2017–18 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represents the University of Idaho during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by tenth year head coach Jon Newlee, play their home games at the Cowan Spectrum with early season games at Memorial Gym, and are members of the Big Sky Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Northern Colorado. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to UC Davis in the first round.

2017–18 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1914 (135 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christa Stanford
  • Jeri Jacobson
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
Memorial Gym
2017–18 Big Sky women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Colorado153 .833267  .788
Idaho135 .7221914  .576
Eastern Washington126 .6671714  .548
Weber State126 .6672111  .656
Idaho State117 .6112111  .656
Portland State117 .6111913  .594
Montana99 .5001417  .452
Montana State99 .5001615  .516
North Dakota513 .2781218  .400
Sacramento State513 .278723  .233
Northern Arizona414 .222723  .233
Southern Utah216 .111327  .100
2018 Big Sky tournament winner
As of 19 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jenae Lewallen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoLiberty HS Surprise, AZ
F 3 Nina Carlson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrLake City Post Falls, ID
G 10 Sarah Bersang 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrEastern Wyoming Horsens, Denmark
C 11 Isabelle Hadden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoBoise Boise, ID
C 12 Nejra Solo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SrPRVA Gimnazija Zenica Zenica, Bosnia
G 13 Haley Blankinship 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrWest Springfield Springfield, VA
G 14 Taylor Pierce 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrLa Costa Canyon HS Carlsbad, CA
G 20 Allison Kirby 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrTimberlake Spirit Lake, ID
G 21 Mikayla Ferenz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrWalla Walla HS Walla Walla, WA
G/F 31 Geraldine McCorkell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrPenleigh & Essendon Grammar Melbourne, Australia
C 42 Natalie Klinker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrFairfield Fairfield, MT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017*
2:00 pm
Lewis–Clark State (Idaho) W 82–67 
Memorial Gym 
Moscow, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
4:30 pm
at Colorado State W 82–69  1–0
Moby Arena (1,663)
Fort Collins, CO
11/15/2017*
4:00 pm
at No. 9 Ohio State L 56–99  1–1
Value City Arena (3,960)
Columbus, OH
11/18/2017*
12:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 72–82  1–2
Moody Coliseum (1,181)
Abilene, TX
11/24/2017*
7:30 pm
at Cal State Northridge
Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic
W 80–75  2–2
Matadome (556)
Northridge, CA
11/25/2017*
7:30 pm
vs. TCU
Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic
L 76–86  2–3
Matadome (411)
Northridge, CA
12/01/2017*
6:00 pm
Washington L 69–81  2–4
Memorial Gym (667)
Moscow, ID
12/04/2017*
6:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 80–60  3–4
Memorial Gym (347)
Moscow, ID
12/09/2017*
6:00 pm
Wyoming L 64–70  3–5
Memorial Gym (454)
Moscow, ID
12/15/2017*
5:00 pm
Seattle L 60–68  3–6
Cowan Spectrum (719)
Moscow, ID
12/18/2017*
5:00 pm
at Arizona State L 33–77  3–7
Wells Fargo Arena (1,723)
Tempe, AZ
12/21/2017*
4:00 pm
vs. Eastern Oregon
Boise Showcase
W 84–70  4–7
CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
Big Sky regular season
12/28/2017
6:00 pm
North Dakota W 80–75  5–7 (1–0)
Cowan Spectrum (312)
Moscow, ID
12/30/2017
2:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 72–78  5–8 (1–1)
Cowan Spectrum (380)
Moscow, ID
01/04/2018
7:05 pm
at Sacramento State L 64–79  5–9 (1–2)
Hornets Nest (156)
Sacramento, CA
01/06/2018
1:00 pm
at Portland State W 101–90  6–9 (2–2)
Pamplin Sports Center (352)
Portland, OR
01/12/2018
5:00 pm, SWX
at Eastern Washington L 64–71  6–10 (2–3)
Reese Court (1,137)
Cheney, WA
01/18/2018
6:00 pm
Southern Utah W 74–51  7–10 (3–3)
Cowan Spectrum (444)
Moscow, ID
01/20/2018
2:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 83–68  8–10 (4–3)
Cowan Spectrum (505)
Moscow, ID
01/25/2018
6:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 79–71  9–10 (5–3)
Bank of Colorado Arena (772)
Greeley, CO
01/27/2018
12:00 pm
at North Dakota W 78–64  10–10 (6–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,935)
Grand Forks, ND
02/01/2018
6:00 pm
Portland State W 61–60  11–10 (7–3)
Cowan Spectrum (445)
Moscow, ID
02/03/2018
2:00 pm
Sacramento State W 101–66  12–10 (8–3)
Cowan Spectrum (419)
Moscow, ID
02/09/2018
5:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 85–71  13–10 (9–3)
Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, ID
02/15/2018
6:00 pm
at Montana State W 95–77  14–10 (10–3)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,720)
Bozeman, MT
02/17/2018
1:00 pm
at Montana W 67–56  15–10 (11–3)
Dahlberg Arena (3,353)
Missoula, MT
02/22/2018
6:00 pm
Idaho State L 52–62  15–11 (11–4)
Cowan Spectrum (416)
Moscow, ID
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
Weber State L 88–105  15–12 (11–5)
Cowan Spectrum (515)
Moscow, ID
02/28/2018
5:30 pm
at Northern Arizona W 93–83  16–12 (12–5)
Walkup Skydome (253)
Flagstaff, AZ
03/02/2018
5:30 pm
at Southern Utah W 65–57  17–12 (13–5)
America First Events Center (978)
Cedar City, UT
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/07/2018
6:35 pm
(2) vs. (7) Montana State
Quarterfinals
W 78–74  18–12
Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
03/09/2018
2:35 pm, ELVN
(2) vs. (6) Portland State
Semifinals
W 102–99  19–12
Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
03/10/2018
12:05 pm, ELVN
(2) vs. (1) Northern Colorado
Championship Game
L 69–91  19–13
Reno Events Center 
Reno, NV
WNIT
03/15/2018*
6:00 pm
at UC Davis
First Round
L 62–82  19–14
The Pavilion (1,382)
Davis, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2017–18 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

References

  1. "University of Idaho Vandals Athletics" (PDF). Govandals.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  2. "Idaho Vandals Women's Basketball - Vandals News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. Idaho Vandals. "Idaho Vandals on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  4. "University of Idaho Vandals Athletics". Govandals.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
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