2017–18 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team


The 2017–18 Miami hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by thirteenth-year head coach Katie Meier, play their home games at the Watsco Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Florida State. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the rematch of last year's second round to Quinnipiac in the first round.

2017–18 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–11 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Octavia Blue
  • Tia Jackson
  • Fitzroy Anthony
Home arenaWatsco Center
Seasons
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Louisville *† 15 1   .938 36 3   .923
No. 5 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 35 3   .921
No. 11 Florida State 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 21 NC State 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
No. 20 Duke 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Syracuse 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Virginia 10 6   .625 19 14   .576
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 23 14   .622
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 20 14   .588
Wake Forest 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
North Carolina 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 10 20   .333
Boston College 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
Clemson 1 15   .063 11 19   .367
2018 ACC tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2017–18 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Keyanna Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr William T. Dwyer Palm Beach Gardens, FL
G 1 Laura Cornelius 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Caland Lyceum Groningen, Netherlands
G 3 Endia Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Duluth Duluth, GA
G 4 Shaneese Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr University Christian School
Florida Atlantic
Callahan, FL
G 5 Mykea Gray 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Fr National Christian Academy Atlanta, GA
G/F 12 Sarah Mortensen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Long Island Lutheran Copenhagen, Denmark
G 13 Taylor Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Norcross Decatur, GA
G 15 Neydja Petithomme 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Grandview Prep
Auburn
Boca Raton, FL
G 20 Kelsey Marshall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Miami Country Day School Davie, FL
F/C 21 Emese Hof 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Caland Lyceum Utrecht, Netherlands
G/F 23 Rebecca Ripley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr New Hampton School Stratham, NH
F 25 Khaila Prather 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Riverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD
F/C 30 Erykah Davenport 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Tucker Tucker, GA
F 32 Beatrice Mompremier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Miami Senior
Baylor
Miami, FL
C 51 Serena-Lynn Geldof 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So KA Redingenhof Leuven Ostend, Belgium
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 21, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Nova Southeastern W 102–47 
Watsco Center (812)
Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
FIU W 77–69  1–0
Watsco Center (1,073)
Coral Gables, FL
November 12, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Vermont W 73–49  2–0
Watsco Center (777)
Coral Gables, FL
November 18, 2017*
3:00 pm, Pac–12 Plus
at Colorado L 61–67  2–1
Coors Events Center (1,450)
Boulder, CO
November 21, 2017*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
New Orleans W 76–46  3–1
Watsco Center (2,005)
Coral Gables, FL
November 24, 2017*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Maine
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
W 80–73  4–1
Watsco Center (713)
Coral Gables, FL
November 26, 2017*
12:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 Maryland
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
L 71–79  4–2
Watsco Center (884)
Coral Gables, FL
November 30, 2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 67–57  5–2
Watsco Center (1,062)
Coral Gables, FL
December 3, 2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
St. John's L 64–74  5–3
Watsco Center (809)
Coral Gables, FL
December 10, 2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 20 Kentucky W 65–54  6–3
Watsco Center (868)
Coral Gables, FL
December 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Alabama State W 73–31  7–3
Watsco Center (929)
Coral Gables, FL
December 18, 2017*
3:30 pm
vs. Sacramento State
Puerto Rico Classic
W 82–56  8–3
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (105)
Trujillo Alto, PR
December 20, 2017*
1:00 pm
vs. Southern Illinois
Puerto Rico Classic
W 75–65  9–3
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (116)
Trujillo Alto, PR
December 28, 2017*
7:00 pm
Bethune–Cookman W 85–39  10–3
Watsco Center (793)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC regular season
December 31, 2017
12:30 pm, RSN
No. 14 Duke W 51–48  11–3
(1–0)
Watsco Center (878)
Coral Gables, FL
January 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 2 Notre Dame L 76–83  11–4
(1–1)
Purcell Pavilion (7,828)
South Bend, IN
January 7, 2018
12:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Wake Forest L 50–61  11–5
(1–2)
Watsco Center (1,138)
Coral Gables, FL
January 11, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN
at No. 13 Florida State L 67–105  11–6
(1–3)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,281)
Tallahassee, FL
January 14, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Clemson W 72–60  12–6
(2–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (830)
Clemson, SC
January 18, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN
Syracuse W 72–67  13–6
(3–3)
Watsco Center (631)
Coral Gables, FL
January 21, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College W 65–43  14–6
(4–3)
Conte Forum (1,232)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 25, 2018
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
Louisville L 74–84  14–7
(4–4)
Watsco Center (2,706)
Coral Gables, FL
January 28, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech W 82–78  15–7
(5–4)
Cassell Coliseum (2,878)
Blacksburg, VA
February 4, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina W 92–72  16–7
(6–4)
Carmichael Arena (3,549)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 23 NC State W 52–48  17–7
(7–4)
Watsco Center (786)
Coral Gables, FL
February 11, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 Florida State L 71–91  17–8
(7–5)
Watsco Center (2,527)
Coral Gables, FL
February 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh W 82–58  18–8
(8–5)
Watsco Center (840)
Coral Gables, FL
February 18, 2018
12:30 pm, RSN
at Virginia W 77–62  19–8
(9–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,890)
Charlottesville, VA
February 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 51–70  19–9
(9–6)
McCamish Pavilion (1,476)
Atlanta, GA
February 25, 2018
4:00 pm, RSN
Virginia Tech W 76–46  20–9
(10–6)
Watsco Center (1,165)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2018
8:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(6) vs. (11) Wake Forest
Second Round
W 68–60  21–9
Greensboro Coliseum (4,008)
Greensboro, NC
March 2, 2018
8:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(6) vs. (3) No. 11 Florida State
Quarterfinals
L 69–73  21–10
Greensboro Coliseum (4,316)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(8 A) vs. (9 A) Quinnipiac
First Round
L 72–86  21–11
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,154)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2017–18 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball schedule". Miami Hurricanes.