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American college basketball season

2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 9
Record27–8 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Huth
  • Tony Newnan
  • Shannon Perry
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons← 2016–172018–19 →
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Oregon † 16 – 2   .889 33 – 5   .868
No. 15 Stanford 14 – 3   .824 24 – 11   .686
No. 9 UCLA 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
No. 13 Oregon State 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
California 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Arizona State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629
USC 9 – 9   .500 20 – 11   .645
Utah 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
Colorado 5 – 13   .278 15 – 16   .484
Washington State 3 – 14   .176 10 – 20   .333
Arizona 2 – 16   .111 6 – 24   .200
Washington 1 – 17   .056 7 – 23   .233
† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 26 March 2018
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by seventh-year head coach Cori Close, played their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament in which they defeated American and Creighton in the first and second rounds, respectively. They went on to defeat Texas in the Sweet Sixteen and advance to the program's first Elite Eight since 1999. They lost to Mississippi State in the Elite Eight.

Offseason

Departures

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Nicole Kornet G 6' 1" RS Sr. Lantana, TX Graduated
Kari Korver G 6' 1" RS Sr. Paramount, CA Graduated
Dominique Williams G 5' 8" RS Jr. Phoenix, AZ Medically retired; will serve as an undergraduate assistant during the 2017–18 season
Paulina Hersler F 6' 3" RS Jr. Malmö, Sweden Graduated; transferred to Florida

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michaela Onyenwere
F 		Aurora, CO Grandview 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Chantel Horvat
G 		Geelong, Australia Geelong College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Kayla Owens
W 		Houston, TX Langham Creek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Lauryn Miller
F 		Kirkwood, MO Kirkwood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chantel Horvat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Geelong College Geelong, Australia
G 1 Kayla Owens Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Langham Creek Houston, TX
G 3 Jordin Canada 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Windward Los Angeles, CA
F 4 Ashley Hearn Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Sachse Rowlett, TX
G 5 Lindsey Corsaro Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Roncalli Indianapolis, IN
F 10 Ally Rosenblum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Mater Dei Newport Coast, CA
F 11 Lajahna Drummer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Long Beach Poly HS Inglewood, CA
F 21 Michaela Onyenwere 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Grandview Aurora, CO
G 22 Kennedy Burke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Sierra Canyon School Northridge, CA
G 23 Kelli Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
G 24 Japreece Dean 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Vista Ridge
Texas Tech 		Austin, TX
F 25 Monique Billings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Santiago Corona, CA
G 32 Chrissy Baird 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Wheaton North Wheaton, IL
F 33 Lauryn Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Kirkwood Kirkwood, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017*
2:00 p.m. 		No. 8 Vanguard W 87–40 
Pauley Pavilion (759)
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 8 San Jose State W 129–69  1–0
 Pauley Pavilion (1,437)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2017*
2:00 p.m. 		No. 8 Presbyterian W 76–40  2–0
 Pauley Pavilion (1,101)
Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2017*
1:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 8 No. 3 Baylor W 82–68  3–0
 Pauley Pavilion (3,912)
Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2017*
7:30 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 5 No. 1 Connecticut L 60–78  3–1
 Pauley Pavilion (9,263)
Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2017*
1:15 p.m. 		No. 5 vs. Kansas State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		W 64–55  4–1
 South Point Arena (550)
Las Vegas, NV
November 25, 2017*
3:30 p.m. 		No. 5 vs. Creighton
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		W 72–63  5–1
 South Point Arena (550)
Las Vegas, NV
November 28, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 7 UC Riverside W 68–48  6–1
 Pauley Pavilion (1,890)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2017*
1:30 p.m., P12N 		No. 7 UC Santa Barbara W 74–44  7–1
 Pauley Pavilion (2,044)
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 2017*
5:00 p.m., FSOK 		No. 7 at Oklahoma State L 72–87  7–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,969)
Stillwater, OK
December 17, 2017*
10:00 a.m. 		No. 11 at Seton Hall W 77–68  8–2
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,165)
South Orange, NJ
December 20, 2017*
4:00 p.m. 		No. 11 at Fordham W 67–30  9–2
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,327)
The Bronx, NY
Pac-12 regular season
December 29, 2017
5:30 p.m., P12N 		No. 11 at Stanford L 65–76  9–3
(0–1) 		Maples Pavilion (3,102)
Stanford, CA
December 31, 2017
11:00 a.m., P12N 		No. 11 at No. 20 California W 82–46  10–3
(1–1) 		Haas Pavilion (2,570)
Berkeley, CA
January 5, 2018
6:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 14 No. 16 Oregon State W 84–49  11–3
(2–1) 		Pauley Pavilion (1,986)
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2018
5:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 14 No. 9 Oregon L 61–70  11–4
(2–2) 		Pauley Pavilion (7,190)
Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 2018
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 14 at Utah W 81–74  12–4
(3–2) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,281)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2018
3:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 14 at Colorado W 93–55  13–4
(4–2) 		Coors Events Center (2,160)
Boulder, CO
January 19, 2018
6:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 13 No. 21 California W 60–52  14–4
(5–2) 		Pauley Pavilion (2,704)
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2018
3:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 13 Stanford W 64–53  15–4
(6–2) 		Pauley Pavilion (2,948)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2018
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 13 at Washington W 86–69  16–4
(7–2) 		Alaska Airlines Arena (1,688)
Seattle, WA
January 28, 2018
3:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 13 at Washington State W 79–71  17–4
(8–2) 		Beasley Coliseum (1,093)
Pullman, WA
February 2, 2018
8:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 9 USC
Rivalry 		W 59–46  18–4
(9–2) 		Pauley Pavilion (6,057)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2018
6:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 8 at USC
Rivalry 		W 84–70  19–4
(10–2) 		Galen Center (876)
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2018
8:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 8 Arizona W 69–46  20–4
(11–2) 		Pauley Pavilion (1,883)
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2018
1:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 8 No. 25 Arizona State W 71–63  21–4
(12–2) 		Pauley Pavilion (3,690)
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2018
8:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 7 at No. 15 Oregon State L 64–67  21–5
(12–3) 		Gill Coliseum (5,011)
Corvallis, OR
February 19, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 10 at No. 8 Oregon L 94–101  21–6
(12–4) 		Matthew Knight Arena (7,098)
Eugene, OR
February 22, 2018
8:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 10 Colorado W 73–67  22–6
(13–4) 		Pauley Pavilion (902)
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2018
2:00 p.m. 		No. 10 Utah W 78–71  23–6
(14–4) 		Pauley Pavilion (3,866)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 women's tournament
March 2, 2018
2:00 p.m., P12N 		(4) No. 9 vs. (5) California
Quarterfinals 		W 77–74  24–6
 KeyArena (4,852)
Seattle, WA
March 3, 2018
6:00 p.m., P12N 		(4) No. 9 vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon
Semifinals 		L 62–65  24–7
 KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
NCAA women's tournament
March 17, 2018*
12:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(3 KC) No. 9 (14 KC) American
First round 		W 71–60  25–7
 Pauley Pavilion (2,304)
Los Angeles, CA
March 19, 2018*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(3 KC) No. 9 (11 KC) Creighton
Second round 		W 86–64  26–7
 Pauley Pavilion (1,860)
Los Angeles, CA
March 23, 2018*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(3 KC) No. 9 vs. (2 KC) No. 8 Texas
Sweet Sixteen 		W 84–75  27–7
 Sprint Center (4,280)
Kansas City, MO
March 25, 2018*
4:30 p.m., ESPN 		(3 KC) No. 9 vs. (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State
Elite Eight 		L 73–89  27–8
 Sprint Center (4,089)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular-season polls
Poll Pre-
season		 Week
2		 Week
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5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
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10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP 8 8 5 7 7 11 11 14 14 14 13 13 9 8 7 10 9 9 9 N/A
Coaches 7 N/A 4T 7 7 12 12 12 14 14 13 12 9 7 7 10 9 9 9 7
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No change
(RV)   Received votes
(NR)   Not ranked

See also

Awards

  • January 29 – Jordin Canada named Pac-12 Player of the Week
  • February 27 – Jordin Canada and Monique Billings named to the All-Pac-12 and All-Defensive teams. Michaela Onyenwere was named to the All-Freshman team and junior Kennedy Burke was honorable mention All-Pac-12 and honorable mention All-Defensive team.
  • March 25 – Jordin Canada and Monique Billings named to the NCAA Tournament Kansas City Region All-Regional team

References

  1. "2016-17 UCLA Women's Basketball Information Guide by UCLA Athletics". issuu.com. October 14, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  2. "No. 9 UCLA Falls to No. 6 Oregon, 65-62". UCLA. March 3, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  3. "No. 3 UCLA Defeats No. 14 American, 71-60". UCLA. March 17, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  4. "No. 3 UCLA Advances to Third-Straight Sweet Sixteen". UCLA. March 19, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  5. "No. 3 UCLA Beats No. 2 Texas, 84-75". UCLA. March 23, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  6. "No. 3 UCLA Falls in Elite Eight". UCLA. March 25, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  7. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". UCLA. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
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