2017 – 18 Northern Colorado Bears women 's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Bears were led by fourth year head coach Kamie Ethridge , played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena as members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 26 – 7 , 15 – 3 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season Championship . They defeated Montana , Idaho State , and Idaho to win the Big Sky Women 's Tournament for the first time in program history . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Women 's Tournament , the school 's first . As the No. 10 seed in the Lexington region , they lost to Michigan in the First Round
Big Sky Women 's Tournament
2018 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team