2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Little Rock.

2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017–18 record8–23 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Angel Elderkin (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Pierce Jr.
  • Cristina Centeno
  • Kate Dempsey
Home arenaHolmes Center
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock †17–1 .944  23–10  .697
Texas State14–4 .778  23–10  .697
UT Arlington12–6 .667  18–12  .600
Troy12–6 .667  18–13  .581
South Alabama11–7 .611  21–13  .618
Coastal Carolina10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Louisiana10–8 .556  17–16  .515
Arkansas State10–8 .556  15–15  .500
Appalachian State5–13 .278  8–23  .258
Georgia State4–14 .222  8–22  .267
Georgia Southern2–16 .111  5–25  .167
Louisiana–Monroe1–17 .056  4–26  .133
† 2018 Sun Belt Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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Previous season

They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Little Rock.

Roster
2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Maya Calder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrNational Christian Academy Landover, MD
G 3 Tierra Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrRJ Reynolds Winston-Salem, NC
G 4 Nicola Mathews 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCabra Dominican
College of Central Florida		 Adelaide, Australia
G 5 LaPresha Stanley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRockledge Rockledge, FL
G 10 Kaila Craven 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoSouthwestern Randolph Asheboro, NC
G/F 14 Armani Hampton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoAtkins Winston-Salem, NC
G/F 20 Katelyn Doub 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSouthwestern Randolph Asheboro, NC
G 23 Ashley Polacek  5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrSPIRE Institute
UCF		 Ottawa, ON
G 24 Anna Perez Gomez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrCB Arenys
Eastern Wyoming College		 Canet De Mar, Spain
F 30 Lainey Gosnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrHabersham Central Demorest, GA
F 32 Dominique Jeffery 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrFAMU DRS Tallahassee, FL
G 34 Madi Story 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBandys Maiden, NC
F/C 42 Bayley Plummer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoEast Davidson Thomasville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sam Pierce Jr. (Slippery Rock)
  • Cristina Centeno (Siena)
  • Kate Dempsey (Wofford)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2017*
3:00 pm		 Tusculum W 78–58 
Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm		 Georgia Tech L 41–75  0–1
 Holmes Center (750)
Boone, NC
11/12/2017*
5:00 pm		 at Radford L 40–61  0–2
 Dedmon Center (689)
Radford, VA
11/15/2017*
6:00 pm		 East Tennessee State L 57–70  0–3
 Holmes Center (317)
Boone, NC
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm		 Davidson L 57–59  0–4
 Holmes Center (322)
Boone, NC
11/21/2017*
5:30 pm		 at North Carolina A&T L 56–81  0–5
 Corbett Sports Center (550)
Greensboro, NC
11/26/2017*
2:00 pm		 at College of Charleston W 76–70  1–5
 TD Arena (333)
Charleston, SC
12/01/2017*
11:00 am		 UAB L 59–70  1–6
 Holmes Center (466)
Boone, NC
12/03/2017*
5:30 pm, ACCN Extra		 at North Carolina L 43–56  1–7
 Carmichael Arena (2,617)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/07/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Wake Forest L 49–78  1–8
 LJVM Coliseum (509)
Winston–Salem, NC
12/16/2017*
1:00 pm		 at Marshall W 56–54  2–8
 Cam Henderson Center (615)
Huntington, WV
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm		 at UNC Asheville L 60–69 OT 2–9
 Kimmel Arena (896)
Asheville, NC
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017
5:00 pm		 Texas State L 54–69  2–10
(0–1)		 Holmes Center (654)
Boone, NC
12/31/2017
12:00 pm		 Texas–Arlington L 60–64  2–11
(0–2)		 Holmes Center (275)
Boone, NC
01/04/2018
6:00 pm		 at Louisiana L 45–61  2–12
(0–3)		 Cajundome (704)
Lafayette, LA
01/06/2018
1:00 pm		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 71–67  3–11
(1–3)		 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,423)
Monroe, LA
01/11/2018
5:00 pm		 Georgia State W 77–62  4–11
(2–3)		 Holmes Center (282)
Boone, NC
01/13/2018
1:00 pm		 Georgia Southern W 87–56  5–11
(3–3)		 Holmes Center (357)
Boone, NC
01/20/2018
2:00 pm		 at South Alabama L 52–54  5–12
(3–4)		 Mitchell Center (3,877)
Mobile, AL
01/22/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Troy L 74–81  5–13
(3–5)		 Trojan Arena (1,069)
Troy, AL
01/25/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Little Rock L 40–52  5–14
(3–6)		 Holmes Center (297)
Boone, NC
01/27/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Arkansas State W 68–66  6–14
(4–6)		 Holmes Center (319)
Boone, NC
02/01/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Texas–Arlington L 48–49  6–16
(4–7)		 College Park Center (2,330)
Arlington, TX
02/03/2018
3:00 pm		 at Texas State L 50–92  6–17
(4–8)		 Strahan Coliseum (1,744)
San Marcos, TX
02/15/2018
5:00 pm		 South Alabama W 57–56 OT 7–18
(5–9)		 Holmes Center (278)
Boone, NC
02/10/2018
1:00 pm		 at Coastal Carolina L 68–73 OT 7–19
(5–10)		 HTC Center (386)
Conway, SC
02/17/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Troy L 74–81  7–19
(5–10)		 Holmes Center (582)
Boone, NC
02/22/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Arkansas State L 52–69  7–20
(5–11)		 First National Bank Arena (319)
Jonesboro, AR
02/24/2018
4:00 pm		 at Little Rock L 35–61  7–21
(5–12)		 Jack Stephens Center (1,794)
Little Rock, AR
03/03/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Coastal Carolina L 51–66  7–22
(5–13)		 Holmes Center (484)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/06/2018
12:30 pm, ESPN3		 (9) vs. (8) Arkansas State
First Round		 W 79–68  8–22
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/08/2018
12:30 pm, ESPN3		 (9) vs. (1) Little Rock
Quarterfinals		 L 34–66  8–23
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

References
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  2. "Appalachian State Mountaineers Women's Basketball - Mountaineers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  3. Appalachian State Mountaineers. "Appalachian State Mountaineers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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