2017–18 Brown Bears women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Brown Bears women's basketball team represents Brown University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth year head coach Sarah Behn, play their home games at the Pizzitola Sports Center and were members of the Ivy League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15–12, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy Women's Tournament.

2017–18 Brown Bears women's basketball
Ocean State Tip-Off Champions
ConferenceIvy League
2017–18 record15–12 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coachSarah Behn (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tyler Patch
  • Sara Binkhorst
  • Jeffrey Kirpas
Home arenaPizzitola Sports Center
2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Princeton122 .857  246  .800
Penn113 .786  229  .710
Harvard104 .714  1811  .621
Yale86 .571  1913  .594
Dartmouth77 .500  1512  .556
Brown311 .214  1512  .556
Cornell311 .214  720  .259
Columbia212 .143  821  .276
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 17–13, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy Women's Tournament to Penn. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where defeated UMBC in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Greensboro.

Roster

2017–18 Brown Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Megan Reilly 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrThe Lawrenceville School Norwood, NJ
G 3 Dominique Leonidas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrParkview Stone Mountain, GA
G/F 4 Justine Gaziano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoNatick Natick, MA
F 5 Morgan Clausen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHuntley Algonquin, IL
G 10 Taylor Will 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrPrespect Arlington Heights, IL
G/F 11 Savannah Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSierra Canyon Westlake Village, CA
G 12 McKenna Dale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEdwin O. Smith Storrs, CT
G 22 Randi Richardson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoCarman-Ainsworth Flint, MI
F 23 Melissa Heath 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrNorthern Highlands Regional Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
F 24 Mary Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBangor Bangor, ME
G/F 25 Kathleen Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBuffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart Clarence Center, ME
G 30 Shayna Mehta 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrInternational San Francisco, CA
F 31 Erika Steeves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrPhillips Exeter Academy Montreal, QE
F 32 Janie White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrRossview Clarksville, TN
C 34 Jenna Benzinger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrMt. Greylock Regional Williamstown, MA
F/C 40 Lames ElGammal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBaldwin Baldwin, NY
F/C 42 Haley Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoGlenvar Salem, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
1:00 PM, ILDN
Bryant
Ocean State Cup
W 85–62  1–0
Pizzitola Sports Center (239)
Providence, RI
11/12/2017*
7:00 PM
at Central Connecticut W 78–55  2–0
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (798)
New Britain, CT
11/19/2017*
12:00 PM, ILDN
No. 20 California L 79–89  2–1
Pizzitola Sports Center (361)
Providence, RI
11/24/2017*
4:00 PM
vs. Hampton
Turkey Tip-Off
W 73–66  3–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (431)
Stockton, CA
11/25/2017*
8:00 PM
at Pacific
Turkey Tip-Off
W 74–57  4–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (440)
Stockton, CA
11/29/2017*
7:00 PM, ILDN
Holy Cross W 82–78  5–1
Pizzitola Sports Center (237)
Providence, RI
12/02/2017*
12:00 PM, YurView
at Providence
Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals
W 64–59  6–1
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
12/03/2017*
2:30 PM, YurView
vs. Bryant
Ocean State Tip-Off championship
W 72–60  7–1
Alumni Hall (548)
Providence, RI
12/06/2017*
7:00 PM, ILDN
Sacred Heart W 102–77  8–1
Pizzitola Sports Center (116)
Providence, RI
12/10/2017*
12:00 PM
at Colgate W 83–73  9–1
Cotterell Court (487)
Hamilton, NY
12/22/2017*
1:00 PM, NESN+/ILDN
Boston University W 92–68  10–1
Pizzitola Sports Center (751)
Providence, RI
12/31/2017*
2:00 PM
at Howard W 85–81 OT 11–1
Burr Gymnasium (127)
Washington, D.C.
01/05/2018*
12:00 PM
Johnson & Wales (RI) W 100–79  12–1
Pizzitola Sports Center (237)
Providence, RI
Ivy League regular season
01/12/2018
12:00 PM, ELVN/ILDN
at Yale L 63–77  12–2 (0–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (605)
New Haven, CT
01/19/2018
5:30 PM, MyRITV/ILDN
Yale W 81–71 OT 13–2 (1–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,553)
Providence, RI
01/26/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN
at Dartmouth L 73–78  13–3 (1–2)
Leede Arena (570)
New Haven, CT
01/27/2018
4:00 PM, NESN/ILDN
at Harvard L 85–87  13–4 (1–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,016)
Cambridge, MA
02/02/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN
Penn L 55–88  13–5 (1–4)
Pizzitola Sports Center (311)
Providence, RI
02/03/2018
4:00 PM, ILDN
Princeton L 62–77  13–6 (1–5)
Pizzitola Sports Center (402)
Providence, RI
02/09/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN
at Cornell L 68–70  13–7 (1–6)
Newman Arena (343)
Ithaca, NY
02/10/2018
5:00 PM, ILDN
at Columbia W 84–80  14–7 (2–6)
Levien Gymnasium (512)
New York, NY
02/16/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN
Harvard L 74–86  13–8 (2–7)
Pizzitola Sports Center (352)
Providence, RI
02/17/2018
4:00 PM, ILDN
Dartmouth L 60–77  14–9 (2–8)
Pizzitola Sports Center (272)
Providence, RI
02/23/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN
Columbia L 74–90  14–10 (2–9)
Pizzitola Sports Center (214)
Providence, RI
02/24/2018
4:00 PM, MyRITV/ILDN
Cornell W 85–59  15–10 (3–9)
Pizzitola Sports Center (350)
Providence, RI
03/02/2018
6:30 PM, ESPN3/ILDN
at Princeton L 44–79  15–11 (3–10)
Jadwin Gymnasium (743)
Princeton, NJ
03/03/2018
6:00 PM, ILDN
at Penn L 56–67  15–12 (3–11)
Palestra (638)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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See also

References

  1. "Brown". Brownbears.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  2. Jeff Goodman. "Brown Bears Women's Basketball - Bears News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  3. Brown Bears. "Brown Bears on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  4. "2017-18 Brown Women's Basketball Schedule - Brown". Brownbears.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
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