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2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

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2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
WBI, Semifinals
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record21–13 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Yolisha Jackson
  • Dan Presel
  • Rachel Travis
Home arenaMitchell 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 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by fifth year head coach Terry Fowler and played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the second round of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Troy. They accepted a bid to the Women's Basketball Invitational and advanced to the semifinals but lost to Yale in overtime.

Previous season

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They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Texas–Arlington.

Roster

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2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Candice Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr St. Francis HS
James Madison
Alpharetta, GA
G 2 Shaforia Kines 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Huffman HS Birmingham, AL
G 3 Jayla Morrow 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Wenonah HS Birmingham, AL
G 4 Christen Carter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Bolles School Jacksonville, FL
G 5 Alexis Sykes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Nazareth Regional HS Brooklyn, NY
G 14 Savannah Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr St. Martin HS Ocean Springs, MS
F 15 LaNeetra Guillory 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Pearland HS Pearland, TX
G 21 Casey Ferguson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr D'Iberville HS Biloxi, MS
G 22 Devyn Lowe 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Woodstock HS Woodstock, GA
F 24 Erin Autio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr St. Michael-Albertville HS St. Michael, MN
F 25 Kennedi Centers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Samuel Clemens HS New Braunfels, TX
G 30 Genesis Perrymond 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Parkview HS Lilburn, GA
C 34 Chyna Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Arlington HS Cordova, TN
F/C 35 Antoinette Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Harding Academy Memphis, TN
F/C 44 India Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Brentwood Academy Antioch, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
7:05 pm
Faulkner W 88–48 
Mitchell Center (384)
Mobile, AL
11/05/2017*
7:00 pm
at Tulane L 51–65 
Devlin Fieldhouse (465)
New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:35 pm
Georgia Southwestern W 73–42  1–0
Mitchell Center (427)
Mobile, AL
11/17/2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State L 50–71  1–1
Reynolds Coliseum (1,997)
Raleigh, NC
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina W 85–84  2–1
Carmichael Arena (2,380)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/24/2017*
7:05 pm
New Orleans W 67–45  3–1
Mitchell Center (291)
Mobile, AL
11/28/2017*
7:00 pm
at Alabama State W 59–47  4–1
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (268)
Montgomery, AL
11/30/2017*
6:00 pm
at Southern Miss W 78–57  5–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,243)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/03/2017*
1:05 pm
Jacksonville L 58–60  5–2
Mitchell Center (178)
Mobile, AL
12/09/2017*
1:00 pm
at Ole Miss L 59–66  5–3
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (873)
Oxford, MS
12/11/2017*
7:05 pm
Southern W 69–65  6–3
Mitchell Center (221)
Mobile, AL
12/16/2017*
1:05 pm
Central Arkansas W 64–43  7–3
Mitchell Center (1,901)
Mobile, AL
12/21/2017*
1:05 pm
UAB L 66–78  7–4
Mitchell Center (242)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017
5:05 pm
Georgia State W 88–52  8–4 (1–0)
Mitchell Center (1,788)
Mobile, AL
12/31/2017
1:05 pm
Georgia Southern W 79–52  9–4 (2–0)
Mitchell Center (1,612)
Mobile, AL
01/04/2018
5:30 pm
at Texas State L 63–78  9–5 (2–1)
Strahan Coliseum (1,407)
San Marcos, TX
01/06/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Texas–Arlington W 76–63  10–5 (3–1)
College Park Center (1,914)
Arlington, TX
01/13/2018
1:05 pm
Troy W 79–68  11–5 (4–1)
Mitchell Center (3,014)
Mobile, AL
01/18/2018
5:05 pm
Coastal Carolina W 68–62  12–5 (5–1)
Mitchell Center (2,098)
Mobile, AL
01/20/2018
1:05 pm
Appalachian State W 54–52  13–5 (6–1)
Mitchell Center (3,877)
Mobile, AL
01/25/2018
5:00 pm
at Louisiana W 72–57  14–5 (7–1)
Cajundome (590)
Lafayette, LA
01/27/2018
12:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 67–60  15–5 (8–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,635)
Monroe, LA
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 71–82  15–6 (8–2)
Trojan Arena (2,176)
Troy, AL
02/08/2018
11:00 am
Little Rock L 35–47  15–7 (8–3)
Mitchell Center (2,484)
Mobile, AL
02/10/2018
1:05 pm
Arkansas State L 60–75  15–8 (8–4)
Mitchell Center (1,983)
Mobile, AL
02/15/2018
4:00 pm
at Appalachian State L 56–57 OT 15–9 (8–5)
Holmes Center (278)
Boone, NC
02/17/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Coastal Carolina L 57–71  15–10 (8–6)
HTC Center (357)
Conway, SC
02/22/2018
5:05 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 72–57  16–10 (9–6)
Mitchell Center (2,011)
Mobile, AL
02/24/2018
5:05 pm
Louisiana L 56–59  16–11 (9–7)
Mitchell Center (1,946)
Mobile, AL
03/01/2018
4:00 pm
at Georgia Southern W 81–74  17–11 (10–7)
Hanner Fieldhouse (139)
Statesboro, GA
03/03/2018
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 70–69  18–11 (11–7)
GSU Sports Arena (448)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/06/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (12) Louisiana–Monroe
First Round
W 80–54  19–11
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/08/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Troy
Quarterfinals
L 79–82  19–12
Lakefront Arena (967)
New Orleans, LA
WBI
03/15/2018*
7:00 pm
Stetson
First Round
W 49–33  20–12
Mitchell Center (707)
Mobile, AL
03/19/2018*
7:00 pm
Furman
Quarterfinals
W 54–53  21–12
Mitchell Center (802)
Mobile, AL
03/24/2018*
4:00 pm
at Yale
Semifinals
L 74–76 OT 21–13
John J. Lee Amphitheater (350)
New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP N/A
Coaches N/A RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Official Website of the South Alabama Jaguars" (PDF). Usajaguars.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "South Alabama Jaguars Women's Basketball - Jaguars News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. ^ South Alabama Jaguars. "South Alabama Jaguars on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Official Website of the South Alabama Jaguars". Usajaguars.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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