2017–18 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies were led by sixth year head coach Jerry Finkbeiner. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West women's tournament to Air Force.

2017–18 Utah State Aggies women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	7–23 (5–13 Mountain West)
Head coach	Jerry Finkbeiner (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Ben Finkbeiner JC Carter Kelsie Kruger
Home arena	Smith Spectrum

2017–18 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Boise State †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
UNLV	14	–	4		.778			19	–	12		.613
Wyoming	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Colorado State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Fresno State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
New Mexico	10	–	8		.556			25	–	11		.694
Nevada	7	–	11		.389			19	–	17		.528
San Diego State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Utah State	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Air Force	5	–	13		.278			6	–	25		.194
San Jose State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament where they lost to UNLV. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Idaho in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Eliza West 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Peninsula School Mount Martha, Australia G 2 Jessie Geer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Campbell County HS Gillette, WY G 3 Olivia West 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Templestowe College Launceston, Australia F 5 Shannon Dufficy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Our Lady of Mercy College Preston, Australia G 11 Lindsey Jensen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Sky View Smithfield, UT G/F 12 Hailey Bassett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Layton Layton, UT C 15 Laura Daulton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Oak Ridge Spring, TX G 21 Victoria Price 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX G 22 Rachel Brewster 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Rowville Secondary College Melbourne, Australia G 32 Emmie Harris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Boyle County Danville, KY F 41 Taylor Franson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr American Fork American Fork, UT C 44 Deja Mason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Brennan HS San Antonio, TX	Head coach Jerry Finkbeiner (Southern Nazarene) Assistant coach(es) Ben Finkbeiner (Oral Roberts) JC Carter (Southwest Baptist) Kelsie Kruger (Adams State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 6, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017* 2:00 pm		Westminster (Utah)	W 72–55		Smith Spectrum (443) Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 8:00 pm		at UC Irvine	L 84–87	0–1	Bren Events Center (421) Irvine, CA
11/14/2017* 12:00 pm		Dixie State	W 92–72	1–1	Smith Spectrum (3,441) Logan, UT
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm		Arizona	L 49–65	1–2	Smith Spectrum (597) Logan, UT
11/21/2017* 5:00 pm		at Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 67–70	1–3	America First Events Center (450) Cedar City, UT
11/27/2017* 7:00 pm		at Idaho State	L 44–64	1–4	Reed Gym (1,038) Pocatello, ID
12/01/2017* 7:00 pm		vs. Montana State Maui Classic	L 52–64	1–5	War Memorial Gym  Wailuku, HI
12/02/2017* 10:00 pm		vs. No. 21 Oregon State Maui Classic	L 55–94	1–6	War Memorial Gym (590) Wailuku, HI
12/06/2017* 4:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 76–69	2–6	Marriott Center (385) Provo, UT
12/09/2017* 3:00 pm		at Utah Valley Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 43–61	2–7	Lockhart Arena (309) Orem, UT
12/16/2017* 2:00 pm		Denver	L 72–74 OT	2–8	Smith Spectrum (325) Logan, UT
12/18/2017* 7:00 pm		Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 44–79	2–9	Smith Spectrum (666) Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2017 8:00 pm		at San Jose State	L 66–79	2–10 (0–1)	Event Center Arena (736) San Jose, CA
12/30/2017 2:00 pm		San Diego State	W 62–58	3–10 (1–1)	Smith Spectrum (368) Logan, UT
01/03/2018 8:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 56–57	3–11 (1–2)	Save Mart Center (2,904) Fresno, CA
01/06/2018 2:00 pm		UNLV	L 54–63	3–12 (1–3)	Smith Spectrum (346) Logan, UT
01/10/2018 7:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 45–56	3–13 (1–4)	Moby Arena (951) Fort Collins, CO
01/13/2018 2:00 pm		Nevada	W 79–57	4–13 (2–4)	Smith Spectrum (235) Logan, UT
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		Boise State	L 42–64	4–14 (2–5)	Smith Spectrum (563) Logan, UT
01/20/2018 7:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 44–61	4–15 (2–6)	Arena-Auditorium (2,563) Laramie, WY
01/24/2018 7:00 pm		at Air Force	L 50–57	4–16 (2–7)	Clune Arena (253) Colorado Springs, CO
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		Fresno State	W 60–52	5–16 (3–7)	Smith Spectrum (461) Logan, UT
01/31/2018 7:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 47–80	5–17 (3–8)	Dreamstyle Arena (4,472) Albuquerque, NM
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		Wyoming	L 46–64	5–18 (3–9)	Smith Spectrum (794) Logan, UT
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		at Boise State	L 68–80	5–19 (3–10)	Taco Bell Arena (1,257) Boise, ID
02/14/2018 7:00 pm		New Mexico	L 50–74	5–20 (3–11)	Smith Spectrum (286) Logan, UT
02/17/2018 3:00 pm		at Nevada	L 78–85 OT	5–21 (3–12)	Lawlor Events Center (2,132) Reno, NV
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		Air Force	W 57–55	6–21 (4–12)	Smith Spectrum (327) Logan, UT
02/27/2018 7:00 pm		San Jose State	W 86–78	7–21 (5–12)	Smith Spectrum (311) Logan, UT
03/02/2018 7:00 pm		at UNLV	L 58–68	7–22 (5–13)	Cox Pavilion (1,001) Paradise, NV
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/05/2018 3:00 pm	(9)	vs. (8) Air Force First Round	L 54–68	7–23	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team