2017–18 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team

2017–18 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball
2017–18 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	3–27 (2–16 Big South)
Head coach	Lynette Woodard (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Lynum; Tesia Harris; Tobias Pinson;
Home arena	Winthrop Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big South women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty †	16	–	2	.889	24	–	10	.706
Radford	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
UNC Asheville	12	–	6	.667	17	–	16	.515
High Point	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Presbyterian	9	–	9	.500	12	–	18	.400
Gardner-Webb	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
Campbell	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Charleston Southern	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Longwood	5	–	13	.278	7	–	23	.233
Winthrop	2	–	16	.111	3	–	27	.100


† 2018 Big South tournament winner As of 17 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team represents Winthrop University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Lynette Woodard, play their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum and were members of the Big South Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 3–27, 2–16 in Big South play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South women's basketball tournament to Gardner–Webb.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kayla Brown	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Cato Middle College	Charlotte, NC
G	2	Wykeria Jones	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Bethune-Bowman Columbia International	Bowman, SC
G	3	Airneisha Gamble	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	The Rock School	Gainesville, FL
G	4	Emily Kelley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Gilmour Academy	Chagrin Falls, OH
G	10	Miquela Santoro	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Clinton Massie	Clarksville, OH
G	12	Noell Kellers	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Desert Mountain Trinity Valley College	Scottsdale, AZ
G	14	Samariya Fantt	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Irmo	Irmo, SC
G	15	Naima Jackson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Tucker	Clarkston, GA
G	20	Marissa Cantrell	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Westlake	Atlanta, GA
G	21	Anika Riley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Davidson Day School	Charlotte, NC
F	23	Ronata Rogers	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Greensboro Day School	Greensboro, NC
G	25	Courtney Hagaman	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Manasquan Ocean County	Toms River, NJ
C	30	Uchechi Ufochukwu	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Archbishop Carroll	Benin City, Nigeria
F	34	Zaria McBride	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Whitehall Yearling	Whitehall, OH
F	44	Kayla Atkins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Westwood	Blythewood, SC
F	55	Angela Coello Perez	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Real Club Celta	Vigo, Spain

Head coach

Lynette Woodard (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Lynum (American Military)
Tesia Harris (St. John's)
Tobias Pinson (USC Upstate)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2018

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		at Elon	L 37–98	0–1	Alumni Gym (794) Elon, NC
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		Duquesne	L 54–81	0–2	Winthrop Coliseum (303) Rock Hill, NC
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm		North Carolina Wesleyan	W 94–50	1–2	Winthrop Coliseum (178) Rock Hill, NC
11/18/2017* 1:00 pm		South Carolina State	L 37–65	1–3	Winthrop Coliseum (316) Rock Hill, NC
11/28/2017* 10:30 am, ESPN3		at Akron	L 43–69	1–4	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,450) Akron, OH
11/30/2017* 6:00 pm		at Marshall	L 40–70	1–5	Cam Henderson Center (515) Huntington, WV
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm		East Tennessee State	L 63–74	1–6	Winthrop Coliseum (147) Rock Hill, NC
12/09/2017* 2:00 pm		Wofford	L 68–73	1–7	Winthrop Coliseum (137) Rock Hill, NC
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 14 Duke	L 30–101	1–8	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,332) Durham, NC
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 45–93	1–9	Hawkins Arena (634) Macon, GA
12/19/2017* 12:00 pm		at Tennessee Tech	L 41–70	1–10	Eblen Center (1,519) Cookeville, TN
Big South Regular season
01/02/2018 7:00 pm		at Radford	L 52–78	1–11 (0–1)	Dedmon Center (471) Radford, VA
01/06/2018 2:00 pm		Campbell	L 48–72	1–12 (0–2)	Winthrop Coliseum (127) Rock Hill, SC
01/09/2018 7:00 pm		at Liberty	L 37–63	1–13 (0–3)	Vines Center (1,026) Lynchburg, VA
01/13/2018 2:00 pm		High Point	L 58–79	1–14 (0–4)	Winthrop Coliseum (137) Rock Hill, SC
01/16/2018 7:00 pm		at Charleston Southern	L 45–81	1–15 (0–5)	CSU Field House (188) Charleston, SC
01/20/2018 2:00 pm		UNC Asheville	L 48–70	1–16 (0–6)	Winthrop Coliseum (136) Rock Hill, SC
01/23/2018 7:00 pm		at Presbyterian	L 48–75	1–17 (0–7)	Templeton Center (256) Clinton, SC
01/27/2018 5:00 pm		Gardner–Webb	L 59–66	1–18 (0–8)	Winthrop Coliusem (136) Rock Hill, SC
01/30/2018 7:00 pm		Longwood	W 69–60	2–18 (1–8)	Winthrop Coliusem (137) Rock Hill, SC
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		at UNC Asheville	L 51–63	2–19 (1–9)	Kimmel Arena (2,608) Asheville, NC
02/06/2018 7:00 pm		Presbyterian	L 58–64	2–20 (1–10)	Winthrop Coliseum (326) Rock Hill, SC
02/10/2018 3:00 pm		at Gardner–Webb	L 48–75	2–21 (1–11)	Paul Porter Arena (256) Boiling Springs, NC
02/13/2018 7:00 pm		at High Point	L 40–77	2–22 (1–12)	Millis Athletic Center (401) High Point, NC
02/17/2018 7:00 pm		Radford	L 30–70	2–23 (1–13)	Winthrop Coliseum (203) Rock Hill, NC
02/20/2018 7:00 pm		Liberty	L 53–73	2–24 (1–14)	Winthrop Coliseum (176) Rock Hill, SC
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		at Campbell	L 45–57	2–25 (1–15)	Gore Arena (2,089) Buies Creek, NC
02/27/2018 7:00 pm		Charleston Southern	W 62–56	3–25 (2–15)	Winthrop Coliseum (228) Rock Hill, SC
03/02/2018 7:00 pm		at Longwood	W 69–60	3–26 (2–16)	Willett Hall (512) Farmville, VA
Big South tournament
03/08/2018 8:00 pm	(10)	vs. (7) Gardner–Webb First Round	L 57–68	3–27	Vines Center (643) Lynchburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "2017 Women's Basketball Yearbook" (PDF). Winthrop University. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "Winthrop Eagles Women's Basketball - Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
^ "Winthrop Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop Eagles. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

[1] "2017 Women's Basketball Yearbook" (PDF). Winthrop University. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[2] "Winthrop Eagles Women's Basketball - Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

[3] "Winthrop Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

[4] "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop Eagles. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

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v t e Winthrop Eagles women's basketball
Venues	Winthrop Coliseum (1982–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 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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