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2017–18 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

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2017–18 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
WNIT, third round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–14 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Ohio State 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 16 Maryland 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
Iowa 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Minnesota 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Michigan 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Indiana 9 7   .563 23 14   .622
Purdue 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Rutgers 7 9   .438 20 12   .625
Michigan State 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Penn State 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Northwestern 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Wisconsin 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
Illinois 0 16   .000 9 21   .300
2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2017–18 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 11th-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–14, 7–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Indiana. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Cincinnati and Toledo before losing to South Dakota in the third round.

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2016–17 season 21–12, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Big Ten tournament, they beat Wisconsin and Michigan before losing in the semifinals to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed where the lost in the First Round to Arizona State.

Roster

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2017–18 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shay Colley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So St. Edmund Campion Secondary
South Carolina
Brampton, ON
F 1 Sidney Cooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr St. Joseph Kenosha, WI
F 2 Mardrekia Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Muskegon Muskegon, MI
G 4 Taryn McCutcheon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So East Lansing East Lansing, MI
G 5 Claire Hendrickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Wyoming Wyoming, MI
G 10 Brannadais Agee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Cass Technical Detroit, MI
F 11 Nathy Dambo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Junípero Serra Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 12 Nia Hollie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Hopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 15 Victoria Gaines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Merrillville Merrillville, IN
G 22 Kiara Carter 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Sr Homewood Flossmoor Homewood, IL
G/F 24 Lexi Gussert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Forest Park Crystal Falls, MI
F 32 Taya Reimer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Hamilton Southeastern
Notre Dame
Fishers, IN
C 33 Jenna Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr North Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 55 Kennedy Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Wildwood Catholic Galloway, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 05, 2017*
2:00 pm
Lake Superior State W 111–37 
Breslin Center (4,919)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
4:00 pm
Robert Morris W 100–58  1–0
Breslin Center (5,038)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm
Oakland W 95–63  2–0
Breslin Center (4,362)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 19, 2017*
12:00 pm
College of Charleston W 107–43  3–0
Breslin Center (4,425)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit W 97–60  4–0
Calihan Hall (817)
Detroit, MI
Nov 25, 2017*
3:00 pm, SNY
vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Phil Knight Invitational
L 62–96  4–1
Matthew Knight Arena (6,033)
Eugene, OR
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (FL)
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 57–67  4–2
Watsco Center (1,062)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 03, 2017*
12:30 pm
Western Michigan W 65–62  5–2
Breslin Center (6,313)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 06, 2017*
7:00 pm
at No. 3 Notre Dame L 59–90  5–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
Dec 09, 2017*
2:00 pm
Rhode Island W 82–38  6–3
Breslin Center (5,743)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State W 83–74  7–3
J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (1,100)
Johnson City, TN
Dec 18, 2017*
9:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 74–55  8–3
Breslin Center (4,220)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 2017*
8:30 pm
vs. No. 22 South Florida
New Orleans Shootout
W 83–73  9–3
Convocation Center (420)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 22, 2017*
6:00 pm
vs. Mississippi Valley State
New Orleans Shootout
W 83–64  10–3
Convocation Center (335)
New Orleans, LA
Big Ten regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm
at Indiana W 68–46  11–3
(1–0)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,303)
Bloomington, IN
Dec 31, 2017
4:00 pm
Rutgers L 58–62  11–4
(1–1)
Breslin Center (6,251)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 03, 2018
7:00 pm
Northwestern W 81–51  12–4
(2–1)
Breslin Center (6,079)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 07, 2018
4:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 77–83  12–5
(2–2)
Williams Arena (3,422)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 11, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 11 Maryland W 82–68  13–5
(3–2)
Xfinity Center (4,052)
College Park, MD
Jan 16, 2018
9:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois W 67–55  14–5
(4–2)
State Farm Center (1,114)
Champaign, IL
Jan 20, 2018
4:00 pm, BTN
Indiana L 65–69  14–6
(4–3)
Breslin Center (11,950)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 23, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 16 Michigan L 48–71  14–7
(4–4)
Crisler Center (3,147)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 27, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 12 Ohio State L 62–78  14–8
(4–5)
Value City Arena (6,850)
Columbus, OH
Feb 01, 2018
6:00 pm, BTN
Iowa L 68–71  14–9
(4–6)
Breslin Center (5,047)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 04, 2018
2:00 pm
at Penn State L 59–74  14–10
(4–7)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,521)
University Park, PA
Feb 08, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 10 Maryland L 68–76  14–11
(4–8)
Breslin Center (4,988)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 11, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 Michigan W 66–61  15–11
(5–8)
Breslin Center (12,434)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm
Nebraska L 69–79  15–12
(5–9)
Breslin Center (4,972)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm
Wisconsin W 69–61  16–12
(6–9)
Breslin Center (5,355)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue W 82–68  17–12
(7–9)
Mackey Arena (6,800)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
Mar 01, 2018
6:30 pm, RSN
(10) vs. (7) Indiana
Second Round
L 109–111 4OT 17–13
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
Mar 15, 2018*
7:00 pm
Cincinnati
First Round
W 81–75  18–13
Breslin Center (1,705)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Toledo
Second Round
W 68–66  19–13
Breslin Center (2,144)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 22, 2018*
8:00 pm
at South Dakota
Third Round
L 83–85 OT 19–14
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,072)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time
Source[4][5].

Rankings

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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV N/A RV RV NR NR NR RV NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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2017–18 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Michigan State 2017-18 Spartan Women's Basketball" (PDF). Michigan State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Michigan State Spartans Women's Basketball - Spartans News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Michigan State Spartans on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Michigan State University Official Athletic Site Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Msuspartans.Com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Michigan State Spartans Women's Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Spartans Home and Away". ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2017.