2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represents Kansas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They play their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and are members of the Big 12 Conference.[2][3][4] They finished the season 18–16, 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 Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Louis and Utah in the first and second rounds before losing to UC Davis in the third round.

2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2017–18 record18–16 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ostermann
  • Chris Carr
  • Jayci Stone
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Baylor180 1.000  332  .943
No. 8 Texas153 .833  287  .800
Oklahoma State117 .611  2111  .656
Oklahoma117 .611  1615  .516
TCU99 .500  2313  .639
West Virginia810 .444  2512  .676
Iowa State711 .389  1417  .452
Kansas State711 .389  1816  .529
Kansas315 .167  1218  .400
Texas Tech117 .056  723  .233
2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Previous season

They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Anastasia Tsybaeva 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) JrBurbank
East Los Angeles
Burbank, CA
G 1 Kaylee Page 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWamego
Nebraska
Wamego, KS
G 2 Cymone Goodrich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSouth Shore International Prep Chicago, IL
G 5 Alisa Wiggins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMontclair Montclair, NJ
G 10 Kayla Goth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrDeForest DeForest, WI
F 11 Peyton Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoCair Paravel Topeka, KS
G 12 Rachel Ranke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrEastview Burnsville, MN
F 15 Kali Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrMurrietta
Mt. San Antonio
Murrieta, CA
G 22 Karyla Middlebrook 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrBlue Springs HS
Alabama
Blue Springs, MO
C 33 Ashley Ray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrGirard Girard, KS
C 40 Mary Lakes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrManual Peoria, IL
G 50 Shaelyn Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSalinas Central Salina, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 3, 2018

Schedule and results

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
5:30 pm
Emporia State W 87–65 
Bramlage Coliseum (3,470)
Manhattan, KS
11/06/2017*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Fort Hays State W 61–46 
Bramlage Coliseum (3,009)
Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
5:30 pm
Stephen F. Austin W 74–49  1–0
Bramlage Coliseum (3,838)
Manhattan, KS
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Omaha W 81–60  2–0
Bramlage Coliseum (2,990)
Manhattan, KS
11/17/2017*
5:30 pm
Florida A&M W 81–57  3–0
Bramlage Coliseum (3,439)
Manhattan, KS
11/19/2017*
3:00 pm
at North Texas W 55–54  4–0
The Super Pit (1,172)
Denton, TX
11/24/2017*
3:15 pm
vs. No. 5 UCLA
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 55–64  4–1
South Point Arena (550)
Las Vegas, NV
11/25/2017*
7:45 pm
vs. Penn State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 70–65  5–1
South Point Arena (650)
Las Vegas, NV
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 19 Missouri
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 59–73  5–2
Mizzou Arena (3,068)
Columbia, MO
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Arlington W 70–56  6–2
Bramlage Coliseum (2,974)
Manhattan, KS
12/16/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock W 66–51  7–2
Bramlage Coliseum (3,254)
Manhattan, KS
12/18/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chicago State W 99–51  8–2
Bramlage Coliseum (2,927)
Manhattan, KS
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 71–72  8–3
Bramlage Coliseum (3,260)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 regular season
12/28/2017
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
No. 6 Baylor L 58–88  8–4
(0–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,396)
Manhattan, KS
12/31/2017
2:00 pm
at No. 24 Oklahoma State L 68–76  8–5
(0–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,277)
Stillwater, OK
01/03/2018
6:00 pm, Nexstar
at No. 12 West Virginia W 60–52  9–5
(1–2)
WVU Coliseum (1,440)
Morgantown, WV
01/07/2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 8 Texas L 54–75  9–6
(1–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (1,440)
Manhattan, KS
01/10/2018
6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv
at Iowa State W 67–60  10–6
(2–3)
Hilton Coliseum (9,501)
Ames, IA
01/13/2018
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 20 Oklahoma State W 80–64  11–7
(3–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,041)
Manhattan, KS
01/17/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oklahoma L 71–76  11–8
(3–4)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,465)
Manhattan, KS
01/20/2018
7:00 pm, FSSW
at No. 6 Baylor L 50–75  11–8
(3–5)
Ferrell Center (6,131)
Waco, TX
01/24/2018
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
No. 24 TCU L 63–68  11–9
(3–6)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,381)
Manhattan, KS
01/28/2018
4:00 pm, FS1
at Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 63–59  12–9
(4–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (5,066)
Lawrence, KS
01/31/2018
10:30 am, FSOK
at Oklahoma L 49–68  12–10
(4–7)
Lloyd Noble Center (7,245)
Norman, OK
02/03/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Iowa State L 45–80  12–11
(4–8)
Bramlage Coliseum (6,490)
Manhattan, KS
02/07/2018
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Texas Tech W 83–69  13–11
(5–8)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,147)
Manhattan, KS
02/10/2018
7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 6 Texas L 54–76  13–12
(5–9)
Frank Erwin Center (3,900)
Austin, TX
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU L 70–87  13–13
(5–10)
Schollmaier Arena (2,043)
Fort Worth, TX
02/20/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
West Virginia L 66–75  13–14
(5–11)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,452)
Manhattan, KS
02/24/2018
3:00 pm, FSN
Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 93–67  14–14
(6–11)
Bramlage Coliseum (6,037)
Manhattan, KS
02/26/2018
6:30 pm, FSSW+
at Texas Tech W 86–63  15–14
(7–11)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,084)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
8:30 pm, FCS
(8) vs. (9) Kansas
First Round
W 72–63  16–14
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
03/03/2018
1:30 pm, FSN
(8) vs. (1) No. 3 Baylor
Quarterfinals
L 54–83  16–15
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,047)
Oklahoma City, OK
WNIT
03/15/2018*
7:00 pm
Saint Louis
First Round
W 75–61  17–15
Bramlage Coliseum (1,254)
Manhattan, KS
03/18/2018*
5:00 pm
Utah
Second Round
W 74–57  18–15
Bramlage Coliseum (1,328)
Manhattan, KS
03/23/2018*
7:00 pm
UC Davis
Third Round
L 69–71  18–16
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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