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2017–18 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

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2017–18 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record18–12 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kristin Cole
  • Ashley Crawford
  • Talby Justus
Home arenaCollege Park Center
Seasons
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 1   .944 23 10   .697
Texas State 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
UT Arlington 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Troy 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
South Alabama 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Coastal Carolina 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Louisiana 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Arkansas State 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Appalachian State 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Georgia State 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
Georgia Southern 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
Louisiana–Monroe 1 17   .056 4 26   .133
2018 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 19, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by fifth-year head coach Krista Gerlich, played their home games at the College Park Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1] They finished the season 18–12, 12–6 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Louisiana.

Previous season

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The Mavericks finished the season 22–9, 14–4 in Sun Belt play, to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Troy. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Tulane in the first round.

Roster

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2017–18 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Cierra Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr L D Bell Bedford, TX
G 1 Laurynn McGowen 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Seguin
New Mexico JC
Arlington, TX
G 2 Lauren Billie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr East Central Tulsa, OK
G 3 Crystal Allen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Trimble Tech
Seattle
Fort Worth, TX
G 5 Miranda LeJune 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Pearland
San Jacinto College-North
Pearland, TX
G 10 Zhane Templeton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr South Grand Prairie
Gonzaga
Austin, TX
G 11 Shelby Richards 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Riverton
Odessa JC
South Jordan, UT
G 12 Brooke Alexander 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Prestonwood Christian Academy
Liberty
Frisco, TX
F 13 Daiane Machado 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr New Mexico JC Curitiba, Brazil
F 22 Jennifer Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rouse Leander, TX
G 24 Aysia Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Broken Arrow Tulsa, OK
F 33 Kelsey Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Washington Washington, OK
C 40 Michaela Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Father Tolton Catholic Columbia, MO
F 44 Rebekah Van Dijk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Nazareth Nazareth, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2017*
2:30 p.m., ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 61–48  1–0
College Park Center (1,972)
Arlington, TX
November 13, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 70–46  2–0
College Park Center (797)
Arlington, TX
November 15, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at UTSA W 69–68 OT 3–0
Convocation Center (265)
San Antonio, TX
November 19, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
SMU W 58–55  4–0
College Park Center (649)
Arlington, TX
November 24, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Fresno State W 67–54  5–0
College Park Center (735)
Arlington, TX
November 27, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at Utah L 41–71  5–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (917)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 1, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Houston L 58–62  5–2
College Park Center (761)
Arlington, TX
December 6, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Kansas State L 56–70  5–3
Bramlage Coliseum (2,974)
Manhattan, KS
December 10, 2017*
1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 52–80  5–4
Hank McCamish Pavilion (718)
Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2017*
2:00 p.m.
at Arkansas L 57–91  5–5
Bud Walton Arena (1,481)
Fayetteville, AR
December 21, 2017*
4:30 p.m., ESPN3
San Francisco W 56–54  6–5
College Park Center (1,937)
Arlington, TX
Sun Belt regular season
December 29, 2017
2:30 p.m.
at Coastal Carolina L 76–89  6–6
(0–1)
HTC Center (293)
Conway, SC
December 31, 2017
11:00 a.m.
at Appalachian State W 64–60  7–6
(1–1)
Holmes Center (275)
Boone, NC
January 4, 2018
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
Troy W 76–57  8–6
(2–1)
College Park Center (1,868)
Arlington, TX
January 6, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
South Alabama L 63–76  8–7
(2–2)
College Park Center (1,914)
Arlington, TX
January 11, 2018
5:00 p.m.
at Little Rock L 57–59  8–8
(2–3)
Jack Stephens Center (2,091)
Little Rock, AR
January 13, 2018
3:00 p.m.
at Arkansas State L 80–85  8–9
(2–4)
First National Bank Arena (791)
Jonesboro, AR
January 18, 2018
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
Louisiana W 63–61  9–9
(3–4)
College Park Center (2,384)
Arlington, TX
January 20, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 70–61  10–9
(4–4)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
January 25, 2018
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Georgia State W 81–76 OT 11–9
(5–4)
GSU Sports Arena (323)
Atlanta, GA
January 27, 2018
1:00 p.m.
at Georgia Southern L 68–73  11–10
(5–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (343)
Statesboro, GA
February 1, 2018
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
Appalachian State W 49–48  13–9
(6–5)
College Park Center (2,330)
Arlington, TX
February 3, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Coastal Carolina W 65–63  13–10
(7–5)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
February 10, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Texas State W 61–59 OT 14–10
(8–5)
College Park Center (2,602)
Arlington, TX
February 15, 2018
5:00 p.m.
at Louisiana–Monroe W 80–53  15–10
(9–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,439)
Monroe, LA
February 17, 2018
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Louisiana W 38–34  16–10
(10–5)
Cajundome (733)
Lafayette, LA
February 22, 2018
11:30 a.m., ESPN3
Georgia Southern W 70–49  17–10
(11–5)
College Park Center (5,590)
Arlington, TX
February 24, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Georgia State W 62–57  18–10
(12–5)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
March 3, 2018
2:00 p.m.
at Texas State L 58–75  18–11
(12–6)
Strahan Coliseum (1,699)
San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt women's tournament
March 8, 2018
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Louisiana
Quarterfinals
L 48–54  18–12
Lakefront Arena (854)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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Final
AP N/A
Coaches RV N/A RV RV
Legend
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(RV)   Received votes
(NR)   Not ranked previous week

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UTA Lady Maverick Basketball Prospectus" (PDF). University of Texas at Arlington. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 14, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Official Site of UT Arlington Mavericks Women's Basketball". UTAMavs.com. January 9, 2018. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2018.