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2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

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2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–23 (1–17 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • LaToya Bennett
  • Jaime Gonzalez
  • Rosalind Jennings
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 17 1   .944 22 7   .759
Stephen F. Austin 16 2   .889 25 6   .806
Central Arkansas 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
Texas A&M-CC 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Nicholls State 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
New Orleans 11 7   .611 15 15   .500
Abilene Christian 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
McNeese State 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Southeastern Louisiana 7 11   .389 8 21   .276
Houston Baptist 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Incarnate Word 4 14   .222 5 24   .172
Northwestern State 2 16   .111 7 22   .241
Sam Houston State 1 17   .056 4 23   .148
2018 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by twelfth year head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–23, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

On March 7, Welch-Nicholls has agreed "parted ways". She finished at Sam Houston State with a 12 year record of 119–234.[1] On April 12, former Prairie View A&M head coach Ravon Justice was announced as her replacement.[2]

Roster

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Sources:[3][4]

2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Kevyn Ferriera 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Tatum HS
Temple JC
Tatum, NM
G 1 Jennifer Oramas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Charles W. Flannigan HS Pembroke Pines, FL
G 3 Alyssa Osborne 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Oakridge HS Spring, TX
PG 4 Jada Ballew 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Princeton HS
Rend Lake JC
Columbus, OH
G 5 Dominique Maxwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Joseph HS
Odessa JC
Toronto, Canada
G 10 Angela Delaney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Harker Heights HS Harker Heights, TX
G 15 Tia Harston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Killeen HS Killeen, TX
G 20 Akarian Morgan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Cleburne HS Cleburne, TX
F 21 Lydia Baxter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bowie HS Austin, TX
F 22 Anastacia Mickens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Beaumont Central HS Beaumont, TX
G 25 Alix Sellers 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Lumberton HS Lumberton, TX
F 33 Tehya Hollins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Pensacola HS Pensacola, FL
G 34 Rachell Harrell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brock HS Weatherford, TX
C 35 Ashleigh Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hendrickson HS Pflugerville, TX
F 42 Kiera McKinney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Tascosa HS Amarillo, TX
F 44 Hannah Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Floresville HS Floresville, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 6, 2018

Schedule

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Sources:[5][6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference games
11/10/2017*
10:30 am
at Arkansas L 54–65  0–1
Bud Walton Arena (4,719)
Fayetteville, AR
11/17/2017*
11:00 am
Wiley College W 80–41  1–1
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (832)
Huntsville, TX
11/21/2017*
6:30 pm
Rice L 50–79  1–2
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (554)
Huntsville, TX
11/29/2017*
6:30 pm
Texas Southern L 58–77  1–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (558)
Huntsville, TX
12/02/2017*
11:00 am
St. Thomas (TX) W 68–66  2–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (506)
Huntsville, TX
12/12/2017*
6:30 pm
Jackson State W 74–68 OT 3–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (513)
Huntsville, TX
12/15/2017*
6:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 38–58  3–4
Reed Green Coliseum (1,225)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/17/2017*
3:00 pm
Texas State L 41–73  3–5
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567)
Huntsville, TX
12/27/2017*
6:30 pm
at LSU L 58–71  3–6
Maravich Center (1,746)
Baton Rouge, LA
Southland Conference regular season
12/30/2017
2:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 65–83  3–7
(0–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,028)
Abilene, TX
01/03/2018
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 44–69  3–8
(0–2)
Farris Center (412)
Conway, AR
01/06/2018
3:00 pm
Incarnate Word L 49–56  3–9
(0–3)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (583)
Huntsville, TX
01/10/2018
6:30 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 57–67  3–10
(0–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (533)
Huntsville, TX
01/13/2018
3:00 pm
Houston Baptist L 61–69  3–11
(0–5)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (946)
Huntsville, TX
01/17/2018
4:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 60–63  3–12
(0–6)
Prather Coliseum (1,013)
Natchitoches, LA
01/20/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 44–91  3–13
(0–7)
Montagne Center (904)
Beaumont, TX
01/24/2018
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 57–52  4–13
(1–7)
University Center (610)
Hammond, LA
01/27/2018
3:30 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 53–75  4–14
(1–8)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,182)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/31/2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
McNeese State L 63–66  4–15
(1–9)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (759)
Huntsville, TX
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian L 72–75  4–16
(1–10)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,078)
Huntsville, TX
02/07/2018
1:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 57–67  4–17
(1–11)
Dugan Wellness Center (883)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Lamar L 44–68  4–18
(1–12)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,166)
Huntsville, TX
02/14/2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Nicholls State L 65–70  4–19
(1–13)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (741)
Huntsville, TX
02/17/2018
2:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 62–65 OT 4–20
(1–14)
Sharp Gymnasium (597)
Houston, TX
02/28/2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas L 53–73  4–26
(1–16)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (758)
Huntsville, TX
03/03/2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Stephen F. Austin L 49–72  4–27
(1–17)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (610)
Huntsville, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Brenda Nichols Won't Return As Head Coach" (Press release). Sam Houston State Bearkats. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Justice Named WBB Head Coach" (Press release). Sam Houston State Bearkats. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "SHSU Women's Basketball - 2017-18 Roster". Women's Basketball. Sam Houston State University. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston State Bearkats Roster". Sam Houston State Bearkats. ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Womens Basketball - 2017-18 Schedule". Women's Basketball. Sam Houston State University. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Sam Houston State Bearkats Schedule - 2017-18". Sam Houston State Bearkats. ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2018.