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2017–18 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team


The 2017–18 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, led by fourth-year head coach Marlene Stollings, played their home games at Williams Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 11–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Iowa in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament before losing to Ohio State in the semifinals. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Spokane region. There they defeated Green Bay before losing to Oregon in the Second Round.

2017–18 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
Lady Rebel Round-Up Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record24–9 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nikita Lowry Dawkins
  • Marty McGillan
  • Gail Striegler
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Ohio State †13–3 .81328–7 .800
No. 16 Maryland12–4 .75026–8 .765
Iowa11–5 .68824–8 .750
Minnesota11–5 .68824–9 .727
Nebraska11–5 .68821–11 .656
Michigan10–6 .62523–10 .697
Indiana9–7 .56323–14 .622
Purdue9–7 .56320–14 .588
Rutgers7–9 .43820–12 .625
Michigan State7–9 .43819–14 .576
Penn State6–10 .37516–16 .500
Northwestern4–12 .25012–20 .375
Wisconsin2–14 .1259–21 .300
Illinois0–16 .0009–21 .300
† 2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On April 9, 2018, head coach Marlene Stollings resigned from Minnesota to accept the head coaching job at Texas Tech. She finished with a four-year record of 82–47.[1] On April 12, the school hired the second all-time leading scorer for the Gophers, Lindsay Whalen, as head coach.[2] As part of her contract with the school, Whalen will continue to play for the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx while she is head coach.[3]

Roster

2017–18 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F3Destiny Pitts5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrDetroit Country DayDetroit, MI
F5Taiye Bello6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoSouthfield-LathrupSouthfield, MI
C10Jessie Edwards6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrWestern AustraliaLeeming, Australia
C14Bryanna Fernstrom6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)SrChisago Lakes
Iowa State		Center City, MN
F20Kehinde Bello6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoSouthfield-LathrupSouthfield, MI
G21Jasmine Brunson5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoMary Louis AcademyQueens, NY
G23Kenisha Bell5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS JrKennedy HS
Marquettte		Minneapolis, MN
F25Palma Kaposi6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrNonePécs, Hungary
F31Irene Garrido Perez6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrWyoming CCGranada, Spain
G33Carlie Wagner5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrNRHEG HSNew Richland, MN
G34Gadiva Hubbard5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoPrincess Anne High SchoolVirginia Beach, VA
C41Annalese Lamke6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrGale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HSMilwaukee, WI
G43Paloma Gonzalez5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrColegio LeonesVigo, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: Nov 27, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
5:00 pm		 LehighW 107–73 1–0
Williams Arena (2,642)
Minneapolis, MN
Nov 13, 2017*
6:00 pm		 at Rhode IslandW 82–60 2–0
Ryan Center (310)
Kingston, RI
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm		 VCUW 108–63 3–0
Williams Arena (2,147)
Minneapolis, MN
Nov 19, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Boston CollegeW 78–68 4–0
Williams Arena (2,454)
Minneapolis, MN
Nov 22, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN		 XavierW 74–62 5–0
Williams Arena (2,000)
Minneapolis, MN
Nov 25, 2017*
4:30 pm		 vs. Wake Forest
Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals		W 93–81 6–0
Cox Pavilion (583)
Paradise, NV
Nov 26, 2017*
4:30 pm		 at UNLV
Lady Rebel Round-Up championship		W 79–72 7–0
Cox Pavilion (575)
Paradise, NV
Nov 29, 2017*
2:30 pm, ACCN Extra		 at North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		L 83–88 7–1
Carmichael Arena (2,315)
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 3, 2017*
1:00 pm		 Eastern MichiganW 80–56 8–1
Williams Arena (2,694)
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 7, 2017*
6:00 pm		 at GeorgetownW 73–63 9–1
McDonough Gymnasium (307)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 10, 2017*
2:30 pm		 at San DiegoL 69–72 9–2
Jenny Craig Pavilion (511)
San Diego, CA
Dec 13, 2017*
12:00 pm		 Cal PolyW 112–68 10–2
Williams Arena (4,126)
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 22, 2017*
1:00 pm		 UC RiversideW 101–75 11–2
Williams Arena (2,106)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten conference season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm		 at NorthwesternW 90–63 12–2 (1–0)
Beardsley Gym (703)
Evanston, IL
Dec 31, 2017
2:00 pm		 NebraskaL 74–79 12–3 (1–1)
Williams Arena (3,284)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 4, 2018
6:00 pm		 at No. 10 Ohio StateL 75–91 12–4 (1–2)
Value City Arena (4,519)
Columbus, OH
Jan 7, 2018
3:00 pm, BTN		 Michigan StateW 83–77 13–4 (2–2)
Williams Arena (3,422)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 10, 2018
6:00 pm		 at Penn StateW 91–71 14–4 (3–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,326)
University Park, PA
Jan 13, 2018
1:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 21 RutgersL 70–80 OT14–5 (3–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,168)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm		 WisconsinW 90–65 15–5 (4–3)
Williams Arena (3,588)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 21, 2018
3:00 pm		 No. 20 IowaW 77–72 16–5 (5–3)
Williams Arena (4,182)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm		 at WisconsinW 71–61 17–5 (6–3)
Kohl Center (3,583)
Madison, WI
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm		 at IowaL 84–92 17–6 (6–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,581)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 8, 2018
6:00 pm		 at PurdueW 78–74 18–6 (7–4)
Mackey Arena (5,827)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 11, 2018
3:00 pm, BTN		 Penn StateW 101–68 19–6 (8–4)
Williams Arena (3,794)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm		 No. 23 MichiganW 93–87 20–6 (9–4)
Williams Arena (2,415)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 18, 2018
12:00 pm, BTN		 No. 10 MarylandW 93–74 21–6 (10–4)
Williams Arena (4,625)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 20, 2018
7:00 pm		 IndianaL 70–82 21–7 (10–5)
Williams Arena (3,477)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 25, 2018
2:00 pm		 at IllinoisW 84–75 22–7 (11–5)
State Farm Center (1,638)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 2, 2018
2:30 pm, RSN		(4) vs. (5) Iowa
Quarterfinals		W 90–89 23–7
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,274)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 3, 2018
5:00 pm, BTN		(4) vs. (1) No. 13 Ohio State
Semifinals		L 88–90 23–8
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 16, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN2		(10 S) vs. (7 S) No. 21 Green Bay
First Round		W 89–77 24–8
Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
Mar 18, 2018*
9:30 pm, ESPN2		(10 S) at (2 S) No. 6 Oregon
Second Round		L 73–101 24–9
Matthew Knight Arena (7,576)
Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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
APNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVRVRVRVRVRVN/A
CoachesNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVRVRVRVRV
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

See also

2017–18 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

References

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