2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball
2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	19–13 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Lynn Kennedy (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Chelsey Zimmerman; Amy Denson; Keithan Gregg;
Home arena	Pamplin Sports Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big Sky women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Colorado †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	7	.788
Idaho	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
Eastern Washington	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Weber State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Idaho State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Portland State	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Montana	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Montana State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
North Dakota	5	–	13	.278	12	–	18	.400
Sacramento State	5	–	13	.278	7	–	23	.233
Northern Arizona	4	–	14	.222	7	–	23	.233
Southern Utah	2	–	16	.111	3	–	27	.100


† 2018 Big Sky tournament winner As of 19 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represents Portland State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by third-year head coach Lynn Kennedy, play their home games at the Pamplin Sports Center due to renovations at Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Idaho.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ashley Bolston	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	South Medford HS Washington State	Medford, OR
G	1	Labrea Denson	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Fr	Chief Sealth	Seattle, WA
G	2	Sidney Rielly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Everett HS Santa Clara	Everett, WA
G	3	Kiana Brown	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Triangle Lake HS Washington State/Humboldt State	Cottage Grove, OR
F	4	Pia Jurhar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	BRG XIX Krottenbachstraße	Vienna, Austria
F	5	Savannah Dhaliwal	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Panorama Ridge	Surrey, BC
F	10	Courtney West	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Jr	Port Hacking HS Southern Oregon	Sydney, Australia
F	12	Tatiana Streun	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Bellevue HS	Bellevue, WA
G	15	Corey James	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	West Albany HS	Albany, OR
G	22	Ruchae Walton	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Charnwood	Milton Keynes, England
G	23	Kylie Jimenez	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Horizon	Thornton, CO
F	25	Elle Pace	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Montrose	Montrose, CO
F	32	Jasmin Falls	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	South Medford HS	Medford, OR

Head coach

Lynn Kennedy (Northwest)

Assistant coach(es)

Chelsey Zimmerman (Southern Oregon)
Amy Denson (Arizona State)
Keithan Gregg (Great Falls)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2017

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2017* 9:00 am		at Oregon Charity Exhibition for Oregon Wildfire Fund	L 60–88		Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 6:00 pm		at UNLV	L 80–88 ^OT	0–1	Cox Pavilion (383) Paradise, NV
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		at Nevada	L 55–67	0–2	Lawlor Events Center (1,140) Reno, NV
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm		at UC Davis	L 67–79	0–3	The Pavilion (335) Davis, CA
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 90–78	1–3	Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
11/22/2017* 6:00 pm		at Seattle	L 77–91	1–4	Connolly Center (405) Seattle, WA
11/25/2017* 1:00 pm		Multnomah	W 95–32	2–4	Pamplin Sports Center (101) Portland, OR
11/28/2017* 7:00 pm		at Portland	W 77–71	3–4	Chiles Center (169) Portland, OR
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm		at Gonzaga	L 52–91	3–5	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,298) Spokane, WA
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm		Northwest	W 63–60	4–5	Pamplin Sports Center (103) Portland, OR
12/16/2017* 2:00 pm		at UC Irvine	W 82–72	5–5	Bren Events Center (265) Irvine, CA
12/19/2017* 8:00 pm		Ole Miss	W 94–79	6–5	Pamplin Sports Center (265) Portland, OR
Big Sky regular season
12/30/2017 1:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 74–73	7–5 (1–0)	Pamplin Sports Center (302) Portland, OR
01/04/2018 8:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 75–60	8–5 (2–0)	Pamplin Sports Center (287) Portland, OR
01/06/2018 1:00 pm		Idaho	L 90–101	8–6 (2–1)	Pamplin Sports Center (352) Portland, OR
01/11/2018 6:00 pm		at Montana State	W 69–60	9–6 (3–1)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,599) Bozeman, MT
01/13/2018 1:00 pm		at Montana	L 53–69	9–7 (3–2)	Dahlberg Arena (2,866) Missoula, MT
01/18/2018 8:00 pm		Idaho State	L 59–88	9–8 (3–3)	Pamplin Sports Center (319) Portland, OR
01/20/2018 1:00 pm		Weber State	W 77–64	10–8 (4–3)	Pamplin Sports Center (225) Portland, OR
01/27/2018 1:00 pm		at Sacramento State	W 81–72	11–8 (5–3)	Hornets Nest (272) Sacramento, CA
02/01/2018 6:00 pm		at Idaho	L 60–61	11–9 (5–4)	Cowan Spectrum (445) Moscow, ID
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		at Eastern Washington	L 57–64	11–10 (5–5)	Reese Court (604) Cheney, WA
02/08/2018 8:00 pm		Montana	W 70–53	12–10 (6–5)	Pamplin Sports Center (294) Portland, OR
02/10/2018 1:00 pm		Montana State	W 62–53	13–10 (7–5)	Pamplin Sports Center (309) Portland, OR
02/15/2018 6:00 pm		at Weber State	W 62–60	14–10 (8–5)	Dee Events Center (718) Ogden, UT
02/17/2018 1:00 pm		at Idaho State	L 64–72	14–11 (8–6)	Reed Gym (1,068) Pocatello, ID
01/20/2018 8:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 70–66	15–11 (9–6)	Pamplin Sports Center (310) Portland, OR
01/20/2018 1:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 68–59	16–11 (10–6)	Pamplin Sports Center (301) Portland, OR
02/28/2018 6:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 60–63	16–12 (10–7)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,356) Greeley, CO
03/02/2018 1:00 pm		at North Dakota	W 80–61	17–12 (11–7)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,601) Grand Forks, ND
Big Sky Women's Tournament
03/05/2018 8:05 pm	(6)	vs. (11) Northern Arizona First Round	W 77–61	18–12	Reno Events Center Reno, NV
03/07/2018 8:05 pm	(6)	vs. (3) Eastern Washington Quarterfinals	W 82–73	19–12	Reno Events Center Reno, NV
03/09/2018 2:35 pm, ELVN	(6)	vs. (2) Idaho Semifinals	L 99–102	19–13	Reno Events Center Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References[edit]

^ "Portland State Vikings - 2017 18 WBB Media Guide Small" (PDF). Goviks.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
^ "Portland St Vikings Women's Basketball - Vikings News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
^ Portland State Vikings. "Portland State Vikings on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
^ "Portland State Vikings - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Goviks.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

[1] "Portland State Vikings - 2017 18 WBB Media Guide Small" (PDF). Goviks.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

[2] "Portland St Vikings Women's Basketball - Vikings News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

[3] Portland State Vikings. "Portland State Vikings on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

[4] "Portland State Vikings - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Goviks.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

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v t e Portland State Vikings women's basketball
Venues	Viking Pavilion (1973–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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