2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by sixth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 29–6, 16–2 in MAC play to win MAC East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they upset South Florida in the first round to win their first NCAA tournament game in school history, Florida State in the second round to advanced to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history. They lost to South Carolina. With 29 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.

2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball
MAC East Division Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
2017–18 record	29–6 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach	Felisha Legette-Jack (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Cherie Cordoba Khyreed Carter Kristen Sharkey
Home arena	Alumni Arena

2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo	16	–	2		.889			29	–	6		.829
Miami (OH)	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Ohio	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Kent State	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Bowling Green	3	–	15		.167			11	–	19		.367
Akron	3	–	15		.167			9	–	21		.300
West
Central Michigan †	17	–	1		.944			30	–	5		.857
Ball State	13	–	5		.722			25	–	7		.781
Western Michigan	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Toledo	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Northern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
† 2018 MAC Tournament winner As of March 24, 2018;

Roster

2017–18 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Summer Hemphill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Cardinal O'Hara Buffalo, NY G 1 Stephanie Reid 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr The Peninsula School Melbourne, Australia G 3 Liisa Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Smith's Hill Wollongong, Australia G 4 Hanna Hall 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Lincoln Prep Hamilton, ON G 5 Katherine Ups 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Smith's Hill Wollongong, Australia G 11 Theresa Onwuka 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lake Forest Academy Asaba, Nigeria F 12 Courtney Wilkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Haileybury College Melbourne, Australia G 13 Autumn Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lawrence North Pensacola State Indianapolis, IN F 21 Mariah Suchan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Maize South Wichita, KS G 22 Ayoleka Sodade 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Holy Names Catholic Windsor, ON G 24 Cierra Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Gates Chili Massachusetts Rochester, NY F 30 Marissa Hamilton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Ellicottville Central Great Valley, NY C 31 Cassie Oursler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Grand Island Grand Island, NY F 32 Brittany Morrison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Joseph Academy North Ridgeville, OH	Head coach Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse) Assistant coach(es) Cherie Cordoba (UNLV) Khyreed Carter (Michigan State) Kristen Sharkey (Buffalo) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2017* 5:30 p.m.		Bloomsburg	W 64–32	–	20 – C. Oursler	7 – C. Oursler	4 – S. Reid	Alumni Arena  Buffalo, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 1:00 p.m.		Delaware	W 87–73	1–0	17 – C. Dillard	6 – K. Ups	11 – S. Reid	Alumni Arena (1,015) Buffalo, NY
November 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 76–41	2–0	12 – S. Hemphill	9 – Tier	6 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (966) Buffalo, NY
November 23, 2017* 4:15 p.m.		vs. Nebraska San Juan Shootout	W 82–72	3–0	25 – C. Dillard	7 – S. Hemphill	5 – S. Reid	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 24, 2017* 6:30 p.m.		vs. Clemson San Juan Shootout	W 61–41	4–0	13 – C. Oursler	14 – S. Hemphill	4 – K. Ups	Ocean Center (175) Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2017* 2:36 p.m., P12N		at Arizona State ASU Classic semifinals	L 57–76	4–1	18 – C. Dillard	5 – B. Morrison	2 – Tied	Wells Fargo Arena (2,233) Tempe, AZ
December 3, 2017* 12:04 p.m.		vs. UNLV ASU Classic 3rd place game	W 80–53	5–1	18 – C. Dillard	6 – Tied	7 – H. Hall	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, AZ
December 7, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		Canisius	W 73–47	6–1	14 – Tied	7 – Tied	8 – K. Ups	Alumni Arena (1,354) Buffalo, NY
December 9, 2017 2:00 p.m.		at Columbia	W 65–63	7–1	26 – C. Oursler	11 – C. Oursler	5 – C. Dillard	Levien Gymnasium (371) New York, NY
December 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure	W 76–59	8–1	15 – S. Reid	8 – B. Morrison	10 – C. Dillard	Reilly Center (876) Olean, NY
December 18, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		at Niagara	L 62–75	8–2	16 – C. Oursler	9 – S. Hemphill	6 – Tied	Gallagher Center (410) Niagara, NY
December 21, 2017* 11:01 a.m.		at St. John's	W 73–72	9–2	17 – A. Jones	10 – S. Hemphill	5 – S. Reid	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
MAC regular season
December 30, 2017 2:00 p.m.		at Akron	W 89–66	10–2 (1–0)	18 – Tied	6 – S. Reid	10 – S. Reid	James A. Rhodes Arena (522) Akron, OH
January 3, 2018 7:00 p.m.		Western Michigan	W 71–49	11–2 (2–0)	23 – C. Dillard	9 – C. Oursler	12 – S. Reid	Alumni Arena (1,059) Buffalo, NY
January 6, 2018 2:00 p.m.		at Northern Illinois	L 84–86 ^OT	11–3 (2–1)	18 – C. Dillard	12 – C. Oursler	11 – S. Reid	Convocation Center (593) DeKalb, IL
January 10, 2018 7:00 p.m.		Miami (OH)	W 72–67	12–3 (3–1)	19 – C. Dillard	6 – Tied	8 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (1,032) Buffalo, NY
January 13, 2018 2:00 p.m.		at Ball State	W 84–80	13–3 (4–1)	20 – C. Dillard	10 – S. Hemphill	9 – S. Reid	Worthen Arena (1,568) Muncie, IN
January 17, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Ohio	W 67–63	14–3 (5–1)	20 – C. Dillard	10 – S. Hemphill	5 – Tied	Convocation Center (355) Athens, OH
January 20, 2018 2:00 p.m.		Toledo	W 87–69	15–3 (6–1)	30 – C. Dillard	10 – S. Hemphill	10 – S. Reid	Alumni Arena (1,899) Buffalo, NY
January 27, 2018 2:00 p.m.		Eastern Michigan	W 97–92 ^OT	16–3 (7–1)	25 – C. Oursler	13 – C. Oursler	9 – S. Reid	Alumni Arena (1,630) Buffalo, NY
January 31, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at Central Michigan	L 79–86	16–4 (7–2)	22 – C. Dillard	10 – S. Hemphill	5 – C. Dillard	McGuirk Arena (1,765) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2018 2:00 p.m.		at Toledo	W 84–73	17–4 (8–2)	21 – C. Dillard	13 – S. Hemphill	4 – C. Dillard	Savage Arena (4,613) Toledo, OH
February 7, 2018 7:00 p.m.		Kent State	W 80–42	18–4 (9–2)	19 – C. Oursler	14 – C. Oursler	8 – S. Reid	Alumni Arena (1,054) Buffalo, NY
February 10, 2018 1:02 p.m.		at Miami (OH)	W 64–49	19–4 (10–2)	16 – S. Reid	13 – C. Oursler	6 – Tied	Millett Hall (1,507) Oxford, OH
February 14, 2018 7:00 p.m.		Central Michigan	W 85–82	20–4 (11–2)	24 – C. Oursler	13 – C. Oursler	9 – C. Dillard	Alumni Arena (1,010) Buffalo, NY
February 17, 2018 1:00 p.m.		Akron	W 85–71	21–4 (12–2)	18 – S. Hemphill	9 – S. Hemphill	10 – S. Reid	Alumni Arena (1,001) Buffalo, NY
February 21, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at Bowling Green	W 88–67	22–4 (13–2)	20 – C. Oursler	12 – C. Oursler	7 – C. Dillard	Stroh Center (1,060) Bowling Green, OH
February 24, 2018 1:00 p.m.		Ohio	W 70–53	23–4 (14–2)	12 – C. Oursler	23 – S. Hemphill	7 – S. Reid	Alumni Arena (3,128) Buffalo, NY
February 28, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at Kent State	W 81–51	24–4 (15–2)	17 – C. Dillard	6 – S. Hemphill	5 – A. Jones	MAC Center (411) Kent, OH
March 3, 2018 2:00 p.m.		Bowling Green	W 74–38	25–4 (16–2)	12 – C. Oursler	8 – S. Hemphill	7 – S. Reid	Alumni Arena (2,681) Buffalo, NY
MAC Women's Tournament
March 7, 2018 5:00 p.m.	(2)	vs. (10) Kent State Quarterfinals	W 72–50	26–4	22 – S. Reid	11 – C. Dillard	11 – S. Reid	Quicken Loans Arena (1,422) Cleveland, OH
March 9, 2018 1:30 p.m.	(2)	vs. (6) Western Michigan Semifinals	W 85–53	27–4	17 – C. Dillard	6 – S. Hemphill	7 – C. Dillard	Quicken Loans Arena (1,271) Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2018 11:00 a.m., CBSSN	(2)	vs. (1) Central Michigan Championship Game	L 91–96	27–5	26 – C. Dillard	7 – S. Hemphill	10 – C. Dillard	Quicken Loans Arena (1,656) Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2018* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2	(11 A)	vs. (6 A) No. 19 South Florida First Round	W 101–79	28–5	36 – C. Dillard	7 – K. Ups	8 – S. Reid	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,507) Tallahassee, FL
March 19, 2018* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2	(11 A)	at (3 A) No. 11 Florida State Second Round	W 86–65	29–5	22 – C. Dillard	11 – S. Hemphill	5 – C. Dillard	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,119) Tallahassee, FL
March 24, 2018* 11:30 a.m., ESPN	(11 A)	vs. (2 A) No. 7 South Carolina Sweet Sixteen	L 63–79	29–6	29 – C. Dillard	4 – C. Oursler	6 – C. Dillard	Times Union Center (10,310) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Eastern 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																	RV			N/A
Coaches		N/A										RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

2017–18 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

References

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