2017–18 Seattle Redhawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Seattle U Redhawks women's basketball team represents Seattle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by second year head coach Suzy Barcomb, play their home games at the Connolly Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 18–15, 9–5 in WAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They won the WAC women's tournament for the first time in school history by defeating Cal State Bakersfield to earn an automatic trip to their first NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Oregon in the first round.

2017–18 Seattle Redhawks women's basketball
WAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record18–15 (9–5 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joddie Gleason
  • Skip Gleason
  • Toni Thomas
Home arenaConnolly Center
Seasons
2017–18 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State113 .7861812 .600
Cal State Bakersfield104 .7141813 .581
Seattle U 95 .6431814 .563
Grand Canyon95 .6431614 .533
UMKC77 .5001119 .367
Utah Valley59 .3571119 .367
UT Rio Grande Valley410 .2861416 .467
Chicago State113 .071129 .033
2018 WAC tournament winner
As of March 16, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Roster edit

2017–18 Seattle Redhawks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G3Jacinta Beckley6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrParaparaumu CollegeWellington, New Zealand
G4McKenzi Williams5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)FrAuburn RiversideAuburn, WA
G12Carla Bieg5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SoEscola Betania-PatmosBarcelona, Spain
F14Leilani Peat6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrCorona Del SolTempe, AZ
G15Kamira Sanders5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SoEnterpriseRedding, CA
G/F22Ashlyn Lewey6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrMeadSpokane, WA
G23Madeline Dopplick5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrMillikan
Mt. San Antonio College
Long Beach, CA
G/F24Alexis Montgomery5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SrBeavertonBeaverton, OR
F25Leilia Orji6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrEtiwandaRancho Cucamonga, CA
G31Genessa Bedoya5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)SoBishop AlemanySanta Clarita, CA
G32Makenna Schoenhofer5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrSt. Bernard's AcademyFortuna, CA
F35Delaney McCann6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS FrCanyon
Humboldt State
Santa Clarita, CA
F/C41Kallin Spiller6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)FrLakesideSeattle, WA
F/C43Joana Alves6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoEscola Secundária Fernão Mendes PintoLisbon, Portugal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 13, 2018

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017*
4:00 pm
Central WashingtonW 104–57 
Connolly Center (364)
Seattle, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:00 pm
Idaho StateL 69–74 0–1
Connolly Center (350)
Seattle, WA
11/12/2017*
1:00 pm
HawaiiL 58–73 0–2
Connolly Center (570)
Seattle, WA
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm
at UC Santa BarbaraW 77–71 1–2
The Thunderdome (702)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/19/2017*
1:00 pm
at PepperdineW 65–62 2–2
Firestone Fieldhouse (267)
Malibu, CA
11/22/2017*
6:00 pm
Portland StateW 91–77 3–2
Connolly Center (405)
Seattle, WA
11/26/2017*
2:00 pm
UC DavisL 53–79 3–3
Connolly Center (376)
Seattle, WA
11/30/2017*
11:30 am
at No. 24 CaliforniaL 67–87 3–4
Haas Pavilion (4,362)
Berkeley, CA
12/02/2017*
2:00 pm
San DiegoW 80–73 4–4
Connolly Center (422)
Seattle, WA
12/09/2017*
4:00 pm
NevadaL 65–74 4–5
Connolly Center (311)
Seattle, WA
12/13/2017*
11:00 am
at MontanaW 78–64 5–5
Dahlberg Arena (7,018)
Missoula, MT
12/15/2017*
5:00 pm
at IdahoW 68–60 6–5
Cowan Spectrum (719)
Moscow, ID
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
PacificL 73–85 6–6
Connolly Center (321)
Seattle, WA
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm
at WashingtonL 76–84 OT6–7
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,526)
Seattle, WA
12/22/2017*
2:00 pm
UC IrvineL 79–84 6–8
Connolly Center (303)
Seattle, WA
12/30/2017*
4:00 pm
at Cal State NorthridgeL 62–67 6–9
Matadome (422)
Northridge, CA
WAC regular season
01/06/2018
2:00 pm
at Grand CanyonL 63–74 6–10
(0–1)
GCU Arena (398)
Phoenix, AZ
01/11/2018
5:00 pm
at Chicago StateW 63–56 7–10
(1–1)
Jones Convocation Center (163)
Chicago, IL
01/13/2018
12:00 pm
at UMKCW 62–58 8–10
(2–1)
Swinney Recreation Center (545)
Kansas City, MO
01/18/2018
6:00 pm
New Mexico StateW 69–59 9–10
(3–1)
Connolly Center (353)
Seattle, WA
01/20/2018
4:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande ValleyW 64–56 10–10
(4–1)
Connolly Center (860)
Seattle, WA
01/27/2018
1:00 pm
at Cal State BakersfieldL 68–75 10–11
(4–2)
Icardo Center (704)
Bakersfield, CA
02/03/2018
1:00 pm
at Utah ValleyW 77–75 11–11
(5–2)
Lockhart Arena (349)
Orem, UT
02/08/2018
6:00 pm
at UMKCW 66–62 12–11
(6–2)
Connolly Center (325)
Seattle, WA
02/10/2018
4:00 pm
Chicago StateW 75–60 13–11
(7–2)
Connolly Center (318)
Seattle, WA
02/15/2018
5:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande ValleyL 67–69 OT13–12
(7–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (470)
Edinburg, TX
02/18/2018
12:00 pm
at New Mexico StateL 53–64 13–13
(7–4)
Pan American Center (882)
Las Cruces, NM
02/22/2018
6:00 pm
Grand CanyonL 57–64 13–14
(7–5)
Connolly Center (348)
Seattle, WA
02/24/2018
4:00 pm
Cal State BakersfieldW 64–56 14–14
(8–5)
Connolly Center (380)
Seattle, WA
03/03/2018
3:00 pm
Utah ValleyW 83–53 15–14
(9–5)
Connolly Center (544)
Seattle, WA
WAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) UMKC
Quarterfinals
W 75–64 16–14
Orleans Arena (809)
Paradise, NV
03/09/2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (1) New Mexico State
Semifinals
W 84–61 17–14
Orleans Arena (1,366)
Paradise, NV
03/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (2) Cal State Bakersfield
Championship Game
W 57–54 18–14
Orleans Arena (733)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
(15 S) at (2 S) No. 6 Oregon
First Round
L 45–88 18–15
Matthew Knight Arena (7,040)
Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Seattle University. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Michelle Smith. "Seattle Redhawks Women's Basketball - Redhawks News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Seattle Redhawks. "Seattle Redhawks on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "W. Basketball - Schedule - Seattle University". Goseattleu.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.