2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
The 2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represents West Virginia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by seventeenth year head coach Mike Carey, play their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big 12 Conference.[2][3][4] They finished the season 25–12, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bucknell, Saint Joseph's and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, St. John's in the quarterfinals before losing to Virginia Tech in the semifinals.
2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball | |
---|---|
Paradise Jam Island Division Champions | |
WNIT, Semifinals | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
2017–18 record | 25–12 (8–10 Big 12) |
Head coach | Mike Carey (17th season) |
Assistant coaches |
|
Home arena | WVU Coliseum |
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Baylor † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 2 | .943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Texas | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] |
Previous season
The team finished sixth in the regular season but won the 2017 Big 12 Tournament.[5] They finished with a record of 24–11, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to Maryland in the second round.
Roster
2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Roster |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/29/2017* 4:00 PM |
No. 13 | West Virginia Wesleyan | W 113–54 | WVU Coliseum (1,685) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
Non-Conference Games | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 7:00 PM |
No. 13 | Central Connecticut | W 102–52 | 1–0 |
WVU Coliseum (1,359) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
11/14/2017* 7:00 PM |
No. 12 | Sacramento State | W 101–47 | 2–0 |
WVU Coliseum (1,211) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
11/19/2017* 5:00 PM |
No. 12 | North Florida | W 87–59 | 3–0 |
WVU Coliseum (1,156) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
11/23/2017* 12:00 PM |
No. 11 | vs. Butler Paradise Jam Island Division |
W 75–68 | 4–0 |
Titan Field House Melbourne, FL | ||||||
11/24/2017* 3:30 PM |
No. 11 | vs. Drexel Paradise Jam Island Division |
W 75–42 | 5–0 |
Titan Field House Melbourne, FL | ||||||
11/25/2017* 6:00 PM |
No. 11 | vs. Virginia Tech Paradise Jam Island Division |
W 79–61 | 6–0 |
Titan Field House (276) Melbourne, FL | ||||||
12/03/2017* 8:00 PM, ESPNU |
No. 11 | at No. 18 Texas A&M Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
W 76–50 | 7–0 |
Reed Arena (3,391) College Station, TX | ||||||
12/07/2017* 7:00 PM |
No. 10 | Pittsburgh | W 73–52 | 8–0 |
WVU Coliseum (2,005) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
12/10/2017* 2:00 PM |
No. 10 | Coppin State | W 101–43 | 9–0 |
WVU Coliseum (1,163) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
12/16/2017* 4:00 PM |
No. 10 | vs. Radford | W 75–55 | 10–0 |
Charleston Civic Center (1,807) Charleston, WV | ||||||
12/18/2017* 7:00 PM |
No. 9 | Morgan State | W 84–41 | 11–0 |
WVU Coliseum (1,034) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
12/21/2017* 7:00 PM |
No. 9 | Morehead State | W 66–52 | 12–0 |
WVU Coliseum (2,066) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
Conference Games | |||||||||||
12/28/2017 7:00 PM, ATTPT |
No. 9 | at TCU | W 87–82 | 13–0 (1–0) |
Schollmaier Arena (1,799) Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
12/31/2017 4:30 PM, FSN |
No. 9 | at No. 8 Texas | L 58–79 | 13–1 (1–1) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,391) Austin, TX | ||||||
01/03/2018 7:00 PM, Netstar |
No. 12 | Kansas State | L 52–60 | 13–2 (1–2) |
WVU Coliseum (1,440) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
01/07/2018 2:00 PM, ATTPT |
No. 12 | Iowa State | W 57–49 | 14–2 (2–2) |
WVU Coliseum (2,580) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
01/07/2018 8:00 PM, ESPN3 |
No. 15 | at Kansas | W 74–54 | 15–2 (3–2) |
Allen Fieldhouse (1,536) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
01/13/2017 5:00 PM, FSN |
No. 15 | TCU | L 74–76 OT | 15–3 (3–3) |
WVU Coliseum (3,139) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
01/17/2018 8:00 PM |
No. 17 | at No. 24 Oklahoma State | L 73–79 | 15–4 (3–4) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,520) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
01/20/2018 7:30 PM |
No. 17 | at Iowa State | W 69–59 | 16–4 (4–4) |
Hilton Coliseum (10,067) Ames, IA | ||||||
01/24/2018 7:00 PM, Netstar |
No. 20 | Texas Tech | W 82–52 | 17–4 (5–4) |
WVU Coliseum (1,987) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
01/28/2018 3:00 PM, FS1 |
No. 20 | No. 3 Baylor | L 72–83 | 17–5 (5–5) |
WVU Coliseum (5,073) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
01/31/2018 3:00 PM, FSOK |
No. 21 | at Oklahoma | L 57–76 | 17–6 (5–6) |
Lloyd Noble Center (3,490) Norman, OK | ||||||
02/05/2018 7:00 PM, FS1 |
No. 6 Texas | L 55–73 | 17–7 (5–7) |
WVU Coliseum (2,149) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
02/10/2018 3:00 PM, FSSW |
at Texas Tech | W 74–60 | 18–7 (6–7) |
United Supermarkets Arena (3,116) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
02/14/2018 7:00 PM |
Kansas | W 76–46 | 19–7 (7–7) |
WVU Coliseum (1,880) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
02/17/2018 3:00 PM, ATTPT |
Oklahoma | L 77–79 OT | 19–8 (7–8) |
WVU Coliseum (4,326) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
02/20/2018 8:00 PM |
at Kansas State | W 75–66 | 20–8 (8–8) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,452) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
02/24/2018 1:00 PM |
No. 25 Oklahoma State | L 69–79 | 20–9 (8–9) |
WVU Coliseum (4,058) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
02/26/2018 9:00 PM, FS1 |
at No. 3 Baylor | L 54–80 | 20–10 (8–10) |
Ferrell Center (6,671) Waco, TX | |||||||
Big 12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/2018 9:30 PM, FSN |
(6) | vs. (3) Oklahoma State Quarterfinals |
W 69–60 | 21–10 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,676) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
03/04/2018 5:30 PM, FS1 |
(6) | vs. (2) No. 7 Texas Semifinals |
L 55–68 | 21–11 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,832) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
WNIT | |||||||||||
03/15/2018* 7:00 PM |
Bucknell First Round |
W 83–50 | 22–11 |
WVU Coliseum (1,509) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
03/17/2018* 2:00 PM |
Saint Joseph's Second Round |
W 79–51 | 23–11 |
WVU Coliseum (1,651) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
03/22/2018* 5:30 PM |
James Madison Third Round |
W 67–55 | 24–11 |
WVU Coliseum (1,709) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
03/25/2018* 4:00 PM |
St. John's Quarterfinals |
W 76–62 | 25–11 |
WVU Coliseum (2,280) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
03/28/2018* 7:00 PM |
Virginia Tech Semifinals |
L 61–64 | 25–12 |
WVU Coliseum (3,015) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
*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
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 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | N/A |
Coaches | 15 | N/A | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
References
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- "West Virginia Athletics" (PDF). Wvusports.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- "West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball - Mountaineers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- West Virginia Mountaineers. "West Virginia Mountaineers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- "Tynice Martin nets 32 as WVU upsets No. 2 Baylor to win Big 12 title". ESPN. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- "West Virginia Athletics". Wvusports.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.