2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

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2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball
Oklahoma State University system logo.svg
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2017–18 record21–11 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Annan
  • Ashley Davis
  • Jerise Freeman
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Baylor † 18 – 0   1.000 33 – 2   .943
No. 8 Texas 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
Oklahoma State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Oklahoma 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
TCU 9 – 9   .500 23 – 13   .639
West Virginia 8 – 10   .444 25 – 12   .676
Iowa State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Kansas State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529
Kansas 3 – 15   .167 12 – 18   .400
Texas Tech 1 – 17   .056 7 – 23   .233
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by seventh year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Syracuse in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.

Previous season[]

For the 2016-17 season, Oklahoma State finished 17-15, 6-12 in the Big 12 and finished 7th in the conference standings. The Cowgirls were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament, losing to #12 Texas. They did not make the NCAA Women's Tournament, instead, they were selected to be in the 2017 WNIT as an at-large bid. They played at home against Abilene Christian. They lost in the first round 56-66 in an upset against Abilene Christian.

Roster[]

[2]

2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Katarina Adamovic 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Toza Dragovic Čačak, Serbia
F/C 3 Mandy Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr McNair Stockton, CA
G 10 Shakila Small 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr
ASA College 		Brooklyn, NY
G 11 Areanna Combs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Putnam City West Oklahoma City, OK
F 13 Jentry Holt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Elgin Elgin, OK
G 14 Braxtin Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Alter High School Centerville, OH
F 20 LaTashia Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Leavenworth Leavenworth, KS
G 21 Ja'Mee Asberry 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr East Central Tulsa, OK
G 23 Jaden Hobbs 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Alva, OK
G 24 Karli Wheeler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Plainview Plainview, TX
F 25 Abbie Winchester 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Heritage Hall Oklahoma City, OK
G 30 Maria Castro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Tecnologico De Monterrey
Gulf Coast State 		Guanajuato, Mexico
G 32 Loryn Goodwin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Cypress Falls
UTSA 		Cypress, TX
G 33 Clitan de Sousa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Apolotecnica
Seward County CC 		Maputo, Mozambique
C 54 Kaylee Jensen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Lindsay Holy Family Genoa, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2017*
5:00 pm 		East Central W 110–46 
Gallagher-Iba Arena (864)
Stillwater, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
11:00 am 		Incarnate Word W 86–35  1–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,935)
Stillwater, OK
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ 		Wichita State W 91–67  2–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543)
Stillwater, OK
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 80–38  3–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,441)
Stillwater, OK
11/19/2017*
1:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 78–44  4–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,617)
Stillwater, OK
11/23/2017*
3:00 pm 		vs. 
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		W 76–68  5–0
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017*
3:00 pm 		vs. No. 12 Tennessee
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		L 69–79  5–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (N/A)
Cancún, Mexico
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm 		W 94–66  6–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,280)
Stillwater, OK
12/03/2017*
1:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 6 Mississippi State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge 		L 76–79  6–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,138)
Starkville, MS
12/08/2017*
7:00 pm, FSOK 		No. 7 UCLA W 87–72  7–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,969)
Stillwater, OK
12/19/2017*
5:00 pm 		USC Upstate W 108–71  8–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,830)
Stillwater, OK
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 112–58  9–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,686)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Regular Season
12/28/2017
6:30 pm 		No. 24 at Texas Tech W 98–57  10–2
(1–0) 		United Supermarkets Arena (4,371)
Lubbock, TX
12/31/2017
2:00 pm 		No. 24 Kansas State W 76–68  11–2
(2–0) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,277)
Stillwater, OK
01/03/2018
7:00 pm, LHN 		No. 20 at No. 8 Texas L 79–84  11–3
(2–1) 		Frank Erwin Center (3,240)
Austin, TX
01/07/2018
4:00 pm, FSOK 		No. 20 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series 		W 96–82  12–3
(3–1) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,128)
Stillwater, OK
01/13/2018
1:00 pm, FSN 		No. 20 at Kansas State L 64–80  12–4
(3–2) 		Bramlage Coliseum (4,041)
Manhattan, KS
01/17/2018
7:00 pm 		No. 24 No. 17 West Virginia W 79–73  13–4
(4–2) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,520)
Stillwater, OK
01/20/2018
12:00 pm, FSN 		No. 24 at Oklahoma
Bedlam Series 		W 70–67  14–4
(5–2) 		Lloyd Noble Center (4,529)
Norman, OK
01/24/2018
8:00 pm, FSN 		No. 19 Iowa State L 69–78  14–5
(5–3) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,370)
Stillwater, OK
01/27/2018
1:00 pm 		No. 19 Texas Tech W 80–62  15–5
(6–3) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,825)
Stillwater, OK
01/31/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW 		No. 23 at No. 3 Baylor L 64–77  15–6
(6–4) 		Ferrell Center (5,260)
Waco, TX
02/03/2018
7:30 pm 		No. 23 Kansas W 92–63  16–6
(7–4) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,346)
Stillwater, OK
02/07/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW 		No. 22 at No. 24 TCU W 71–54  17–6
(8–4) 		Schollmaier Arena (3,125)
Fort Worth, TX
02/10/2018
6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv 		No. 22 at Iowa State W 81–73  18–6
(9–4) 		Hilton Coliseum (10,148)
Ames, IA
02/13/2018
7:00 pm, FSOK+ 		No. 21 No. 3 Baylor L 45–87  18–7
(9–5) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,702)
Stillwater, OK
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, FSOK 		No. 21 No. 6 Texas L 62–77  18–8
(9–6) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,131)
Stillwater, OK
02/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 25 at Kansas L 59–66  18–9
(9–7) 		Allen Fieldhouse (2,059)
Lawrence, KS
02/24/2018
12:00 pm 		No. 25 at West Virginia W 79–69  19–9
(10–7) 		WVU Coliseum (4,058)
Morgantown, WV
02/26/2018
7:00 pm, FSSW+ 		TCU W 85–72  20–9
(11–7) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,563)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Conference Tournament
03/03/2018
8:30 pm, FSN 		(3) vs. (6) West Virginia
Quarterfinals 		L 60–69  20–10
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,676)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		(7 KC) vs. (10 KC) Syracuse
First Round 		W 84–57  21–10
 Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
03/19/2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		(7 KC) at (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State
Second Round 		L 56–71  21–11
 Humphrey Coliseum (9,881)
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings[]

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 20 20 24 19 23 22 21 25 RV RV RV N/A
Coaches NR N/A NR NR RV RV RV RV 23 22 RV 22 22 25 22 23 RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowgirls Roster". Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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