2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 2nd year head coach Amy Williams, play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a 3 way for third place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid NCAA Women's Basketball where they lost to Arizona State in the first round.

2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2017–18 record21–11 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coachAmy Williams (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Goehle
  • Chuck Love
  • Tandem Mays
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Ohio State †13–3 .813  28–7  .800
No. 16 Maryland12–4 .750  26–8  .765
Iowa11–5 .688  24–8  .750
Minnesota11–5 .688  24–9  .727
Nebraska11–5 .688  21–11  .656
Michigan10–6 .625  23–10  .697
Indiana9–7 .563  23–14  .622
Purdue9–7 .563  20–14  .588
Rutgers7–9 .438  20–12  .625
Michigan State7–9 .438  19–14  .576
Penn State6–10 .375  16–16  .500
Northwestern4–12 .250  12–20  .375
Wisconsin2–14 .125  9–21  .300
Illinois0–16 .000  9–21  .300
† 2018 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Hannah Whitish 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBarneveld Barneveld, WI
G 5 Nicea Eliely 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRampart Colorado Springs, CO
G 12 Emily Wood 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrSalina Central Salina, KS
G 13 Janay Morton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrOsseo
Eastern Michigan		 Brooklyn Park, MN
G/F 14 Grace Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWellington Wellington, KS
G 15 Bria Stallworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoHomewood-Flossmoor
UMass		 Chicago, IL
G 24 Maddie Simon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrPius X Lincoln, NE
C 31 Kate Cain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrPine Bush Middletown, NY
F 32 Jessica Shepard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrFremont Fremont, NE
G/F 33 Taylor Kissinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMinden Minden, NE
G 34 Jasmine Cincore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrBriarcrest Christian School Arlington, TN
F 43 Rachel Blackburn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoLeavenworth Leavenworth, KS
C 50 Darrien Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrSkyline Oakland, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: Nov 27, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2017*
2:00 pm, BTN+		 Minnesota State W 88–55  –
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,647)
Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
3:00 pm, BTN+		 Southern Illinois W 62–53  1–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,523)
Lincoln, NE
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+		 UMKC W 80–60  2–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,503)
Lincoln, NE
Nov 16, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN		 Arkansas W 80–69  3–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,459)
Lincoln, NE
Nov 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+		 Creighton L 49–64  3–1
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,324)
Lincoln, NE
Nov 23, 2017*
3:15 pm, NET		 vs. Buffalo
San Juan Shootout		 L 72–82  3–2
 Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
Nov 24, 2017*
1:00 pm, NET		 vs. Coastal Carolina
San Juan Shootout		 W 55–47  4–2
 Ocean Center (175)
Daytona Beach, FL
Nov 30, 2017*
2:00 pm, BTN+		 Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 L 66–67  4–3
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,579)
Lincoln, NE
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 pm, BTN+		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 73–52  5–3
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,781)
Lincoln, NE
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kansas W 66–49  6–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (2,194)
Lawrence, KS
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Drake W 89–84 2OT 7–3
 Knapp Center (2,683)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 17, 2017*
2:00 pm, MWN		 at San Jose State W 81–55  8–3
 Event Center Arena (1,424)
San Jose, CA
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+		 Florida Atlantic W 86–69  9–3
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,635)
Lincoln, NE
Dec 22, 2017*
1:00 pm, BTN+		 Washington State L 61–73  9–4
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,404)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten conference season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN		 Ohio State L 61–73  9–5
(0–1)		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,383)
Lincoln, NE
Dec 31, 2017
2:00 pm, BTN+		 at Minnesota W 79–74  10–5
(1–1)		 Williams Arena (3,284)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 7, 2018
2:00 pm, BTN+		 at Northwestern W 69–59  11–5
(2–1)		 Beardsley Gym (850)
Evanston, IL
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN+		 at Illinois W 80–72  12–5
(3–1)		 State Farm Center (1,039)
Champaign, IL
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN+		 No. 23 Michigan L 64–69 OT 12–6
(3–2)		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,279)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN+		 No. 20 Iowa W 74–65  13–6
(4–2)		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,667)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 21, 2018
5:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 25 Rutgers W 52–42  14–6
(5–2)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,887)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN+		 Purdue W 75–51  15–6
(6–2)		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,167)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 28, 2018
2:00 pm, BTN+		 at Iowa W 92–74  16–6
(7–2)		 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,823)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN+		 Illinois W 62–47  17–6
(8–2)		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,618)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm, BTN+		 No. 11 Maryland L 57–64  17–7
(8–3)		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,185)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 11, 2018
2:00 pm, BTN+		 Wisconsin W 51–48  18–7
(9–3)		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,823)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 14, 2018
6:00 pm, BTN+		 at Michigan State W 79–69  19–7
(10–3)		 Breslin Center (4,972)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 2018
11:00 am, BTN		 at Indiana L 75–83  19–8
(10–4)		 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,258)
Bloomington, IN
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN		 Penn State W 59–51  20–8
(11–4)		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,757)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 25, 2018
11:00 am, BTN		 at No. 13 Maryland L 75–77  20–9
(11–5)		 Xfinity Center (10,239)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 2, 2018
8:00 pm, RSN		 (3) vs. (6) Michigan
Quarterfinals		 W 61–54  21–9
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,538)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 3, 2018
7:30 pm, BTN		 (3) vs. (2) No. 17 Maryland
Semifinals		 L 53–66  21–10
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (7,499)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 17, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN2		 (10 KC) vs. (7 KC) Arizona State
First Round		 L 62–73  22–11
 Frank Erwin Center (3,878)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in CST Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR N/A NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV NR NR RV NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

References
  1. "Women's Basketball-Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
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