2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

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The 2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by seventh-year head coach Cori Close, played their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1] They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament in which they defeated American[3] and Creighton[4] in the first and second rounds, respectively. They went on to defeat Texas in the Sweet Sixteen and advance to the program's first Elite Eight since 1999.[5] They lost to Mississippi State in the Elite Eight.[6]

ConferencePac-12 Conference
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 9
Record27–8 (14–4 Pac-12)
Quick facts UCLA Bruins women's basketball, NCAA tournament, Elite Eight ...
2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 9
Record27–8 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Huth
  • Tony Newnan
  • Shannon Perry
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
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2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Oregon †16–2 .88933–5  .868
No. 15 Stanford14–3 .82424–11  .686
No. 9 UCLA14–4 .77827–8  .771
No. 13 Oregon State14–4 .77826–8  .765
California11–7 .61121–11  .656
Arizona State10–8 .55622–13  .629
USC9–9 .50020–11  .645
Utah8–10 .44418–14  .563
Colorado5–13 .27815–16  .484
Washington State3–14 .17610–20  .333
Arizona2–16 .1116–24  .200
Washington1–17 .0567–23  .233
† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 26 March 2018
Rankings from AP Poll
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Offseason

Departures

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Nicole Kornet G 6' 1" RS Sr. Lantana, TX Graduated
Kari Korver G 6' 1" RS Sr. Paramount, CA Graduated
Dominique Williams G 5' 8" RS Jr. Phoenix, AZ Medically retired; will serve as an undergraduate assistant during the 2017–18 season
Paulina Hersler F 6' 3" RS Jr. Malmö, Sweden Graduated; transferred to Florida
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2017 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Michaela Onyenwere
F		 Aurora, CO Grandview 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (98)
Chantel Horvat
G		 Geelong, Australia Geelong College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (98)
Kayla Owens
W		 Houston, TX Langham Creek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (97)
Lauryn Miller
F		 Kirkwood, MO Kirkwood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 3/5 stars   (90)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Roster

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2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Chantel Horvat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGeelong College Geelong, Australia
G 1 Kayla Owens Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLangham Creek Houston, TX
G 3 Jordin Canada 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrWindward Los Angeles, CA
F 4 Ashley Hearn Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrSachse Rowlett, TX
G 5 Lindsey Corsaro Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrRoncalli Indianapolis, IN
F 10 Ally Rosenblum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoMater Dei Newport Coast, CA
F 11 Lajahna Drummer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrLong Beach Poly HS Inglewood, CA
F 21 Michaela Onyenwere 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrGrandview Aurora, CO
G 22 Kennedy Burke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrSierra Canyon School Northridge, CA
G 23 Kelli Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrArchbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
G 24 Japreece Dean 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrVista Ridge
Texas Tech		 Austin, TX
F 25 Monique Billings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrSantiago Corona, CA
G 32 Chrissy Baird 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrWheaton North Wheaton, IL
F 33 Lauryn Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrKirkwood Kirkwood, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2024

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017*
2:00 p.m.		 No. 8 Vanguard W 87–40 
Pauley Pavilion (759)
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 8 San Jose State W 129–69  1–0
 Pauley Pavilion (1,437)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2017*
2:00 p.m.		 No. 8 Presbyterian W 76–40  2–0
 Pauley Pavilion (1,101)
Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2017*
1:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 8 No. 3 Baylor W 82–68  3–0
 Pauley Pavilion (3,912)
Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2017*
7:30 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 5 No. 1 Connecticut L 60–78  3–1
 Pauley Pavilion (9,263)
Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2017*
1:15 p.m.		 No. 5 vs. Kansas State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 W 64–55  4–1
 South Point Arena (550)
Las Vegas, NV
November 25, 2017*
3:30 p.m.		 No. 5 vs. Creighton
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 W 72–63  5–1
 South Point Arena (550)
Las Vegas, NV
November 28, 2017*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 7 UC Riverside W 68–48  6–1
 Pauley Pavilion (1,890)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2017*
1:30 p.m., P12N		 No. 7 UC Santa Barbara W 74–44  7–1
 Pauley Pavilion (2,044)
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 2017*
5:00 p.m., FSOK		 No. 7 at Oklahoma State L 72–87  7–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,969)
Stillwater, OK
December 17, 2017*
10:00 a.m.		 No. 11 at Seton Hall W 77–68  8–2
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,165)
South Orange, NJ
December 20, 2017*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 11 at Fordham W 67–30  9–2
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,327)
The Bronx, NY
Pac-12 regular season
December 29, 2017
5:30 p.m., P12N		 No. 11 at Stanford L 65–76  9–3
(0–1)		 Maples Pavilion (3,102)
Stanford, CA
December 31, 2017
11:00 a.m., P12N		 No. 11 at No. 20 California W 82–46  10–3
(1–1)		 Haas Pavilion (2,570)
Berkeley, CA
January 5, 2018
6:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 14 No. 16 Oregon State W 84–49  11–3
(2–1)		 Pauley Pavilion (1,986)
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2018
5:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 14 No. 9 Oregon L 61–70  11–4
(2–2)		 Pauley Pavilion (7,190)
Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 2018
7:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 14 at Utah W 81–74  12–4
(3–2)		 Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,281)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2018
3:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 14 at Colorado W 93–55  13–4
(4–2)		 Coors Events Center (2,160)
Boulder, CO
January 19, 2018
6:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 13 No. 21 California W 60–52  14–4
(5–2)		 Pauley Pavilion (2,704)
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2018
3:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 13 Stanford W 64–53  15–4
(6–2)		 Pauley Pavilion (2,948)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2018
7:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 13 at Washington W 86–69  16–4
(7–2)		 Alaska Airlines Arena (1,688)
Seattle, WA
January 28, 2018
3:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 13 at Washington State W 79–71  17–4
(8–2)		 Beasley Coliseum (1,093)
Pullman, WA
February 2, 2018
8:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 9 USC
Rivalry		 W 59–46  18–4
(9–2)		 Pauley Pavilion (6,057)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2018
6:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 8 at USC
Rivalry		 W 84–70  19–4
(10–2)		 Galen Center (876)
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2018
8:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 8 Arizona W 69–46  20–4
(11–2)		 Pauley Pavilion (1,883)
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2018
1:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 8 No. 25 Arizona State W 71–63  21–4
(12–2)		 Pauley Pavilion (3,690)
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2018
8:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 7 at No. 15 Oregon State L 64–67 OT 21–5
(12–3)		 Gill Coliseum (5,011)
Corvallis, OR
February 19, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 10 at No. 8 Oregon L 94–101 OT 21–6
(12–4)		 Matthew Knight Arena (7,098)
Eugene, OR
February 22, 2018
8:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 10 Colorado W 73–67  22–6
(13–4)		 Pauley Pavilion (902)
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2018
2:00 p.m.		 No. 10 Utah W 78–71 OT 23–6
(14–4)		 Pauley Pavilion (3,866)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 women's tournament
March 2, 2018
2:00 p.m., P12N		 (4) No. 9 vs. (5) California
Quarterfinals		 W 77–74  24–6
 KeyArena (4,852)
Seattle, WA
March 3, 2018
6:00 p.m., P12N		 (4) No. 9 vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon
Semifinals		 L 62–65  24–7
 KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
NCAA women's tournament
March 17, 2018*
12:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (3 KC) No. 9 (14 KC) American
First round		 W 71–60  25–7
 Pauley Pavilion (2,304)
Los Angeles, CA
March 19, 2018*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 (3 KC) No. 9 (11 KC) Creighton
Second round		 W 86–64  26–7
 Pauley Pavilion (1,860)
Los Angeles, CA
March 23, 2018*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 (3 KC) No. 9 vs. (2 KC) No. 8 Texas
Sweet Sixteen		 W 84–75  27–7
 Sprint Center (4,280)
Kansas City, MO
March 25, 2018*
4:30 p.m., ESPN		 (3 KC) No. 9 vs. (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State
Elite Eight		 L 73–89  27–8
 Sprint Center (4,089)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Pacific.
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Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
More information Poll, Pre- season ...
Regular-season polls
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AP 8 8 5 7 7 11 11 14 14 14 13 13 9 8 7 10 9 9 9 N/A
Coaches 7 N/A 4T 7 7 12 12 12 14 14 13 12 9 7 7 10 9 9 9 7
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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No change
(RV)   Received votes
(NR)   Not ranked

See also

Awards

  • January 29 – Jordin Canada named Pac-12 Player of the Week
  • February 27 – Jordin Canada and Monique Billings named to the All-Pac-12 and All-Defensive teams. Michaela Onyenwere was named to the All-Freshman team and junior Kennedy Burke was honorable mention All-Pac-12 and honorable mention All-Defensive team.
  • March 25 – Jordin Canada and Monique Billings named to the NCAA Tournament Kansas City Region All-Regional team

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