2017–18 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2017–18
|team=Oregon State Beavers
|image=Oregon State Beavers wordmark.svg
|image_size=150px
|conference = Pac-12 Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Pac-12
|CoachRank= 8
|APRank= 13
|record=26–8
|conf_record=14–4
|head_coach=Scott Rueck
|hc_year=8th
|asst_coach1=Jonas Chatterton
|asst_coach2=Brian Holsinger
|asst_coach3=Katie Baker
|stadium=Gill Coliseum
|champion=
|bowl= NCAA women's tournament
|bowl_result= Elite Eight
}}
{{2017–18 Pacific-12 Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2017–18 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team represented Oregon State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beavers, led by eighth-year head coach Scott Rueck, played their games at the Gill Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.{{cite web |date= |title=Media Guide - OSUBeavers.com | Oregon State Athletics |url=https://osubeavers.com/news/2016/11/10/womens-basketball-media-guide |access-date=August 4, 2024 |publisher=OSUBeavers.com}} They finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Arizona State. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Western Kentucky and upset Tennessee in the first and second rounds, Baylor in the Sweet Sixteen before getting blown out by Louisville in the Elite Eight.
Previous season
They finished the season 31–5, 16–2 in Pac-12 play, to win Pac-12 regular season title. They advanced to the championship game Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Long Beach State and Creighton in the first and second rounds before losing to Florida State in the Sweet Sixteen.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kat|last=Tudor|link=|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SO|rs=|home=Stockton, CA|high_school=St. Mary's HS}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Scott Rueck ({{college|Oregon State}})
|asst_coach=
- Jonas Chatterton ({{college|Utah}})
- Brian Holsinger ({{college|Western Washington}})
- Katie Baker ({{college|Montana}})
|roster_url=https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2017-18
|accessdate=August 4, 2024
}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 5, 2017
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = Concordia (OR)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 90–47
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 10, 2017
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = North Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 3,737
| tv =
| score = 65–55
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 15, 2017
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = Utah Valley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 2,925
| tv =
| score = 98–41
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 19, 2017
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 7,570
| tv = P12N
| score = 67–72
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 22, 2017
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = North Carolina Central
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 219
| tv =
| score = 97–44
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2017
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 3,408
| tv =
| score = 65–72
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 1, 2017
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 21
| opponent = Nevada
| opprank =
| site_stadium = War Memorial Gym
| site_cityst = Wailuku, HI
| gamename = Maui Classic
| attend = 785
| tv =
| score = 89–49
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 2, 2017
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 21
| opponent = Utah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = War Memorial Gym
| site_cityst = Wailuku, HI
| gamename = Maui Classic
| attend = 590
| tv =
| score = 94–55
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 2017
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = San Jose State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 3,198
| tv =
| score = 110–62
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 13, 2017
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Savannah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 8,280
| tv =
| score = 84–36
| overtime =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 16, 2017
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 17
| opponent = UC Santa Barbara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moda Center
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| gamename = Dam City Classic
| attend =
| tv = P12N
| score = 74–49
| overtime =
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 2017
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = UC Davis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 3,474
| tv =
| score = 61–47
| overtime =
| record = 9–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}| Pac-12 regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29, 2017
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 4,247
| tv =
| score = 75–63
| overtime =
| record = 10–2 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 31, 2017
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 3,884
| tv = P12N
| score = 71–53
| overtime =
| record = 11–2 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5, 2018
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,986
| tv = P12N
| score = 49–84
| overtime =
| record = 11–3 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2018
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 592
| tv = P12N
| score = 61–65
| overtime =
| record = 11–4 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12, 2018
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 22
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 3,954
| tv = P12N
| score = 57–54
| overtime =
| record = 12–4 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 2018
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 22
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 4,226
| tv = P12N
| score = 88–44
| overtime =
| record = 13–4 (4–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19, 2018
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename = Civil War
| attend = 6,704
| tv = P12N
| score = 85–79
| overtime = OT
| record = 14–4 (5–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2018
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| gamename = Civil War
| attend = 7,249
| tv = P12N
| score = 63–75
| overtime =
| record = 14–5 (5–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 2018
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Utah
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 2,566
| tv = P12N
| score = 69–58
| overtime =
| record = 15–5 (6–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2018
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Coors Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 3,781
| tv = P12N
| score = 86–71
| overtime =
| record = 16–5 (7–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 2018
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 5,791
| tv = P12N
| score = 57–60
| overtime =
| record = 16–6 (7–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2018
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = California
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 3,706
| tv = P12N
| score = 68–48
| overtime =
| record = 17–6 (8–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 9, 2018
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 906
| tv = P12N
| score = 63–61
| overtime = OT
| record = 18–6 (9–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 2017
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alaska Airlines Arena
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,589
| tv = P12N
| score = 95–57
| overtime =
| record = 19–6 (10–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16, 2017
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 5,011
| tv = P12N
| score = 67–64
| overtime = OT
| record = 20–6 (11–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2018
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 4,942
| tv = P12N
| score = 69–63
| overtime =
| record = 21–6 (12–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 23, 2018
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McKale Center
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,543
| tv = P12N
| score = 65–40
| overtime =
| record = 22–6 (13–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2018
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 3,258
| tv = P12N
| score = 64–60
| overtime =
| record = 23–6 (14–4)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}|2018 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 2018
| time = 8:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 10
| seed = 3
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium = KeyArena
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 4,741
| tv = P12N
| score = 51–57
| overtime =
| record = 23–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}|2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 16, 2018
| time = 9:00 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13
| seed = 6 L
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| opprank =
| oppseed = 11 L
| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = First round
| attend =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 82–58
| overtime =
| record = 24–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 18, 2018
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| seed = 6 L
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 12
| oppseed = 3 L
| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = Second round
| attend = 4,338
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 66–59
| overtime =
| record = 25–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 23, 2018
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13
| seed = 6 L
| opponent = Baylor
| opprank = 2
| oppseed = 2 L
| site_stadium = Rupp Arena
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = Sweet Sixteen
| attend =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 72–67
| overtime =
| record = 26–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 25, 2018
| time = 9:00 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13
| seed = 6 L
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 3
| oppseed = 1 L
| site_stadium = Rupp Arena
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = Elite Eight
| attend = 6,268
| tv = ESPN
| score = 43–76
| overtime =
| record = 26–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP poll|timezone=Pacific|region=L|regionname=Lexington Region}}
Rankings
{{main|2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%" |
| + Regular-season polls
!Poll !! Pre- |
| style="text-align:center;"
! AP | style="background:#FFF;" | 19 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 18 | style="background:#FFF;" | 18 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 21 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 19 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 18 | style="background:#FFF;" | 17 | style="background:#FFF;" | 17 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 16 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 22 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 18 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 17 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 16 | style="background:#FFF;" | 16 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 15 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 12 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 10 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 13 | style="background:#FFF;" | 13 | style="background:#FFF;" | N/A |
| style="text-align:center;"
! Coaches | style="background:#FFF;" | 17 | style="background:#FFF;" | N/A | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 18 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 19 | style="background:#FFF;" | 19 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 17 | style="background:#FFF;" | 17 | style="background:#FFF;" | 17 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 16 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 21 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 19 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 17 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 16 | style="background:#FFF;" | 16 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 14 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 10 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 12 | style="background:#FFF;" | 12 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 8 |
| style="border:1px solid black;"
|+ Legend | style="background:#D8FFEB; width:20px;" | | | Increase in ranking |
| style="background:#FFE6E6; width:20px;" |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| style="background:#FFFFE6; width:20px;" |
| | No change |
| (RV)
| | Received votes |
| (NR)
| | Not ranked |
See also
References
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