2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represents Creighton University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by fifteenth year head coach Jim Flanery, play their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. 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 Iowa in the first round before losing to UCLA in the second round.

2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig East
Record19–13 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carli Tritz
  • Chevelle Saunsoci
  • Linda Sayavongchanh
Home arenaD. J. Sokol Arena
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
DePaul153 .833278  .771
Marquette153 .8332410  .706
Villanova126 .667239  .719
Creighton117 .6111913  .594
St. John's99 .5001915  .559
Georgetown99 .5001616  .500
Seton Hall711 .3891616  .500
Butler612 .3331517  .469
Xavier315 .1671020  .333
Providence315 .1671021  .323
2018 Big East tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jade Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrFenwick River Forest, IL
G 2 Myah Mellman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMason City Mason City, IA
G 4 Aimee Rischard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrMount Saint Mary Catholic Oklahoma City, OK
F 5 Jaylyn Agnew 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoAndover Andover, KS
F 11 Bailey Norby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrForest Lake Forest Lake, MN
F 12 Gracey Griglione 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrInterstate 35 Truro, IA
G 14 Sydney Lamberty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrPark Cottage Grove, MN
G 15 Tatum Rembao 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLoveland Loveland, CO
G 21 Olivia Elger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoRichwoods Peoria, IL
G 22 Brooke Kissinger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrMinden
Illinois
Minden, NE
G 24 Temi Carda 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrLakeville North Lakeville, MN
F 33 Kylie Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrSimley Inver Grove Heights, MN
F 40 Ali Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoMahtomedi Lino Lakes, MN
F 45 Audrey Faber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrDowling Catholic Clive, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 21, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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 (1,997)
Vermillion, SD
11/19/2017*
7:00 pm
at Nebraska W 64–49  2–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,324)
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 (175)
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 (2,863)
Des Moines, IA
12/10/2017*
1:00 pm
at Omaha W 72–51  5–3
Baxter Arena (2,043)
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 (625)
South Orange, NJ
01/05/2018
6:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's L 65–72 OT 9–5 (3–1)
Carnesecca Arena (625)
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 (922)
Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2018
11:00 am, BEDN
at Xavier W 71–64 OT 11–8 (5–4)
Cintas Center (922)
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 (1,828)
Chicago, IL
02/04/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Marquette W 74–73  13–10 (8–5)
Al McGuire Center (1,612)
Milwaukee, WI
02/10/2018
11:00 am, BEDN
at Providence W 87–84 2OT 14–10 (9–5)
Alumni Hall (439)
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 (2,257)
Washington, D.C.
02/25/2018
1:00 pm, FS1
Villanova W 55–48  17–11 (12–6)
Jake Nevin Field House (801)
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 (2,304)
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

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Coaches
Legend
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  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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