2017–18 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Fennelly, who was in his twenty-third season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they lost to Texas.

2017–18 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record14–17 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jodi Styer
  • Latoja Schaben
  • Billy Fennelly
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Baylor 18 0   1.000 33 2   .943
No. 8 Texas 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
Oklahoma State 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Oklahoma 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
TCU 9 9   .500 23 13   .639
West Virginia 8 10   .444 25 12   .676
Iowa State 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Kansas State 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
Kansas 3 15   .167 12 18   .400
Texas Tech 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Previous season

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The Cyclones finished the 2016–17 season 18-13, 9-9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They fell to Kansas State in the 2017 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament.[2] The team was able to qualify for the NCAA tournament as a No. 9 seed at-large team. They lost to Syracuse in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament[3]

Departures

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Offseason Departures
Name Position Reason
Seanna Johnson Guard Graduated
Lexi Albrecht Guard Graduated
Jordan Jensen Forward Graduated
Jadda Buckley Guard Graduated
Sofija Zivaljevic Forward Transferred
Heather Bowe Forward Graduated
TeeTee Starks Guard Transferred
Reference:[4]

2018–19 team recruits

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College recruiting information (2018)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Morgan Kane
F
Riverton, UT Riverton High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Ashley Joens
G
Iowa City, IA City High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Maddie Frederick
G
Tipp City, OH Tippecanoe High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A


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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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Roster

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2017–18 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Madison Wise 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Greenfield-Central Greenfield, IN
G 3 Emily Durr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Notre Dame Utica, NY
G 4 Rae Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr St. Michael-Albertville Albertville, MN
G 10 Nia Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Riverdale Baptist Stafford, VA
F 12 Bride Kennedy-Hopoate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Hutchinson CC Brisbane, Australia
F 13 Adriana Camber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Katedralskolan Lund, Sweden
F/C 14 Lauren Mills   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rosny College Hobart, Australia
G 21 Bridget Carleton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr John McGregor Secondary Chatham, ON
C 25 Kristan Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Kasson-Mantorville Kasson, MN
F 30 Claire Ricketts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr John Paul II Parker, TX
F 32 Meredith Burkhall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Roosevelt Urbandale, IA
G 33 Alexa Middleton   5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Riverdale HS
Tennessee
Murfreesboro, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017*
12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
UW–La Crosse W 93–50 
 17  Carleton   6  Burkhall   6  Johnson  Hilton Coliseum (9,508)
Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 10, 2017*
12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
South Dakota W 81–76  1–0
 24  Carleton   9  Scott   4  2 tied  Hilton Coliseum (9,143)
Ames, IA
November 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 53–57  1–1
 18  Carleton   7  2 tied   5  Carleton  McLeod Center (2,099)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 20, 2017*
6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv
UMKC W 61–45  2–1
 15  Wise   15  Wise   3  3 tied  Hilton, Coliseum (9,603)
Ames, IA
November 24, 2017*
2:00 pm, Flohoops
vs. Tulane
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division semifinals
W 67–64  3–1
 19  2 tied   10  Scott   5  Carleton  Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
November 25, 2017*
5:45 pm, Flohoops
vs. Central Michigan
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division championship
L 60–81  3–2
 19  Carleton   9  Scott   4  2 tied  Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
November 30, 2017*
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3
at Drake L 80–83  3–3
 21  Durr   7  Carleton   5  Carleton  Knapp Center (3,212)
Des Moines, IA
December 2, 2017*
3:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 74–77  3–4
 30  Carleton   8  2 tied   6  Durr  Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
December 6, 2017*
6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv
Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 55–61  3–5
 17  Carleton   7  Carleton   6  Carleton  Hilton Coliseum (10,916)
Ames, IA
December 10, 2017*
12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
North Carolina Central W 99–58  4–5
 21  Carleton   7  Scott   9  Durr  Hilton Coliseum (9,664)
Ames, IA
December 17, 2017*
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
UC Riverside W 89–66  5–5
 19  Wise   10  Carleton   9  Johnson  Hilton, Coliseum (9,508)
Ames, IA
December 21, 2017*
1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Nicholls State W 75–47  6–5
 18  Wise   10  Scott   6  Carleton  Hilton Coliseum (9,466)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference Season
December 28, 2017
6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv
Kansas W 71–69  7–5
(1–0)
 30  Carleton   9  2 tied   3  2 tied  Hilton Coliseum (9,764)
Ames, IA
December 31, 2017
2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Oklahoma L 69–74  7–6
(1–1)
 21  Carleton   9  Carleton   4  Durr  Hilton Coliseum (9,791)
Ames, IA
January 3, 2018
7:00 pm, FSSW+
at No. 6 Baylor L 49–89  7–7
(1–2)
 15  Carleton   5  2 tied   2  Scott  Ferrell Center (5,113)
Waco, TX
January 7, 2018
1:00 pm
at No. 12 West Virginia L 49–57  7–8
(1–3)
 14  Carleton   9  Scott   4  Carleton  WVU Coliseum (2,580)
Morgantown, WV
January 10, 2018
6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv
Kansas State L 60–67  7–9
(1–4)
 17  Kennedy-Hopoate   11  Carleton   5  Carleton  Hilton Coliseum (9,501)
Ames, IA
January 13, 2018
6:00 pm, FSSW+
at Texas Tech W 66–54  8–9
(2–4)
 17  Wise   6  3 tied   5  Durr  United Supermarkets Arena (3,823)
Lubbock, TX
January 17, 2018
8:00 pm, FSN
No. 4 Baylor L 50–79  8–10
(2–5)
 24  Carleton   8  Carleton   3  Johnson  Hilton Coliseum (9,510)
Ames, IA
January 20, 2018
6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 17 West Virginia L 59–69  8–11
(2–6)
 15  Durr   6  Kennedy-Hopoate   5  Carleton  Hilton Coliseum (10,067)
Ames, IA
January 24, 2018
8:00 pm, FSN
at No. 19 Oklahoma State W 78–69  9–11
(3–6)
 39  Carleton   9  Carleton   4  Durr  Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,370)
Stillwater, OK
January 27, 2018
8:00 pm, LHN
at No. 6 Texas L 55–87  9–12
(3–7)
 20  Durr   6  Wise   3  Durr  Frank Erwin Center (4,446)
Austin, TX
January 30, 2018
6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 22 TCU L 52–75  9–13
(3-8)
 21  Durr   5  2 tied   4  Carleton  Hilton Coliseum (9,829)
Ames, IA
February 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas State W 80–45  10–13
(4–8)
 21  Camber   13  Burkhall   13  Durr  Bramlage Coliseum (6,490)
Manhattan, KS
February 10, 2018
6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv
No. 22 Oklahoma State L 73–81  10–14
(4–9)
 21  Wise   9  Wise   5  Johnson  Hilton Coliseum (10,148)
Ames, IA
February 14, 2018
6:30 pm, FSSW
at TCU W 66–63  11–14
(5–9)
 26  Carleton   13  Ricketts   6  Durr  Schollmaier Arena (1,695)
Fort Worth, TX
February 17, 2018
3:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
Texas Tech W 69–57  12–14
(6–9)
 25  Carleton   9  Scott   5  Durr  Hilton Coliseum (11,072)
Ames, IA
February 21, 2018
7:00 pm, FSSW+
at Oklahoma L 71–80  12–15
(6–10)
 22  Durr   8  Burkhall   4  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 24, 2018
5:00 pm, FSN
No. 6 Texas L 59–72  12–16
(6–11)
 23  Carleton   6  2 tied   4  2 tied  Hilton Coliseum (10,061)
Ames, IA
February 27, 2018
7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3
at Kansas W 65–56  13–16
(7–11)
 27  Durr   8  Burkhall   7  Carleton  Allen Fieldhouse (1,840)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 2, 2018
8:30 pm, FCS
(7) vs. (10) Texas Tech
First Round
W 74–49  14–16
 24  Carleton   10  Wise   3  2 tied  Chesapeake Energy Arena (2,779)
Oklahoma City, OK
March 3, 2018
6:00 pm, FSN
(7) vs. (2) No. 7 Texas
Quarterfinals
L 69–81  14–17
 25  2 tied   5  2 tied   4  Durr  Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

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See also

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References

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