2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
Cal Classic champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 17
Record	24–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach	Robin Pingeton (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Jenny Putnam; Ashleen Bracey;
Home arena	Mizzou Arena
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by eighth year head coach Robin Pingeton. They played their games at Mizzou Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They began the season ranked #16 in both the AP and Coaches Polls. They finished the season 24–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a 4-way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to Georgia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they got upset by Florida Gulf Coast in the first round.

Last season

They finished the 2016–17 season at 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to tie for fourth place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Texas A&M. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated South Florida in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Haley Troup	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Gadsden City	Gadsden, AL
G	1	Kelsey Winfrey	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Lebanon	Lebanon, MO
G	2	Jordan Roundtree	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Kirkwood	St. Louis, MO
G	3	Sophie Cunningham	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Rock Bridge	Columbia, MO
F	4	Bri Porter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Rock Bridge	Columbia, MO
G	5	Lauren Aldridge	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Marshfield Kansas	Marshfield, MO
G	10	Nadia Green	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Homewood-Flossmoor	Chicago, IL
G	12	Elle Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Rock Bridge	Columbia, MO
F	13	Hannah Schuchts	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Maclay School	Tallahassee, FL
F	20	Kayla Michael	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Mason	Cincinnati, OH
F	21	Cierra Porter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Rock Bridge	Columbia, MO
G/F	22	Jordan Frericks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Quincy Notre Dame	Quincy, IL
G	23	Amber Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Loyola College Prep	Shreveport, LA
G	24	Jordan Chavis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Central Davidson	Lexington, NC
F	25	Emmanuelle Tahane	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Marcellin Berthelot	Bondy, France

Head coach

Robin Pingeton (St. Ambrose)

Assistant coach(es)

Jenny Putnam (St. Ambrose)
Ashleen Bracey (Illinois State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2018

Schedule and results

^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017* 7:00 pm	No. 16	Southwest Baptist	W 77–55		Mizzou Arena (1,595) Columbia, MO
11/06/2017* 7:00 pm	No. 16	McKendree	W 80–30		Mizzou Arena (1,102) Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 2:30 pm	No. 16	vs. Western Kentucky Hawkeye Classic semifinals	L 76–79	0–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1,015) Iowa City, IA
11/11/2017* 2:00 pm	No. 16	vs. Quinnipiac Hawkeye Classic 3rd place game	W 66–51	1–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1,027) Iowa City, IA
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm	No. 23	Wright State	W 82–80	2–1	Mizzou Arena (3,351) Columbia, MO
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 23	at Missouri State	W 69–59	3–1	JQH Arena (4,251) Springfield, MO
11/24/2017* 6:00 pm	No. 23	vs. Coppin State Cal Classic semifinals	W 72–50	4–1	Haas Pavilion (722) Berkeley, CA
11/25/2017* 5:00 pm	No. 23	at No. 21 California Cal Classic championship	W 55–52	5–1	Haas Pavilion (2,011) Berkeley, CA
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm, SECN	No. 19	Kansas State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 73–59	6–1	Mizzou Arena (3,068) Columbia, MO
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm	No. 19	New Orleans	W 81–45	7–1	Mizzou Arena (3,345) Columbia, MO
12/08/2017* 7:00 pm	No. 17	Saint Louis	W 70–58	8–1	Mizzou Arena (3,470) Columbia, MO
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm	No. 17	SIU Edwardsville	W 78–48	9–1	Mizzou Arena (3,234) Columbia, MO
12/17/2017* 12:15 pm	No. 16	vs. Indiana West Palm Invitational	W 75–55	10–1	Student Life Center (350) West Palm Beach, FL
12/18/2017* 4:00 pm	No. 16	vs. Xavier West Palm Invitational	W 74–48	11–1	Student Life Center (350) West Palm Beach, FL
12/22/2017* 12:00 pm	No. 16	Illinois Braggin' Rights	W 72–55	12–1	Mizzou Arena (4,630) Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
12/31/2017 2:00 pm	No. 16	at Alabama	W 62–56	13–1 (1–0)	Coleman Coliseum (1,370) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/04/2018 7:00 pm	No. 15	LSU	L 65–69	13–2 (1–1)	Mizzou Arena (3,253) Columbia, MO
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	No. 4 South Carolina	W 83–74	14–2 (2–1)	Mizzou Arena (4,652) Columbia, MO
01/11/2018 7:00 pm	No. 12	at Vanderbilt	W 81–70	15–2 (3–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,112) Nashville, TN
01/18/2018 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 11	at Ole Miss	W 67–48	16–2 (4–1)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (931) Oxford, MS
01/21/2018 4:00 pm, SECN	No. 11	Arkansas	W 88–54	17–2 (5–1)	Mizzou Arena (5,219) Columbia, MO
01/25/2018 6:00 pm	No. 11	at No. 21 Georgia	L 50–62	17–3 (5–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (2,668) Athens, GA
01/28/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	at No. 9 South Carolina	L 54–64	17–4 (5–3)	Colonial Life Arena (13,433) Columbia, SC
02/01/2018 7:30 pm, SECN	No. 15	No. 2 Mississippi State	L 53–57	17–5 (5–4)	Mizzou Arena (5,095) Columbia, MO
02/05/2018 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 15	Florida	W 66–64	18–5 (6–4)	Mizzou Arena (3,164) Columbia, MO
02/08/2018 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 15	Kentucky	W 83–78	19–5 (7–4)	Mizzou Arena (3,430) Columbia, MO
02/11/2018 4:00 pm, SECN	No. 15	at Arkansas Postponed (travel conditions),^[2] Rescheduled for February 12, 2018			Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
02/12/2018 6:00 pm	No. 13	at Arkansas	W 84–58	20–5 (8–4)	Bud Walton Arena (1,766) Fayetteville, AR
02/15/2018 6:00 pm	No. 13	at Auburn	W 59–51	21–5 (9–4)	Auburn Arena (1,759) Auburn, AL
02/18/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 13	No. 11 Tennessee	W 77–73	22–5 (10–4)	Mizzou Arena (11,092) Columbia, MO
02/22/2018 7:00 pm	No. 11	Vanderbilt	W 83–68	23–5 (11–4)	Mizzou Arena (4,123) Columbia, MO
02/25/2018 3:00 pm, SECN	No. 11	at No. 17 Texas A&M	L 63–82	23–6 (11–5)	Reed Arena (6,627) College Station, TX
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018 8:30 pm, SECN	(6) No. 14	vs. (14) Ole Miss Second Round	W 59–50	24–6	Bridgestone Arena (6,047) Nashville, TN
03/02/2018 8:30 pm, SECN	(6) No. 14	vs. (3) No. 19 Georgia Quarterfinals	L 44–55	24–7	Bridgestone Arena (7,489) Nashville, TN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	(5 L) No. 17	vs. (12 L) Florida Gulf Coast First Round	L 70–80	24–8	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	16	16	23	23	19	16	16	16	16	15	12	11	11	15	15	13	11	14	16	Not released
Coaches	16	16	16^	19	18	17	16	16	15	13	12	11	15	15	13	9	13	14	15	22

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

References

[1] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".

[2] "'s Game at Arkansas Moved to Monday at 6 p.m. CT".

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Last season

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References