2017–18 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team

2017–18 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball
2017–18 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball
Big West tournament champions
NCAA women's tournament, first round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	19–16 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach	Jason Flowers (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Lindsey Foster; Brandy Manning; Ashlee Guay;
Home arena	Matadome
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big West women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Davis	14	–	2	.875	28	–	7	.800
Cal Poly	11	–	5	.688	17	–	12	.586
UC Irvine	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
UC Santa Barbara	9	–	7	.563	12	–	17	.414
Cal State Northridge †	8	–	8	.500	19	–	16	.543
UC Riverside	6	–	10	.375	11	–	22	.333
Long Beach State	6	–	10	.375	8	–	23	.258
Hawaii	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276


† 2018 Big West tournament winner As of 25 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Matadors, led by eighth-year head coach Jason Flowers, played their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference.^[1] They finished the season 19–16, 8–8 in Big West play, to finish in fifth place. They won the Big West women's tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame in the first round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Terrin Sullivan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Middle College	Los Angeles, CA
G	2	Destiny Brooks	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Gilmer	Gilmer, TX
G	3	Serafina Maulupe	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Vista Murrieta Virginia Tech	Murrieta, CA
F	10	Tessa Boagni	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Christchurch Girls'	Christchurch, New Zealand
F	11	Juliana Louis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	St. Anthony's	Long Beach, CA
G	12	Meghann Henderson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Sonora	La Habra, CA
F	14	Taylor Nate	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Rocky Mountain	Meridian, ID
G	15	Claudia Ramos	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Tecnológico de Monterrey	Zapopan, Mexico
F	22	Jordan Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Woodcroft College Casper College	Adelaide, Australia
G	23	Hayley Tanabe	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	West Torrance	Torrance, CA
G	24	Cheyenne Allen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	St. Anthony's	Lakewood, CA
C	33	Channon Fluker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Maranatha	Pasadena, CA
C	44	Lauren Shymkewicz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Ralston	Omaha, NE
F	52	Eliza Matthews	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach, CA
F	55	De'Jionae Calloway	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Lee's Summit West Texas State	Lee's Summit, MO

Head coach

Jason Flowers (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Lindsey Foster (Northern Arizona)
Brandy Manning (Clark Atlanta)
Ashlee Guay (Cal State Northridge)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2017* 3:00 p.m.		The Master's	W 83–55		Matadome Northridge, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:00 p.m.		at No. 11 Oregon Preseason WNIT first round	L 43–91	0–1	Matthew Knight Arena (2,646) Eugene, OR
11/14/2017* 6:30 p.m.		at San Diego State	L 55–58	0–2	Viejas Arena (366) San Diego, CA
11/17/2017* 5:30 p.m.		at New Orleans Preseason WNIT consolation 2nd round	L 73–76	0–3	Lakefront Arena (417) New Orleans, LA
11/18/2017* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Milwaukee Preseason WNIT consolation 2nd round	L 50–58	0–4	Lakefront Arena (50) New Orleans, LA
11/24/2017* 7:30 p.m.		Idaho Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic	L 75–80	0–5	Matadome (556) Northridge, CA
11/25/2017* 5:00 p.m.		Arizona Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic	W 66–63	1–5	Matadome (307) Northridge, CA
11/30/2017* 7:00 p.m.		Weber State	L 61–64	1–6	Matadome (356) Northridge, CA
12/02/2017* 7:00 p.m.		Fresno State	W 85–72	2–6	Matadome (237) Northridge, CA
12/07/2017* 7:00 p.m.		at San Jose State	W 86–59	3–6	Event Center Arena (727) San Jose, CA
12/09/2017* 2:00 p.m.		at Loyola Marymount	W 75–68	4–6	Gersten Pavilion (286) Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2017* 7:00 p.m.		Northern Arizona	W 78–69	5–6	Matadome (252) Northridge, CA
12/20/2017* 2:00 p.m.		Omaha	L 60–68	5–7	Matadome (225) Northridge, CA
12/28/2017* 7:00 p.m.		Biola	W 68–51	6–7	Matadome (239) Northridge, CA
12/30/2017* 4:00 p.m.		Seattle	W 67–62	7–7	Matadome (422) Northridge, CA
Big West regular season
01/06/2018 6:00 p.m.		at Cal State Fullerton	W 70–68	8–7 (1–0)	Titan Gym (186) Fullerton, CA
01/11/2018 7:00 p.m.		UC Santa Barbara	L 73–74	8–8 (1–1)	Matadome (323) Northridge, CA
01/13/2018 2:00 p.m.		at Cal Poly	L 71–84	8–9 (1–2)	Mott Athletics Center (631) San Luis Obispo, CA
01/18/2018 7:00 p.m.		Cal State Fullerton	W 65–41	9–9 (2–2)	Matadome (355) Northridge, CA
01/20/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC Riverside	W 60–55	10–9 (3–2)	Matadome (470) Northridge, CA
01/25/2018 9:00 p.m.		at Hawaii	W 70–58	11–9 (4–2)	Stan Sheriff Center (1,379) Honolulu, HI
01/27/2018 2:00 p.m.		at UC Irvine	L 47–56	11–10 (4–3)	Bren Events Center (334) Irvine, CA
01/31/2018 7:00 p.m.		at UC Santa Barbara	W 48–30	12–10 (5–3)	The Thunderdome (528) Santa Barbara, CA
02/03/2018 4:00 p.m.		UC Aggies	W 75–71 ^OT	13–10 (6–3)	Matadome (356) Northridge, CA
02/08/2018 7:00 p.m.		Long Beach State	L 51–59	13–11 (6–4)	Matadome (402) Northridge, CA
02/10/2018 2:30 p.m.		at UC Aggies	L 46–72	13–12 (6–5)	The Pavilion Davis, CA
02/15/2018 7:00 p.m.		at UC Riverside	L 58–69	13–13 (6–6)	SRC Arena (722) Riverside, CA
02/17/2018 4:00 p.m.		Cal Poly	W 86–66	14–13 (7–6)	Matadome (727) Northridge, CA
02/22/2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Hawaii	L 54–56	14–14 (7–7)	Matadome (594) Northridge, CA
03/01/2018 7:00 p.m.		UC Irvine	W 71–67	15–14 (8–7)	Matadome (437) Northridge, CA
03/03/2018 4:00 p.m.		at Long Beach State	L 54–67	15–15 (8–8)	Walter Pyramid (724) Long Beach, CA
Big West women's tournament
03/06/2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3	(5)	vs. (8) Hawaii First round	W 62–57	16–15	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
03/07/2018 8:30 p.m., ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Cal Poly Quarterfinals	W 72–63	17–15	Matadome (502) Fullerton, CA
03/09/2018 2:30 p.m., ESPN3	(5)	vs. (2) Cal Poly Semifinals	W 73–50	18–15	Honda Center (867) Anaheim, CA
03/10/2018 4:00 p.m., Prime Ticket	(5)	vs. (1) UC Davis Championship game	W 63–55	19–15	Honda Center (1,273) Anaheim, CA
NCAA women's tournament
03/16/2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	(16 S)	at (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame First round	L 81–99	19–16	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region. All times are in Pacific.

References

^ "2017 18 WBB Media Guide" (PDF). gomatadors.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gomatadors.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[1] "2017 18 WBB Media Guide" (PDF). gomatadors.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[2] "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Gomatadors.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[1]

[2]

v t e Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball
Venues	Premier America Credit Union Arena (1974–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References