2017–18 Pacific Tigers women's basketball team

2017–18 Pacific Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record15–17 (7–11 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Amy Starr
  • Alexis Thomas
  • Amanda Brown
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
Seasons
2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 17 1   .944 27 6   .818
Saint Mary's 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Loyola Marymount 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
BYU 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
San Francisco 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
San Diego 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Pacific 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Pepperdine 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Santa Clara 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Portland 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
2018 WCC tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Pacific Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third year head coach Bradley Davis. They played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Center and were members of the West Coast Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to San Diego.

Previous season

They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.

Roster

2017–18 Pacific Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chelsea Lidy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Bishop Montgomery Torrance, CA
F 1 Anaya Brooklyn McDavid 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bishop Alemany Studio City, CA
G/F 2 Jenelle Grant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Harris Westminster London, England
G 3 Isabel Newman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Chaminade College Prep Simi Valley, CA
G 4 Tylah King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Brisbane State Queensland, Australia
F 10 Savannah Sumsion 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Springville Springville, UT
C 12 Sydney Fadal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr St. Mary's Stockton, CA
G 14 Jessica Blakeslee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Mercer Island Mercer Island, WA
G 15 GeAnna Luaulu-Summers 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Sacred Heart Cathedral San Francisco, CA
G 21 Ameela Li 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Piedmont Piedmont, CA
G/F 22 Desire Finnie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Berkeley Berkeley, CA
G 23 Lianna Tillman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lincoln Stockton, CA
F 33 Issy Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Brisbane State Brisbane, Australia
G Valerie Higgins Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Chaminade College Prep
USC
Granada Hills, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
8:30 pm
William Jessup W 95–59 
Alex G. Spanos Center (313)
Stockton, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2017*
9:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 81–65  1–0
Alex G. Spanos Center (391)
Stockton, CA
11/15/2017*
5:00 pm
UC Merced W 123–59  2–0
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,506)
Stockton, CA
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm
UC Davis L 58–90  2–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (500)
Stockton, CA
11/24/2017*
3:30 pm
San Jose State
Turkey Tip-Off
W 106–97  3–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (431)
Stockton, CA
11/25/2017*
5:00 pm
Brown
Turkey Tip-Off
L 57–74  3–2
Alex G. Spanos Center (440)
Stockton, CA
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm
Lamar W 80–75  4–2
Alex G. Spanos Center (321)
Stockton, CA
12/03/2017*
1:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 55–80  4–3
Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
12/07/2017*
7:00 pm
at Fresno State L 70–81  4–4
Save Mart Center (1,978)
Fresno, CA
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 25 California L 85–92  4–5
Alex G. Spanos Center (479)
Stockton, CA
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
at Seattle W 85–73  5–5
Connolly Center (321)
Seattle, WA
12/20/2017*
5:00 pm
UCF W 78–74 OT 6–5
Alex G. Spanos Center (238)
Stockton, CA
WCC regular season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm
Gonzaga L 72–99  6–6
(0–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (716)
Stockton, CA
12/30/2017
2:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 60–75  6–7
(0–2)
Gersten Pavilion (220)
Los Angeles, CA
01/04/2018
7:00 pm
Saint Mary's L 69–70  6–8
(0–3)
Alex G. Spanos Center (290)
Stockton, CA
01/06/2018
1:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 65–77  6–9
(0–4)
Marriott Center (970)
Provo, UT
01/11/2018
6:00 pm
at San Diego W 81–68  7–9
(1–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (271)
San Diego, CA
01/13/2018
2:00 pm
Portland W 91–55  8–9
(2–4)
Alex G. Spanos Center (360)
Stockton, CA
01/18/2018
7:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 85–77  9–9
(3–4)
Firestone Fieldhouse (172)
Malibu, CA
01/20/2018
2:00 pm
at Saint Mary's L 88–96  9–10
(3–5)
McKeon Pavilion (428)
Moraga, CA
01/25/2018
11:00 am
San Francisco L 71–81  9–11
(3–6)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,725)
Stockton, CA
01/27/2018
2:00 pm
BYU W 83–76  10–11
(4–6)
Alex G. Spanos Center (497)
Stockton, CA
02/01/2018
7:00 pm
Santa Clara W 55–37  11–11
(5–6)
Alex G. Spanos Center (335)
Stockton, CA
02/03/2018
2:00 pm
Pepperdine W 84–73  12–11
(6–6)
Alex G. Spanos Center (606)
Stockton, CA
02/08/2018
6:00 pm
at Gonzaga L 66–90  12–12
(6–7)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,384)
Spokane, WA
02/10/2018
2:00 pm
at Portland L 67–89  12–13
(6–8)
Chiles Center (342)
Portland, OR
02/15/2018
7:00 pm
San Diego W 62–60  13–13
(7–8)
Alex G. Spanos Center (639)
Stockton, CA
02/17/2018
2:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 55–57  13–14
(7–9)
Leavey Center (1,075)
Santa Clara, CA
02/22/2018
7:00 pm
at San Francisco L 78–80  13–15
(7–10)
War Memorial Gymnasium (473)
San Francisco, CA
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
Loyola Marymount L 77–79  13–16
(7–11)
Alex G. Spanos Center (609)
Stockton, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
2:00 pm, BYUtv
(7) vs. (10) Portland
First Round
W 85–60  14–16
Orleans Arena (6,685)
Paradise, NV
03/02/2018
2:00 pm, BYUtv
(7) vs. (2) Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals
W 77–73  15–16
Orleans Arena (6,813)
Paradise, NV
03/05/2018
2:00 pm, BYUtv
(7) vs. (6) San Diego
Semifinals
L 56–66  15–17
Orleans Arena (6,832)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pacific". Pacifictigers.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Pacific Tigers Women's Basketball - Tigers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Pacific Tigers. "Pacific Tigers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - Pacific". Pacifictigers.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.