2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by third-year head coach Lynn Kennedy, played 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 advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament, where they lost to Idaho.

2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record19–13 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chelsey Zimmerman
  • Amy Denson
  • Keithan Gregg
Home arenaPamplin Sports Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big Sky women's basketball standings
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

Roster

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2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 26, 2024

Schedule

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

See also

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References

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  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 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 May 26, 2024.