2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Bluejays, led by fifteenth year head coach Jim Flanery , played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] 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.
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
2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 1
Jade Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
RS Jr Fenwick
River Forest, IL
G 2
Myah Mellman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr Mason City
Mason City, IA
G 4
Aimee Rischard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr Mount Saint Mary Catholic
Oklahoma City, OK
F 5
Jaylyn Agnew 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
RS So Andover
Andover, KS
F 11
Bailey Norby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Sr Forest Lake
Forest Lake, MN
F 12
Gracey Griglione 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Interstate 35
Truro, IA
G 14
Sydney Lamberty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr Park
Cottage Grove, MN
G 15
Tatum Rembao 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Loveland
Loveland, CO
G 21
Olivia Elger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
RS So Richwoods
Peoria, IL
G 22
Brooke Kissinger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
RS Jr Minden Illinois
Minden, NE
G 24
Temi Carda 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr Lakeville North
Lakeville, MN
F 33
Kylie Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Simley
Inver Grove Heights, MN
F 40
Ali Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS So Mahtomedi
Lino Lakes, MN
F 45
Audrey Faber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Dowling Catholic
Clive, IA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 4]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
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 Vermillion, SD
11/19/2017 *7:00 pm
at Nebraska
W 64–49 2–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena 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 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 Des Moines, IA
12/10/2017 *1:00 pm
at Omaha
W 72–51 5–3
Baxter Arena 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 South Orange, NJ
01/05/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's
L 65–72 OT
9–5 (3–1)
Carnesecca Arena 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 Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2018 11:00 am, BEDN
at Xavier
W 71–64 OT
11–8 (5–4)
Cintas Center 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 Chicago, IL
02/04/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN
at Marquette
W 74–73 13–10 (8–5)
Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
02/10/2018 11:00 am, BEDN
at Providence
W 87–84 2OT
14–10 (9–5)
Alumni Hall 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 Washington, D.C.
02/25/2018 1:00 pm, FS1
Villanova W 55–48 17–11 (12–6)
Jake Nevin Field House 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 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
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in
Central .
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre-
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Final
AP
N/A
Coaches
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
See also
References
^ "Creighton University Athletics - Download the Bluejay Women's Basketball Media Guide Today" . Gocreighton.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .^ "Creighton Bluejays Women's Basketball - Bluejays News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .^ Creighton Bluejays. "Creighton Bluejays on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018 . ^ "Creighton University Athletics - 2017–18 (W) Basketball Schedule" . Gocreighton.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
