Bank of Colorado Arena (986)
Greeley, CO
Dec 19, 2017*
12:00 pm 		at UMKC
Roo Holiday Classic 		W 88–73  7–3
 Swinney Recreation Center (222)
Kansas City, MO
Dec 20, 2017*
12:00 pm 		vs. Liberty
Roo Holiday Classic 		W 65–57  8–3
 Swinney Recreation Center (113)
Kansas City, MO
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Eastern Washington W 70–65  9–3
(1–0) 		Reese Court (313)
Cheney, WA
Dec 30, 2017
3:00 pm 		at Idaho W 78–72  10–3
(2–0) 		Cowan Spectrum (380)
Moscow, ID
Jan 04, 2018
7:00 pm, CET 		Montana State W 82–69  11–3
(3–0) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (869)
Greeley, CO
Jan 06, 2018
2:00 pm 		Montana W 68–50  12–3
(4–0) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (757)
Greeley, CO
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Weber State L 73–82  12–4
(4–1) 		Dee Events Center (628)
Ogden, UT
Jan 13, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Idaho State W 63–57  13–4
(5–1) 		Reed Gym (1,037)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 20, 2018
1:00 pm 		at North Dakota L 70–78  13–5
(5–2) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,877)
Grand Forks, ND
Jan 25, 2017
7:00 pm 		Idaho L 71–79  13–6
(5–3) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (772)
Greeley, CO
Jan 27, 2018
12:00 pm 		Eastern Washington W 68–62  14–6
(6–3) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (893)
Greeley, CO
Feb 01, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Montana W 64–58  15–6
(7–3) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,155)
Missoula, MT
Feb 03, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Montana State W 78–63  16–6
(8–3) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,794)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 08, 2018
12:00 pm 		Idaho State W 75–52  17–6
(9–3) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (2,714)
Greeley, CO
Feb 10, 2018
12:00 pm, CET 		Weber State W 71–69  18–6
(0–3) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,451)
Greeley, CO
Feb 15, 2018
6:30 pm 		at Northern Arizona W 85–63  19–6
(11–3) 		Walkup Skydome (225)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 17, 2018
12:30 pm 		at Southern Utah W 60–54  20–6
(12–3) 		America First Events Center (631)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm 		North Dakota W 51–45  21–6
(13–3) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,232)
Greeley, CO
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm 		Portland State W 63–60  22–6
(14–3) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,356)
Greeley, CO
Mar 02, 2018
7:00 pm 		Sacramento State W 90–68  23–6
(15–3) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,473)
Greeley, CO
Big Sky Women's Tournament
Mar 07, 2018
1:05 pm 		(1) vs. (8) Montana
Quarterfinals 		W 78–69  24–6
 Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
Mar 09, 2018
1:05 pm, ELVN 		(1) vs. (5) Idaho State
Semifinals 		W 73–66  25–6
 Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
Mar 10, 2018
1:05 pm, ELVN 		(1) vs. (2) Idaho
Championship Game 		W 91–69  26–6
 Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 16, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		(10 L) vs. (7 L) Michigan
First round 		L 61–75  26–7
 Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

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 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR N/A RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "Northern Colorado Women's Basketball Game Notes" (PDF). University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Graham Hays. "Northern Colorado Bears Women's Basketball - Bears News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Northern Colorado Bears on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kamie Ethridge named women's basketball coach at Washington St". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "@UNCBearsWBB Names Jennifer Roulier-Huth Head Coach". uncbears.com. Associated Press. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "University of Northern Colorado - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Uncbears.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.