2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by seventh year head coach Charlotte Smith, play their home games at Alumni Gym and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).[1][2][3] They finished the season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in third place. They also won the CAA Tournament Championship for the second straight year and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. They lost in the first round to NC State.

2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
CAA Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2017–18 record25–8 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Gym
2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drexel162 .889  278  .771
James Madison162 .889  2311  .676
Elon144 .778  258  .758
Delaware117 .611  1913  .594
Northeastern117 .611  1615  .516
William & Mary711 .389  1614  .533
Hofstra513 .278  1119  .367
UNC Wilmington414 .222  1219  .387
Towson414 .222  921  .300
College of Charleston216 .111  724  .226
2018 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

This season was the last for the Phoenix at Alumni Gym, with the new Schar Center scheduled to open for the 2018 women's volleyball season (which precedes the basketball season within the school year).[4]

Roster

2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Saadia Munford 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrJonesboro Atlanta, GA
F 3 Anna Popovic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCharnwood Loughborough, England
G 5 Shay Burnett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSouthern Alamance Graham, NC
G 10 Jada Graves 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoThomas Edison Alexandria, VA
F 13 Jaylin Powell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrRolesville Raleigh, NC
G 21 Ariel Colon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrOcoee Orlando, FL
G 22 Lexi Mercer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoRosewood Goldsboro, NC
G 23 Ariana Nance 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRocky River Charlotte, NC
F 32 Meme Garner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrJordan-Matthews
Charlotte
Siler City, NC
C 34 Ra'Shika White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoPhillip O'Berry Academy Charlotte, NC
F 42 Emily Maupin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrThe Covenant School Charlottesville, VA
C 44 Malaya Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrNorth Surry Mount Airy, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2017

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017*
5:30 pm
Anderson W 102–47 
Alumni Gym 
Elon, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm
Winthrop W 98–37  1–0
Alumni Gym (794)
Elon, NC
11/13/2017*
5:30 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 90–59  2–0
Corbett Sports Center (421)
Greensboro, NC
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm
Hampton W 82–59  3–0
Alumni Gym (871)
Elon, NC
11/22/2017*
2:00 pm
at UCF W 71–57  4–0
CFE Arena (2,332)
Orlando, FL
11/24/2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Alabama
Puerto Rico Clasico
W 60–55  5–0
Cardinal Gibbons Arena (87)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/25/2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Iowa
Puerto Rico Clasico
L 61–74  5–1
Cardinal Gibbons Arena (137)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/27/2017*
7:00 pm
Coker W 106–54  6–1
Alumni Gym (786)
Elon, NC
12/02/2017*
12:00 pm
at Wake Forest L 51–53  6–2
LJVM Coliseum (411)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm
at Davidson W 75–58  7–2
John M. Belk Arena (365)
Davidson, NC
12/16/2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State L 57–70  7–3
Reynolds Coliseum (2,002)
Raleigh, NC
12/19/2017*
7:00 pm
North Carolina Central W 78–50  8–3
Alumni Gym (709)
Elon, NC
CAA regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 75–67  9–3 (1–0)
Alumni Gym (951)
Elon, NC
01/05/2018
12:00 pm
at Delaware L 66–80  9–4 (1–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,180)
Newark, DE
01/07/2018
2:00 pm
Northeastern W 78–71  10–4 (2–1)
Alumni Gym (789)
Elon, NC
01/12/2018
7:00 pm
at James Madison L 67–70  10–5 (2–2)
JMU Convocation Center (1,849)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/14/2018
2:00 pm
at William & Mary L 75–81  10–6 (2–3)
Kaplan Arena (543)
Williamsburg, VA
01/19/2018
7:00 pm
Towson W 84–61  11–6 (3–3)
Alumni Gym (749)
Elon, NC
01/21/2018
1:00 pm
Delaware W 64–51  12–6 (4–3)
Alumni Gym (872)
Elon, NC
01/26/2018
7:00 pm
at Drexel L 56–58  12–7 (4–4)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (638)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018
2:00 pm
at Towson W 71–45  13–7 (5–4)
SECU Arena (564)
Towson, MD
02/02/2018
6:30 pm
at College of Charleston W 77–55  14–7 (6–4)
TD Arena (321)
Charleston, SC
02/04/2018
2:00 pm
James Madison W 50–43  15–7 (7–4)
Alumni Gym (848)
Elon, NC
02/09/2018
7:00 pm
Drexel W 70–58  16–7 (8–4)
Alumni Gym (787)
Elon, NC
02/11/2018
2:00 pm
College of Charleston W 97–44  17–7 (9–4)
Alumni Gym (889)
Elon, NC
02/16/2018
7:00 pm
at Hofstra W 72–65  18–7 (10–4)
Hofstra Arena (355)
Hempstead, NY
02/18/2018
2:00 pm
at Northeastern W 65–46  19–7 (11–4)
Cabot Center (311)
Boston, MA
02/25/2018
2:00 pm
Hofstra W 80–55  20–7 (12–4)
Alumni Gym (1,027)
Elon, NC
03/01/2018
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 82–61  21–7 (13–4)
Alumni Gym (1,329)
Elon, NC
03/03/2017
2:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 58–49  22–7 (14–4)
Trask Coliseum (743)
Wilmington, NC
CAA Women's Tournament
03/08/2018
7:30 pm
(3) vs. (6) William & Mary
Quarterfinals
W 67–50  23–7
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053)
Philadelphia, PA
03/09/2018
3:00 pm
(3) vs. (2) James Madison
Semifinals
W 76–53  24–7
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120)
Philadelphia, PA
03/10/2018
1:00 pm, NBCSN
(3) at (1) Drexel
Championship Game
W 57–45  25–7
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,441)
Philadelphia, PA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(13 KC) at (4 KC) No. 21 NC State
First Round
L 35–62  25–8
Reynolds Coliseum (2,669)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches RV N/A RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

References

  1. "Elon University Phoenix - 2017 18 WBK Quick Facts" (PDF). Elonphoenix.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  2. "Elon Phoenix Women's Basketball - Phoenix News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  3. Elon Phoenix. "Elon Phoenix on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  4. "Schar Center at Elon University". Elon University. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  5. "Elon University Phoenix - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Elonphoenix.com. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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