2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
2017–18 record | 16–14 (11–7 WCC) |
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Home arena | Marriott Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 WCC Tournament winner As of 17 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team will represent Brigham Young University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It will be head coach Jeff Judkins's seventeenth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 16–14, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament to San Diego. They missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 2009.
Before the season[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Jessica Chatman | 2 | F | 6'0 | Freshman | Ridgefield, Washington | |
Makenzi Pulsipher | 23 | G | 5'8 | RS Senior | Draper, Utah | Graduated[2] |
Kristine Nelson | 22 | G/F | 5'11 | RS Senior | Crystal Beach, Florida | Graduated[3] |
Kalani Purcell | 32 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Hamilton, New Zealand | Graduated; Invited to training camp with the Dallas Wings[4] |
Micaelee Orton | 34 | F | 6'2 | Senior | Kearns, Utah | Graduated[3] |
Brooke Clawson (Romney) | 35 | F | 6'1 | RS Junior | Dallas, Texas | Graduated[3] |
Melinda Bendall | XX | Asst. Coach | Murray, Utah | Retired from coaching[1] |
2017–18 media[]
BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates[]
Cougar games that don't conflict with men's basketball or football games will be featured live on BYU Radio, found nationwide on Dish Network 980, on Sirius XM 143, and online at www.byuradio.org. Home games will be a BYUtv simulcast. Select road games will air on TheW.tv powered by Stadium.
Roster[]
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Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/02/2017* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
Colorado Mesa | W 86–68 | – |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv |
Southern Utah | W 75–67 OT | 1–0 |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
11/15/2017* 8:00 pm, P12+ WA |
at Washington | L 72–80 | 1–1 |
Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV 234 |
at Eastern Washington | W 73–69 | 2–1 |
Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||
11/21/2017* 11:00 am, BYUtv |
UCCU Crosstown Clash |
W 75–54 | 3–1 |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
11/25/2017* 2:00 pm, BYUtv |
Georgia | L 63–79 | 3–2 |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm, CET Pluto TV 241 |
at Northern Colorado | L 74–79 | 3–3 |
Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO | |||||||
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm, Stadium |
at Colorado State | L 54–56 | 3–4 |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
12/06/2017* 4:00 pm, BYUtv |
Utah State | L 69–76 | 3–5 |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
12/09/2017* 2:00 pm, BYUtv |
Utah Deseret First Duel |
W 77–68 | 4–5 |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
12/16/2017* 6:00 pm, P12N BAY |
at No. 24 Cal | L 45–70 | 4–6 |
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||
12/22/2017* 2:00 pm, BYUtv |
Montana State | W 75–54 | 5–6 |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
WCC regular season | |||||||||||
12/28/2017 8:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at Portland | W 72–58 | 6–6 (1–0) |
Chiles Center Portland, OR | |||||||
12/30/2017 3:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at Saint Mary's | L 49–57 | 6–7 (1–1) |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | |||||||
01/04/2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv |
San Francisco | W 70–66 | 7–7 (2–1) |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
01/06/2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv |
Pacific | W 77–65 | 8–7 (3–1) |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
01/11/2018 8:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at Pepperdine | W 73–67 | 9–7 (4–1) |
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | |||||||
01/13/2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv |
Santa Clara | W 65–47 | 10–7 (5–1) |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
01/18/2018 1:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at Loyola Marymount | W 67–55 | 11–7 (6–1) |
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
01/20/2018 3:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at San Diego | L 69–70 | 11–8 (6–2) |
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | |||||||
01/25/2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv |
Saint Mary's | W 63–54 | 12–8 (7–2) |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
01/27/2018 3:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at Pacific | L 76–83 | 12–9 (7–3) |
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | |||||||
02/01/2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv |
Loyola Marymount | W 62–52 | 13–9 (8–3) |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
02/03/2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv |
Gonzaga | L 70–84 | 13–10 (8–4) |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
02/08/2018 8:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at Santa Clara | W 55–34 | 14–10 (9–4) |
Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
02/10/2018 3:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at San Francisco | L 73–76 | 14–11 (9–5) |
The Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||
02/15/2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv |
Pepperdine | W 78–43 | 15–11 (10–5) |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
02/17/2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv |
San Diego | L 60–66 | 15–12 (10–6) |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
02/22/2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv |
Portland | W 73–35 | 16–12 (11–6) |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||
02/24/2018 3:00 pm, SWX TheW.tv |
at Gonzaga | L 37–62 | 16–13 (11–7) |
McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | |||||||
WCC Tournament | |||||||||||
03/01/2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv |
(3) | vs. (6) San Diego Quarterfinals |
L 56–61 | 16–14 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain. |
Game Summaries[]
Exhibition: Colorado Mesa[]
Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Keilani Unga
Starting Lineups:
- Colorado Mesa: Erin Reichle, Jaylyn Duran, Kelli Van Tassel, Karina Brandon, Ma'ata Epenisa
- BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Amanda Wayment, Malia Nawahine, Cassie Devashrayee
Nov 2 | Colorado Mesa Mavericks | 68–86 | BYU Cougars | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
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7:05 p.m. MDT | Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 19–21, 16–18, 19–21 | |||
TheW.tv | Pts: Erin Reichle 24 Rebs: Ma'ata Epenisa, Tori Catlett 5 Asts: Erin Reichle, Jaylyn Duran, Sophie Anderson 3 |
Recap | Pts: Cassie Devashrayee 16 Rebs: Shalae Salmon 11 Asts: Cassie Devashrayee 6 |
Attendance: 425 Referees: Kyle Bacon, Julie Krommenhoek, Jen Zylstra |
Southern Utah[]
Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Makenzi Pulsipher
Series History: BYU leads 18–3
Starting Lineups:
- Southern Utah: Rebecca Cardenas, Ashley Larsen, Breanu Reid, Whitney Johnson, Peyton Torgerson
- BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Amanda Wayment, Malia Nawahine, Cassie Devashrayee
Nov 10 | Southern Utah T-Birds | 67–75 (OT) | BYU Cougars | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
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7:05 p.m. MDT | Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 20–11, 16–9, 14–18, Overtime: 6–14 | |||
TheW.tv | Pts: Whitney Johnson 12 Rebs: Ashley Larsen 10 Asts: Rebecca Cardenas 6 |
Recap | Pts: Malia Nawahine 19 Rebs: Shalae Salmon 17 Asts: Malia Nawahine 5 |
Attendance: 972 Referees: Brian Woods, Nicole Leon, Erick Thorne |
Washington[]
Broadcasters: Gary Hill Jr. & Elise Woodward
Series History: Washington leads 6–5
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Amanda Wayment, Malia Nawahine, Cassie Devashrayee
- Washington: Fapou Semebene, Amber Melgoza, Khalya Rooks, Jenna Moser, Missy Peterson
Nov 15 | BYU Cougars | 72–80 | Washington Huskies | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
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7:00 p.m. PST | Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 25–29, 16–23, 14–8 | |||
P12+ WA | Pts: Cassie Devashrayee 22 Rebs: Shalae Salmon 15 Asts: Brenna Chase, Cassie Devashrayee 4 |
Recap | Pts: Amber Melgoza 20 Rebs: Amber Melgoza 8 Asts: Jenna Moser 3 |
Attendance: 1,442 Referees: Karen Lasuik, Melissa Barlow, Corey Long Jr. |
Eastern Washington[]
Broadcaster: Luke Byrnes
Series History: BYU leads 3–1
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Amanda Wayment, Malia Nawahine, Cassie Devashrayee
- Eastern Washington: Uriah Howard, Symone Starks, Delaney Hodgins, Violet Kapri Morrow, Mariah Cunningham
Nov 17 | BYU Cougars | 73–69 | Eastern Washington Eagles | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
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7:05 p.m. PST | Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 18–16, 22–22, 24–16 | |||
Pluto TV | Pts: Cassie Devashrayee 22 Rebs: Shalae Salmon 11 Asts: Paisley Johnson 3 |
Recap | Pts: Violet Kapri Morrow 25 Rebs: Violet Kapri Morrow 11 Asts: Delaney Hodgins 3 |
Attendance: 602 Referees: Brittany Groves, Karen Lasuik, Michol Murray |
Utah Valley[]
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
Series History: BYU leads 7–0
Starting Lineups:
- Utah Valley: Mariah Seals, Britta Spencer, Gabrielle Leos, Taylor Christensen, Leya Harvey
- BYU: Brenna Chase, Shalae Salmon, Amanda Wayment, Malia Nawahine, Cassie Devashrayee
Nov 21 | Southern Utah T-Birds | 54–75 | BYU Cougars | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
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11:05 a.m. MST | Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 5–11, 20–23, 15–20 | |||
BYUtv | Pts: Gabrielle Leos 16 Rebs: Gabrielle Leos 5 Asts: Mariah Seals 5 |
Recap | Pts: Malia Nawahine 21 Rebs: Shalae Salmon 8 Asts: Cassie Devashrayee 12 |
Attendance: 3,448 Referees: Anita Ortega, Shelley Nakasone, Ashley Ellis |
Georgia[]
Broadcaster: Dave McCann & Kristen Kozlowski
Series History: Georgia leads 2–0
Starting Lineups:
- Georgia:
- BYU:
Nov 25 | Georgia Lady Bulldogs | vs. | BYU Cougars | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
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2:05 PM MST | ||||
BYUtv |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Garfield promoted to assistant women's basketball coach". Deseret News. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ "Banquet honors graduating athletes for academic achievement". Deseret News. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ a b c "BYU athletes graduating in April 2017". Deseret News. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ "Dallas Wings of WNBA invite Kalani Purcell to training camp". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
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