# 2017–18 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by eleventh year head coach June Daugherty, played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 3–14 in the Pac-12 to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to USC.
On March 13, June Daugherty was fired. She finished at Washington State with a record of 130–218. WSU hired Northern Colorado head coach Kamie Ethridge on April 16.

## Previous season

They finished the season 16–20, 6–12 in the Pac-12 to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Stanford. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated BYU, Wyoming and UC Davis in the first, second and third rounds, Iowa in the quarterfinals before losing to Georgia Tech in the semifinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | The Master's University | W 95–57 | | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 76–91 | 0–1 | The Pavilion (817) Davis, CA |
| 11/12/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 75–81 | 0–2 | McKeon Pavilion (307) Moraga, CA |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 74–70 | 1–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium (358) San Francisco, CA |
| 11/19/2017* 1:00 pm, P12N | | No. 25 Kentucky | L 68–73 | 1–3 | Beasley Coliseum (991) Pullman, WA |
| 11/24/2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. No. 17 South Florida Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | L 45–82 | 1–4 | Germain Arena (1,207) Estero, FL |
| 11/25/2017* 10:30 am | | vs. East Tennessee State Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round | W 80–76 | 2–4 | Germain Arena (1,537) Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2017* 10:30 am | | vs. Rutgers Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game | W 63–60 | 3–4 | Germain Arena (1,707) Estero, FL |
| 12/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 72–55 | 4–4 | Beasley Coliseum (652) Pullman, WA |
| 12/04/2017* 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | W 85–63 | 5–4 | Beasley Coliseum (479) Pullman, WA |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Gonzaga | L 56–62 | 5–5 | Beasley Coliseum (977) Pullman, WA |
| 12/18/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Boise State | W 61–53 | 6–5 | Taco Bell Arena (896) Boise, ID |
| 12/22/2017* 11:00 am | | at Nebraska | W 73–61 | 7–5 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,404) Lincoln, NE |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 3:00 pm | | at No. 10 Oregon | L 56–89 | 7–6 (0–1) | Matthew Knight Arena (3,476) Eugene, OR |
| 12/31/2017 11:00 am, P12N | | at No. 17 Oregon State | L 53–71 | 7–7 (0–2) | Gill Coliseum (3,884) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/05/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 89–75 | 8–7 (1–2) | Beasley Coliseum (679) Boulder, CO |
| 01/07/2018 11:00 am, P12N | | Utah | L 77–79 | 8–8 (1–3) | Beasley Coliseum (776) Boulder, CO |
| 01/12/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 57–70 | 8–9 (1–4) | Maples Pavilion (3,696) Stanford, CA |
| 01/14/2018 1:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 24 California | L 60–66 | 8–10 (1–5) | Haas Pavilion (1,758) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm, P12N | | Washington Rivalry | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 9–10 (2–5) | Beasley Coliseum (1,199) Pullman, WA |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington Rivalry | L 49–56 | 9–11 (2–6) | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,603) Seattle, WA |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm | | USC | L 72–73 | 9–12 (2–7) | Beasley Coliseum (803) Pullman, WA |
| 01/28/2018 3:00 pm | | No. 13 UCLA | L 71–79 | 9–13 (2–8) | Beasley Coliseum (1,093) Pullman, WA |
| 02/02/2018 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona | W 78–60 | 10–13 (3–8) | McKale Center (1,612) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm | | at Arizona State | L 51–77 | 10–14 (3–9) | Wells Fargo Arena (1,588) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/09/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | No. 16 Oregon State | L 61–63 $^{OT}$ | 10–15 (3–10) | Beasley Coliseum (906) Pullman, WA |
| 02/11/2018 1:00 pm, P12N | | No. 9 Oregon | L 79–90 | 10–16 (3–11) | Beasley Coliseum (1,122) Pullman, WA |
| 02/16/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 50–54 | 10–17 (3–12) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,149) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/18/2018 11:00 am, P12N | | at Colorado | L 69–72 | 10–18 (3–13) | Coors Events Center (3,423) Boulder, CO |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm | | California | L 54–67 | 10–19 (3–14) | Beasley Coliseum (781) Pullman, WA |
| 02/24/2018 1:00 pm, P12N | | No. 16 Stanford | Cancelled | Cancelled | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | (10) | vs. (7) USC First Round | L 44–47 | 10–20 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |