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2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

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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
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.[1] 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.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament in which they defeated American[3] and Creighton[4] 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.[5] They lost to Mississippi State in the Elite Eight.[6]

Offseason

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Departures

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michaela Onyenwere
F
Aurora, CO Grandview 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Chantel Horvat
G
Geelong, Australia Geelong College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Kayla Owens
W
Houston, TX Langham Creek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Lauryn Miller
F
Kirkwood, MO Kirkwood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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

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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 OT 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 OT 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 OT 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.

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Rankings

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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
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  Decrease in ranking
  No change
(RV)   Received votes
(NR)   Not ranked

See also

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Awards

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  • 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

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  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.