2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represents the United States Naval Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by tenth year head coach Stefanie Pemper, play their home games at Alumni Hall and are members of the Patriot League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to American. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round.

2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball
Navy Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferencePatriot League
2017–18 record25–8 (13–5 Patriot)
Head coachStefanie Pemper (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jimmy Colloton
  • Ryenn Micaletti
  • Rebecca Tillett
  • Katie Rokus
Home arenaAlumni Hall
2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
American †16–2 .889  26–7  .788
Bucknell15–3 .833  22–10  .688
Navy13–5 .722  25–8  .758
Army9–9 .500  17–14  .548
Lehigh9–9 .500  15–15  .500
Holy Cross7–11 .389  12–18  .400
Loyola (MD)7–11 .389  9–21  .300
Lafayette6–12 .333  11–19  .367
Boston University5–13 .278  10–19  .345
Colgate3–15 .167  7–23  .233
† 2018 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of 16 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They advanced to the championship of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

Roster
2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Morgan Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoGreenbrier Evans, GA
G 1 Taylor Durham 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrMount Vernon Fort Belvoir, VA
G 3 Cayla Hannibal 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrSalem Virginia Beach, VA
C 4 Victoria Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrGreat Bridge Chesapeake, VA
F 10 Laurel Jaunich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoChamplain Valley Union Charlotte, VT
F 11 Kaila Clark 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoArchbishop Spalding Hughesville, MD
G 12 Sierra Swanda 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPotter's House Christian Academy Jacksonville, FL
G 13 Hannah Fenske 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrVolcano Vista Albuquerque, NM
G 15 Bianca Roach 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrCape Henry Collegiate Virginia Beach, VA
F 20 Maggie Phillips 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrLoudoun County Leesburg, VA
G 21 Jasmine Bishop 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrTwinsburg Twinsburg, OH
G 23 Molly Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrAmes Ames, IA
F 30 Montana Braxton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoCape Elizabeth Cape Elizabeth, ME
G 33 Sophie Gatzounas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSouth Hadley South Hadley, MA
C 34 Grace Sheehan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMount Saint Dominic Academy Fairfield, NJ
G 55 Mary Kate Ulasewicz 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoMount Saint Joseph Doylestown, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 PM		 at Marist W 77–70  1–0
 McCann Field House (1,608)
Poughkeepsie, NY
11/12/2017*
4:00 PM		 Rider W 63–44  2–0
 Alumni Hall (503)
Annapolis, MD
11/17/2017*
7:00 PM		 Norfolk State W 70–51  3–0
 Alumni Hall (192)
Annapolis, MD
11/22/2017*
5:00 PM		 Air Force W 71–64  4–0
 Alumni Hall (1,242)
Annapolis, MD
11/25/2017*
5:00 PM		 North Dakota State
Navy Classic semifinals		 W 67–54  5–0
 Alumni Hall (378)
Annapolis, MD
11/26/2017*
3:15 PM		 St. Bonaventure
Navy Classic championship		 W 86–48  6–0
 Alumni Hall (215)
Annapolis, MD
11/30/2017*
7:00 PM		 Monmouth W 73–49  7–0
 Alumni Hall (211)
Annapolis, MD
12/03/2017*
3:15 PM		 Emory & Henry W 88–57  8–0
 Alumni Hall (848)
Annapolis, MD
12/06/2017*
7:00 PM		 at Richmond W 76–56  9–0
 Robins Center (407)
Richmond, VA
12/10/2017*
3:00 PM		 at New Mexico L 87–94 OT 9–1
 Dreamstyle Arena (6,763)
Albuquerque, NM
12/20/2017*
7:00 PM		 at LIU Brooklyn W 79–47  10–1
 Steinberg Wellness Center (203)
Brooklyn, NY
Patriot League regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 PM		 Loyola (MD) W 73–44  11–1 (1–0)
 Alumni Hall (852)
Annapolis, MD
01/02/2018
6:00 PM		 at Lehigh L 63–66  11–2 (1–1)
 Stabler Arena (433)
Bethlehem, PA
01/05/2018
7:00 PM		 at American L 41–46  11–3 (1–2)
 Bender Arena (199)
Washington, D.C.
01/08/2018
7:00 PM		 Colgate W 70–45  12–3 (2–2)
 Alumni Hall (1,131)
Annapolis, MD
01/11/2018
7:00 PM		 at Holy Cross W 65–58  13–3 (3–2)
 Hart Center (886)
Worcester, MA
01/14/2018
12:00 PM, CBSSN		 Army W 70–45  14–3 (4–2)
 Alumni Hall (5,710)
Annapolis, MD
01/17/2018
7:00 PM		 Lafayette W 65–59  15–3 (5–2)
 Alumni Hall (1,133)
Annapolis, MD
01/20/2018
2:00 PM		 at Boston University W 64–59  16–3 (6–2)
 Case Gym (484)
Boston, MA
01/24/2018
6:00 PM		 at Bucknell L 39–47  16–4 (6–3)
 Sojka Pavilion (639)
Lewisburg, PA
01/27/2018
7:00 PM		 Lehigh W 53–50  17–4 (7–3)
 Alumni Hall (672)
Annapolis, MD
02/03/2018
2:00 PM		 at Colgate W 69–42  18–4 (8–3)
 Cotterell Court (404)
Hamilton, NY
02/07/2018
7:00 PM		 Holy Cross W 62–54  19–4 (9–3)
 Alumni Hall (1,368)
Annapolis, MD
02/10/2018
11:00 AM, CBSSN		 at Army W 55–46  20–4 (10–3)
 Christl Arena (5,181)
West Point, NY
02/14/2018
7:00 PM		 at Lafayette W 59–43  21–4 (11–3)
 Kirby Sports Center (303)
Easton, PA
02/17/2018
5:30 PM		 Boston University W 59–48  22–4 (12–3)
 Alumni Hall (881)
Annapolis, MD
02/21/2018
7:00 PM		 Bucknell L 40–49  22–5 (12–4)
 Alumni Hall (1,053)
Annapolis, MD
02/24/2017
3:00 PM		 at Loyola (MD) W 58–40  23–5 (13–4)
 Reitz Arena (206)
Baltimore, MD
02/28/2018
7:00 PM		 American L 49–76  23–6 (13–5)
 Alumni Hall (608)
Annapolis, MD
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/05/2018
7:00 PM		 (3) (6) Loyola (MD)
Quarterfinals		 W 68–62  24–6
 Alumni Hall (487)
Annapolis, MD
03/08/2018
6:00 PM		 (3) at (2) Bucknell
Semifinals		 W 68–62  25–6
 Sojka Pavilion (619)
Lewisburg, PA
03/11/2018
11:00 AM, CBSSN		 (3) at (1) American
Championship Game		 L 49–58  25–7
 Bender Arena (1,001)
Washington, D.C.
WNIT
03/16/2018*
7:00 PM		 at Virginia Tech
First Round		 L 55–56  25–8
 Cassell Coliseum (828)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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18		Week
19		Final
AP RV N/A
Coaches N/A
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2017–18 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

References
  1. "The Official Web Site of Naval Academy Varsity Athletics". Navysports.Com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  2. "Navy Midshipmen Women's Basketball - Midshipmen News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  3. Navy Midshipmen. "Navy Midshipmen on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  4. "The Official Web Site of Naval Academy Varsity Athletics". Navysports.Com. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
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