2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represents the United States Naval Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by tenth year head coach Stefanie Pemper, play their home games at Alumni Hall and are members of the Patriot League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to American. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round.

2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball
Navy Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Patriot League
2017–18 record	25–8 (13–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Stefanie Pemper (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Jimmy Colloton Ryenn Micaletti Rebecca Tillett Katie Rokus
Home arena	Alumni Hall

2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American †	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Bucknell	15	–	3		.833			22	–	10		.688
Navy	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
Army	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Lehigh	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Holy Cross	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Lafayette	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Boston University	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
Colgate	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 Patriot League Tournament winner As of 16 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They advanced to the championship of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Morgan Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Greenbrier Evans, GA G 1 Taylor Durham 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Mount Vernon Fort Belvoir, VA G 3 Cayla Hannibal 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Salem Virginia Beach, VA C 4 Victoria Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Great Bridge Chesapeake, VA F 10 Laurel Jaunich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Champlain Valley Union Charlotte, VT F 11 Kaila Clark 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Archbishop Spalding Hughesville, MD G 12 Sierra Swanda 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Potter's House Christian Academy Jacksonville, FL G 13 Hannah Fenske 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Volcano Vista Albuquerque, NM G 15 Bianca Roach 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Cape Henry Collegiate Virginia Beach, VA F 20 Maggie Phillips 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Loudoun County Leesburg, VA G 21 Jasmine Bishop 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH G 23 Molly Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Ames Ames, IA F 30 Montana Braxton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Cape Elizabeth Cape Elizabeth, ME G 33 Sophie Gatzounas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr South Hadley South Hadley, MA C 34 Grace Sheehan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mount Saint Dominic Academy Fairfield, NJ G 55 Mary Kate Ulasewicz 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Mount Saint Joseph Doylestown, PA	Head coach Stefanie Pemper (Idaho State) Assistant coach(es) Jimmy Colloton (Wittenberg) Ryenn Micaletti (Seton Hill) Katie Rokus (USC Aiken) Rebecca Tillett (William & Mary) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 9, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 PM		at Marist	W 77–70	1–0	McCann Field House (1,608) Poughkeepsie, NY
11/12/2017* 4:00 PM		Rider	W 63–44	2–0	Alumni Hall (503) Annapolis, MD
11/17/2017* 7:00 PM		Norfolk State	W 70–51	3–0	Alumni Hall (192) Annapolis, MD
11/22/2017* 5:00 PM		Air Force	W 71–64	4–0	Alumni Hall (1,242) Annapolis, MD
11/25/2017* 5:00 PM		North Dakota State Navy Classic semifinals	W 67–54	5–0	Alumni Hall (378) Annapolis, MD
11/26/2017* 3:15 PM		St. Bonaventure Navy Classic championship	W 86–48	6–0	Alumni Hall (215) Annapolis, MD
11/30/2017* 7:00 PM		Monmouth	W 73–49	7–0	Alumni Hall (211) Annapolis, MD
12/03/2017* 3:15 PM		Emory & Henry	W 88–57	8–0	Alumni Hall (848) Annapolis, MD
12/06/2017* 7:00 PM		at Richmond	W 76–56	9–0	Robins Center (407) Richmond, VA
12/10/2017* 3:00 PM		at New Mexico	L 87–94 ^OT	9–1	Dreamstyle Arena (6,763) Albuquerque, NM
12/20/2017* 7:00 PM		at LIU Brooklyn	W 79–47	10–1	Steinberg Wellness Center (203) Brooklyn, NY
Patriot League regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 PM		Loyola (MD)	W 73–44	11–1 (1–0)	Alumni Hall (852) Annapolis, MD
01/02/2018 6:00 PM		at Lehigh	L 63–66	11–2 (1–1)	Stabler Arena (433) Bethlehem, PA
01/05/2018 7:00 PM		at American	L 41–46	11–3 (1–2)	Bender Arena (199) Washington, D.C.
01/08/2018 7:00 PM		Colgate	W 70–45	12–3 (2–2)	Alumni Hall (1,131) Annapolis, MD
01/11/2018 7:00 PM		at Holy Cross	W 65–58	13–3 (3–2)	Hart Center (886) Worcester, MA
01/14/2018 12:00 PM, CBSSN		Army	W 70–45	14–3 (4–2)	Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD
01/17/2018 7:00 PM		Lafayette	W 65–59	15–3 (5–2)	Alumni Hall (1,133) Annapolis, MD
01/20/2018 2:00 PM		at Boston University	W 64–59	16–3 (6–2)	Case Gym (484) Boston, MA
01/24/2018 6:00 PM		at Bucknell	L 39–47	16–4 (6–3)	Sojka Pavilion (639) Lewisburg, PA
01/27/2018 7:00 PM		Lehigh	W 53–50	17–4 (7–3)	Alumni Hall (672) Annapolis, MD
02/03/2018 2:00 PM		at Colgate	W 69–42	18–4 (8–3)	Cotterell Court (404) Hamilton, NY
02/07/2018 7:00 PM		Holy Cross	W 62–54	19–4 (9–3)	Alumni Hall (1,368) Annapolis, MD
02/10/2018 11:00 AM, CBSSN		at Army	W 55–46	20–4 (10–3)	Christl Arena (5,181) West Point, NY
02/14/2018 7:00 PM		at Lafayette	W 59–43	21–4 (11–3)	Kirby Sports Center (303) Easton, PA
02/17/2018 5:30 PM		Boston University	W 59–48	22–4 (12–3)	Alumni Hall (881) Annapolis, MD
02/21/2018 7:00 PM		Bucknell	L 40–49	22–5 (12–4)	Alumni Hall (1,053) Annapolis, MD
02/24/2017 3:00 PM		at Loyola (MD)	W 58–40	23–5 (13–4)	Reitz Arena (206) Baltimore, MD
02/28/2018 7:00 PM		American	L 49–76	23–6 (13–5)	Alumni Hall (608) Annapolis, MD
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/05/2018 7:00 PM	(3)	(6) Loyola (MD) Quarterfinals	W 68–62	24–6	Alumni Hall (487) Annapolis, MD
03/08/2018 6:00 PM	(3)	at (2) Bucknell Semifinals	W 68–62	25–6	Sojka Pavilion (619) Lewisburg, PA
03/11/2018 11:00 AM, CBSSN	(3)	at (1) American Championship Game	L 49–58	25–7	Bender Arena (1,001) Washington, D.C.
WNIT
03/16/2018* 7:00 PM		at Virginia Tech First Round	L 55–56	25–8	Cassell Coliseum (828) Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern 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									RV											N/A
Coaches		N/A

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

2017–18 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

References

1. "The Official Web Site of Naval Academy Varsity Athletics". Navysports.Com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
2. "Navy Midshipmen Women's Basketball - Midshipmen News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
3. Navy Midshipmen. "Navy Midshipmen on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
4. "The Official Web Site of Naval Academy Varsity Athletics". Navysports.Com. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2018-01-10.