2017–18 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

2017–18 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	† 2018 Big Sky Tournament winner ; As of 19 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

2017–18 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball
2017–18 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2017–18 record	21–11 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	(10th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Trujillo; Ryan Johnson; Bryanna Mueller;
Home arena	Reed Gym
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team represents Idaho State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bengals, led by tenth year head coach , play their home games at Reed Gym. They were members of the Big Sky Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Northern Colorado. Despite having 21 wins and a better record, they were not invited to a postseason tournament for the 2nd year in a row.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Nuria Barrientos	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Draft Gramenet	Barcelona, Spain
G	2	Grace Kenyon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Bainbridge HS	Bainbridge Island, WA
G	3	Saylair Grandon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Westview HS	Phoenix, AZ
G	4	Madison Hinrichs	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Port Angeles HS Lower Columbia	Longview, WA
G	5	Dora Goles	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	KK Split Western Wyoming	Split, Croatia
F	10	Nicole Murugarren	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	IES Felipe II Northeastern JC	Madrid, Spain
F	11	Sai Tapasa	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Central HS	Monmouth, OR
G	12	Brook Blair	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Rangitoto College Northeastern Junior College	Murrays Bay, New Zealand
F	13	Ellie Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Southridge HS	Kennewick, WA
F	14	Estefania Ors	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	Valencia BC	Altura, Spain
F	15	Irene Vicente	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Rivas Promete Junior	Alcalá de Henares, Spain
F	22	Delaney Moore	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Monte Vista Christian	Gilroy, CA
G	23	Amanda Betlere	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Riga Stradiņš	Riga, Latvia
F	34	Kaitlyn Bell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Rigby HS	Rigby, ID

Head coach

(Northern Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Michael Trujillo (Northern Arizona)
Ryan Johnson (DePauw)
Bryanna Mueller (Drake)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 20, 2017

Schedule[]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017* 7:00 pm		Northwest Nazarene	L 87–95		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		at Seattle	W 74–69	1–0	Connolly Center (350) Seattle, WA
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		at Washington	W 79–59	2–0	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,479) Seattle, WA
11/16/2017* 11:00 am		College of Idaho	W 89–32	3–0	Reed Gym (1,365) Pocatello, ID
11/19/2017* 3:00 pm		at	W 78–72	4–0	Bren Events Center (302) Irvine, CA
11/21/2017* 2:00 pm		at Pepperdine	L 74–80	4–1	Firestone Fieldhouse (178) Malibu, CA
11/27/2017* 7:00 pm		Utah State	W 64–44	5–1	Reed Gym (1,038) Pocatello, ID
12/01/2017* 8:00 pm		at Washington State	L 55–72	5–2	Beasley Coliseum (652) Pullman, WA
12/03/2017* 1:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 53–61	5–3	Arena-Auditorium (2,460) Laramie, WY
12/08/2017* 10:00 pm		at	W 64–62 ^OT	6–3	Stan Sheriff Center (1,501) Honolulu, HI
12/16/2017* 3:00 pm		at	W 70–58	7–3	Lockhart Arena (287) Orem, UT
12/28/2017* 7:00 pm		Westminster	W 83–45	8–3	Reed Gym (1,019) Pocatello, ID
Big Sky regular season
12/30/2017 2:00 pm		Weber State	L 70–76	8–4 (0–1)	Reed Gym (880) Pocatello, ID
01/04/2018 6:30 pm		at Southern Utah	L 70–76	8–5 (0–2)	America First Events Center (756) Cedar City, UT
01/06/2018 5:00 pm		at Northern Arizona	W 75–55	9–5 (1–2)	Walkup Skydome (294) Flagstaff, AZ
01/11/2018 7:00 pm		North Dakota	W 57–46	10–5 (2–2)	Reed Gym (1,111) Pocatello, ID
01/13/2018 2:00 pm		Northern Colorado	L 57–63	10–6 (2–3)	Reed Gym (1,037) Pocatello, ID
01/18/2018 9:00 pm		at Portland State	W 88–59	11–6 (3–3)	Pamplin Sports Center (319) Portland, OR
01/20/2018 3:00 pm		at Sacramento State	W 85–71	12–6 (4–3)	Hornets Nest (229) Sacramento, CA
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		at Weber State	L 73–84	12–7 (4–4)	Dee Events Center (846) Ogden, UT
02/01/2018 7:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 76–59	13–7 (5–4)	Reed Gym (1,081) Pocatello, ID
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 66–39	14–7 (7–4)	Reed Gym (974) Pocatello, ID
02/08/2018 12:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 52–75	14–8 (7–5)	Bank of Colorado Arena (2,714) Greeley, CO
02/10/2018 1:00 pm		at North Dakota	W 68–55	15–8 (8–5)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,977) Grand Forks, ND
02/15/2018 7:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 83–71	16–8 (9–5)	Reed Gym (825) Pocatello, ID
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		Portland State	W 72–64	17–8 (10–5)	Reed Gym (1,068) Pocatello, ID
02/22/2018 7:00 pm		at Idaho	W 62–52	18–8 (11–5)	Cowan Spectrum (416) Moscow, ID
02/24/2018 3:00 pm		at Eastern Washington	L 64–66	18–9 (10–6)	Reese Court (523) Cheney, WA
02/28/2018 7:00 pm		Montana State	L 60–61	18–10 (10–7)	Reed Gym (1,007) Pocatello, ID
03/02/2018 7:00 pm		Montana	W 72–60	19–10 (11–7)	Reed Gym (1,139) Pocatello, ID
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/05/2018 3:35 pm	(5)	vs. (12) Southern Utah First Round	W 59–49	20–10	Reno Events Center Reno, NV
03/07/2018 3:35 pm	(5)	vs. (4) Weber State Quarterfinals	W 113–109 ^OT	21–10	Reno Events Center Reno, NV
03/09/2018 3:35 pm, ELVN	(5)	vs. (1) Northern Colorado Semifinals	L 66–73	21–11	Reno Events Center Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References[]

^ "Idaho State Athletics - WBB Quick Facts". Isubengals.com. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
^ "Idaho State Bengals Women's Basketball - Bengals News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
^ Idaho State Bengals. "Idaho State Bengals on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
^ "Idaho State Athletics - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Isubengals.com. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[1] "Idaho State Athletics - WBB Quick Facts". Isubengals.com. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[2] "Idaho State Bengals Women's Basketball - Bengals News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[3] Idaho State Bengals. "Idaho State Bengals on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[4] "Idaho State Athletics - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Isubengals.com. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

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2017–18 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

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Roster[]

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2017–18 Big Sky women's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Colorado †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	7	.788
Idaho	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
Eastern Washington	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Weber State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Idaho State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Portland State	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Montana	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Montana State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
North Dakota	5	–	13	.278	12	–	18	.400
Sacramento State	5	–	13	.278	7	–	23	.233
Northern Arizona	4	–	14	.222	7	–	23	.233
Southern Utah	2	–	16	.111	3	–	27	.100


† 2018 Big Sky Tournament winner As of 19 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll