2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 23rd year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–12 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	C. Vivian Stringer (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Timothy Eatman Kelley Gibson Nadine Domond
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Ohio State †	13	–	3		.813			28	–	7		.800
No. 16 Maryland	12	–	4		.750			26	–	8		.765
Iowa	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
Minnesota	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Nebraska	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
Michigan	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Indiana	9	–	7		.563			23	–	14		.622
Purdue	9	–	7		.563			20	–	14		.588
Rutgers	7	–	9		.438			20	–	12		.625
Michigan State	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Penn State	6	–	10		.375			16	–	16		.500
Northwestern	4	–	12		.250			12	–	20		.375
Wisconsin	2	–	14		.125			9	–	21		.300
Illinois	0	–	16		.000			9	–	21		.300
† 2018 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Despite improving on the dismal 2016–17 season and finishing with a 20–12 record, the Scarlet Knights weren't selected to participate in the 2018 NCAA tournament. They were then offered an at-large berth in the WNIT, but Coach Stringer declined, stating the team needed to "focus on the future" in order to "control our destiny" next season.^[1][2]

Roster

2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jazlynd Rollins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Buchholz Daytona State Gainesville, FL G 3 Tyler Scaife 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Hall Little Rock, AR G 4 Kate Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Peddie Toronto, ON G 5 Ciani Cryor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS So Neumann-Goretti Georgia Tech Philadelphia, PA G 10 Kathleen Fitzpatrick 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Saint Joseph's Drexel Hill, PA G 11 Nigia Greene 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. Francis Miami Atlanta, GA G 12 Khadaizha Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bishop McNamara Kankakee, IL F 13 Mael Gilles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Montmorency Montréal-Nord, QC F 15 Caitlin Jenkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Huntington Southern Miss Southern Shreveport, LA G 24 Arella Guirantes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bellport Texas Tech Bellport, NY G/F 31 Tekia Mack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Marshall Chicago, IL F/C 32 Desiree Keeling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr William Fleming Roanoke, VA F 35 Stasha Carey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Berea-Midpark Pittsburgh Cleveland, OH F/C 40 Victoria Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Parkview Snellville, GA C 44 Jordan Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Sterling Somerdale, NJ	Head coach C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock) Assistant coach(es) Tim Eatman (Talladega) Kelley Gibson (Maryland) Nadine Domond (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: Nov 28, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:30 pm		at James Madison	W 76–63	1–0	JMU Convocation Center (4,598) Harrisonburg, VA
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Temple	W 84–67	2–0	McGonigle Hall (1,158) Philadelphia, PA
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Charlotte	W 77–54	3–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (872) Charlotte, NC
Nov 19, 2017* 6:30 pm		Wake Forest	W 65–51	4–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,535) Piscataway, NJ
Nov 24, 2017* 1:30 pm		vs. No. 3 South Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals	L 68–78	4–1	Germain Arena (1,207) Fort Myers, FL
Nov 25, 2017* 11:00 am		vs. Western Michigan Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round	W 75–64	5–1	Germain Arena (1,100) Fort Myers, FL
Nov 26, 2017* 1:30 pm		vs. Washington State Gulf Coast Showcase 5th Place Game	L 60–63	5–2	Germain Arena (N/A) Fort Myers, FL
Nov 30, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN		NC State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 57–53	6–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,215) Piscataway, NJ
Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm		Siena	W 59–47	7–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,139) Piscataway, NJ
Dec 4, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN		Virginia	W 52–43	8–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,368) Piscataway, NJ
Dec 8, 2017* 2:00 pm		Seton Hall	W 70–45	9–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,235) Piscataway, NJ
Dec 10, 2017* 2:00 pm		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 101–35	10–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,508) Piscataway, NJ
Dec 13, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN		Princeton Rivalry	W 70–50	11–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,247) Piscataway, NJ
Dec 16, 2017* 6:00 pm		Houston	W 75–57	12–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,220) Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten conference season
Dec 28, 2017 2:00 pm		Purdue	W 58–50	13–2 (1–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,827) Piscataway, NJ
Dec 31, 2017 4:00 pm		at Michigan State	W 61–58	14–2 (2–0)	Breslin Center (6,251) East Lansing, MI
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm		Illinois	W 76–37	15–2 (3–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,289) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 6, 2018 4:30 pm, BTN		Penn State	W 70–65	16–2 (4–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,246) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm	No. 21	at Purdue	L 33–47	16–3 (4–1)	Mackey Arena (5,774) West Lafayette, IN
Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm, BTN	No. 21	Minnesota	W 80–70 OT	17–3 (5–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,168) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm	No. 25	at Penn State	L 67–70	17–4 (5–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,531) University Park, PA
Jan 21, 2018 6:00 pm	No. 25	Nebraska	L 42–52	17–5 (5–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,887) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 27, 2018 1:00 pm		at Indiana	L 58–64	17–6 (5–4)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,340) Bloomington, IN
Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm		at No. 11 Maryland	L 60–88	17–7 (5–5)	Xfinity Center (4,427) College Park, MD
Feb 4, 2018 2:00 pm		No. 13 Michigan	W 63–56	18–7 (6–5)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,470) Piscataway, NJ
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm		at No. 13 Ohio State	L 68–90	18–8 (6–6)	Value City Arena (4,505) Columbus, OH
Feb 11, 2018 12:00 pm, BTN		No. 10 Maryland	L 54–72	18–9 (6–7)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,545) Piscataway, NJ
Feb 14, 2018 8:00 pm		at Wisconsin	W 63–50	19–9 (7–7)	Kohl Center (3,073) Madison, WI
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm		Iowa	L 67–77 OT	19–10 (7–8)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,852) Piscataway, NJ
Feb 25, 2018 3:00 pm		at Northwestern	L 50–63	19–11 (7–9)	Beardsley Gym (957) Evanston, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 1, 2018 12:00 pm, RSN	(9)	vs. (8) Purdue Second Round	W 62–60	20–11	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Mar 2, 2018 12:00 pm, RSN	(9)	vs. (1) No. 13 Ohio State Quarterfinals	L 57–82	20–12	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	21	25	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR		N/A
Coaches	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	19	19	21	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

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

See also

2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team