2017–18 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represents Montana State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by twelfth year head coach Tricia Binford, play their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse and are members of the Big Sky Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 16–15, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tied seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Idaho.

2017–18 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2017–18 record	16–15 (9–9 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tricia Binford (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Nate Harris Kati Burrows Mobley Julian Assibey
Home arena	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

2017–18 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern Colorado †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	7		.788
Idaho	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Eastern Washington	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Weber State	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Idaho State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Portland State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Montana	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Montana State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
North Dakota	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
Sacramento State	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Northern Arizona	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Southern Utah	2	–	16		.111			3	–	27		.100
† 2018 Big Sky Tournament winner As of 19 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Tori Martell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Somerset Somerset, WI G 3 Ashley Van Sickle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Ralston Valley Arvada, CO G 11 Madisyn Shaide 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Big Sky Missoula, MT G 12 Delany Junkermier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mead HS Spokane, WA F 14 Claire Lundberg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Anoka Andover, MN F 15 Martha Kuderer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Chanhassen Eden Prairie, MN G 20 Coral Gillette 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bismarck Bismarck, ND F 22 Laura Pranger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Cherry Creek Centennial, CO G 23 Hannah Caudill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA G 24 Oliana Squires 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO G 30 Rebekah Hatchard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Windsor Gardens Vocational College Seward CC Adelaide, Australia F 33 Madeline Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Snohomish Snohomish, WA C 40 Janie Mcrae 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Shepherd Shepherd, MT F 44 Blaire Braxton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch, CO	Head coach Tricia Binford (Boise State) Assistant coach(es) Nate Harris (Montana Tech) Kati Burrows Mobley (Montana State) Julian Assibey (William Penn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 21, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017* 6:00 pm		Montana Tech	W 86–64		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, MT
11/03/2017* 6:00 pm		South Dakota Mines	W 84–55		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:00 pm		at USC	L 47–98	0–1	Galen Center (614) Los Angeles, CA
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		at Long Beach State	W 62–51	1–1	Walter Pyramid (623) Long Beach, CA
11/15/2017* 6:00 pm		Providence (MT)	W 66–31	2–1	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (848) Bozeman, MT
11/17/2017* 11:00 am		at Omaha	L 53–64	2–2	Sapp Fieldhouse (1,683) Omaha, NE
11/25/2017* 2:00 pm		Montana State Billings	W 67–47	3–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (947) Bozeman, MT
11/29/2017* 11:00 am		Wyoming	W 50–46	4–2	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (6,012) Bozeman, MT
12/01/2017* 8:00 pm		vs. Utah State Maui Classic	W 64–52	5–2	War Memorial Gym  Wailuku, HI
12/02/2017* 8:00 pm		vs. Nevada Maui Classic	L 53–67	5–3	War Memorial Gym  Wailuku, HI
12/04/2017* 10:00 pm		at Hawaii	L 75–81	5–4	Stan Sheriff Center (1,432) Honolulu, HI
12/09/2017* 4:30 pm, SWX Montana		Stephen F. Austin	W 59–54	6–4	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,077) Bozeman, MT
12/22/2017* 2:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 54–75	6–5	Marriott Center (771) Provo, UT
Big Sky regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 91–71	7–5 (1–0)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,679) Bozeman, MT
12/30/2017 2:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 61–39	8–5 (2–0)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,636) Bozeman, MT
01/04/2018 7:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 69–82	8–6 (2–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena (869) Greeley, CO
01/06/2018 1:00 pm		at North Dakota	L 70–79	8–7 (2–2)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,523) Grand Forks, ND
01/11/2018 7:00 pm		Portland State	L 60–69	8–8 (2–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,599) Bozeman, MT
01/13/2018 2:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 85–50	9–8 (3–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,724) Bozeman, MT
01/20/2018 2:00 pm, SWX Montana		Montana	W 81–64	10–8 (4–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (4,017) Bozeman, MT
01/25/2017 6:30 pm		at Northern Arizona	W 78–56	11–8 (5–3)	Walkup Skydome (435) Flagstaff, AZ
01/27/2018 12:30 pm		at Southern Utah	W 63–57	12–8 (6–3)	America First Events Center (653) Cedar City, UT
02/01/2018 7:00 pm		North Dakota	W 72–56	13–8 (7–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,026) Bozeman, MT
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		Northern Colorado	L 63–78	13–9 (7–4)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,794) Bozeman, MT
02/08/2018 8:00 pm		at Sacramento State	L 77–88	13–10 (7–5)	Hornets Nest (243) Sacramento, CA
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		at Portland State	L 53–62	13–11 (7–6)	Pamplin Sports Center (309) Portland, OR
02/15/2018 7:00 pm		Idaho	L 77–95	13–12 (7–7)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,720) Bozeman, MT
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 77–74	14–12 (8–7)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,088) Bozeman, MT
02/24/2018 2:00 pm, SWX Montana		at Montana	L 63–87	14–13 (8–8)	Dahlberg Arena (4,011) Missoula, MT
02/28/2018 7:00 pm		at Idaho State	W 61–60	15–13 (9–8)	Reed Gym (1,007) Pocatello, ID
03/02/2018 7:00 pm		at Weber State	L 69–85	15–14 (9–9)	Dee Events Center (906) Ogden, UT
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/05/2018 6:35 pm	(7)	vs. (10) North Dakota First Round	W 68–58	16–14	Reno Events Center  Reno, NV
03/05/2018 6:35 pm	(7)	vs. (2) Idaho Quarterfinals	L 74–78	16–15	Reno Events Center  Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2017–18 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

References

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