Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team

2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball
NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record22–9 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bernadette Laukaitis
  • Kelly Killion
  • Ashley Robinson
Home arenaPalestra
Seasons
2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 12 2   .857 24 6   .800
Penn 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
Harvard 10 4   .714 18 11   .621
Yale 8 6   .571 19 13   .594
Dartmouth 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
Brown 3 11   .214 15 12   .556
Cornell 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
Columbia 2 12   .143 8 21   .276
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Quakers, led by ninth year head coach Mike McLaughlin, play their home games at the Palestra and were members of the Ivy League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 22–9, 11–3 to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Ivy League women's tournament, where they lost to Princeton. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Albany in the first before losing to St. John's in the second round.

Previous season

The team was picked by the Ivy League in the pre-season to be conference champions.[4] finished the season 22–8, 13–1 to win the Ivy League regular season title and their first ever Ivy League Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they had a 21 point lead before losing to Texas A&M in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Katie Kinum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr New Providence New Providence, NJ
G 3 Michae Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr E.D. White Catholic Thibodaux, LA
G 10 Anna Ross (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Westhill Syracuse, NY
G 11 Kendall Grasela 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Germantown Academy Huntingdon Valley, PA
G 14 Beth Brzozowski (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Hathaway Brown Highland Heights, OH
F 15 Liz Satter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Loyola Academy Glencoe, IL
G 21 Lauren Whitlatch (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Bloomington Bloomington, IN
G 22 Deja Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Grinnell Grinnell, IA
G 23 Kristen Daley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr The Rivers School Sharon, MA
F 24 Tori Crawford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bullis School Potomac, MD
G 25 Ashley Russell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Braintree Braintree, MA
C 31 Eleah Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Northside Christian Academy Charlotte, NC
G 33 Phoebe Sterba 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Magnificat Cleveland, OH
F 34 Chrissy Dicindio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr West Windsor-Plainsboro West Windsor, NJ
C 40 Emily Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So South Fayette Bridgeville, PA
F 43 Michelle Nwokedi (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr St. Agnes Academy Missouri City, TX
F 50 Princess Aghayere 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr South Lakes Reston, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2017

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton L 72–77  0–1
Binghamton University Events Center (1,364)
Vestal, NY
11/18/2017*
5:00 pm, ILDN
Lafayette W 55–42  1–1
Palestra (705)
Philadelphia, PA
11/23/2017*
5:15 pm
vs. Georgia Tech
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals
L 55–69  1–2
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, BAH
11/24/2017*
7:45 pm
vs. Missouri State
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division 3rd place game
W 65–60  2–2
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, BAH
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
at La Salle L 59–66  2–3
Tom Gola Arena (573)
Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2017*
1:00 pm, NBCSPHI/ILDN
No. 3 Notre Dame L 54–66  2–4
Palestra (1,647)
Philadelphia, PA
12/11/2017*
7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's W 57–50  3–4
Hagan Arena (913)
Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2017*
1:00 pm
Rhode Island W 84–66  4–4
Palestra (456)
Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. VCU
NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament semifinals
W 82–52  5–4
Wellness and Events Center (371)
Newark, NJ
12/29/2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT
NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament championship
W 77–38  6–4
Wellness and Events Center (400)
Newark, NJ
01/06/2018
1:00 pm, NBCSPHI+/ILDN
Princeton L 55–70  6–5
(0–1)
Palestra (1,003)
Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2018
5:30 pm, ILDN
Cornell W 68–48  7–5
(1–1)
Palestra (2,176)
Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2018
4:30 pm, ILDN
Columbia W 70–51  8–5
(2–1)
Palestra (2,084)
Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2018*
7:00 pm
at Villanova W 79–77  9–5
Jake Nevin Field House (519)
Villanova, PA
01/24/2018*
7:00 pm
at Temple W 74–59  10–5
McGonigle Hall (936)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018*
1:00 pm
Gwynedd Mercy W 89–25  11–5
Palestra (558)
Philadelphia, PA
02/02/2018
6:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
at Brown W 88–55  12–5
(3–1)
Pizzitola Sports Center (311)
Providence, RI
02/03/2018
5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
at Yale W 69–54  13–5
(4–1)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (654)
New Haven, CT
02/09/2018
7:00 pm, ILDN
Dartmouth W 65–47  14–5
(5–1)
Palestra (637)
Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018
7:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
Harvard W 69–49  15–5
(6–1)
Palestra (606)
Philadelphia, PA
02/13/2018
6:30 pm, NBCSPHI+/ILDN
at Princeton L 40–60  15–6
(6–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (672)
Princeton, NJ
02/16/2018
4:00 pm, NBCSPHI/ILDN
at Columbia W 75–39  16–6
(7–2)
Levien Gymnasium (472)
New York, NY
02/17/2018
4:00 pm, ILDN
at Cornell W 53–39  17–6
(8–2)
Newman Arena (523)
Ithaca, NY
02/23/2018
6:00 pm, ILDN/NESN+
at Harvard L 52–55  17–7
(8–3)
Lavietes Pavilion (703)
Cambridge, MA
02/24/2018
5:00 pm, ILDN
at Dartmouth W 79–50  18–7
(9–3)
Leede Arena (817)
Durham, NH
03/02/2018
7:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
Yale W 64–52  19–7
(10–3)
Palestra (313)
Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2018
6:00 pm, ILDN
Brown W 67–56  20–7
(11–3)
Palestra (638)
Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League Women's Tournament
03/10/2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (3) Harvard
Semifinals
W 57–52  21–7
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
03/11/2018
4:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (1) Princeton
Championship Game
L 34–63  21–8
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
WNIT
03/16/2018*
7:00 pm, ILDN
Albany
First Round
W 76–61  22–8
Palestra (609)
Philadelphia, PA
03/19/2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at St. John's
Second Round
L 48–53  22–9
Carnesecca Arena (478)
Queens, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "University of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Pennathletics.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Penn Quakers Women's Basketball - Quakers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Penn Quakers. "Penn Quakers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Penn Unanimously Selected to Repeat in Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". ivyleaguesports.com. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  5. ^ "University of Pennsylvania". Pennathletics.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.