2017–18 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team

2017–18 San Diego Toreros women's basketball
2017–18 San Diego Toreros women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
2017–18 record	17–15 (8–10 WCC)
Head coach	Cindy Fisher (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Mary Ann Falcosky; Mery Andrade; Trevor Olson;
Home arena	Jenny Craig Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team represents the University of San Diego in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Toreros, as members of the West Coast Conference, were led by thirteenth year head coach Cindy Fisher. The Toreros play their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the university campus in San Diego, California.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.

Previous season[]

They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to BYU.

Roster[]

2017–18 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Ana Ramos	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Escola Basica e Secundaria Amelia Rey Colaco	Porto, Portugal
G	5	Aubrey Ward-El	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Skyview	Vancouver, WA
G	10	Myah Pace	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Bishop O'Dowd	Oakland, CA
G	11	Madison Pollock	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Archbishop Murphy	Snohomish
F	12	Alexandra Hagan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Inglemoor	Kenmore, WA
G	21	Sydney Shepard	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Lake Washington	Kirkland, WA
F	22	Maya Hood	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	La Jolla Country Day	San Diego, CA
F	24	Caroline Buhr	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Penn	Mishawaka, IN
F	30	Kendall Bird	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	White River	Buckley, WA
G	32	Sydney Hunter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	McNary	Keizer, OR
C	33	Kat Olczak	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	So	Zespol Szkol Mistrzostwa Sportowego	Zielona Góra, Poland
F	34	Patricia Brossman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	TuS Lichterfelde	Berlin, Germany
G	40	Jamie Kissinger	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Minden	Minden, NE
F	44	Sydney Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Coeur d'Alene	Coeur d'Alene, ID
F	55	Alexandria Young	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Mater Dei	San Diego, CA

Head coach

Cindy Fisher (Eastern Wyoming College)

Assistant coach(es)

Mary Ann Falcosky (Northern Arizona)
Mery Andrade (Old Dominion)
Trevor Olson (San Diego)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule[]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2017* 6:00 pm		Biola	W 79–58		Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 6:00 pm		San Diego Christian	W 82–53	1–0	Jenny Craig Pavilion (335) San Diego, CA
11/14/2017* 6:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 72–59	2–0	Jenny Craig Pavilion (202) San Diego, CA
11/17/2017* 6:30 pm		vs. Boise State Bank of Hawaii Classic	W 72–52	3–0	Stan Sheriff Center (1,710) Honolulu, HI
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm		at Bank of Hawaii Classic	L 63–64 ^OT	3–1	Stan Sheriff Center (1,756) Honolulu, HI
11/22/2017* 6:00 pm			W 74–40	4–1	Jenny Craig Pavilion (301) San Diego, CA
11/27/2017* 7:00 pm		at	W 71–58	5–1	The Thunderdome (268) Santa Barbara, CA
11/29/2017* 6:30 pm		at San Diego State	L 76–77	5–2	Viejas Arena (790) San Diego, CA
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm		at Seattle	L 73–80	5–3	Connolly Center (422) Seattle, WA
12/07/2017* 7:00 pm		at No. 25 California	L 64–89	5–4	Haas Pavilion (1,126) Berkeley, CA
12/10/2017* 12:30 pm		Minnesota	W 72–69	6–4	Jenny Craig Pavilion (511) San Diego, CA
12/16/2017* 5:00 pm		UTSA	W 78–69	7–4	Jenny Craig Pavilion (442) San Diego, CA
WCC regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm		at San Francisco	W 60–54	8–4 (1–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
12/30/2017 1:00 pm		at Pepperdine	L 62–66	8–5 (1–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse (267) Malibu, CA
01/04/2018 6:00 pm		Portland	W 59–52	9–5 (2–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (304) San Diego, CA
01/06/2018 2:00 pm		Saint Mary's	L 53–75	9–6 (2–2)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (346) San Diego, CA
01/11/2018 6:00 pm		Pacific	L 68–81	9–7 (2–3)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (271) San Diego, CA
01/13/2018 2:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	W 60–54	10–7 (3–3)	Gersten Pavilion (281) Los Angeles, CA
01/18/2018 7:00 pm		at Portland	W 75–60	11–7 (4–3)	Chiles Center (354) Portland, OR
01/20/2018 2:00 pm		BYU	W 70–69	12–7 (5–3)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (281) San Diego, CA
01/25/2018 7:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 50–59	12–8 (5–4)	Leavey Center (256) Santa Clara, CA
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	L 53–67	12–9 (5–5)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (373) San Diego, CA
02/01/2018 6:00 pm		Gonzaga	L 44–63	12–10 (5–6)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (675) San Diego, CA
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 57–66	12–11 (5–7)	McKeon Pavilion (234) Moraga, CA
02/08/2018 6:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 79–53	13–11 (6–7)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (376) San Diego, CA
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		Santa Clara	W 51–40	14–11 (7–7)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (354) San Diego, CA
02/15/2018 7:00 pm		at Pacific	L 60–62	14–12 (7–8)	Alex G. Spanos Center (639) Stockton, CA
02/17/2018 1:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	W 66–60	15–12 (8–8)	Marriott Center (961) Provo, UT
02/22/2018 6:00 pm		at Gonzaga	L 54–58	15–13 (8–9)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,712) Spokane, WA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		San Francisco	L 47–49	15–14 (8–10)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (688) San Diego, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018 6:00 pm, BYUtv	(6)	vs. (3) BYU Quarterfinals	W 61–56	16–14	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
03/05/2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv	(6)	vs. (7) Pacific Semifinals	W 66–56	17–14	Orleans Arena (6,832) Paradise, NV
03/06/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(6)	vs. (1) Gonzaga Championship Game	L 71–79	17–15	Orleans Arena (6,661) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific 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																				N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References[]

^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usd/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf
^ "San Diego Toreros Women's Basketball - Toreros News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
^ San Diego Toreros. "San Diego Toreros on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
^ "University of San Diego Official Athletic Site University of San Diego Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". usdtoreros.com. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2018-01-14.

[1] ttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usd/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf

[2] "San Diego Toreros Women's Basketball - Toreros News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-14.

[3] San Diego Toreros. "San Diego Toreros on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.

[4] "University of San Diego Official Athletic Site University of San Diego Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". usdtoreros.com. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2018-01-14.

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v t San Diego Toreros women's basketball
Venues	USD Sports Center (1980–2000) Jenny Craig Pavilion (2000–present)
People
	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19


v t	Conf				Overall
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