2017–18 Brown Bears women's basketball team

2017–18 Brown Bears women's basketball
Ocean State Tip-Off Champions
Conference Ivy League
2017–18 record 15–12 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach Sarah Behn (4th season)
Assistant coach Tyler Patch
Assistant coach Sara Binkhorst
Assistant coach Jeffrey Kirpas
Home arena Pizzitola Sports Center
2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Princeton †12–2 .857  24–6  .800
Penn11–3 .786  22–9  .710
Harvard10–4 .714  18–11  .621
Yale8–6 .571  19–13  .594
Dartmouth7–7 .500  15–12  .556
Brown3–11 .214  15–12  .556
Cornell3–11 .214  7–20  .259
Columbia2–12 .143  8–21  .276
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Brown Bears women's basketball team represents Brown University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth year head coach Sarah Behn, play their home games at the Pizzitola Sports Center and were members of the Ivy League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15–12, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy Women's Tournament.

Previous season

They finished the season 17–13, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy Women's Tournament to Penn. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where defeated UMBC in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Greensboro.

Roster

2017–18 Brown Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Megan Reilly 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrThe Lawrenceville School Norwood, NJ
G 3 Dominique Leonidas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrParkview Stone Mountain, GA
G/F 4 Justine Gaziano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoNatick Natick, MA
F 5 Morgan Clausen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHuntley Algonquin, IL
G 10 Taylor Will 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrPrespect Arlington Heights, IL
G/F 11 Savannah Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSierra Canyon Westlake Village, CA
G 12 McKenna Dale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEdwin O. Smith Storrs, CT
G 22 Randi Richardson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoCarman-Ainsworth Flint, MI
F 23 Melissa Heath 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrNorthern Highlands Regional Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
F 24 Mary Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBangor Bangor, ME
G/F 25 Kathleen Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBuffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart Clarence Center, ME
G 30 Shayna Mehta 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrInternational San Francisco, CA
F 31 Erika Steeves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrPhillips Exeter Academy Montreal, QE
F 32 Janie White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrRossview Clarksville, TN
C 34 Jenna Benzinger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrMt. Greylock Regional Williamstown, MA
F/C 40 Lames ElGammal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBaldwin Baldwin, NY
F/C 42 Haley Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoGlenvar Salem, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
1:00 PM, ILDN		 Bryant
Ocean State Cup		 W 85–62  1–0
 Pizzitola Sports Center (239)
Providence, RI
11/12/2017*
7:00 PM		 at Central Connecticut W 78–55  2–0
 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (798)
New Britain, CT
11/19/2017*
12:00 PM, ILDN		 No. 20 California L 79–89  2–1
 Pizzitola Sports Center (361)
Providence, RI
11/24/2017*
4:00 PM		 vs. Hampton
Turkey Tip-Off		 W 73–66  3–1
 Alex G. Spanos Center (431)
Stockton, CA
11/25/2017*
8:00 PM		 at Pacific
Turkey Tip-Off		 W 74–57  4–1
 Alex G. Spanos Center (440)
Stockton, CA
11/29/2017*
7:00 PM, ILDN		 Holy Cross W 82–78  5–1
 Pizzitola Sports Center (237)
Providence, RI
12/02/2017*
12:00 PM, YurView		 at Providence
Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals		 W 64–59  6–1
 Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
12/03/2017*
2:30 PM, YurView		 vs. Bryant
Ocean State Tip-Off championship		 W 72–60  7–1
 Alumni Hall (548)
Providence, RI
12/06/2017*
7:00 PM, ILDN		 Sacred Heart W 102–77  8–1
 Pizzitola Sports Center (116)
Providence, RI
12/10/2017*
12:00 PM		 at Colgate W 83–73  9–1
 Cotterell Court (487)
Hamilton, NY
12/22/2017*
1:00 PM, NESN+/ILDN		 Boston University W 92–68  10–1
 Pizzitola Sports Center (751)
Providence, RI
12/31/2017*
2:00 PM		 at Howard W 85–81 OT 11–1
 Burr Gymnasium (127)
Washington, D.C.
01/05/2018*
12:00 PM		 Johnson & Wales (RI) W 100–79  12–1
 Pizzitola Sports Center (237)
Providence, RI
Ivy League regular season
01/12/2018
12:00 PM, ELVN/ILDN		 at Yale L 63–77  12–2 (0–1)
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (605)
New Haven, CT
01/19/2018
5:30 PM, MyRITV/ILDN		 Yale W 81–71 OT 13–2 (1–1)
 Pizzitola Sports Center (1,553)
Providence, RI
01/26/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN		 at Dartmouth L 73–78  13–3 (1–2)
 Leede Arena (570)
New Haven, CT
01/27/2018
4:00 PM, NESN/ILDN		 at Harvard L 85–87  13–4 (1–3)
 Lavietes Pavilion (1,016)
Cambridge, MA
02/02/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN		 Penn L 55–88  13–5 (1–4)
 Pizzitola Sports Center (311)
Providence, RI
02/03/2018
4:00 PM, ILDN		 Princeton L 62–77  13–6 (1–5)
 Pizzitola Sports Center (402)
Providence, RI
02/09/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN		 at Cornell L 68–70  13–7 (1–6)
 Newman Arena (343)
Ithaca, NY
02/10/2018
5:00 PM, ILDN		 at Columbia W 84–80  14–7 (2–6)
 Levien Gymnasium (512)
New York, NY
02/16/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN		 Harvard L 74–86  13–8 (2–7)
 Pizzitola Sports Center (352)
Providence, RI
02/17/2018
4:00 PM, ILDN		 Dartmouth L 60–77  14–9 (2–8)
 Pizzitola Sports Center (272)
Providence, RI
02/23/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3/ILDN		 Columbia L 74–90  14–10 (2–9)
 Pizzitola Sports Center (214)
Providence, RI
02/24/2018
4:00 PM, MyRITV/ILDN		 Cornell W 85–59  15–10 (3–9)
 Pizzitola Sports Center (350)
Providence, RI
03/02/2018
6:30 PM, ESPN3/ILDN		 at Princeton L 44–79  15–11 (3–10)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (743)
Princeton, NJ
03/03/2018
6:00 PM, ILDN		 at Penn L 56–67  15–12 (3–11)
 Palestra (638)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brown". Brownbears.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  2. ↑ Jeff Goodman. "Brown Bears Women's Basketball - Bears News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  3. ↑ Brown Bears. "Brown Bears on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  4. ↑ "2017-18 Brown Women's Basketball Schedule - Brown". Brownbears.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
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