2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
Cal Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 22
AP No. 17
2017–18 record 24–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach Robin Pingeton (8th season)
Assistant coach Jenny Putnam
Assistant coach Ashleen Bracey
Home arena Mizzou Arena
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State16–0 1.000  37–2  .949
No. 7 South Carolina †12–4 .750  29–7  .806
No. 18 Georgia12–4 .750  26–7  .788
No. 12 Tennessee11–5 .688  25–8  .758
No. 17 Missouri11–5 .688  24–8  .750
No. 14 Texas A&M11–5 .688  26–10  .722
No. 24 LSU11–5 .688  19–10  .655
Alabama7–9 .438  20–14  .588
Kentucky6–10 .375  15–17  .469
Auburn5–11 .313  14–15  .483
Arkansas3–13 .188  13–18  .419
Florida3–13 .188  11–19  .367
Vanderbilt3–13 .188  7–24  .226
Ole Miss1–15 .063  12–19  .387
† 2018 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by eighth year head coach Robin Pingeton. They play their games at Mizzou Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They began the season ranked #16 in both the AP and Coaches Polls. They finished the season 24–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a 4 way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Georgia. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they got upset by Florida Gulf Coast in the first round.

Last season

They finished the 2016–17 season at 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to tie for fourth place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Texas A&M. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated South Florida in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Haley Troup 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrGadsden City Gadsden, AL
G 1 Kelsey Winfrey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLebanon Lebanon, MO
G 2 Jordan Roundtree 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoKirkwood St. Louis, MO
G 3 Sophie Cunningham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRock Bridge Columbia, MO
F 4 Bri Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrRock Bridge Columbia, MO
G 5 Lauren Aldridge  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrMarshfield
Kansas		 Marshfield, MO
G 10 Nadia Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrHomewood-Flossmoor Chicago, IL
G 12 Elle Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrRock Bridge Columbia, MO
F 13 Hannah Schuchts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoMaclay School Tallahassee, FL
F 20 Kayla Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrMason Cincinnati, OH
F 21 Cierra Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrRock Bridge Columbia, MO
G/F 22 Jordan Frericks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrQuincy Notre Dame Quincy, IL
G 23 Amber Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoLoyola College Prep Shreveport, LA
G 24 Jordan Chavis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoCentral Davidson Lexington, NC
F 25 Emmanuelle Tahane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMarcellin Berthelot Bondy, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2018

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 16 Southwest Baptist W 77–55 
Mizzou Arena (1,595)
Columbia, MO
11/06/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 16 McKendree W 80–30 
Mizzou Arena (1,102)
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
2:30 PM		 No. 16 vs. Western Kentucky
Hawkeye Classic semifinals		 L 76–79  0–1
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1,015)
Iowa City, IA
11/11/2017*
2:00 PM		 No. 16 vs. Quinnipiac
Hawkeye Classic 3rd place game		 W 66–51  1–1
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1,027)
Iowa City, IA
11/16/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 23 Wright State W 82–80  2–1
 Mizzou Arena (3,351)
Columbia, MO
11/19/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 No. 23 at Missouri State W 69–59  3–1
 JQH Arena (4,251)
Springfield, MO
11/24/2017*
6:00 PM		 No. 23 vs. Coppin State
Cal Classic semifinals		 W 72–50  4–1
 Haas Pavilion (722)
Berkeley, CA
11/25/2017*
5:00 PM		 No. 23 at No. 21 California
Cal Classic championship		 W 55–52  5–1
 Haas Pavilion (2,011)
Berkeley, CA
11/30/2017*
7:00 PM, SECN		 No. 19 Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge		 W 73–59  6–1
 Mizzou Arena (3,068)
Columbia, MO
12/02/2017*
2:00 PM		 No. 19 New Orleans W 81–45  7–1
 Mizzou Arena (3,345)
Columbia, MO
12/08/2017*
7:00 PM		 No. 17 Saint Louis W 70–58  8–1
 Mizzou Arena (3,470)
Columbia, MO
12/10/2017*
2:00 PM		 No. 17 SIU Edwardsville W 78–48  9–1
 Mizzou Arena (3,234)
Columbia, MO
12/17/2017*
12:15 PM		 No. 16 vs. Indiana
West Palm Invitational		 W 75–55  10–1
 Student Life Center (350)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/18/2017*
4:00 PM		 No. 16 vs. Xavier
West Palm Invitational		 W 74–48  11–1
 Student Life Center (350)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/22/2017*
12:00 PM		 No. 16 Illinois
Braggin' Rights		 W 72–55  12–1
 Mizzou Arena (4,630)
Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
12/31/2017
2:00 PM		 No. 16 at Alabama W 62–56  13–1
(1–0)		 Coleman Coliseum (1,370)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/04/2018
7:00 PM		 No. 15 LSU L 65–69  13–2
(1–1)		 Mizzou Arena (3,253)
Columbia, MO
01/07/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 15 No. 4 South Carolina W 83–74  14–2
(2–1)		 Mizzou Arena (4,652)
Columbia, MO
01/11/2018
7:00 PM		 No. 12 at Vanderbilt W 81–70  15–2
(3–1)		 Memorial Gymnasium (2,112)
Nashville, TN
01/18/2018
8:00 PM, SECN		 No. 11 at Ole Miss W 67–48  16–2
(4–1)		 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (931)
Oxford, MS
01/21/2018
4:00 PM, SECN		 No. 11 Arkansas W 88–54  17–2
(5–1)		 Mizzou Arena (5,219)
Columbia, MO
01/25/2018
6:00 PM		 No. 11 at No. 21 Georgia L 50–62  17–3
(5–2)		 Stegeman Coliseum (2,668)
Athens, GA
01/28/2018
5:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 11 at No. 9 South Carolina L 54–64  17–4
(5–3)		 Colonial Life Arena (13,433)
Columbia, SC
02/01/2018
7:30 PM, SECN		 No. 15 No. 2 Mississippi State L 53–57  17–5
(5–4)		 Mizzou Arena (5,095)
Columbia, MO
02/05/2018
6:00 PM, SECN		 No. 15 Florida W 66–64  18–5
(6–4)		 Mizzou Arena (3,164)
Columbia, MO
02/08/2018
8:00 PM, SECN		 No. 15 Kentucky W 83–78  19–5
(7–4)		 Mizzou Arena (3,430)
Columbia, MO
02/11/2018
4:00 PM, SECN		 No. 15 at Arkansas
Postponed (travel conditions),[2]
Rescheduled for February 12, 2018		   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
02/12/2018
6:00 PM		 No. 13 at Arkansas W 84–58  20–5
(8–4)		 Bud Walton Arena (1,766)
Fayetteville, AR
02/15/2018
6:00 PM		 No. 13 at Auburn W 59–51  21–5
(9–4)		 Auburn Arena (1,759)
Auburn, AL
02/18/2018
1:00 PM, ESPNU		 No. 13 No. 11 Tennessee W 77–73  22–5
(10–4)		 Mizzou Arena (11,092)
Columbia, MO
02/22/2018
7:00 PM		 No. 11 Vanderbilt W 83–68  23–5
(11–4)		 Mizzou Arena (4,123)
Columbia, MO
02/25/2018
3:00 PM, SECN		 No. 11 at No. 17 Texas A&M L 63–82  23–6
(11–5)		 Reed Arena (6,627)
College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
8:30 PM, SECN		 (6) No. 14 vs. (14) Ole Miss
Second Round		 W 59–50  24–6
 Bridgestone Arena (6,047)
Nashville, TN
03/02/2018
8:30 PM, SECN		 (6) No. 14 vs. (3) No. 19 Georgia
Quarterfinals		 L 44–55  24–7
 Bridgestone Arena (7,489)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
2:30 PM, ESPN2		 (5 L) No. 17 vs. (12 L) Florida Gulf Coast
First Round		 L 70–80  24–8
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 16 16 23 23 19 16 16 16 16 15 12 11 11 15 15 13 11 14 16 Not released 
Coaches 16 16 16^ 19 18 17 16 16 15 13 12 11 15 15 13 9 13 14 15 22

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also

2017–18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mutigers.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
  2. ↑ http://mutigers.com/news/2018/2/11/womens-basketball-mizzouwbbs-game-at-arkansas-moved-to-monday-at-6-pm-ct.aspx?path=wbball
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