2017–18 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team represents Oregon State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beavers, led by eighth year head coach Scott Rueck, play their games at the Gill Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament to Arizona State. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Western Kentucky and upset Tennessee in the first and second rounds, Baylor in the sweet sixteen before getting blown out by Louisville in the elite eight.

2017–18 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 13
2017–18 record26–8 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coachScott Rueck (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jonas Chatterton
  • Brian Holsinger
  • Katie Baker
Home arenaGill Coliseum
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon162 .889  335  .868
No. 15 Stanford143 .824  2411  .686
No. 9 UCLA144 .778  278  .771
No. 13 Oregon State144 .778  268  .765
California117 .611  2111  .656
Arizona State108 .556  2213  .629
USC99 .500  2011  .645
Utah810 .444  1814  .563
Colorado513 .278  1516  .484
Washington State314 .176  1020  .333
Arizona216 .111  624  .200
Washington117 .056  723  .233
2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 26 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 31–5, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win Pac-12 regular season title. They advanced to the championship game Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Long Beach State and Creighton in the first and second rounds before losing to Florida State in the sweet sixteen.

Roster

2017–18 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Mikayla Pivec 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoLynnwood HS Lynnwood, WA
G 1 Aleah Goodman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLa Salle HS Milwaukie, OR
G/F 3 Madison Washington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
F 5 Taya Corosdale 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBothell HS Bothell, WA
G 10 Katie McWilliams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSouth Salem HS Salem, OR
C 11 Joanna Grymek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) JrSeward CC Kraków, Poland
F 13 Janessa Thropay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoChino HS Chino, CA
C 21 Marie Gülich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrLandrat-Lucas Gymnasium Cologne, Germany
G 22 Kat Tudor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSt. Mary's HS Stockton, CA
G 24 Destiny Slocum  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMountain View HS
Maryland
Meridian, ID
G 25 Taylor Kalmer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCorona del Sol HS Chandler, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jonas Chatterton (Utah)
  • Brian Holsinger (Western Washington)
  • Katie Baker (Montana)

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

Roster
Last update: February 24, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017*
2:00 PM
No. 19 Conordia (OR) W 90–47 
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
2:00 PM
No. 19 North Dakota W 65–55  1–0
Gill Coliseum (3,737)
Corvallis, OR
11/15/2017*
6:00 PM
No. 18 Utah Valley W 98–41  2–0
Gill Coliseum (2,925)
Corvallis, OR
11/19/2017*
11:00 AM, P12N
No. 18 No. 6 Notre Dame L 67–72  2–1
Gill Coliseum (7,570)
Corvallis, OR
11/22/2017*
11:00 AM
No. 18 at North Carolina Central W 97–44  3–1
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (219)
Durham, NC
11/25/2017*
12:00 PM
No. 18 at No. 16 Duke L 65–72  3–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,408)
Durham, NC
12/01/2017*
9:00 PM
No. 21 vs. Nevada
Maui Classic
W 89–49  4–2
War Memorial Gym (785)
Wailuku, HI
12/02/2017*
9:00 PM
No. 21 vs. Utah State
Maui Classic
W 94–55  5–2
War Memorial Gym (590)
Wailuku, HI
12/10/2017*
2:00 PM
No. 19 San Jose State W 110–62  6–2
Gill Coliseum (3,198)
Corvallis, OR
12/13/2017*
11:00 AM
No. 17 Savannah State W 84–36  7–2
Gill Coliseum (8,280)
Corvallis, OR
12/16/2017*
5:00 PM, P12N
No. 17 vs. UC Santa Barbara
Dam City Classic
W 74–49  8–2
Moda Center 
Portland, OR
12/20/2017*
6:00 PM
No. 17 UC Davis W 61–47  9–2
Gill Coliseum (3,474)
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017
2:00 PM
No. 17 Washington W 75–63  10–2 (1–0)
Gill Coliseum (4,247)
Corvallis, OR
12/31/2017
11:00 AM, P12N
No. 17 Washington State W 71–53  11–2 (2–0)
Gill Coliseum (3,884)
Corvallis, OR
01/05/2018
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 16 at No. 14 UCLA L 49–84  11–3 (2–1)
Pauley Pavilion (1,986)
Los Angeles, CA
01/07/2018
1:00 PM, P12N
No. 16 at USC L 61–65  11–4 (2–2)
Galen Center (592)
Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2018
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 22 No. 18 Arizona State W 57–54  12–4 (3–2)
Gill Coliseum (3,954)
Corvallis, OR
01/14/2018
1:00 PM, P12N
No. 22 Arizona W 88–44  13–4 (4–2)
Gill Coliseum (4,226)
Corvallis, OR
01/19/2018
8:00 PM, P12N
No. 18 No. 7 Oregon
Civil War
W 85–79 OT 14–4 (5–2)
Gill Coliseum (6,704)
Corvallis, OR
01/21/2018
5:00 PM, P12N
No. 18 at No. 7 Oregon
Civil War
L 63–75  14–5 (5–3)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,249)
Eugene, OR
01/26/2018
5:00 PM, P12N
No. 17 at Utah W 69–58  15–5 (6–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,566)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/28/2018
1:00 PM, P12N
No. 17 at Colorado W 86–71  16–5 (7–3)
Coors Events Center (3,781)
Boulder, CO
02/02/2018
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 16 No. 24 Stanford L 57–60  16–6 (7–4)
Gill Coliseum (5,791)
Corvallis, OR
02/04/2018
1:00 PM, P12N
No. 16 No. 25 California W 68–48  17–6 (8–4)
Gill Coliseum (3,706)
Corvallis, OR
02/09/2018
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 16 at Washington State W 63–61 OT 18–6 (9–4)
Beasley Coliseum (906)
Pullman, WA
02/11/2017
3:00 PM, P12N
No. 16 at Washington W 95–57  19–6 (10–4)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,589)
Seattle, WA
02/16/2017
8:00 PM, P12N
No. 15 No. 7 UCLA W 67–64 OT 20–6 (11–4)
Gill Coliseum (5,011)
Corvallis, OR
02/18/2018
1:00 PM, P12N
No. 15 USC W 69–63  21–6 (12–4)
Gill Coliseum (4,942)
Corvallis, OR
02/23/2018
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 12 at Arizona W 65–40  22–6 (13–4)
McKale Center (1,543)
Tucson, AZ
02/25/2018
1:00 PM, P12N
No. 12 at Arizona State W 64–60  23–6 (14–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,258)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
8:30 PM, P12N
(3) No. 10 vs. (6) Arizona State
Quarterfinals
L 51–57  23–7
KeyArena (4,741)
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
9:00 AM, ESPN2
(6 L) No. 13 vs. (11 L) Western Kentucky
First Round
W 82–58  24–7
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
03/18/2018*
11:00 AM, ESPN2
(6 L) No. 13 at (3 L) No. 12 Tennessee
Second Round
W 66–59  25–7
Thompson–Boling Arena (4,338)
Knoxville, TN
03/23/2018*
4:00 PM, ESPN2
(6 L) No. 13 vs. (2 L) No. 2 Baylor
Sweet Sixteen
W 72–67  26–7
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
03/25/2018*
9:00 AM, ESPN
(6 L) No. 13 vs. (1 L) No. 3 Louisville
Elite Eight
L 43–76  26–8
Rupp Arena (6,268)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Final
AP 19 18 18 21 19 18 17 17 16 22 18 17 16 16 15 12 10 13 13 N/A
Coaches 17 N/A 18 19 19 17 17 17 16 21 19 17 16 16 14 11 10 12 12 8
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. "Media Guide - OSUBeavers.com | Oregon State Athletics". OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. "Oregon State Beavers Women's Basketball - Beavers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. Oregon State Beavers. "Oregon State Beavers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. "Oregon State Athletics". OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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