2017–18 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Ducks, led by fourth-year head coach Kelly Graves , played their games at the Matthew Knight Arena as members of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 33–5, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 regular season title. They also won the Pac-12 women's tournament for the first time in school history and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament , where they defeated Seattle and Minnesota in the first and second rounds, Central Michigan in the sweet sixteen before falling to Notre Dame in the elite eight. With 33 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.
Offseason
Departures
In addition to the departing players, assistant Nicole Powell left after the 2016–17 season to become the head coach at Grand Canyon , located in her hometown of Phoenix .[ 3]
Incoming transfer
Roster
2017–18 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Satou Sabally
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Rotteck Gymnasium
Berlin, Germany
G
2
Morgan Yaeger
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
St. John's School
Adelaide, Australia
G
3
Justine Hall
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Sr
Regis Jesuit HS Purdue
Denver, CO
G
5
Maite Cazorla
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Segle XXI
Las Palmas, Spain
G
10
Lexi Bando
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Willamette HS
Eugene, OR
F
14
Lydia Giomi
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS Fr
West Seattle HS
Seattle, WA
G
15
Anneli Maley
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Box Hill Senior College
Melbourne, Australia
G
20
Sabrina Ionescu
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Miramonte HS
Walnut Creek, CA
F
21
Erin Boley
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Elizabethtown HS Notre Dame
Hodgenville, KY
F
24
Ruthy Hebard
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
West Valley HS
Fairbanks, AK
G
31
Aina Ayuso
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Segle XXI
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
F
32
Oti Gildon
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Gonzaga Prep
Spokane, WA
F
44
Mallory McGwire
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So
Reno HS
Reno, NV
F
52
Sierra Campisano
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Torrey Pines HS
San Diego, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 5]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2017 *9:00 am
No. 11
Portland State Charity Exhibition for Oregon Wildfire Fund
W 88–60
Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
11/05/2017 *2:00 pm
No. 11
Westmont
W 71–32
Matthew Knight Arena (2,082)Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *5:00 pm
No. 11
Cal State Northridge Preseason WNIT First Round
W 91–43
1–0
Matthew Knight Arena (2,646)Eugene, OR
11/12/2017 *2:00 pm
No. 11
Drake Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals
W 110–77
2–0
Matthew Knight Arena (2,311)Eugene, OR
11/16/2017 *5:00 pm
No. 10
at No. 19 Texas A&M Preseason WNIT Semifinals
W 83–68
3–0
Reed Arena (3,315)College Station, TX
11/19/2017 *12:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 10
at No. 5 Louisville Preseason WNIT Championship
L 61–74
3–1
KFC Yum! Center (6,162)Louisville, KY
11/21/2017 *6:00 pm
No. 10
Eastern Washington
W 81–40
4–1
Matthew Knight Arena (2,234)Eugene, OR
11/25/2017 *2:30 pm, P12N
No. 10
Oklahoma Nike PK 80 Phil Knight Invitational
W 92–74
5–1
Matthew Knight Arena (6,033)Eugene, OR
11/28/2017 *6:00 pm
No. 10
Hampton
W 87–45
6–1
Matthew Knight Arena (2,142)Eugene, OR
12/02/2017 *2:00 pm
No. 10
Weber State
W 114–87
7–1
Matthew Knight Arena (2,506)Eugene, OR
12/09/2017 *2:00 pm
No. 9
Southern Utah
W 98–38
8–1
Matthew Knight Arena (2,565)Eugene, OR
12/13/2017 *4:00 pm, SECN
No. 9
at No. 5 Mississippi State
L 79–90
8–2
Humphrey Coliseum (5,445)Starkville, MS
12/17/2017 *1:00 pm, P12N
No. 9
Ole Miss
W 90–46
9–2
Matthew Knight Arena (2,683)Eugene, OR
12/21/2017 *12:00 pm
No. 10
vs. No. 19 Texas A&M Duel in the Desert, Desert Division
W 84–62
10–2
Cox Pavilion (652)Paradise, NV
12/22/2017 *12:00 pm
No. 10
vs. Hawaiʻi Duel in the Desert, Desert Division
W 85–44
11–2
Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017 3:00 pm
No. 10
Washington State
W 89–56
12–2 (1–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (3,476)Eugene, OR
12/31/2017 1:00 pm, P12N
No. 10
Washington
W 94–83
13–2 (2–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (3,322)Eugene, OR
01/05/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 9
at USC
W 70–66
14–2 (3–0)
Galen Center (670)Los Angeles, CA
01/07/2018 5:00 pm, P12N
No. 9
at No. 14 UCLA
W 70–61
15–2 (4–0)
Pauley Pavilion (7,190)Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 8
Arizona
W 62–44
16–2 (5–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (3,466)Eugene, OR
01/14/2018 5:00 pm, P12N
No. 8
No. 18 Arizona State
W 74–64
17–2 (6–0)
Matthew Knight Arena (4,416)Eugene, OR
01/19/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 7
at No. 18 Oregon State Civil War
L 79–85 OT
17–3 (6–1)
Gill Coliseum (6,704)Corvallis, OR
01/21/2018 5:00 pm, P12N
No. 7
No. 18 Oregon State Civil War
W 75–63
18–3 (7–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,249)Eugene, OR
01/26/2018 7:00 pm, P12N
No. 7
at Colorado
W 74–55
19–3 (8–1)
Coors Events Center (1,525)Boulder, CO
01/28/2018 11:00 am, P12N
No. 7
at Utah
W 84–68
20–3 (9–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,728)Salt Lake City, UT
02/02/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 6
No. 25 California
W 91–54
21–3 (10–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (3,670)Eugene, OR
02/04/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
No. 24 Stanford
L 65–78
21–4 (10–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,126)Eugene, OR
02/09/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 9
at Washington
W 76–63
22–4 (11–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,177)Seattle, WA
02/11/2018 1:00 pm, P12N
No. 9
at Washington State
W 90–79
23–4 (12–2)
Beasley Coliseum (1,122)Pullman, WA
02/16/2018 6:00 pm, P12N
No. 9
USC
W 80–74 2OT
24–4 (13–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,283)Eugene, OR
02/18/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8
No. 10 UCLA
W 101–94 OT
25–4 (14–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,098)Eugene, OR
02/23/2018 5:00 pm, P12N
No. 8
at Arizona State
W 57–44
26–4 (15–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,446)Tempe, AZ
02/25/2018 11:00 am, P12N
No. 8
at Arizona
W 74–61
27–4 (16–2)
McKale Center (1,674)Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2018 11:30 am, P12N
(1) No. 6
vs. (9) Colorado Quarterfinals
W 84–47
28–4
KeyArena (4,852)Seattle, WA
03/03/2018 6:00 pm, P12N
(1) No. 6
vs. (4) No. 9 UCLA Semifinals
W 65–62
29–4
KeyArena (6,889)Seattle, WA
03/04/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 6
vs. (2) No. 16 Stanford Championship Game
W 77–57
30–4
KeyArena (5,387)Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018 *4:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 S) No. 6
(15 S) Seattle First Round
W 88–45
31–4
Matthew Knight Arena (7,040)Eugene, OR
03/18/2018 *7:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 S) No. 6
(10 S) Minnesota Second Round
W 101–73
32–4
Matthew Knight Arena (7,576)Eugene, OR
03/24/2018 *3:00 pm, ESPN
(2 S) No. 6
vs. (11 S) Central Michigan Sweet Sixteen
W 83–69
33–4
Spokane Arena (5,084)Spokane, WA
03/26/2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN
(2 S) No. 6
vs. (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame Elite Eight
L 74–84
33–5
Spokane Arena (5,226)Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane Region.
All times are in
Pacific 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
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
9
9
8
6
6
6
N/A
Coaches
11
N/A
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
6
9
7
10
10
7
6
5
5
5
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
References
^ "TCU Adds Oregon Transfer Jayde Woods" (Press release). TCU Horned Frogs . January 19, 2017. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
^ Hawthorne, Jonathan (April 19, 2017). "After two ACL injuries, Megan Trinder opts to step away from college basketball" . The Daily Emerald . Eugene, OR . Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
^ "Nicole Powell named GCU Women's Basketball coach" (Press release). Grand Canyon Antelopes . April 10, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
^ Karell, Daniel (May 30, 2017). "Elizabethtown's Erin Boley picks Oregon as destination after leaving Notre Dame" . The Courier-Journal . Louisville, KY . Retrieved December 25, 2017 .
^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule" .
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