2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Allison Guth, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.[1][2][3]

2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball
WBI Champions
ConferenceIvy League
2017–18 record19–13 (8–6 Ivy)
Head coachAllison Guth (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Melissa D'Amico
  • Roman Owen
  • Jacinda Dunbar
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Princeton122 .857  246  .800
Penn113 .786  229  .710
Harvard104 .714  1811  .621
Yale86 .571  1913  .594
Dartmouth77 .500  1512  .556
Brown311 .214  1512  .556
Cornell311 .214  720  .259
Columbia212 .143  821  .276
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season at 19–13, 8–6 for fourth place in the Ivy League, which afforded them a spot in the conference playoff for a bid in the NCAA tournament. However, they were defeated in the first round by Princeton. The Bulldogs were then invited to the WBI, and they went on to win the championship, the first Ivy League team to win a postseason tournament.

Previous season

They finished the season 15–12, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in sixth place.

Roster

2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jessica Steffen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBuhler Hutchinson, KS
G 4 Megan Gorman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoVero Beach Vero Beach, FL
G/F 10 Gabby Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrBirdville Hurst, TX
G 11 Ale Aguirre 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrThe Bishop's School La Jolla, CA
F 12 Jen Berkowitz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrThe Rivers School Wayland, MA
G 14 Mary Ann Santucci 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSeattle Prep Seattle, WA
F 15 Alex Cade 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLaurel School Shaker Heights, OH
G 21 Roxy Barahman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoOaks Christian Calabasas, CA
G/F 22 Aerial Chavarin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBishop O'Dowd Oakland, CA
G 23 Tamara Simpson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrPortlege North Babylon, NY
F 24 Ellen Margaret Andrews 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrGreenhill School Dallas, TX
F 25 Alexandra Maund 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrNoble and Greenough Dorchester, MA
G 33 Tori Andrew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrOrono Senior Wayzata, MN
F 40 Brownyn Davies 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWayland Wayland, MA
C 44 Jessica Lezon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoNorth Reading North Reading, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2017

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, ILDN
LIU Brooklyn W 62–51  1–0
John J. Lee Amphitheater (802)
New Haven, CT
11/13/2017*
7:00 PM, ILDN
Colgate W 82–56  2–0
John J. Lee Amphitheater (846)
New Haven, CT
11/19/2017*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Kansas L 75–81  2–1
Allen Fieldhouse (1,918)
Lawrence, KS
11/21/2017*
7:30 PM
at TCU W 82–72  3–1
Schollmaier Arena (1,796)
Fort Worth, TX
11/26/2017*
2:00 PM
Army L 65–82  3–2
John J. Lee Amphitheater (502)
New Haven, CT
11/29/2017*
6:00 PM, ILDN/ESPN3
Providence L 51–55  3–3
John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
12/02/2017*
12:00 PM, ESPN3
at Binghamton W 73–69 OT 4–3
Binghamton University Events Center (3,640)
Vestal, NY
12/06/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Stony Brook W 77–71 2OT 5–3
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
12/09/2017*
1:00 PM
at Central Connecticut W 75–62  6–3
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (412)
New Britain, CT
12/12/2017*
7:00 PM
at Saint Peter's W 70–49  7–3
Yanitelli Center (150)
Jersey City, NJ
12/21/2017*
1:00 PM
Indiana L 68–72  7–4
John J. Lee Amphitheater (311)
New Haven, CT
12/28/2017*
3:30 PM
vs. UC Davis
Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals
L 61–71  7–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium (832)
Bronx, NY
12/29/2017*
1:00 PM
vs. Hartford
Fordham Holiday Classic 3rd place game
L 70–78  7–6
Rose Hill Gymnasium (862)
Bronx, NY
Ivy League regular season
01/12/2018
12:00 PM, ILDN/ELVN
Brown W 77–63  8–6 (1–0)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (605)
New Haven, CT
01/19/2018
5:30 PM, ILDN/MyRITV
at Brown L 71–81 OT 8–7 (1–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,553)
Providence, RI
01/26/2018
6:00 PM, ILDN
at Harvard L 73–97  8–8 (1–2)
Lavietes Pavilion (561)
Cambridge, MA
01/27/2018
5:00 PM, ILDN
at Dartmouth W 57–39  9–8 (2–2)
Leede Arena (1,098)
Hanover, NH
02/02/2018
6:00 PM, ILDN
Princeton W 73–59  10–8 (3–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (688)
New Haven, CT
02/03/2018
5:00 PM, ILDN/ESPN3
Penn L 54–69  10–9 (3–3)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (654)
New Haven, CT
02/09/2018
7:00 PM, ILDN/SNY
at Columbia W 73–50  11–9 (4–3)
Levien Gymnasium (412)
New York, NY
02/10/2018
5:00 PM, ILDN/ESPN3
at Cornell W 65–55  12–9 (5–3)
Newman Arena (379)
Ithaca, NY
02/16/2018
6:00 PM, ILDN
Dartmouth L 62–64 OT 12–10 (5–4)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (291)
New Haven, CT
02/17/2018
6:00 PM, ILDN/ESPN3
Harvard W 69–63  13–10 (6–4)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,006)
New Haven, CT
02/23/2018
6:00 PM, ILDN
Cornell W 69–56  14–10 (7–4)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (543)
New Haven, CT
02/24/2018
5:00 PM, ILDN
Columbia W 66–59  15–10 (8–4)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (612)
New Haven, CT
03/02/2018
7:00 PM, ILDN/ESPN3
Penn L 52–64  15–11 (8–5)
Palestra (313)
Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2018
5:00 PM, ILDN
at Princeton L 53–64  15–12 (8–6)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,272)
Princeton, NJ
Ivy League Women's Tournament
03/10/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3
(4) vs. (1) Princeton
Semifinals
L 57–78  15–13
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
WBI
03/15/2018*
7:00 PM
at Northeastern
First Round
W 68–58  16–13
Cabot Center (232)
Boston, MA
03/20/2018*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Binghamton
Quarterfinals
W 70–64  17–13
Binghamton University Events Center (703)
Vestal, NY
03/24/2018*
5:00 PM
South Alabama
Semifinals
W 76–74 OT 18–13
John J. Lee Amphitheater (350)
New Haven, CT
03/29/2018*
8:00 PM
at Central Arkansas
Championship Game
W 54–50  19–13
Farris Center (3,526)
Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. "Yale" (PDF). Yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  2. Jeff Goodman. "Yale Bulldogs Women's Basketball - Bulldogs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  3. Yale Bulldogs. "Yale Bulldogs on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  4. "2017-18 Yale Women's Basketball Schedule - Yale". Yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
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