2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

The 2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by seventh year head coach Cori Close, played their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament in which they defeated American and Creighton in the first and second rounds, respectively. They went on to defeat Texas in the Sweet Sixteen and advance to the program's first Elite Eight since 1999. They lost to Mississippi State in the Elite Eight.

2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 9
Record27–8 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Huth
  • Tony Newnan
  • Shannon Perry
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Oregon162 .889335  .868
No. 15 Stanford143 .8242411  .686
No. 9 UCLA144 .778278  .771
No. 13 Oregon State144 .778268  .765
California117 .6112111  .656
Arizona State108 .5562213  .629
USC99 .5002011  .645
Utah810 .4441814  .563
Colorado513 .2781516  .484
Washington State314 .1761020  .333
Arizona216 .111624  .200
Washington117 .056723  .233
2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 26 March 2018
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Departures

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Nicole Kornet G 6'1" RS Sr. Lantana, Texas Graduated
Kari Korver G 6'1" RS Sr. Paramount, California Graduated
Dominique Williams G 5'8" RS Jr. Phoenix, Arizona Medically retired; will serve as an undergraduate assistant during the 2017-18 season
Paulina Hersler F 6'3" RS Jr. Malmö, Sweden Graduated; transferred to Florida

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michaela Onyenwere
F
Aurora, CO Grandview 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Chantel Horvat
G
Geelong, Australia Geelong College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Kayla Owens
W
Houston, TX Langham Creek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Lauryn Miller
F
Kirkwood, MO Kirkwood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Chantel Horvat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGeelong College Geelong, Australia
G 1 Kayla Owens Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLangham Creek Houston, TX
G 3 Jordin Canada 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrWindward Los Angeles, CA
F 4 Ashley Hearn Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrSachse Rowlett, TX
G 5 Lindsey Corsaro Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrRoncalli Indianapolis, IN
F 10 Ally Rosenblum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoMater Dei Newport Coast, CA
F 11 Lajahna Drummer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrLong Beach Poly HS Inglewood, CA
F 21 Michaela Onyenwere 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrGrandview Aurora, CO
G 22 Kennedy Burke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrSierra Canyon School Northridge, CA
G 23 Kelli Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrArchbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
G 24 Japreece Dean 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrVista Ridge
Texas Tech
Austin, TX
F 25 Monique Billings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrSantiago Corona, CA
G 32 Chrissy Baird 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrWheaton North Wheaton, IL
F 33 Lauryn Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrKirkwood Kirkwood, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 8 Vanguard W 87–40 
Pauley Pavilion (759)
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 8 San Jose State W 129–69  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (1,437)
Los Angeles, CA
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 8 Presbyterian W 76–40  2–0
Pauley Pavilion (1,101)
Los Angeles, CA
11/18/2017*
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 No. 3 Baylor W 82–68  3–0
Pauley Pavilion (3,912)
Los Angeles, CA
11/21/2017*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 5 No. 1 Connecticut L 60–78  3–1
Pauley Pavilion (9,263)
Los Angeles, CA
11/24/2017*
1:15 pm
No. 5 vs. Kansas State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 64–55  4–1
South Point Arena (550)
Las Vegas, NV
11/25/2017*
3:30 pm
No. 5 vs. Creighton
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 72–63  5–1
South Point Arena (550)
Las Vegas, NV
11/28/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 7 UC Riverside W 68–48  6–1
Pauley Pavilion (1,890)
Los Angeles, CA
12/03/2017*
1:30 pm, P12N
No. 7 UC Santa Barbara W 74–44  7–1
Pauley Pavilion (2,044)
Los Angeles, CA
12/08/2017*
5:00 pm, FSOK
No. 7 at Oklahoma State L 72–87  7–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,969)
Stillwater, OK
12/17/2017*
10:00 am
No. 11 at Seton Hall W 77–68  8–2
Walsh Gymnasium (1,165)
South Orange, NJ
12/20/2017*
4:00 pm
No. 11 at Fordham W 67–30  9–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,327)
Bronx, NY
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017
5:30 pm, P12N
No. 11 at Stanford L 65–76  9–3
(0–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,102)
Stanford, CA
12/31/2017
11:00 am, P12N
No. 11 at No. 20 California W 82–46  10–3
(1–1)
Haas Pavilion (2,570)
Berkeley, CA
01/05/2018
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 14 No. 16 Oregon State W 84–49  11–3
(2–1)
Pauley Pavilion (1,986)
Los Angeles, CA
01/07/2018
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 14 No. 9 Oregon L 61–70  11–4
(2–2)
Pauley Pavilion (7,190)
Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2018
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 14 at Utah W 81–74  12–4
(3–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,281)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/14/2018
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 14 at Colorado W 93–55  13–4
(4–2)
Coors Events Center (2,160)
Boulder, CO
01/19/2018
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 No. 21 California W 60–52  14–4
(5–2)
Pauley Pavilion (2,704)
Los Angeles, CA
01/21/2018
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 Stanford W 64–53  15–4
(6–2)
Pauley Pavilion (2,948)
Los Angeles, CA
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 at Washington W 86–69  16–4
(7–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,688)
Seattle, WA
01/28/2018
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 at Washington State W 79–71  17–4
(8–2)
Beasley Coliseum (1,093)
Pullman, WA
02/02/2018
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 USC
Rivalry
W 59–46  18–4
(9–2)
Pauley Pavilion (6,057)
Los Angeles, CA
02/05/2018
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 at USC
Rivalry
W 84–70  19–4
(10–2)
Galen Center (876)
Los Angeles, CA
02/09/2018
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 Arizona W 69–46  20–4
(11–2)
Pauley Pavilion (1,883)
Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2018
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 No. 25 Arizona State W 71–63  21–4
(12–2)
Pauley Pavilion (3,690)
Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2018
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 at No. 15 Oregon State L 64–67 OT 21–5
(12–3)
Gill Coliseum (5,011)
Corvallis, OR
02/19/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 at No. 8 Oregon L 94–101 OT 21–6
(12–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,098)
Eugene, OR
02/22/2018
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Colorado W 73–67  22–6
(13–4)
Pauley Pavilion (902)
Los Angeles, CA
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
No. 10 Utah W 78–71 OT 23–6
(14–4)
Pauley Pavilion (3,866)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
2:00 pm, P12N
(4) No. 9 vs. (5) California
Quarterfinals
W 77–74  24–6
KeyArena (4,852)
Seattle, WA
03/03/2018
6:00 pm, P12N
(4) No. 9 vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon
Semifinals
L 62–65  24–7
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
12:30 pm, ESPN2
(3 KC) No. 9 (14 KC) American
First Round
W 71–60  25–7
Pauley Pavilion (2,304)
Los Angeles, CA
03/19/2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(3 KC) No. 9 (11 KC) Creighton
Second Round
W 86–64  26–7
Pauley Pavilion (1,860)
Los Angeles, CA
03/23/2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(3 KC) No. 9 vs. (2 KC) No. 8 Texas
Sweet Sixteen
W 84–75  27–7
Sprint Center (4,280)
Kansas City, MO
03/25/2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN
(3 KC) No. 9 vs. (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State
Elite Eight
L 73–89  27–8
Sprint Center (4,089)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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Final
AP 8 8 5 7 7 11 11 14 14 14 13 13 9 8 7 10 9 9 9 N/A
Coaches 7 N/A 4T 7 7 12 12 12 14 14 13 12 9 7 7 10 9 9 9 7
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Notes

  • Jan. 29 – Jordin Canada named Pac-12 Player of the Week
  • Feb. 27 – Jordin Canada and Monique Billings named to the All-Pac-12 and All-Defensive teams. Michaela Onyenwere was named to the All-Freshman team and junior Kennedy Burke was honorable mention All-Pac-12 and honorable mention All-Defensive team
  • March 25 – Jordin Canada and Monique Billings were named to the NCAA Tournament Kansas City Region All-Regional team

References

  1. "2016-17 UCLA Women's Basketball Information Guide by UCLA Athletics". issuu. October 14, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  2. "UCLA Bruins Women's Basketball - Bruins News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. UCLA Bruins. "UCLA Bruins on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  4. "UCLA Athletics". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
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