# 2017–18 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Fennelly, who was in his twenty-third season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 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 Texas.

## Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2016–17 season 18-13, 9-9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They fell to Kansas State in the 2017 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament. The team was able to qualify for the NCAA tournament as a No. 9 seed at-large team. They lost to Syracuse in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament

### Departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Position | Reason |
| Seanna Johnson | Guard | Graduated |
| Lexi Albrecht | Guard | Graduated |
| Jordan Jensen | Forward | Graduated |
| Jadda Buckley | Guard | Graduated |
| Sofija Zivaljevic | Forward | Transferred |
| Heather Bowe | Forward | Graduated |
| TeeTee Starks | Guard | Transferred |
| Reference: |||

### 2018–19 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Morgan Kane F | Riverton, UT | Riverton High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Ashley Joens G | Iowa City, IA | City High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Maddie Frederick G | Tipp City, OH | Tippecanoe High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 5, 2017* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | UW–La Crosse | W 93–50 | | 17 – Carleton | 6 – Burkhall | 6 – Johnson | Hilton Coliseum (9,508) Ames, IA |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 10, 2017* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | South Dakota | W 81–76 | 1–0 | 24 – Carleton | 9 – Scott | 4 – 2 tied | Hilton Coliseum (9,143) Ames, IA |
| November 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 53–57 | 1–1 | 18 – Carleton | 7 – 2 tied | 5 – Carleton | McLeod Center (2,099) Cedar Falls, IA |
| November 20, 2017* 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | | UMKC | W 61–45 | 2–1 | 15 – Wise | 15 – Wise | 3 – 3 tied | Hilton, Coliseum (9,603) Ames, IA |
| November 24, 2017* 2:00 pm, Flohoops | | vs. Tulane Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division semifinals | W 67–64 | 3–1 | 19 – 2 tied | 10 – Scott | 5 – Carleton | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 25, 2017* 5:45 pm, Flohoops | | vs. Central Michigan Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division championship | L 60–81 | 3–2 | 19 – Carleton | 9 – Scott | 4 – 2 tied | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2017* 7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 80–83 | 3–3 | 21 – Durr | 7 – Carleton | 5 – Carleton | Knapp Center (3,212) Des Moines, IA |
| December 2, 2017* 3:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 74–77 | 3–4 | 30 – Carleton | 8 – 2 tied | 6 – Durr | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| December 6, 2017* 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 55–61 | 3–5 | 17 – Carleton | 7 – Carleton | 6 – Carleton | Hilton Coliseum (10,916) Ames, IA |
| December 10, 2017* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | North Carolina Central | W 99–58 | 4–5 | 21 – Carleton | 7 – Scott | 9 – Durr | Hilton Coliseum (9,664) Ames, IA |
| December 17, 2017* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | UC Riverside | W 89–66 | 5–5 | 19 – Wise | 10 – Carleton | 9 – Johnson | Hilton, Coliseum (9,508) Ames, IA |
| December 21, 2017* 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Nicholls State | W 75–47 | 6–5 | 18 – Wise | 10 – Scott | 6 – Carleton | Hilton Coliseum (9,466) Ames, IA |
| Big 12 Conference Season |||||||||
| December 28, 2017 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Kansas | W 71–69 | 7–5 (1–0) | 30 – Carleton | 9 – 2 tied | 3 – 2 tied | Hilton Coliseum (9,764) Ames, IA |
| December 31, 2017 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Oklahoma | L 69–74 | 7–6 (1–1) | 21 – Carleton | 9 – Carleton | 4 – Durr | Hilton Coliseum (9,791) Ames, IA |
| January 3, 2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at No. 6 Baylor | L 49–89 | 7–7 (1–2) | 15 – Carleton | 5 – 2 tied | 2 – Scott | Ferrell Center (5,113) Waco, TX |
| January 7, 2018 1:00 pm | | at No. 12 West Virginia | L 49–57 | 7–8 (1–3) | 14 – Carleton | 9 – Scott | 4 – Carleton | WVU Coliseum (2,580) Morgantown, WV |
| January 10, 2018 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Kansas State | L 60–67 | 7–9 (1–4) | 17 – Kennedy-Hopoate | 11 – Carleton | 5 – Carleton | Hilton Coliseum (9,501) Ames, IA |
| January 13, 2018 6:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at Texas Tech | W 66–54 | 8–9 (2–4) | 17 – Wise | 6 – 3 tied | 5 – Durr | United Supermarkets Arena (3,823) Lubbock, TX |
| January 17, 2018 8:00 pm, FSN | | No. 4 Baylor | L 50–79 | 8–10 (2–5) | 24 – Carleton | 8 – Carleton | 3 – Johnson | Hilton Coliseum (9,510) Ames, IA |
| January 20, 2018 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | | No. 17 West Virginia | L 59–69 | 8–11 (2–6) | 15 – Durr | 6 – Kennedy-Hopoate | 5 – Carleton | Hilton Coliseum (10,067) Ames, IA |
| January 24, 2018 8:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 19 Oklahoma State | W 78–69 | 9–11 (3–6) | 39 – Carleton | 9 – Carleton | 4 – Durr | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,370) Stillwater, OK |
| January 27, 2018 8:00 pm, LHN | | at No. 6 Texas | L 55–87 | 9–12 (3–7) | 20 – Durr | 6 – Wise | 3 – Durr | Frank Erwin Center (4,446) Austin, TX |
| January 30, 2018 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | | No. 22 TCU | L 52–75 | 9–13 (3-8) | 21 – Durr | 5 – 2 tied | 4 – Carleton | Hilton Coliseum (9,829) Ames, IA |
| February 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kansas State | W 80–45 | 10–13 (4–8) | 21 – Camber | 13 – Burkhall | 13 – Durr | Bramlage Coliseum (6,490) Manhattan, KS |
| February 10, 2018 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | | No. 22 Oklahoma State | L 73–81 | 10–14 (4–9) | 21 – Wise | 9 – Wise | 5 – Johnson | Hilton Coliseum (10,148) Ames, IA |
| February 14, 2018 6:30 pm, FSSW | | at TCU | W 66–63 | 11–14 (5–9) | 26 – Carleton | 13 – Ricketts | 6 – Durr | Schollmaier Arena (1,695) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 17, 2018 3:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Texas Tech | W 69–57 | 12–14 (6–9) | 25 – Carleton | 9 – Scott | 5 – Durr | Hilton Coliseum (11,072) Ames, IA |
| February 21, 2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at Oklahoma | L 71–80 | 12–15 (6–10) | 22 – Durr | 8 – Burkhall | 4 – 2 tied | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| February 24, 2018 5:00 pm, FSN | | No. 6 Texas | L 59–72 | 12–16 (6–11) | 23 – Carleton | 6 – 2 tied | 4 – 2 tied | Hilton Coliseum (10,061) Ames, IA |
| February 27, 2018 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | at Kansas | W 65–56 | 13–16 (7–11) | 27 – Durr | 8 – Burkhall | 7 – Carleton | Allen Fieldhouse (1,840) Lawrence, KS |
| Big 12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 2018 8:30 pm, FCS | (7) | vs. (10) Texas Tech First Round | W 74–49 | 14–16 | 24 – Carleton | 10 – Wise | 3 – 2 tied | Chesapeake Energy Arena (2,779) Oklahoma City, OK |
| March 3, 2018 6:00 pm, FSN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 7 Texas Quarterfinals | L 69–81 | 14–17 | 25 – 2 tied | 5 – 2 tied | 4 – Durr | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings