2017–18 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team represented Colorado State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by sixth year head coach Ryun Williams, played their home games at Moby Arena, and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Boise State. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Western Illinois in the first round before losing in to South Dakota in the second round.

2017–18 Colorado State Rams women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	21–12 (11–7 Mountain West)
Head coach	Ryun Williams (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Tim Moser Carissa Theilbar Amber Cunningham
Home arena	Moby Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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

Roster

2017–18 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Nathalie Liden 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lulea Gymnasieskola Stockholm, SWE G 2 Stine Aistgulen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Langhaugen Videregaende Bergen, NOR G 4 Jordyn Edwards 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Lynnwood HS Seattle, WA G 5 Sofie Tryggedsson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Aabyhøj Aarhus, DNK G 10 Hannah Tvrdy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Seward HS Nebraska Seward, NE C 11 Lena Svanholm 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Horsholm Horsholm, DNK G/F 12 Callie Kasier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Broomfield HS Broomfield, CO F 15 Veronika Mirkovic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Sandagymnasiet Nässjö, SWE G/F 21 Myanne Hamm 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Poudre HS Fort Collins, CO F 22 Lauren Brocke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Centennial HS Boise, ID G 23 Grace Colaivalu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Rosemont HS Sacramento, CA F 32 Anne Brady 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cottonwood HS Salt Lake CC Salt Lake City, UT C 33 Anna Dreimane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Riga State Gymnasium Riga, LVA F 34 Liah Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO F 35 Lore Devos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Stedelijk Kortrijk, BEL	Head coach Ryun Williams (South Dakota) Assistant coach(es) Tim Moser (CSU Pueblo) Carissa Theilbar (UW–Superior) Amber Cunningham (South Dakota) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017* 6:00 pm		UCCS	W 78–60		Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:30 pm		Idaho	L 69–83	0–1	Moby Arena (1663) Fort Collins, CO
11/13/2017* 6:00 pm		Gonzaga	W 65–49	1–1	Moby Arena (1,137) Fort Collins, CO
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm		Eastern New Mexico	W 75–35	2–1	Moby Arena (1,027) Fort Collins, CO
11/21/2017* 7:00 pm		Oklahoma	L 46–78	2–2	Moby Arena (1,409) Fort Collins, CO
11/25/2017* 4:00 pm		North Carolina Central	W 85–48	3–2	Moby Arena (1,157) Fort Collins, CO
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm		at Denver	W 61–56	4–2	Hamilton Gymnasium (321) Denver, CO
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm		BYU	W 56–54	5–2	Moby Arena (1,297) Fort Collins, CO
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm		Colorado	L 67–70	5–3	Moby Arena (1,461) Fort Collins, CO
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	W 55–44	6–3	Bank of Colorado Arena (986) Greeley, CO
12/18/2017* 2:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 71–59	7–3	Moby Arena (897) Fort Collins, CO
12/21/2017* 12:00 pm		Morgan State	W 60–44	8–3	Moby Arena (886) Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm		Boise State	L 58–62	8–4 (0–1)	Moby Arena (1,209) Fort Collins, CO
12/30/2017 2:00 pm		San José State	W 63–48	9–4 (1–1)	Moby Arena (1,153) Fort Collins, CO
01/03/2018 7:30 pm		at San Diego State	W 65–63	10–4 (2–1)	Viejas Arena (490) San Diego, CA
01/06/2018 3:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 45–56	10–5 (2–2)	Save Mart Center (2,162) Fresno, CA
01/10/2018 7:00 pm		Utah State	W 56–45	11–5 (3–2)	Moby Arena (951) Fort Collins, CO
01/13/2018 2:00 pm		Wyoming Border War	L 49–53	11–6 (3–3)	Moby Arena (2,678) Fort Collins, CO
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		at Air Force	W 40–39	12–6 (4–3)	Clune Arena (323) Colorado Springs, CO
01/20/2018 4:00 pm		at UNLV	L 52–56	12–7 (4–4)	Cox Pavilion (1,358) Paradise, NV
01/24/2018 7:00 pm		San Diego State	W 72–43	13–7 (5–4)	Moby Arena (1,175) Fort Collins, CO
01/27/2018 7:00 pm		New Mexico	W 74–71 OT	14–7 (6–4)	Moby Arena (1,624) Fort Collins, CO
01/31/2018 6:30 pm		Wyoming Border War	W 64–53	15–7 (7–4)	Arena-Auditorium (3,158) Laramie, WY
02/03/2018 3:00 pm		at Nevada	W 65–59	16–7 (8–4)	Lawlor Events Center (1,467) Reno, NV
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		Air Force	W 61–50	17–7 (9–4)	Moby Arena (1,137) Fort Collins, CO
02/10/2018 3:00 pm		San José State	W 73–66	18–7 (10–4)	Event Center Arena (1,076) San Jose, CA
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		Fresno State	L 64–75	18–8 (10–5)	Moby Arena (1,999) Fort Collins, CO
02/21/2018 7:00 pm		at Boise State	L 49–55	18–9 (10–6)	Taco Bell Arena (641) Boise, ID
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		Nevada	W 75–64	19–9 (11–6)	Moby Arena (1,747) Fort Collins, CO
02/27/2018 7:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 48–54	19–10 (11–7)	The Pit (5,088) Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/06/2018 3:30 pm	(5)	vs. (4) Fresno State Quarterfinals	W 71–55	20–10	Thomas & Mack Center (1,293) Paradise, NV
03/07/2018 7:30 pm	(5)	vs. (1) Boise State Semifinals	L 51–76	20–11	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/15/2018* 7:00 pm		Western Illinois First Round	W 67–64	21–11	Moby Arena (772) Fort Collins, CO
03/18/2018* 12:00 pm		at South Dakota Second Round	L 49–74	21–12	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,089) Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

References

1. "Colorado State Women's Schedule". Colorado State University. 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.