2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	25–8 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach	Charlotte Smith (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Cristy McKinney Josh Wick Tasha Taylor
Home arena	Alumni Gym

2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Drexel	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
James Madison	16	–	2		.889			23	–	11		.676
Elon †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
Delaware	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Northeastern	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
William & Mary	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
Hofstra	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
UNC Wilmington	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
Towson	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
College of Charleston	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
† 2018 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by seventh year head coach Charlotte Smith, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in third place. They also won the CAA Tournament Championship for the second straight year and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. They lost in the first round to NC State.

This season was the last for the Phoenix at Alumni Gym, with the new Schar Center scheduled to open for the 2018 women's volleyball season (which precedes the basketball season within the school year).

Roster

2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Saadia Munford 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Jonesboro Atlanta, GA F 3 Anna Popovic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Charnwood Loughborough, England G 5 Shay Burnett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Southern Alamance Graham, NC G 10 Jada Graves 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Thomas Edison Alexandria, VA F 13 Jaylin Powell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rolesville Raleigh, NC G 21 Ariel Colon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Ocoee Orlando, FL G 22 Lexi Mercer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Rosewood Goldsboro, NC G 23 Ariana Nance 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Rocky River Charlotte, NC F 32 Meme Garner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Jordan-Matthews Charlotte Siler City, NC C 34 Ra'Shika White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Phillip O'Berry Academy Charlotte, NC F 42 Emily Maupin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr The Covenant School Charlottesville, VA C 44 Malaya Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr North Surry Mount Airy, NC	Head coach Charlotte Smith (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Cristy McKinney (Western Carolina) Josh Wick (North Carolina) Tasha Taylor (Clemson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 22, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017* 5:30 pm		Anderson	W 102–47		Alumni Gym  Elon, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		Winthrop	W 98–37	1–0	Alumni Gym (794) Elon, NC
11/13/2017* 5:30 pm		at North Carolina A&T	W 90–59	2–0	Corbett Sports Center (421) Greensboro, NC
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm		Hampton	W 82–59	3–0	Alumni Gym (871) Elon, NC
11/22/2017* 2:00 pm		at UCF	W 71–57	4–0	CFE Arena (2,332) Orlando, FL
11/24/2017* 5:00 pm		vs. Alabama Puerto Rico Clasico	W 60–55	5–0	Cardinal Gibbons Arena (87) Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/25/2017* 5:00 pm		vs. Iowa Puerto Rico Clasico	L 61–74	5–1	Cardinal Gibbons Arena (137) Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/27/2017* 7:00 pm		Coker	W 106–54	6–1	Alumni Gym (786) Elon, NC
12/02/2017* 12:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 51–53	6–2	LJVM Coliseum (411) Winston-Salem, NC
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm		at Davidson	W 75–58	7–2	John M. Belk Arena (365) Davidson, NC
12/16/2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at NC State	L 57–70	7–3	Reynolds Coliseum (2,002) Raleigh, NC
12/19/2017* 7:00 pm		North Carolina Central	W 78–50	8–3	Alumni Gym (709) Elon, NC
CAA regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 75–67	9–3 (1–0)	Alumni Gym (951) Elon, NC
01/05/2018 12:00 pm		at Delaware	L 66–80	9–4 (1–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,180) Newark, DE
01/07/2018 2:00 pm		Northeastern	W 78–71	10–4 (2–1)	Alumni Gym (789) Elon, NC
01/12/2018 7:00 pm		at James Madison	L 67–70	10–5 (2–2)	JMU Convocation Center (1,849) Harrisonburg, VA
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 75–81	10–6 (2–3)	Kaplan Arena (543) Williamsburg, VA
01/19/2018 7:00 pm		Towson	W 84–61	11–6 (3–3)	Alumni Gym (749) Elon, NC
01/21/2018 1:00 pm		Delaware	W 64–51	12–6 (4–3)	Alumni Gym (872) Elon, NC
01/26/2018 7:00 pm		at Drexel	L 56–58	12–7 (4–4)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (638) Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 71–45	13–7 (5–4)	SECU Arena (564) Towson, MD
02/02/2018 6:30 pm		at College of Charleston	W 77–55	14–7 (6–4)	TD Arena (321) Charleston, SC
02/04/2018 2:00 pm		James Madison	W 50–43	15–7 (7–4)	Alumni Gym (848) Elon, NC
02/09/2018 7:00 pm		Drexel	W 70–58	16–7 (8–4)	Alumni Gym (787) Elon, NC
02/11/2018 2:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 97–44	17–7 (9–4)	Alumni Gym (889) Elon, NC
02/16/2018 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 72–65	18–7 (10–4)	Hofstra Arena (355) Hempstead, NY
02/18/2018 2:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 65–46	19–7 (11–4)	Cabot Center (311) Boston, MA
02/25/2018 2:00 pm		Hofstra	W 80–55	20–7 (12–4)	Alumni Gym (1,027) Elon, NC
03/01/2018 7:00 pm		William & Mary	W 82–61	21–7 (13–4)	Alumni Gym (1,329) Elon, NC
03/03/2017 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 58–49	22–7 (14–4)	Trask Coliseum (743) Wilmington, NC
CAA Women's Tournament
03/08/2018 7:30 pm	(3)	vs. (6) William & Mary Quarterfinals	W 67–50	23–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA
03/09/2018 3:00 pm	(3)	vs. (2) James Madison Semifinals	W 76–53	24–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120) Philadelphia, PA
03/10/2018 1:00 pm, NBCSN	(3)	at (1) Drexel Championship Game	W 57–45	25–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,441) Philadelphia, PA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	(13 KC)	at (4 KC) No. 21 NC State First Round	L 35–62	25–8	Reynolds Coliseum (2,669) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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	RV	N/A	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team