2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Yale University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Allison Guth, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut as members of the Ivy League.

2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball
WBI champions
Conference	Ivy League
Record	19–13 (8–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Allison Guth (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Melissa D'Amico Roman Owen Jacinda Dunbar
Home arena	John J. Lee Amphitheater

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

They finished the season at 19–13, 8–6 for fourth place in the Ivy League, which afforded them a spot in the conference playoff for a bid in the NCAA tournament. However, they were defeated in the first round by Princeton. The Bulldogs were then invited to the WBI, and they went on to win the championship, the first Ivy League team to win a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 15–12, 6–8 in Ivy League play, to finish in sixth place.

Roster

2017–18 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jessica Steffen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Buhler Hutchinson, KS G 4 Megan Gorman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Vero Beach Vero Beach, FL G/F 10 Gabby Nelson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Birdville Hurst, TX G 11 Ale Aguirre 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr The Bishop's School La Jolla, CA F 12 Jen Berkowitz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr The Rivers School Wayland, MA G 14 Mary Ann Santucci 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Seattle Prep Seattle, WA F 15 Alex Cade 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Laurel School Shaker Heights, OH G 21 Roxy Barahman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Oaks Christian Calabasas, CA G/F 22 Aerial Chavarin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bishop O'Dowd Oakland, CA G 23 Tamara Simpson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Portlege North Babylon, NY F 24 Ellen Margaret Andrews 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Greenhill School Dallas, TX F 25 Alexandra Maund 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Noble and Greenough Dorchester, MA G 33 Tori Andrew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Orono Senior Wayzata, MN F 40 Brownyn Davies 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Wayland Wayland, MA C 44 Jessica Lezon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So North Reading North Reading, MA	Head coach Allison Guth (Illinois) Assistant coach(es) Melissa D'Amico (Notre Dame) Roman Owen (Southwestern Christian) Jacinda Dunbar (Quinnipiac) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ILDN		LIU Brooklyn	W 62–51	1–0	John J. Lee Amphitheater (802) New Haven, CT
November 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ILDN		Colgate	W 82–56	2–0	John J. Lee Amphitheater (846) New Haven, CT
November 19, 2017* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Kansas	L 75–81	2–1	Allen Fieldhouse (1,918) Lawrence, KS
November 21, 2017* 7:30 p.m.		at TCU	W 82–72	3–1	Schollmaier Arena (1,796) Fort Worth, TX
November 26, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		Army	L 65–82	3–2	John J. Lee Amphitheater (502) New Haven, CT
November 29, 2017* 6:00 p.m., ILDN/ESPN3		Providence	L 51–55	3–3	John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
December 2, 2017* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Binghamton	W 73–69 OT	4–3	Binghamton University Events Center (3,640) Vestal, NY
December 6, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Stony Brook	W 77–71 2OT	5–3	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
December 9, 2017* 1:00 p.m.		at Central Connecticut	W 75–62	6–3	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (412) New Britain, CT
December 12, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		at Saint Peter's	W 70–49	7–3	Yanitelli Center (150) Jersey City, NJ
December 21, 2017* 1:00 p.m.		Indiana	L 68–72	7–4	John J. Lee Amphitheater (311) New Haven, CT
December 28, 2017* 3:30 p.m.		vs. UC Davis Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals	L 61–71	7–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium (832) The Bronx, NY
December 29, 2017* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Hartford Fordham Holiday Classic 3rd-place game	L 70–78	7–6	Rose Hill Gymnasium (862) Bronx, NY
Ivy League regular season
January 12, 2018 12:00 p.m., ILDN/ELVN		Brown	W 77–63	8–6 (1–0)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (605) New Haven, CT
January 19, 2018 5:30 p.m., ILDN/MyRITV		at Brown	L 71–81 OT	8–7 (1–1)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,553) Providence, RI
January 26, 2018 6:00 p.m., ILDN		at Harvard	L 73–97	8–8 (1–2)	Lavietes Pavilion (561) Cambridge, MA
January 27, 2018 5:00 p.m., ILDN		at Dartmouth	W 57–39	9–8 (2–2)	Leede Arena (1,098) Hanover, NH
February 2, 2018 6:00 p.m., ILDN		Princeton	W 73–59	10–8 (3–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (688) New Haven, CT
February 3, 2018 5:00 p.m., ILDN/ESPN3		Penn	L 54–69	10–9 (3–3)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (654) New Haven, CT
February 9, 2018 7:00 p.m., ILDN/SNY		at Columbia	W 73–50	11–9 (4–3)	Levien Gymnasium (412) New York, NY
February 10, 2018 5:00 p.m., ILDN/ESPN3		at Cornell	W 65–55	12–9 (5–3)	Newman Arena (379) Ithaca, NY
February 16, 2018 6:00 p.m., ILDN		Dartmouth	L 62–64 OT	12–10 (5–4)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (291) New Haven, CT
February 17, 2018 6:00 p.m., ILDN/ESPN3		Harvard	W 69–63	13–10 (6–4)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,006) New Haven, CT
February 23, 2018 6:00 p.m., ILDN		Cornell	W 69–56	14–10 (7–4)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (543) New Haven, CT
February 24, 2018 5:00 p.m., ILDN		Columbia	W 66–59	15–10 (8–4)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (612) New Haven, CT
March 2, 2018 7:00 p.m., ILDN/ESPN3		Penn	L 52–64	15–11 (8–5)	Palestra (313) Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 2018 5:00 p.m., ILDN		at Princeton	L 53–64	15–12 (8–6)	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,272) Princeton, NJ
Ivy League women's tournament
March 10, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3	(4)	vs. (1) Princeton Semifinals	L 57–78	15–13	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
WBI
March 15, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Northeastern First round	W 68–58	16–13	Cabot Center (232) Boston, MA
March 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Binghamton Quarterfinals	W 70–64	17–13	Binghamton University Events Center (703) Vestal, NY
March 24, 2018* 5:00 p.m.		South Alabama Semifinals	W 76–74 OT	18–13	John J. Lee Amphitheater (350) New Haven, CT
March 29, 2018* 8:00 p.m.		at Central Arkansas Championship game	W 54–50	19–13	Farris Center (3,526) Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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See also

• 2017–18 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team