2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Mittie, and played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Saint Louis and Utah in the first and second rounds before losing to UC Davis in the third round.

2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	18–16 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Jeff Mittie (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Ostermann Chris Carr Jayci Stone
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum

2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Baylor †	18	–	0		1.000			33	–	2		.943
No. 8 Texas	15	–	3		.833			28	–	7		.800
Oklahoma State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Oklahoma	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
TCU	9	–	9		.500			23	–	13		.639
West Virginia	8	–	10		.444			25	–	12		.676
Iowa State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Kansas State	7	–	11		.389			18	–	16		.529
Kansas	3	–	15		.167			12	–	18		.400
Texas Tech	1	–	17		.056			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown C 0 Anastasia Tsybaeva 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Jr Burbank East Los Angeles Burbank, CA G 1 Kaylee Page 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Wamego Nebraska Wamego, KS G 2 Cymone Goodrich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr South Shore International Prep Chicago, IL G 5 Alisa Wiggins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Montclair Montclair, NJ G 10 Kayla Goth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr DeForest DeForest, WI F 11 Peyton Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Cair Paravel Topeka, KS G 12 Rachel Ranke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Eastview Burnsville, MN F 15 Kali Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Murrietta Mt. San Antonio Murrieta, CA G 22 Karyla Middlebrook 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Blue Springs HS Alabama Blue Springs, MO C 33 Ashley Ray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Girard Girard, KS C 40 Mary Lakes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Manual Peoria, IL G 50 Shaelyn Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Salinas Central Salina, KS	Head coach Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western) Assistant coach(es) Brian Ostermann (UW–La Crosse) Chris Carr (Southern Illinois) Jayci Stone (Kansas State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 3, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017* 5:30 pm		Emporia State	W 87–65		Bramlage Coliseum (3,470) Manhattan, KS
11/06/2017* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		Fort Hays State	W 61–46		Bramlage Coliseum (3,009) Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:30 pm		Stephen F. Austin	W 74–49	1–0	Bramlage Coliseum (3,838) Manhattan, KS
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		Omaha	W 81–60	2–0	Bramlage Coliseum (2,990) Manhattan, KS
11/17/2017* 5:30 pm		Florida A&M	W 81–57	3–0	Bramlage Coliseum (3,439) Manhattan, KS
11/19/2017* 3:00 pm		at North Texas	W 55–54	4–0	The Super Pit (1,172) Denton, TX
11/24/2017* 3:15 pm		vs. No. 5 UCLA South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	L 55–64	4–1	South Point Arena (550) Las Vegas, NV
11/25/2017* 7:45 pm		vs. Penn State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 70–65	5–1	South Point Arena (650) Las Vegas, NV
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 19 Missouri Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 59–73	5–2	Mizzou Arena (3,068) Columbia, MO
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Texas–Arlington	W 70–56	6–2	Bramlage Coliseum (2,974) Manhattan, KS
12/16/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Little Rock	W 66–51	7–2	Bramlage Coliseum (3,254) Manhattan, KS
12/18/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Chicago State	W 99–51	8–2	Bramlage Coliseum (2,927) Manhattan, KS
12/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Iowa	L 71–72	8–3	Bramlage Coliseum (3,260) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		No. 6 Baylor	L 58–88	8–4 (0–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,396) Manhattan, KS
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		at No. 24 Oklahoma State	L 68–76	8–5 (0–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,277) Stillwater, OK
01/03/2018 6:00 pm, Nexstar		at No. 12 West Virginia	W 60–52	9–5 (1–2)	WVU Coliseum (1,440) Morgantown, WV
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 8 Texas	L 54–75	9–6 (1–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (1,440) Manhattan, KS
01/10/2018 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv		at Iowa State	W 67–60	10–6 (2–3)	Hilton Coliseum (9,501) Ames, IA
01/13/2018 1:00 pm, FSN		No. 20 Oklahoma State	W 80–64	11–7 (3–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,041) Manhattan, KS
01/17/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Oklahoma	L 71–76	11–8 (3–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,465) Manhattan, KS
01/20/2018 7:00 pm, FSSW		at No. 6 Baylor	L 50–75	11–8 (3–5)	Ferrell Center (6,131) Waco, TX
01/24/2018 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		No. 24 TCU	L 63–68	11–9 (3–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,381) Manhattan, KS
01/28/2018 4:00 pm, FS1		at Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 63–59	12–9 (4–6)	Allen Fieldhouse (5,066) Lawrence, KS
01/31/2018 10:30 am, FSOK		at Oklahoma	L 49–68	12–10 (4–7)	Lloyd Noble Center (7,245) Norman, OK
02/03/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Iowa State	L 45–80	12–11 (4–8)	Bramlage Coliseum (6,490) Manhattan, KS
02/07/2018 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		Texas Tech	W 83–69	13–11 (5–8)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,147) Manhattan, KS
02/10/2018 7:00 pm, LHN		at No. 6 Texas	L 54–76	13–12 (5–9)	Frank Erwin Center (3,900) Austin, TX
02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSSW		at TCU	L 70–87	13–13 (5–10)	Schollmaier Arena (2,043) Fort Worth, TX
02/20/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		West Virginia	L 66–75	13–14 (5–11)	Bramlage Coliseum (3,452) Manhattan, KS
02/24/2018 3:00 pm, FSN		Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 93–67	14–14 (6–11)	Bramlage Coliseum (6,037) Manhattan, KS
02/26/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW+		at Texas Tech	W 86–63	15–14 (7–11)	United Supermarkets Arena (3,084) Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2018 8:30 pm, FCS	(8)	vs. (9) Kansas First Round	W 72–63	16–14	Chesapeake Energy Arena  Oklahoma City, OK
03/03/2018 1:30 pm, FSN	(8)	vs. (1) No. 3 Baylor Quarterfinals	L 54–83	16–15	Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,047) Oklahoma City, OK
WNIT
03/15/2018* 7:00 pm		Saint Louis First Round	W 75–61	17–15	Bramlage Coliseum (1,254) Manhattan, KS
03/18/2018* 5:00 pm		Utah Second Round	W 74–57	18–15	Bramlage Coliseum (1,328) Manhattan, KS
03/23/2018* 7:00 pm		UC Davis Third Round	L 69–71	18–16	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR			N/A
Coaches	RV	N/A	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

External links

• Official Team Website