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2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

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2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–24 (4–14 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Betsy Adams
  • John Clark
  • Marvin Walker
Home arenaMcDermott Center
(Capacity: 2,000)
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 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by coach Christy Smith, in her second season. The Cardinals finished the season 5–24, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in eleventh place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

Roster

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2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Laci Hawthorne 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Boswell HS Fort Worth, TX
G 3 Alexandra Busby-Leija 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Southwest HS San Antonio, TX
G 4 Gabbi Bowie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Johnson HS
University of Utah
San Antonio, TX
SG 5 Kara Speer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Metro Christian Academy Tulsa, OK
G 10 Haley Frias 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Georgetown HS Georgetown, TX
G 11 Imani Robinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Cedar Ridge HS Round Rock, TX
PG 12 Melina Merritt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Cedar Ridge HS Round Rock, TX
G 14 Camille Cunningham 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Steele HS Cibolo, TX
F 15 Sydnee Wynn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Eustace HS Mabank, TX
F 20 Charmaine McBride 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Vista Ridge HS Cedar Park, TX
G 22 Liz Holter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Seton Catholic Prep Gilbert, AZ
C 24 Quincy Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Klein HS Houston, TX
G/F 25 Brooke Bailey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bishop Lynch HS Dallas, TX
F 32 Olivia Noah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
F 33 Kandyce Shepard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Westwood HS Round Rock, TX
Head coach

Christy Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Betsy Adams
John Clark
Marvin Walker


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

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10*
11:00 a.m.
at Oklahoma State L 35–86  0–1
 12  Robinson   5  Robinson   2  Frias  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,935)
Stillwater, OK
November 11*
2:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Texas–Arlington L 48–61  0–2
 9  Baker   6  Baker   3  Merritt  College Park Center (1,972)
Arlington, TX
November 15*
6:00 p.m.
Texas State L 33–74  0–3
 9  Bowie   10  Wynn   2  Merritt  McDermott Center (1,000)
San Antonio, TX
November 20*
6:00 p.m.
Mary Hardin–Baylor W 76–58  1–3
 23  Robinson   7  Wynn   8  Holter  McDermott Center (847)
San Antonio, TX
November 24*
4:30 p.m.
at Utah L 31–90  1–4
 9  Holter   5  Bowie   1  Bowie  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,104)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 25*
3:00 p.m.
at Weber State L 55–79  1–5
 17  Robinson   10  Wynn   3  Merritt  Dee Events Center (523)
Ogden, UT
November 29*
6:00 p.m.
UMass L 45–64  1–6
 17  Bowie   7  Wynn   3  Holter  McDermott Center (521)
San Antonio, TX
December 4*
6:00 p.m.
South Dakota L 51–81  1–7
 20  Wynn   11  Wynn   3  Wynn  McDermott Center (499)
San Antonio, TX
December 9*
2:00 p.m., CUSATV
at Rice L 43–60  1–8
 12  Wynn   9  Wynn   2  Robinson  Tudor Fieldhouse (562)
Houston, TX
December 18*
12:00 p.m.
at Houston L 67–98  1–9
 13  Wynn   7  Baker   4  Merritt  Health and Physical Education Arena (260)
Houston, TX
December 21*
2:00 p.m.
at Texas Tech L 54–80  1–10
 17  Robinson   9  Robinson   6  Frias  United Supermarkets Arena (3,384)
Lubbock, TX
Southland regular season
December 28
6:00 p.m.
McNeese State L 57–66  1–11
(0–1)
 19  Robinson   7  Baker   5  Robinson  McDermott Center (356)
San Antonio, TX
December 30
1:00 p.m.
Nicholls State W 64–62  2–11
(1–1)
 14  Robinson   16  Wynn   3  Merritt  McDermott Center (352)
San Antonio, TX
January 6
3:00 p.m.
at Sam Houston State W 56–49  3–11
(2–1)
 18  Bowie   6  Bowie   4  Bowie  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (583)
Huntsville, TX
January 10
6:00 p.m.
Central Arkansas L 35–57  3–12
(2–2)
 14  Robinson   7  Robinson   2  Robinson  McDermott Center (791)
San Antonio, TX
January 13
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 49–60  3–13
(2–3)
 14  Robinson   11  Wynn   3  Merritt  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,237)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 18[a]
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Lamar L 54–77  3–14
(2–4)
 16  Robinson   7  Wynn   3  Frias  Montagne Center (556)
Beaumont, TX
January 20
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at New Orleans L 50–52  3–15
(2–5)
 11  Robinson   16  Wynn   3  Holter  Lakefront Arena (584)
New Orleans, LA
January 24
6:00 p.m.
Houston Baptist L 56–58  3–16
(2–6)
 22  Robinson   12  Robinson   5  Frias  McDermott Center (626)
San Antonio, TX
January 27
11:00 a.m.
New Orleans L 45–72  3–17
(2–7)
 11  Robinson   5  Tied   3  Merrit  McDermott Center (799)
San Antonio, TX
February 3
1:00 p.m.
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 58–62  3–18
(2–8)
 15  Robinson   8  Tied   6  Robinson  McDermott Center (1,211)
San Antonio, TX
February 7
7:00 p.m.
at Southeastern Louisiana L 54–65  3–19
(2–9)
 11  Noah   5  Tied   3  Bowie  University Center (415)
Hammond, LA
February 10
2:00 p.m.
at Abilene Christian L 56–58  3–20
(2–10)
 23  Robinson   7  Baker   6  Merritt  Moody Coliseum (1,029)
Abilene, TX
February 14
6:00 p.m.
Lamar L 47–71  3–21
(2–11)
 13  Robinson   9  Baker   3  Holter  McDermott Center (388)
San Antonio, TX
February 17
1:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin L 50–75  3–22
(2–12)
 15  Robinson   6  Baker   3  Tied  McDermott Center (599)
San Antonio, TX
February 21
6:30 p.m.
at Northwestern State W 57–53  4–22
(3–12)
 14  Bowie   7  Tied   5  Merritt  Prather Coliseum (812)
Natchitoches, LA
February 24
11:30 a.m.
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 59–75  4–23
(3–13)
 16  Baker   5  Tied   5  Robinson  American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
February 28
7:00 p.m.
at Houston Baptist L 56–67  4–24
(3–14)
 18  Robinson   5  Hawthorne   2  Tied  Sharp Gymnasium (330)
Houston, TX
March 3
1:00 p.m.
Abilene Christian W 58–46  5–24
(4–14)
 22  Robinson   14  Baker   3  Robinson  McDermott Center (1,788)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.
  • Schedule source:[2]
  1. ^ The Cardinals' first meeting with Lamar was originally scheduled for Wednesday, January 17, but was postponed to the next day due to icy conditions.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Icy Contitions Force Schedule Change for UIW Women's Basketball". uiwcardinals.com. University of the Incarnate Word. January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Schedule". uiwcardinals.com. University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved January 17, 2018.