2017–18 VCU Rams women's basketball team

2017–18 VCU Rams women's basketball
2017–18 VCU Rams women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	7–22 (3–13 A-10)
Head coach	Beth O'Boyle (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Karen Blair; Nerlande Nicolas; Kirk Crawford;
Home arena	Siegel Center
	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 VCU Rams women's basketball team represents Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams are led by fourth year head coach Beth O'Boyle. The Rams are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 7–23, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament Saint Joseph's.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Taya Robinson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Huguenot	Richmond, VA
G	3	Madison Hattix-Covington	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Ellison	Killeen, TX
G	12	Olga Petrova	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	None	Moscow, Russia
G	20	Jailyn Maddox	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Hoover	Hoover, AL
G	21	Delphynia Sparks	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Monsignor Scanlan	Bronx, NY
F	22	Sydnei Archie	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	St. Catherine's	Richmond, VA
F	23	Sandra Skinner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	George Rogers Clark	Winchester, KY
G	24	Tera Reed	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Life Center Academy	New Zealand
C	30	Danielle Hammond	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Baldwin School	Philadelphia, PA
F	32	Bria Gibson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Sanderson	Columbia, MD
G	34	Nyra Williams	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Bethel	Hampton, VA
G	35	Jordan Agustus	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Saint Mary's St. John's	Bronx, NY
G	42	Niya Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Nazareth	Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

Beth O'Boyle (Gettysburg)

Assistant coach(es)

Karen Blair (SMU)
Nerlande Nicholas (Rutgers–Newark)
Kirk Crawford (Western Colorado)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2017

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017* 1:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 52–66	0–1	Siegel Center (923) Richmond, VA
11/16/2017* 8:00 pm		at Minnesota	L 63–108	0–2	Williams Arena (2,147) Minneapolis, MN
11/21/2017* 5:30 pm		at UNC Greensboro	L 61–74	0–3	Fleming Gymnasium (426) Greensboro, NC
11/24/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia State GSU Thanksgiving Classic	L 56–61	0–4	GSU Sports Arena (442) Atlanta, GA
11/26/2017* 5:00 pm		vs. Mercer GSU Thanksgiving Classic	L 54–70	0–5	GSU Sports Arena (331) Atlanta, GA
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 67–83	0–6	Trask Coliseum (856) Wilmington, NC
12/06/2017* 6:00 pm		Old Dominion Rivalry	W 68–39	1–6	Siegel Center (664) Richmond, VA
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm		at Radford	L 62–79	1–7	Dedmon Center (644) Radford, VA
12/18/2017* 6:00 pm		Coppin State	W 62–47	2–7	Siegel Center (611) Richmond, VA
12/21/2017* 6:00 pm		Georgetown	L 59–71	2–8	Siegel Center (922) Richmond, VA
12/28/2017* 7:00 pm		vs. Penn NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament semifinals	L 52–82	2–9	Wellness and Events Center (371) Newark, NJ
12/29/2017* 3:00 pm		vs. Long Beach State NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament 3rd place game	W 69–59	3–9	Wellness and Events Center (210) Newark, NJ
A-10 regular season
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 41–79	3–10 (0–1)	Hagan Arena (711) Philadelphia, PA
01/03/2018 6:00 pm		George Washington	L 39–61	3–11 (0–2)	Siegel Center (702) Richmond, VA
01/07/2018 1:00 pm		Duquesne	L 51–70	3–12 (0–3)	Siegel Center (540) Richmond, VA
01/10/2018 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	W 61–49	4–12 (1–3)	Ryan Center (243) Kingston, RI
01/14/2018 1:00 pm		Fordham	L 54–64	4–13 (1–4)	Siegel Center (619) Richmond, VA
01/21/2018 2:00 pm		at UMass	L 75–79	4–14 (1–5)	Mullins Center (564) Amherst, MA
01/25/2018 12:00 pm		at La Salle	L 57–62	4–15 (1–6)	Tom Gola Arena (1,600) Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018 7:00 pm		Richmond Sonabank/P.O.W.E.R. Crosstown Showdown	L 68–77	4–16 (1–7)	Siegel Center (1,856) Richmond, VA
01/31/2018 6:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	W 56–54	5–16 (2–7)	Siegel Center (541) Richmond, VA
02/04/2018 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at Dayton	L 64–74	5–17 (2–8)	UD Arena (2,627) Dayton, OH
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 71–80	5–18 (2–9)	Palumbo Center (583) Pittsburgh, PA
02/11/2018 1:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	W 77–75 ^OT	6–18 (3–9)	Siegel Center (1,008) Richmond, VA
02/15/2018 11:00 am		George Mason Rivalry	L 42–65	6–19 (3–10)	Siegel Center (2,219) Richmond, VA
02/18/2018 3:00 pm		at Richmond Sonabank/P.O.W.E.R. Crosstown Showdown	L 54–59	6–20 (3–11)	Robins Center (1,302) Richmond, VA
02/21/2018 6:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 88–84 ^OT	7–20 (4–11)	Siegel Center (646) Richmond, VA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		at Davidson	L 63–69	7–21 (4–12)	John M. Belk Arena (871) Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018 7:00 pm	(11)	at (6) Saint Joseph's First Round	L 63–72	7–22	Hagan Arena (516) Philadelphia, PA
*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]

^ Eamonn Brennan. "VCU Rams Women's Basketball - Rams News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
^ "VCU" (PDF). Vcuathletics.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
^ VCU Lady Rams. "VCU Lady Rams on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Vcuathletics.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

[1] Eamonn Brennan. "VCU Rams Women's Basketball - Rams News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

[2] "VCU" (PDF). Vcuathletics.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

[3] VCU Lady Rams. "VCU Lady Rams on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

[4] "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Vcuathletics.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

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v t e VCU Rams women's basketball
Venues	Richmond Coliseum (1974–1999) Siegel Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	George Mason Old Dominion Richmond
Culture & lore	History Rodney the Ram
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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