2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Gales, led by twelfth year head coach Paul Thomas , played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] WCC women's tournament to Pacific. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament , where they lost to New Mexico in the first round.
Previous season
They finished the season 20–13, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Colorado State in the first round.
Roster
2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 1
Milly Yates 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr SCECGS Redlands
Sydney, Australia
G 3
Jasmine Forcadilla 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS So St. Joseph's Catholic
Terrigal, Australia
F 5
Madeline Holland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Archbishop Mitty
Burlingame, CA
G 10
Carly Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Australian Institute of Sport
Sydney , Australia
G 11
Morgan Malloy 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
RS So Justin-Siena
Napa, CA
F 12
Sydney Raggio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr St. Ignatius
San Bruno, CA
F 13
Tyra Moe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Punhou
Honolulu, HI
G 14
Jordyn Boesel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Okanogan
Okanogan, WA
G 20
Katie Rathbun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Carondelet
Concord, CA
G 21
Stella Beck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Hutt Valley
Lower Hutt , New Zealand
G 23
Emily Codding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, CA
G 24
Brianna Simonich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Carondelet
Danville, CA
F 25
Megan McKay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr St. Mary's Anglican
Katanning , Australia
F 30
Joy Akaegbu-Cleveland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Gonzaga Prep
Spokane, WA
C 33
Claire Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS So St. Thomas Aquinas TCU
Olathe, KS
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
[ 4]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *5:00 pm
at No. 20 California
L 80–87 0–1
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
11/12/2017 *1:00 pm
Washington State W 81–75 1–1
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
11/19/2017 *1:00 pm, CHN
Cal Poly W 82–64 2–1
McKeon Pavilion (356)Moraga, CA
11/24/2017 *2:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara Hilton Concord Classic W 89–59 3–1
McKeon Pavilion (388)Moraga, CA
11/25/2017 *2:00 pm
Indiana Hilton Concord Classic W 88–82 4–1
McKeon Pavilion (312)Moraga, CA
11/30/2017 *6:00 pm
at Boise State
W 74–72 5–1
Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
12/02/2017 *1:30 pm, P12N
at Utah
L 63–74 5–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
12/09/2017 *1:00 pm
UC Davis L 50–74 5–3
McKeon Pavilion (341)Moraga, CA
12/17/2017 *11:30 am
vs. UT Martin Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational W 69–58 6–3
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
12/18/2017 *1:00 pm
vs. Eastern Washington Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational W 76–56 7–3
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
12/19/2017 *10:30 am
at Purdue Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational L 60–70 7–4
Mackey Arena (6,510)West Lafayette, IN
WCC regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount
L 57–69 7–5
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/30/2017 2:00 pm
BYU W 57–49 8–5
McKeon Pavilion (317)Moraga, CA
01/04/2018 7:00 pm
at Pacific
W 70–69 9–5
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
01/06/2018 2:00 pm
at San Diego
W 75–53 10–5
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
01/11/2018 6:30 pm
Santa Clara W 59–46 11–5
McKeon Pavilion (321)Moraga, CA
01/13/2018 2:00 pm
Pepperdine W 75–62 12–5
McKeon Pavilion (294)Moraga, CA
01/18/2018 6:30 pm
Gonzaga L 65–73 12–6
McKeon Pavilion (476)Moraga, CA
01/20/2018 2:00 pm
Pacific W 96–88 13–6
McKeon Pavilion (428)Moraga, CA
01/25/2018 6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU
L 54–63 13–7
Marriott Center Provo, UT
01/27/2018 2:00 pm
at Portland
L 65–68 13–8
Chiles Center Portland, OR
02/01/2018 7:00 pm
at San Francisco
W 73–59 14–8
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
02/03/2018 2:00 pm
San Diego W 66–57 15–8
McKeon Pavilion (234)Moraga, CA
02/08/2018 6:30 pm
Loyola Marymount L 65–75 15–9
McKeon Pavilion (225)Moraga, CA
02/10/2018 2:00 pm
at Gonzaga
W 72–56 16–9
McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
02/15/2018 6:30 pm
San Francisco W 72–64 17–9
McKeon Pavilion (271)Moraga, CA
02/17/2018 2:00 pm
Portland W 77–49 18–9
McKeon Pavilion (421)Moraga, CA
02/22/2018 7:00 pm
at Pepperdine
W 82–75 19–9
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm
at Santa Clara
W 72–51 20–9
Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/02/2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv
(2)
vs. (7) Pacific Quarterfinals L 73–77 20–10
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/15/2018 *6:00 pm
at New Mexico First Round L 80–82 20–11
Johnson Gymnasium Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
See also
References
^ "Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball" . SMCGaels.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .^ "Saint Mary's Gaels Women's Basketball - Gaels News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .^ Saint Mary's Gaels. "Saint Mary's Gaels on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018 . ^ "Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball" . SMCGaels.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
