2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team

2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball
2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–18 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach	Gayle Coats Fulks (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Robyn Scherr-Wells; James Janssen; Lakevia Boykin;
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	15	–	1	.938	23	–	7	.767
Duquesne	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
Fordham	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
George Mason	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
George Washington †	10	–	6	.625	19	–	14	.576
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6	.625	19	–	15	.559
Saint Louis	9	–	7	.563	17	–	16	.515
Richmond	8	–	8	.500	14	–	17	.452
Davidson	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
UMass	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
La Salle	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267
VCU	4	–	12	.250	7	–	22	.241
Rhode Island	1	–	15	.063	3	–	27	.100


† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of 22 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Davidson College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by first year head coach Gayle Coats Fulks. The Wildcats were fourth year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the John M. Belk Arena.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 12–18, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Richmond.

Media[edit]

Davidson Wildcats Sports Network[edit]

Select Wildcats games will be broadcast on Teamline with Derek Smith and Leslie Urban providing the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kianna Speight	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Conway	Conway, AR
G	1	Katie Turner	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Bishop Manogue	Reno, NV
G	2	Saadia Timpton	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Myers Park	Charlotte, NC
F	3	Andrea Robinson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	McDonogh School	Randallstown, MD
G	4	Kelly Fitzgerald	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Green Hope	Apex, NC
G	5	Justine Lyon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Hillside	Durham, NC
G/F	11	Sarah Donovan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	A.B. Lucas	Toronto, ON
F	13	Kyla Roland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Harrison	Farmington Hills, MI
G	21	Chloe Johnson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Sr	St. Mary's San Diego State	Phoenix, AZ
G	32	Sae Abdul-Aziz	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Mohonasen	Schenectady, NY
F	34	Alana Davidson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	New Hope-Solebury	New Hope, PA
F	42	Ally Welling	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Concordia Lutheran	The Woodlands, TX
F	44	Mackenzie Latt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Richland Gull Lake	Kalamazoo, MI

Head coach

Gayle Coats Fulks (Fairleigh Dickinson)

Assistant coach(es)

Robyn Scherr-Wells (Michigan)
James Janssen (Deakin)
Lakevia Boykin (Wake Forest)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017* 5:00 pm		Johnson C. Smith	W 81–69		John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		at Western Carolina	W 70–57	1–0	Ramsey Center (797) Cullowhee, NC
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at NC State	L 49–73	1–1	Reynolds Coliseum (1,809) Raleigh, NC
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Furman	L 62–65	1–2	Timmons Arena (471) Greenville, SC
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm		at Appalachian State	W 59–57	2–2	Holmes Center (322) Boone, NC
11/22/2017* 7:00 pm		UNC Asheville	W 58–50	3–2	John M. Belk Arena (487) Davidson, NC
11/25/2017* 1:00 pm		Princeton	L 57–62	3–3	John M. Belk Arena (523) Davidson, NC
11/27/2017* 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 55–73	3–4	Kaplan Arena (376) Williamsburg, VA
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 54–69	3–5	Hawkins Arena (832) Macon, GA
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm		Elon	L 58–75	3–6	John M. Belk Arena (365) Davidson, NC
12/15/2017* 11:30 am		Gardner–Webb	L 65–70	3–7	John M. Belk Arena (1,323) Davidson, NC
12/18/2017* 7:00 pm		at High Point	W 82–74	4–7	Millis Center (504) High Point, NC
12/21/2017* 2:00 pm		Charlotte	W 68–66	5–7	John M. Belk Arena (379) Davidson, NC
12/28/2017* 2:00 pm		at UCF	L 54–62	5–8	CFE Arena (3,035) Orlando, FL
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		at George Mason	L 61–74	5–9 (0–1)	EagleBank Arena (876) Fairfax, VA
01/04/2018 7:00 pm		Duquesne	L 54–79	5–10 (0–2)	John M. Belk Arena (387) Davidson, NC
01/07/2018 2:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 77–67	6–10 (1–2)	John M. Belk Arena (259) Davidson, NC
01/10/2018 12:00 pm		at Fordham	L 58–66	6–11 (1–3)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,435) Bronx, NY
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		at Richmond	W 68–65	7–11 (1–4)	Robins Center (654) Richmond, VA
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		George Washington	L 48–53	7–12 (2–4)	John M. Belk Arena (243) Davidson, NC
01/20/2018 2:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	W 75–68	8–12 (3–4)	Reilly Center (975) Olean, NY
01/24/2018 7:00 pm		UMass	W 87–81 ^2OT	9–12 (4–4)	John M. Belk Arena (941) Davidson, NC
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		Dayton	L 68–85	9–13 (4–5)	John M. Belk Arena (702) Davidson, NC
01/31/2018 11:00 am		at Rhode Island	W 79–67	10–13 (5–5)	Ryan Center (596) Kingston, RI
02/04/2018 3:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 72–88	10–14 (5–6)	Chaifetz Arena (637) St. Louis, MO
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		Fordham	L 45–58	10–15 (5–7)	John M. Belk Arena (485) Davidson, NC
02/14/2018 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 62–64	10–16 (5–8)	John M. Belk Arena (321) Davidson, NC
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		at UMass	L 68–70	10–17 (5–9)	Mullins Center (731) Amherst, NY
02/21/2018 7:00 pm		at La Salle	W 58–51	11–17 (6–9)	Tom Gola Arena (550) Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		VCU	W 69–63	12–17 (7–9)	John M. Belk Arena (871) Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018 7:00 pm	(9)	at (8) Richmond First Round	L 53–62	12–18	Robins Center (451) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References[edit]

^ "2015-16 Wildcat info" (PDF). Static.davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ "Davidson Wildcats Women's Basketball - Wildcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ Davidson Wildcats. "Davidson Wildcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ "Wildcats schedule". Davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[1] "2015-16 Wildcat info" (PDF). Static.davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[2] "Davidson Wildcats Women's Basketball - Wildcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[3] Davidson Wildcats. "Davidson Wildcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[4] "Wildcats schedule". Davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

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