2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team American college basketball season
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
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
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
[ 4]
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
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
N/A
RV
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
See also
References
^ "The Official Website of the South Alabama Jaguars" (PDF) . Usajaguars.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
^ "South Alabama Jaguars Women's Basketball - Jaguars News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
^ South Alabama Jaguars. "South Alabama Jaguars on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
^ "The Official Website of the South Alabama Jaguars" . Usajaguars.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
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