2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by fourth year head coach Kamie Ethridge, played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena as members of the Big Sky Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 26–7, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season Championship. They defeated Montana, Idaho State, and Idaho to win the Big Sky Women's Tournament for the first time in program history. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, the school's first. As the No. 10 seed in the Lexington region, they lost to Michigan in the First Round.

2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
Big Sky Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2017–18 record	26–7 (15–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Kamie Ethridge (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Kelly Moylan Laurie Koehn Katie Shepard
Home arena	Bank of Colorado Arena

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

Ethridge left Northern Colorado on April 16 after four seasons for Washington State.[4] On April 30, former UCLA assistant head coach Jennifer Roulier-Huth was named the new head coach for the Bears.[5]

Roster

2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tiarna Clarke 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr   Albany, New Zealand G 1 Krystal Leger-Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So   Waikato, New Zealand G 2 Savannah Scott 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Westmont HS Campbell, CA G 4 Kirsten Kramer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Clark HS San Antonio, TX G 10 Savannah Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Fossil Ridge HS Fort Collins, CO C 13 Courtney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Legacy HS Thoronton, CO G 20 Alexis Chapman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr   Garland, TX G 21 Abby Kain 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Simley HS Inver Grove Heights, MN F/C 24 Ali Meyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Palmer Ridge HS Colorado Christian Monument, CO G 33 Kianna Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lake Elsinore HS Perris, CA C 44 Bridget Hintz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Elk Rapids HS Elk Rapids, MI	Head coach Kamie Ethridge (Texas) Assistant coach(es) Kelly Moylan (Kansas State) Laurie Koehn (Kansas State) Katie Shepard (Sacred Heart) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 21, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2017* 7:00 pm		CSU–Pueblo	W 68–51		Bank of Colorado Arena  Greeley, CO
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 6:00 pm		at No. 25 DePaul	W 94–88	1–0	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,665) Chicago, IL
Nov 12, 2017* 1:00 pm, ALT		at Denver	W 71–63	2–0	Magness Arena  Denver, CO
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm		LSU	W 58–50	3–0	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,180) Greeley, CO
Nov 19, 2017* 2:00 pm		San Francisco	W 73–60	4–0	Bank of Colorado Arena (608) Greeley, CO
Nov 22, 2017* 11:00 am		at Quinnipiac	L 49–60	4–1	TD Bank Sports Center (604) Hamden, CT
Nov 24, 2017* 5:00 pm		at Fordham	L 33–48	4–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (259) Bronx, NY
Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm		BYU	W 79–74	5–2	Bank of Colorado Arena (753) Greeley, CO
Dec 03, 2017* 2:00 pm		Pacific	W 80–55	6–2	Bank of Colorado Arena  Greeley, CO
Dec 10, 2017* 2:00 pm		Colorado State	L 44–55	6–3	Bank of Colorado Arena (986) Greeley, CO
Dec 19, 2017* 12:00 pm		at UMKC Roo Holiday Classic	W 88–73	7–3	Swinney Recreation Center (222) Kansas City, MO
Dec 20, 2017* 12:00 pm		vs. Liberty Roo Holiday Classic	W 65–57	8–3	Swinney Recreation Center (113) Kansas City, MO
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm		at Eastern Washington	W 70–65	9–3 (1–0)	Reese Court (313) Cheney, WA
Dec 30, 2017 3:00 pm		at Idaho	W 78–72	10–3 (2–0)	Cowan Spectrum (380) Moscow, ID
Jan 04, 2018 7:00 pm, CET		Montana State	W 82–69	11–3 (3–0)	Bank of Colorado Arena (869) Greeley, CO
Jan 06, 2018 2:00 pm		Montana	W 68–50	12–3 (4–0)	Bank of Colorado Arena (757) Greeley, CO
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm		at Weber State	L 73–82	12–4 (4–1)	Dee Events Center (628) Ogden, UT
Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm		at Idaho State	W 63–57	13–4 (5–1)	Reed Gym (1,037) Pocatello, ID
Jan 20, 2018 1:00 pm		at North Dakota	L 70–78	13–5 (5–2)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,877) Grand Forks, ND
Jan 25, 2017 7:00 pm		Idaho	L 71–79	13–6 (5–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (772) Greeley, CO
Jan 27, 2018 12:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 68–62	14–6 (6–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (893) Greeley, CO
Feb 01, 2018 7:00 pm		at Montana	W 64–58	15–6 (7–3)	Dahlberg Arena (3,155) Missoula, MT
Feb 03, 2018 2:00 pm		at Montana State	W 78–63	16–6 (8–3)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,794) Bozeman, MT
Feb 08, 2018 12:00 pm		Idaho State	W 75–52	17–6 (9–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (2,714) Greeley, CO
Feb 10, 2018 12:00 pm, CET		Weber State	W 71–69	18–6 (0–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,451) Greeley, CO
Feb 15, 2018 6:30 pm		at Northern Arizona	W 85–63	19–6 (11–3)	Walkup Skydome (225) Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 17, 2018 12:30 pm		at Southern Utah	W 60–54	20–6 (12–3)	America First Events Center (631) Cedar City, UT
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm		North Dakota	W 51–45	21–6 (13–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,232) Greeley, CO
Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm		Portland State	W 63–60	22–6 (14–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,356) Greeley, CO
Mar 02, 2018 7:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 90–68	23–6 (15–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,473) Greeley, CO
Big Sky Women's Tournament
Mar 07, 2018 1:05 pm	(1)	vs. (8) Montana Quarterfinals	W 78–69	24–6	Reno Events Center  Reno, NV
Mar 09, 2018 1:05 pm, ELVN	(1)	vs. (5) Idaho State Semifinals	W 73–66	25–6	Reno Events Center  Reno, NV
Mar 10, 2018 1:05 pm, ELVN	(1)	vs. (2) Idaho Championship Game	W 91–69	26–6	Reno Events Center  Reno, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 16, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN2	(10 L)	vs. (7 L) Michigan First Round	L 61–75	26–7	Ferrell Center  Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR										N/A
Coaches	NR	N/A	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

References

1. http://uncbears.com/documents/2017/2/17/GM26_ISU.pdf
2. Graham Hays. "Northern Colorado Bears Women's Basketball - Bears News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
3. Northern Colorado Bears. "Northern Colorado Bears on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
4. "Kamie Ethridge named women's basketball coach at Washington St". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
5. "@UNCBearsWBB Names Jennifer Roulier-Huth Head Coach". uncbears.com. Associated Press. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
6. "University of Northern Colorado - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Uncbears.com. Retrieved 2017-12-21.