2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represents Creighton University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by fifteenth year head coach Jim Flanery, play their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Iowa in the first round before losing to UCLA in the second round.
2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball | |
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NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Big East |
2017–18 record | 19–13 (11–7 Big East) |
Head coach | Jim Flanery (15th season) |
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Home arena | D. J. Sokol Arena |
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 Big East Tournament winner As of 25 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
They finished the season 24–8, 16–2 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/01/2017* 6:00 PM |
Northern State | W 68–63 | D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 11:30 AM |
Wichita State | W 66–61 | 1–0 |
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,323) Omaha, NE | |||||||
11/14/2017* 7:00 PM |
at South Dakota | L 68–73 | 1–1 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,997) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
11/19/2017* 7:00 PM |
at Nebraska | W 64–49 | 2–1 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,324) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
11/21/2017* 6:00 PM |
Northern Iowa | W 89–78 2OT | 3–1 |
D. J. Sokol Arena (632) Omaha, NE | |||||||
11/24/2017* 1:00 PM |
vs. Washington South Point Thanksgiving Shootout |
L 64–67 | 3–2 |
South Point Arena (175) Enterprise, NV | |||||||
11/25/2017* 3:30 PM |
vs. No. 5 UCLA South Point Thanksgiving Shootout |
L 63–72 | 3–3 |
South Point Arena (550) Enterprise, NV | |||||||
12/03/2017* 2:00 PM |
at Drake | W 108–100 4OT | 4–3 |
Knapp Center (2,863) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
12/10/2017* 1:00 PM |
at Omaha | W 72–51 | 5–3 |
Baxter Arena (2,043) Omaha, NE | |||||||
12/15/2017* 4:00 PM |
South Dakota State | W 72–65 | 6–3 |
D. J. Sokol Arena (780) Omaha, NE | |||||||
12/21/2017* 6:00 PM |
No. 13 Florida State | L 82–92 | 6–4 |
D. J. Sokol Arena (760) Omaha, NE | |||||||
Big East regular season | |||||||||||
12/28/2017 7:00 PM, BEDN |
No. 18 Villanova | W 69–54 | 7–4 (1–0) |
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120) Omaha, NE | |||||||
12/30/2017 1:00 PM, BEDN |
Georgetown | W 69–58 | 8–4 (2–0) |
D. J. Sokol Arena (745) Omaha, NE | |||||||
01/02/2018 6:00 PM, FS2 |
at Seton Hall | W 68–51 | 9–4 (3–0) |
Walsh Gymnasium (625) South Orange, NJ | |||||||
01/05/2018 6:00 PM, BEDN |
at St. John's | L 65–72 OT | 9–5 (3–1) |
Carnesecca Arena (625) Queens, NY | |||||||
01/07/2018 1:00 PM, FS2 |
Marquette | L 77–92 | 9–6 (3–2) |
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,109) Omaha, NE | |||||||
01/10/2018 8:00 PM, BEDN |
DePaul | L 54–82 | 9–7 (3–3) |
D. J. Sokol Arena (672) Omaha, NE | |||||||
01/13/2018 1:00 PM, BEDN |
Providence | W 73–56 | 10–7 (4–3) |
D. J. Sokol Arena (951) Omaha, NE | |||||||
01/19/2018 6:00 PM, BEDN |
at Butler | L 53–59 | 10–8 (4–4) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (922) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
01/22/2018 11:00 AM, BEDN |
at Xavier | W 71–64 OT | 11–8 (5–4) |
Cintas Center (922) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
01/26/2018 7:00 PM, BEDN |
St. John's | L 65–72 | 11–9 (5–5) |
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,316) Omaha, NE | |||||||
01/28/2018 1:00 PM, BEDN |
Seton Hall | W 53–39 | 12–9 (6–5) |
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,015) Omaha, NE | |||||||
02/02/2018 7:00 PM, BEDN |
at DePaul | L 67–77 | 12–10 (7–5) |
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,828) Chicago, IL | |||||||
02/04/2018 1:00 PM, BEDN |
at Marquette | W 74–73 | 13–10 (8–5) |
Al McGuire Center (1,612) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
02/10/2018 11:00 AM, BEDN |
at Providence | W 87–84 2OT | 14–10 (9–5) |
Alumni Hall (439) Providence, RI | |||||||
02/16/2018 7:00 PM, BEDN |
Xavier | W 65–54 | 15–10 (10–5) |
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002) Omaha, NE | |||||||
02/18/2018 1:00 PM, BEDN |
Butler | W 64–55 | 16–10 (11–5) |
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,261) Omaha, NE | |||||||
02/23/2018 10:00 AM, BEDN |
at Georgetown | L 67–70 | 16–11 (11–6) |
McDonough Gymnasium (2,257) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
02/25/2018 1:00 PM, FS1 |
Villanova | W 55–48 | 17–11 (12–6) |
Jake Nevin Field House (801) Villanova, PA | |||||||
Big East Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/04/2018 2:30 PM, FS2 |
(4) | vs. (5) St. John's Quarterfinals |
W 66–58 | 18–11 |
Wintrust Arena (1,991) Chicago, IL | ||||||
03/05/2018 3:00 PM, FS1 |
(4) | vs. (1) Marquette Semifinals |
L 70–76 | 18–12 |
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2018* 5:00 PM, ESPN2 |
(11 KC) | vs. (6 KC) Iowa First Round |
W 76–70 | 19–12 |
Pauley Pavilion (2,304) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
03/19/2018* 8:00 PM, ESPN2 |
(11 KC) | at (3 KC) No. 9 UCLA Second Round |
L 64–86 | 19–13 |
Pauley Pavilion (1,860) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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 |
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AP | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
Coaches |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
References
- "Creighton University Athletics - Download the Bluejay Women's Basketball Media Guide Today". Gocreighton.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- "Creighton Bluejays Women's Basketball - Bluejays News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- Creighton Bluejays. "Creighton Bluejays on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- "Creighton University Athletics - 2017–18 (W) Basketball Schedule". Gocreighton.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.