2017–18 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

2017–18 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
2017–18 San Francisco Dons women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	16–15 (10–8 WCC)
Head coach	Molly Goodenbour (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Natasha Smith; Janell Jones; Arthur Moreira;
Home arena	War Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2017–18 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by head coach Molly Goodenbour in her second season at San Francisco. The Dons, as members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to Gonzaga.

Previous season

They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.

Roster

2017–18 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Anna Pierce	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Parish Episcopal	Plano, TX
F/C	4	Moa Lundqvist	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	BG LULEÅ Odessa College	Östersund, Sweden
F/C	11	Bec Black	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Barker College	Coffs Harbour, Australia
G	13	Nia Alexander	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Todd Beamer	Federal Way, WA
F	14	Michaela Rakova	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Gymnazium Hubeneho	Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia
G	21	Anna Seilund	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Falkonergaarden	Copenhagen, Denmark
F	23	Alicia Roufosse	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	W. J. Mouat	Abbotsford, BC
G	24	Veronica Preciado	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Grant Union Eastern Arizona JC	Sacramento, CA
G	33	Shannon Powell	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Bel Air Cochise College	El Paso, TX
G	35	Kalyn Simon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Archbishop Mitty	San Jose, CA
G	43	Ninni Salmi	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Mäkelänrinne	Kauhajoki, Finland

Head coach

Molly Goodenbour (Stanford)

Assistant coach(es)

Natasha Smith (Chico State)
Janell Jones (Oklahoma Christian)
Arthur Moreira (Sonoma State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 6:00 pm		Cal Poly	W 83–71	1–0	War Memorial Gymnasium (300) San Francisco, CA
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm		Washington State	L 70–74	1–1	War Memorial Gymnasium (358) San Francisco, CA
11/19/2017* 1:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 60–73	1–2	Bank of Colorado Arena (608) Greeley, CO
11/25/2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Robert Morris Cal Poly Holiday Classic	W 57–45	2–2	Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (75) San Luis Obispo, CA
11/25/2017* 12:00 pm		at Cal Poly Cal Poly Holiday Classic	L 83–88	2–3	Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (152) San Luis Obispo, CA
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		No. 16 Stanford	L 66–86	2–4	War Memorial Gymnasium (775) San Francisco, CA
12/01/2017* 7:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 87–81	3–4	Event Center Arena (773) San Jose, CA
12/06/2017* 5:00 pm		at UC Davis	L 55–72	3–5	The Pavilion Davis, CA
12/15/2017* 6:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 90–76	4–5	War Memorial Gymnasium (202) San Francisco, CA
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		Fresno State	W 70–62	5–5	War Memorial Gymnasium (302) San Francisco, CA
12/21/2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		at Texas–Arlington	L 54–56	5–6	College Park Center (1,937) Arlington, TX
WCC regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm		San Diego	L 54–60	5–7 (0–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
12/30/2017 2:00 pm		Portland	W 84–75	6–7 (1–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium (347) San Francisco, CA
01/04/2018 6:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 66–70	6–8 (1–2)	Marriott Center (560) Provo, UT
01/06/2018 2:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 68–67	7–8 (2–2)	War Memorial Gymnasium (348) San Francisco, CA
01/11/2018 7:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	W 78–60	8–8 (3–2)	War Memorial Gymnasium (281) San Francisco, CA
01/13/2018 2:00 pm		at Gonzaga	L 47–74	8–9 (3–3)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,566) Spokane, WA
01/18/2018 7:00 pm		at Santa Clara	W 58–54	9–9 (4–3)	Leavey Center (642) Santa Clara, CA
01/20/2018 1:00 pm		at Pepperdine	L 92–95 ^2OT	9–10 (4–4)	Firestone Fieldhouse (142) Malibu, CA
01/25/2018 11:00 am		at Pacific	W 81–71	10–10 (5–4)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,725) Stockton, CA
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		Gonzaga	L 57–81	10–11 (5–5)	War Memorial Gymnasium (415) San Francisco, CA
02/01/2018 7:00 pm		Saint Mary's	L 59–73	10–12 (5–6)	War Memorial Gymnasium (473) San Francisco, CA
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		Santa Clara	W 64–47	11–12 (6–6)	War Memorial Gymnasium (358) San Francisco, CA
02/08/2018 7:00 pm		at Portland	W 76–63	12–12 (7–6)	Chiles Center (344) Portland, OR
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		BYU	W 76–73	13–12 (8–6)	War Memorial Gymnasium (337) San Francisco, CA
02/15/2018 6:30 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 64–72	13–13 (8–7)	McKeon Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 60–65	13–14 (8–8)	Gersten Pavilion (304) Los Angeles, CA
02/22/2018 7:00 pm		Pacific	W 80–78	14–14 (9–8)	War Memorial Gymnasium (473) San Francisco, CA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		at San Diego	W 49–47	15–14 (10–8)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (688) San Diego, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018 8:00 pm, BYUtv	(5)	vs. (4) Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals	W 89–76	16–14	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
03/05/2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv	(5)	vs. (1) Gonzaga Semifinals	L 53–65	16–15	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

^ "The Official Site of The University of San Francisco Dons Athletics" (PDF). Usfdons.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
^ "San Francisco Dons Women's Basketball - Dons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
^ San Francisco Lady Dons. "San Francisco Lady Dons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
^ "The Official Site of The University of San Francisco Dons Athletics". Usfdons.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

[1] "The Official Site of The University of San Francisco Dons Athletics" (PDF). Usfdons.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

[2] "San Francisco Dons Women's Basketball - Dons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

[3] San Francisco Lady Dons. "San Francisco Lady Dons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

[4] "The Official Site of The University of San Francisco Dons Athletics". Usfdons.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

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v t e San Francisco Dons women's basketball
Venues	War Memorial Gymnasium (1976–present) Chase Center (alternate; 2019–present)
Culture & lore	History The Don
People	Head coaches
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Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References