2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), were members of the West Coast Conference . The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Lisa Fortier , played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] They finished the season 27–6, 17–1 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeatee Pepperdine, San Francisco and San Diego to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Stanford.
Previous season
They finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeat Pacific, San Francisco and Saint Mary's to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they were defeated by Oklahoma in the first round.
Roster
2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Zykera Rice
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Clover Park
Tacoma, WA
F
3
Jenn Wirth
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Seton Catholic
Chandler, AZ
F
4
LeeAnne Wirth
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Seton Catholic
Chandler, AZ
G
5
Louise Forsyth
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Brookswood Secondary
Langley, BC
F
10
Gillian Barfield
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Phoenix Country Day School
Phoenix, AZ
G
11
Laura Stockton
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Gonzaga Prep
Spokane, WA
C
12
Emma Wolfram
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS Sr
South Kamloops
Kamloops, BC
F
13
Jill Barta
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Jr
Fairfield
Fairfield, MT
G
14
Emma Stach
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Avides Hurricanes
Buchholz, Germany
G
15
Jessie Loera
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So
Moses Lake
Moses Lake, WA
G
22
Corryn Douglas
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Newbury Park
Newbury Park, CA
G
24
Katie Campbell
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Ventura Ventura College
Oxnard, CA
G
30
Chandler Smith
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Jr
Brewster Nebraska
Brewster, WA
G
32
Jill Townsend
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Okanogan
Okanogan, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017 *2:00 pm
Northwest Christian
W 96–35
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,435)Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2017 *5:00 pm
at Colorado State
L 49–65
0–1
Moby Arena (1,137)Fort Collins, CO
11/18/2017 *6:00 pm
at Montana
W 70–55
1–1
Dahlberg Arena (3,520)Missoula, MT
11/23/2017 *8:00 pm
vs. Belmont Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals
L 63–71
1–2
Mandalay Bay Arena (323)Paradise, NV
11/24/2017 *3:00 pm
vs. Kent State Play4Kay Shootout Consolation 2nd round
W 77–57
2–2
Mandalay Bay Arena (343)Paradise, NV
11/25/2017 *3:00 pm
vs. DePaul Play4Kay Shootout 5th place game
L 71–88
2–3
Mandalay Bay Arena (230)Paradise, NV
11/30/2017 *6:00 pm, SWX
Eastern Washington
W 69–45
3–3
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,394)Spokane, WA
12/02/2017 *2:00 pm
Portland State
W 91–52
4–3
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,298)Spokane, WA
12/06/2017 *7:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State
W 62–56
5–3
Beasley Coliseum (977)Pullman, WA
12/09/2017 *2:00 pm, SWX
UNLV
L 50–52
5–4
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,378)Spokane, WA
12/17/2017 *2:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA)
W 97–74
6–4
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,438)Spokane, WA
12/21/2017 *6:00 pm
Western Illinois
W 80–65
7–4
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,548)Spokane, WA
WCC regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm
at Pacific
W 99–72
8–4 (1–0)
Alex G. Spanos Center (716)Stockton, CA
12/30/2017 2:00 pm
at Santa Clara
W 63–51
9–4 (2–0)
Leavey Center (402)Santa Clara, CA
01/04/2018 6:00 pm
Pepperdine
W 73–51
10–4 (3–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,452)Spokane, WA
01/06/2018 2:00 pm
Loyola Marymount
W 77–67
11–4 (4–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,638)Spokane, WA
01/11/2018 7:00 pm
at Portland
W 70–56
12–4 (5–0)
Chiles Center (415)Portland, OR
01/13/2018 2:00 pm, SWX
San Francisco
W 74–47
13–4 (6–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,566)Spokane, WA
01/18/2018 6:30 pm
at Saint Mary's
W 73–65
14–4 (7–0)
McKeon Pavilion (476)Moraga, CA
01/20/2018 2:00 pm, SWX
Santa Clara
W 71–44
15–4 (8–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)Spokane, WA
01/25/2018 6:00 pm
Portland
W 75–36
16–4 (9–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,309)Spokane, WA
01/27/2018 2:00 pm
at San Francisco
W 81–57
17–4 (10–0)
War Memorial Gymnaisum (415)San Francisco, CA
02/01/2018 6:00 pm
at San Diego
W 63–44
18–4 (11–0)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (675)San Diego, CA
02/03/2018 1:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU
W 84–70
19–4 (12–0)
Marriott Center (1,327)Provo, UT
02/08/2018 6:00 pm
Pacific
W 90–66
20–4 (13–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,384)Spokane, WA
02/10/2018 2:00 pm, SWX
Saint Mary's
L 56–72
20–5 (13–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)Spokane, WA
02/15/2018 7:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount
W 75–69
21–5 (14–1)
Gersten Pavilion (259)Los Angeles, CA
02/17/2018 1:00 pm
at Pepperdine
W 67–48
22–5 (15–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse (223)Malibu, CA
02/22/2018 6:00 pm
San Diego
W 58–54
23–5 (16–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,712)Spokane, WA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm, SWX
BYU
W 62–37
24–5 (17–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,733)Spokane, WA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/02/2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv
(1)
vs. (8) Pepperdine Quarterfinals
W 81–70
25–5
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
03/05/2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv
(1)
vs. (5) San Francisco Semifinals
W 65–53
26–5
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
03/06/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU
(1)
vs. (6) San Diego Championship Game
W 79–71
27–5
Orleans Arena (6,661)Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018 *3:00 pm, ESPN2
(13 S)
at (4 S) No. 15 Stanford First Round
L 68–82
27–6
Maples Pavilion (2,686)Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington 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
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
N/A
Coaches
RV
N/A
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
See also
References
^ "2017-18 Gonzaga Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF) . Gonzaga University . Archived from the original (PDF) on January 14, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022 .
^ "Gonzaga Bulldogs Women's Basketball - Bulldogs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
^ "Gonzaga Bulldogs on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
^ "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball" . Gozags.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
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