2017–18 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Waves, as members of the West Coast Conference, were led by first year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse on the university campus in Malibu, California. They finished the season 10–20, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to Gonzaga.

2017–18 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	10–20 (5–13 WCC)
Head coach	DeLisha Milton-Jones (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Josh Pace BJ Porter Roland Jones Jr.
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse

2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga †	17	–	1		.944			27	–	6		.818
Saint Mary's	13	–	5		.722			20	–	11		.645
Loyola Marymount	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
BYU	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
San Francisco	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
San Diego	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Pacific	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Pepperdine	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Santa Clara	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Portland	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 WCC tournament winner As of 17 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 7–23, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC women's tournament to Pacific.

Roster

2017–18 Pepperdine Waves women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Peyton Langston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mater Dei Evansville Carson, CA G 2 Rose Pflug 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Sunset Portland, OR G 3 Kim Jacobs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Agoura Agoura Hills, CA C 5 Megan House 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Serra Oceanside, CA G 10 Paige Fescke 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Chaminade Studio City, CA F 11 Monique Andriuolo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Maribyrnong Secondary Melbourne, Australia F 12 Hayley Duren 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr American Heritage Fort Lauderdale, FL G/F 14 Lacie Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Pope Marietta, GA G 15 Keyari Sleezer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr South Medford Medford, OR F 20 Tylinn Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Serra Delaware State San Diego, CA G 21 Sydney Bordanaro 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Burrell Pittsburgh, PA G 23 Barbara Sitanggan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Troy HS Fullerton, CA F 25 Yasmine Robinson-Bacote 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Hillside Hillside, NJ G 32 Mia Satie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Iona Presentation Perth, Australia	Head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones (Florida) Assistant coach(es) Josh Pace (Syracuse) BJ Porter (Azusa Pacific) Roland Jones Jr. (Central Methodist) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 2:00 pm		at Long Beach State	W 83–71	1–0	Walter Pyramid (739) Long Beach, CA
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		at UC Davis	L 64–69	1–1	The Pavilion (482) Davis, CA
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		at Nevada	W 77–72	2–1	Lawlor Events Center (1,025) Reno, NV
11/19/2017* 1:00 pm		Seattle	L 62–65	2–2	Firestone Fieldhouse (267) Malibu, CA
11/21/2017* 1:00 pm		Idaho State	W 80–74	3–2	Firestone Fieldhouse (178) Malibu, CA
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm		at UC Irvine	L 74–75	3–3	Bren Events Center (264) Irvine, CA
12/02/2017* 1:00 pm		Utah Valley	W 71–44	4–3	Firestone Fieldhouse (273) Malibu, CA
12/05/2017* 5:00 pm		at Utah	L 65–89	4–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,308) Salt Lake City, UT
12/07/2017* 6:00 pm		at Weber State	L 61–71	4–5	Dee Events Center (746) Ogden, UT
12/17/2017* 1:00 pm		New Mexico State	L 64–86	4–6	Firestone Fieldhouse (202) Malibu, CA
WCC regular season
12/28/2017 4:00 pm		Santa Clara	W 56–55	5–6 (1–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (278) Malibu, CA
12/30/2017 1:00 pm		San Diego	W 66–62	6–6 (2–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (267) Malibu, CA
01/04/2018 6:00 pm		at Gonzaga	L 51–73	6–7 (2–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,452) Spokane, WA
01/06/2018 2:00 pm		at San Francisco	L 66–67	6–8 (2–2)	War Memorial Gymnasium (348) San Francisco, CA
01/11/2018 7:00 pm		BYU	L 67–73	6–9 (2–3)	Firestone Fieldhouse (187) Malibu, CA
01/13/2018 2:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 62–75	6–10 (2–4)	McKeon Pavilion (294) Moraga, CA
01/18/2018 7:00 pm		Pacific	L 77–85	6–11 (2–5)	Firestone Fieldhouse (172) Malibu, CA
01/20/2018 1:00 pm		San Francisco	W 95–92 2OT	7–11 (3–5)	Firestone Fieldhouse (142) Malibu, CA
01/25/2018 7:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 60–75	7–13 (3–6)	Gersten Pavilion (388) Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		at Santa Clara	W 54–50	7–13 (3–7)	Leavey Center (401) Santa Clara, CA
02/01/2018 7:00 pm		Portland	W 83–79	8–13 (4–7)	Firestone Fieldhouse (183) Malibu, CA
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		at Pacific	L 73–84	8–14 (4–8)	Alex G. Spanos Center (606) Stockton, CA
02/08/2017 6:00 pm		at San Diego	L 53–79	8–15 (4–9)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (376) San Diego, CA
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	W 85–74	9–15 (5–9)	Firestone Fieldhouse (297) Malibu, CA
02/15/2018 6:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 43–78	9–16 (5–10)	Marriott Center (672) Provo, UT
02/17/2018 1:00 pm		Gonzaga	L 48–67	9–17 (5–11)	Firestone Fieldhouse (223) Malibu, CA
02/22/2018 7:00 pm		Saint Mary's	L 75–82	9–18 (5–12)	Firestone Fieldhouse (219) Malibu, CA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		at Portland	L 58–82	9–19 (5–13)	Chiles Center (507) Portland, OR
WCC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv	(8)	vs. (9) Santa Clara First Round	W 74–63	10–19	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
03/02/2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv	(8)	vs. (1) Gonzaga Quarterfinals	L 70–81	10–20	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team