2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball | |
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SEC Regular Season Champions Cancún Challenge Mayan Division champions | |
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 37–2 (16–0 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Humphrey Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Mississippi State | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 37 | – | 2 | .949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 South Carolina † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Georgia | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Tennessee | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Missouri | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Texas A&M | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 LSU | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 SEC tournament winner As of April 1, 2018 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2017–18 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Vic Schaefer, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The Bulldogs were coming off a runner-up finish to fellow SEC team South Carolina in the NCAA tournament.
By beating Louisville 73-63 in overtime in the Final Four, Mississippi State played Notre Dame for the national championship; however, the Bulldogs were denied the title again, falling short 61–58 on a last-second three-pointer by Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Dominique Dillingham | 00 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Jackson, MS | Graduated |
Breanna Richardson | 3 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Conyers, GA | Graduated |
Ketara Chapel | 13 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Temple, TX | Graduated |
Chinwe Okorie | 45 | C | 6'5" | Senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Graduated |
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/03/2017* 6:00 pm |
No. 7 | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 100–67 | Humphrey Coliseum (1,850) Starkville, MS | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 8:00 pm |
No. 7 | Virginia | W 68–53 | 1–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum (6,811) Starkville, MS | ||||||
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm |
No. 7 | Georgia State | W 106–50 | 2–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum (4,584) Starkville, MS | ||||||
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm |
No. 7 | Southern Miss | W 91–56 | 3–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,321) Starkville, MS | ||||||
11/23/2017* 1:30 pm |
No. 7 | vs. No. 24 Arizona State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division |
W 65–57 | 4–0 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico | ||||||
11/24/2017* 10:00 am |
No. 7 | vs. Columbia Cancún Challenge Mayan Division |
W 90–54 | 5–0 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico | ||||||
11/25/2017* 11:00 am |
No. 7 | vs. Green Bay Cancún Challenge Mayan Division |
W 67–46 | 6–0 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico | ||||||
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | vs. Louisiana Jackson Showcase |
W 94–37 | 7–0 |
Mississippi Coliseum (3,578) Jackson, MS | ||||||
12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, SECN |
No. 6 | Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
W 79–76 | 8–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,138) Starkville, MS | ||||||
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm |
No. 6 | Little Rock | W 86–48 | 9–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,010) Starkville, MS | ||||||
12/13/2017* 6:00 pm, SECN |
No. 5 | No. 9 Oregon | W 90–79 | 10–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,445) Starkville, MS | ||||||
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm |
No. 5 | Maine | W 83–43 | 11–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum (4,953) Starkville, MS | ||||||
12/20/2017* 4:30 pm |
No. 5 | at UNLV Duel in the Desert, Rebel Division |
W 103–63 | 12–0 |
Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV | ||||||
12/21/2017* 4:30 pm |
No. 5 | vs. Syracuse Duel in the Desert, Rebel Division |
W 76–65 | 13–0 |
Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV | ||||||
12/28/2017* 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | Mississippi Valley State | W 112–36 | 14–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum (8,535) Starkville, MS | ||||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
12/31/2017 5:00 pm, SECN |
No. 5 | at Georgia | W 86–62 | 15–0 (1–0) |
Stegeman Coliseum (2,934) Athens, GA | ||||||
01/04/2018 8:00 pm, SECN |
No. 5 | Arkansas | W 111–69 | 16–0 (2–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,398) Starkville, MS | ||||||
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, SECN |
No. 5 | at LSU | W 83–70 | 17–0 (3–0) |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,525) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
01/11/2018 8:00 pm, SECN |
No. 4 | Ole Miss | W 76–45 | 18–0 (4–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (7,161) Starkville, MS | ||||||
01/14/2018 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 4 | Alabama | W 75–61 | 19–0 (5–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (9,010) Starkville, MS | ||||||
01/21/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 3 | at No. 6 Tennessee | W 71–52 | 20–0 (6–0) |
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,436) Knoxville, TN | ||||||
01/25/2018 7:30 pm, SECN |
No. 2 | Florida | W 90–53 | 21–0 (7–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (6,727) Starkville, MS | ||||||
01/28/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 2 | at Ole Miss | W 69–49 | 22–0 (8–0) |
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,158) Oxford, MS | ||||||
02/01/2018 7:30 pm, SECN |
No. 2 | at No. 15 Missouri | W 57–53 | 23–0 (9–0) |
Mizzou Arena (5,095) Columbia, MO | ||||||
02/05/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 2 | No. 7 South Carolina | W 67–53 | 24–0 (10–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (10,794) Starkville, MS | ||||||
02/08/2018 6:00 pm |
No. 2 | at Florida | W 98–50 | 25–0 (11–0) |
O'Connell Center (1,503) Gainesville, FL | ||||||
02/11/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 2 | Kentucky | W 74–55 | 26–0 (12–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (9,520) Starkville, MS | ||||||
02/15/2018 7:30 pm, SECN |
No. 2 | at Vanderbilt | W 95–50 | 27–0 (13–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium (2,876) Nashville, TN | ||||||
02/18/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 2 | No. 17 Texas A&M | W 76–55 | 28–0 (14–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (9,933) Starkville, MS | ||||||
02/22/2018 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | Auburn | W 82–61 | 29–0 (15–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (9,474) Starkville, MS | ||||||
02/25/2018 11:00 am, ESPNU |
No. 2 | at Kentucky | W 85–63 | 30–0 (16–0) |
Memorial Coliseum (6,014) Lexington, KY | ||||||
SEC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/02/2018 12:00 pm, SECN |
(1) No. 2 | vs. (9) Kentucky Quarterfinals |
W 81–58 | 31–0 |
Bridgestone Arena (6,344) Nashville, TN | ||||||
03/03/2018 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) No. 2 | vs. (5) No. 15 Texas A&M Semifinals |
W 70–55 | 32–0 |
Bridgestone Arena (8,819) Nashville, TN | ||||||
03/04/2018 3:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(1) No. 2 | vs. (2) No. 8 South Carolina Championship |
L 51–62 | 32–1 |
Bridgestone Arena (8,215) Nashville, TN | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1 KC) No. 4 | (16 KC) Nicholls State First Round |
W 95–50 | 33–1 |
Humphrey Coliseum (10,211) Starkville, MS | ||||||
03/19/2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1 KC) No. 4 | (9 KC) Oklahoma State Second Round |
W 71–56 | 34–1 |
Humphrey Coliseum (9,881) Starkville, MS | ||||||
03/23/2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1 KC) No. 4 | vs. (4 KC) No. 21 NC State Sweet Sixteen |
W 71–57 | 35–1 |
Sprint Center Kansas City, MO | ||||||
03/25/2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN |
(1 KC) No. 4 | vs. (3 KC) No. 9 UCLA Elite Eight |
W 89–73 | 36–1 |
Sprint Center (4,089) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
03/30/2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1 KC) No. 4 | vs. (1 L) No. 3 Louisville Final Four |
W 73–63 OT | 37–1 |
Nationwide Arena (19,564) Columbus, OH | ||||||
04/01/2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN |
(1 KC) No. 4 | vs. (1 S) No. 3 Notre Dame Championship Game |
L 58–61 | 37–2 |
Nationwide Arena (19,599) Columbus, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Central Time. |
Source:[1]
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Not released |
Coaches | 4 | 3^ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
See also
References
- ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs 2017–18 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.