2017–18 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team

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. 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.

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

2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

	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

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

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.

See also

• 2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team