2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Christmas City Classic Champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	8–22 (3–13 A-10)
Head coach	Jeff Williams (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Kam Gissendanner; Dalila Eshe; Khadijah Rushdan;
Home arena	Tom Gola Arena
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	15	–	1	.938	23	–	7	.767
Duquesne	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
Fordham	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
George Mason	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
George Washington †	10	–	6	.625	19	–	14	.576
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6	.625	19	–	15	.559
Saint Louis	9	–	7	.563	17	–	16	.515
Richmond	8	–	8	.500	14	–	17	.452
Davidson	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
UMass	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
La Salle	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267
VCU	4	–	12	.250	7	–	22	.241
Rhode Island	1	–	15	.063	3	–	27	.100


† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of 22 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Williams, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 8–22, 3–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to George Washington.

On March 2, Jeff Williams's contract was not renewed. He finished at La Salle with an 8-year record of 92–149.^[4]

Media

La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

Roster

2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Shaquana Edwards	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS Fr	Weaver	Hartford, CT
G	3	Rayshel Brown	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Curtis	Staten Island, NY
F/C	5	Amber Wilks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS So	Walnut Hills	Cincinnati, OH
G	11	Deja King	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Life Center Academy	Trenton, NJ
G/F	12	Iyonna Crenshaw	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Neptune	Neptune, NJ
G/F	14	Michelle Nicholls	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Life Center Academy	Auckland, New Zealand
G	15	Adreana Miller	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Franklin	Somerset, NJ
G/F	21	Amy Griffin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Southwest Atlanta Christian	Atlanta, GA
F	22	Jeryn Reese	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Mansfield Owens CC	Mansfield, OH
F/C	25	Shalina Miller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Archbishop Prendergast	Philadelphia, PA
F	32	Jasmine White	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	St. Anthony's	Huntington, NY
C	35	Sofilia Ngwafang	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Paint Branch	Silver Spring, MD
F	44	Ashanti Freeland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Gwynn Park	Brandywine, MD

Head coach

Jeff Williams (Howard)

Assistant coach(es)

Kam Gissendanner (Penn State)
Dalila Eshe (Florida)
Khadijah Rushdan (Rutgers)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[5]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 74–47	1–0	Kirby Sports Center (644) Easton, PA
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm		at American	L 48–66	1–1	Bender Arena (390) Washington, D.C.
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm		at Drexel	L 54–79	1–2	Daskalakis Athletic Center (692) Philadelphia, PA
11/22/2017* 1:00 pm		Temple	L 52–69	1–3	Tom Gola Arena (356) Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2017* 4:30 pm		vs. New Hampshire Christmas City Classic semifinals	W 59–51	2–3	Stabler Arena (671) Bethlehem, PA
11/26/2017* 4:30 pm		at Lehigh Christmas City Classic championship	W 69–61	3–3	Stabler Arena (544) Bethlehem, PA
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		Penn	W 66–59	4–3	Tom Gola Arena (573) Philadelphia, PA
12/02/2017* 12:00 pm		at Wisconsin	L 60–71	4–4	Kohl Center (3,771) Madison, WI
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm		Rider	L 55–76	4–5	Tom Gola Arena (380) Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2017* 4:00 pm		at North Texas	L 44–70	4–6	The Super Pit (996) Denton, TX
12/17/2017* 6:00 pm		at Delaware State	W 71–48	5–6	Memorial Hall (317) Dover, DE
12/20/2017* 1:00 pm		No. 20 Villanova	L 49–76	5–7	Tom Gola Arena (285) Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2017 1:00 pm		Dayton	L 47–76	5–8 (0–1)	Tom Gola Arena (306) Philadelphia, PA
01/03/2018 7:00 pm		George Mason	L 56–69	5–9 (0–2)	Tom Gola Arena (295) Philadelphia, PA
01/06/2018 6:00 pm		at Richmond	L 51–77	5–10 (0–3)	Robins Center (1,075) Richmond, VA
01/10/2018* 12:00 pm		at Harvard	L 61–70	5–11	Lavietes Pavilion (504) Cambridge, MA
01/13/2018 1:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	W 66–63	6–11 (1–3)	Tom Gola Arena (330) Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2018 1:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 50–78	6–12 (1–4)	Palumbo Center (670) Pittsburgh, PA
01/20/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN		at Rhode Island	L 63–72	6–13 (1–5)	Ryan Center (328) Kingston, RI
01/25/2018 12:00 pm		VCU	W 62–57	7–13 (2–5)	Tom Gola Arena (1,600) Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018 1:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 64–75	7–14 (2–6)	Tom Gola Arena (427) Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2018 7:00 pm		at George Washington	L 45–60	7–15 (2–7)	Charles E. Smith Center (833) Washington, D.C.
02/04/2018 12:00 pm		at UMass	L 66–69	7–16 (2–8)	Mullins Center (570) Amherst, MA
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 87–76	8–16 (3–8)	Tom Gola Arena (402) Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018 1:00 pm		Richmond	L 57–60	8–17 (3–9)	Tom Gola Arena (446) Philadelphia, PA
02/13/2018 7:00 pm		at Fordham	L 45–66	8–18 (3–10)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (967) Bronx, NY
02/17/2018 1:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 49–70	8–19 (3–11)	Hagan Arena (913) Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2018 7:00 pm		Davidson	L 51–58	8–20 (3–12)	Tom Gola Arena (550) Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		at George Mason	L 55–65	8–21 (3–13)	EagleBank Arena (1,460) Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018 7:00 pm	(12)	at (7) George Washington First Round	L 49–69	8–22	Charles E. Smith Center (472) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

^ "The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics" (PDF). Goexplorers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ "La Salle Explorers Women's Basketball - Explorers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ La Salle Explorers. "La Salle Explorers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ "Contract Will Not Be Renewed for Head Women's Basketball Coach Jeff Williams". goriverhawks.com. La Salle Explorers. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^ "La Salle University Athletics - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com.

[1] "The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics" (PDF). Goexplorers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[2] "La Salle Explorers Women's Basketball - Explorers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[3] La Salle Explorers. "La Salle Explorers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[4] "Contract Will Not Be Renewed for Head Women's Basketball Coach Jeff Williams". goriverhawks.com. La Salle Explorers. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

[5] "La Salle University Athletics - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com.

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v t e La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Venues	Palestra (1972–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–present) TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

Media

La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References