2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team represents 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.

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
2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Princeton †12–2 .85724–6  .800
Penn11–3 .78622–9  .710
Harvard10–4 .71418–11  .621
Yale8–6 .57119–13  .594
Dartmouth7–7 .50015–12  .556
Brown3–11 .21415–12  .556
Cornell3–11 .2147–20  .259
Columbia2–12 .1438–21  .276
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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, which 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Katie Kinum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNew Providence New Providence, NJ
G 3 Michae Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrE.D. White Catholic Thibodaux, LA
G 10 Anna Ross (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrWesthill Syracuse, NY
G 11 Kendall Grasela 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoGermantown Academy Huntingdon Valley, PA
G 14 Beth Brzozowski (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrHathaway Brown Highland Heights, OH
F 15 Liz Satter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoLoyola Academy Glencoe, IL
G 21 Lauren Whitlatch (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrBloomington Bloomington, IN
G 22 Deja Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrGrinnell Grinnell, IA
G 23 Kristen Daley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrThe Rivers School Sharon, MA
F 24 Tori Crawford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBullis School Potomac, MD
G 25 Ashley Russell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBraintree Braintree, MA
C 31 Eleah Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrNorthside Christian Academy Charlotte, NC
G 33 Phoebe Sterba 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMagnificat Cleveland, OH
F 34 Chrissy Dicindio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWest Windsor-Plainsboro West Windsor, NJ
C 40 Emily Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoSouth Fayette Bridgeville, PA
F 43 Michelle Nwokedi (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrSt. Agnes Academy Missouri City, TX
F 50 Princess Aghayere 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSouth 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.
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