2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team


The 2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 2nd year head coach Amy Williams, play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a 3 way for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid NCAA Women's Basketball where they lost to Arizona State in the first round.

2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–11 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Goehle
  • Chuck Love
  • Tandem Mays
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Ohio State133 .813287 .800
No. 16 Maryland124 .750268 .765
Iowa115 .688248 .750
Minnesota115 .688249 .727
Nebraska115 .6882111 .656
Michigan106 .6252310 .697
Indiana97 .5632314 .622
Purdue97 .5632014 .588
Rutgers79 .4382012 .625
Michigan State79 .4381914 .576
Penn State610 .3751616 .500
Northwestern412 .2501220 .375
Wisconsin214 .125921 .300
Illinois016 .000921 .300
2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G3Hannah Whitish5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoBarneveldBarneveld, WI
G5Nicea Eliely6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoRampartColorado Springs, CO
G12Emily Wood5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)SrSalina CentralSalina, KS
G13Janay Morton5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SrOsseo
Eastern Michigan
Brooklyn Park, MN
G/F14Grace Mitchell6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoWellingtonWellington, KS
G15Bria Stallworth5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SoHomewood-Flossmoor
UMass
Chicago, IL
G24Maddie Simon6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrPius XLincoln, NE
C31Kate Cain6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)FrPine BushMiddletown, NY
F32Jessica Shepard6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)JrFremontFremont, NE
G/F33Taylor Kissinger6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrMindenMinden, NE
G34Jasmine Cincore5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrBriarcrest Christian SchoolArlington, TN
F43Rachel Blackburn6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoLeavenworthLeavenworth, KS
C50Darrien Washington6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS JrSkylineOakland, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: Nov 27, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2017*
2:00 pm, BTN+
Minnesota StateW 88–55 
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,647)
Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
3:00 pm, BTN+
Southern IllinoisW 62–53 1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,523)
Lincoln, NE
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+
UMKCW 80–60 2–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,503)
Lincoln, NE
Nov 16, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN
ArkansasW 80–69 3–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,459)
Lincoln, NE
Nov 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+
CreightonL 49–64 3–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,324)
Lincoln, NE
Nov 23, 2017*
3:15 pm, NET
vs. Buffalo
San Juan Shootout
L 72–82 3–2
Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
Nov 24, 2017*
1:00 pm, NET
vs. Coastal Carolina
San Juan Shootout
W 55–47 4–2
Ocean Center (175)
Daytona Beach, FL
Nov 30, 2017*
2:00 pm, BTN+
Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 66–67 4–3
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,579)
Lincoln, NE
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 pm, BTN+
Arkansas–Pine BluffW 73–52 5–3
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,781)
Lincoln, NE
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at KansasW 66–49 6–3
Allen Fieldhouse (2,194)
Lawrence, KS
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at DrakeW 89–84 2OT7–3
Knapp Center (2,683)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 17, 2017*
2:00 pm, MWN
at San Jose StateW 81–55 8–3
Event Center Arena (1,424)
San Jose, CA
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+
Florida AtlanticW 86–69 9–3
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,635)
Lincoln, NE
Dec 22, 2017*
1:00 pm, BTN+
Washington StateL 61–73 9–4
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,404)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten conference season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Ohio StateL 61–73 9–5
(0–1)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,383)
Lincoln, NE
Dec 31, 2017
2:00 pm, BTN+
at MinnesotaW 79–74 10–5
(1–1)
Williams Arena (3,284)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 7, 2018
2:00 pm, BTN+
at NorthwesternW 69–59 11–5
(2–1)
Beardsley Gym (850)
Evanston, IL
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN+
at IllinoisW 80–72 12–5
(3–1)
State Farm Center (1,039)
Champaign, IL
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 23 MichiganL 64–69 OT12–6
(3–2)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,279)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 20 IowaW 74–65 13–6
(4–2)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,667)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 21, 2018
5:00 pm, BTN
at No. 25 RutgersW 52–42 14–6
(5–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,887)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN+
PurdueW 75–51 15–6
(6–2)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,167)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 28, 2018
2:00 pm, BTN+
at IowaW 92–74 16–6
(7–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,823)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN+
IllinoisW 62–47 17–6
(8–2)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,618)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm, BTN+
No. 11 MarylandL 57–64 17–7
(8–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,185)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 11, 2018
2:00 pm, BTN+
WisconsinW 51–48 18–7
(9–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,823)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 14, 2018
6:00 pm, BTN+
at Michigan StateW 79–69 19–7
(10–3)
Breslin Center (4,972)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 2018
11:00 am, BTN
at IndianaL 75–83 19–8
(10–4)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,258)
Bloomington, IN
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
Penn StateW 59–51 20–8
(11–4)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,757)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 25, 2018
11:00 am, BTN
at No. 13 MarylandL 75–77 20–9
(11–5)
Xfinity Center (10,239)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 2, 2018
8:00 pm, RSN
(3) vs. (6) Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 61–54 21–9
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,538)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 3, 2018
7:30 pm, BTN
(3) vs. (2) No. 17 Maryland
Semifinals
L 53–66 21–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (7,499)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 17, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(10 KC) vs. (7 KC) Arizona State
First Round
L 62–73 21–11
Frank Erwin Center (3,878)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in CST Time.

Rankings

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APNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVRVRVRVNRNRNRN/A
CoachesNRN/ANRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVNRRVNRNRRVNRNR
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

See also

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2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball-Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2017.