2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team represents the University of Pennsylvania during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Quakers, led by ninth year head coach Mike McLaughlin, play their home games at the Palestra and were members of the Ivy League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 22–9, 11–3 to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Ivy League Women's Tournament where they lost to Princeton. They received an automatic trip to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Albany in the first before losing to St. John's in the second round.

2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball
NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Ivy League
2017–18 record	22–9 (11–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Mike McLaughlin (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Bernadette Laukaitis Kelly Killion Ashley Robinson
Home arena	Palestra

2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Princeton †	12	–	2		.857			24	–	6		.800
Penn	11	–	3		.786			22	–	9		.710
Harvard	10	–	4		.714			18	–	11		.621
Yale	8	–	6		.571			19	–	13		.594
Dartmouth	7	–	7		.500			15	–	12		.556
Brown	3	–	11		.214			15	–	12		.556
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			7	–	20		.259
Columbia	2	–	12		.143			8	–	21		.276
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The team was picked by the Ivy League in the pre-season to be conference champions.[4] finished the season 22–8, 13–1 to win the Ivy League regular season title and their first ever Ivy League Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament, which they had a 21 point lead before losing to Texas A&M in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Penn Quakers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Katie Kinum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr New Providence New Providence, NJ G 3 Michae Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr E.D. White Catholic Thibodaux, LA G 10 Anna Ross (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Westhill Syracuse, NY G 11 Kendall Grasela 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Germantown Academy Huntingdon Valley, PA G 14 Beth Brzozowski (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Hathaway Brown Highland Heights, OH F 15 Liz Satter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Loyola Academy Glencoe, IL G 21 Lauren Whitlatch (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Bloomington Bloomington, IN G 22 Deja Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Grinnell Grinnell, IA G 23 Kristen Daley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr The Rivers School Sharon, MA F 24 Tori Crawford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bullis School Potomac, MD G 25 Ashley Russell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Braintree Braintree, MA C 31 Eleah Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Northside Christian Academy Charlotte, NC G 33 Phoebe Sterba 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Magnificat Cleveland, OH F 34 Chrissy Dicindio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr West Windsor-Plainsboro West Windsor, NJ C 40 Emily Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So South Fayette Bridgeville, PA F 43 Michelle Nwokedi (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr St. Agnes Academy Missouri City, TX F 50 Princess Aghayere 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr South Lakes Reston, VA	Head coach Mike McLaughlin (Holy Family) Assistant coach(es) Bernadette Laukaitis (Holy Family) Kelly Killion (Holy Family) Ashley Robinson (Saint Joseph's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 29, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Binghamton	L 72–77	0–1	Binghamton University Events Center (1,364) Vestal, NY
11/18/2017* 5:00 pm, ILDN		Lafayette	W 55–42	1–1	Palestra (705) Philadelphia, PA
11/23/2017* 5:15 pm		vs. Georgia Tech Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals	L 55–69	1–2	Gateway Christian Academy  Bimini, BAH
11/24/2017* 7:45 pm		vs. Missouri State Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division 3rd place game	W 65–60	2–2	Gateway Christian Academy  Bimini, BAH
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		at La Salle	L 59–66	2–3	Tom Gola Arena (573) Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm, NBCSPHI/ILDN		No. 3 Notre Dame	L 54–66	2–4	Palestra (1,647) Philadelphia, PA
12/11/2017* 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	W 57–50	3–4	Hagan Arena (913) Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2017* 1:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 84–66	4–4	Palestra (456) Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2017* 7:00 pm		vs. VCU NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament semifinals	W 82–52	5–4	Wellness and Events Center (371) Newark, NJ
12/29/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament championship	W 77–38	6–4	Wellness and Events Center (400) Newark, NJ
01/06/2018 1:00 pm, NBCSPHI+/ILDN		Princeton	L 55–70	6–5 (0–1)	Palestra (1,003) Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2018 5:30 pm, ILDN		Cornell	W 68–48	7–5 (1–1)	Palestra (2,176) Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2018 4:30 pm, ILDN		Columbia	W 70–51	8–5 (2–1)	Palestra (2,084) Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2018* 7:00 pm		at Villanova	W 79–77	9–5	Jake Nevin Field House (519) Villanova, PA
01/24/2018* 7:00 pm		at Temple	W 74–59	10–5	McGonigle Hall (936) Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018* 1:00 pm		Gwynedd Mercy	W 89–25	11–5	Palestra (558) Philadelphia, PA
02/02/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3		at Brown	W 88–55	12–5 (3–1)	Pizzitola Sports Center (311) Providence, RI
02/03/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3		at Yale	W 69–54	13–5 (4–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (654) New Haven, CT
02/09/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN		Dartmouth	W 65–47	14–5 (5–1)	Palestra (637) Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3		Harvard	W 69–49	15–5 (6–1)	Palestra (606) Philadelphia, PA
02/13/2018 6:30 pm, NBCSPHI+/ILDN		at Princeton	L 40–60	15–6 (6–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (672) Princeton, NJ
02/16/2018 4:00 pm, NBCSPHI/ILDN		at Columbia	W 75–39	16–6 (7–2)	Levien Gymnasium (472) New York, NY
02/17/2018 4:00 pm, ILDN		at Cornell	W 53–39	17–6 (8–2)	Newman Arena (523) Ithaca, NY
02/23/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN/NESN+		at Harvard	L 52–55	17–7 (8–3)	Lavietes Pavilion (703) Cambridge, MA
02/24/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN		at Dartmouth	W 79–50	18–7 (9–3)	Leede Arena (817) Durham, NH
03/02/2018 7:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3		Yale	W 64–52	19–7 (10–3)	Palestra (313) Philadelphia, PA
03/03/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN		Brown	W 67–56	20–7 (11–3)	Palestra (638) Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League Women's Tournament
03/10/2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (3) Harvard Semifinals	W 57–52	21–7	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
03/11/2018 4:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (1) Princeton Championship Game	L 34–63	21–8	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
WNIT
03/16/2018* 7:00 pm, ILDN		Albany First Round	W 76–61	22–8	Palestra (609) Philadelphia, PA
03/19/2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at St. John's Second Round	L 48–53	22–9	Carnesecca Arena (478) Queens, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

References

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5. "University of Pennsylvania". Pennathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.