2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball team represents Furman University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Paladins, led by eighth-year head coach Jackie Carson, play their home games at Timmons Arena and were members of the Southern Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 17–13, 7–7 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southern Women's Tournament to Samford. They received an invite to the WBI where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing to South Alabama in the quarterfinals.

2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2017–18 record17–13 (7–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Caronica Randle
  • Krista Beechy
  • Pierre Curtis
Home arenaTimmons Arena
2017–18 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 25 Mercer †14–0 1.000  30–3  .909
East Tennessee State11–3 .786  20–13  .606
Chattanooga8–6 .571  17–13  .567
Furman7–7 .500  18–14  .563
Samford6–8 .429  15–16  .484
UNC Greensboro6–8 .429  13–18  .419
Wofford3–11 .214  10–20  .333
Western Carolina1–13 .071  5–25  .167
† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2018; 

Roster
2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Milica Manojlović 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrRabun Gap Nacoochee School Tivat, Montenegro
G 2 Jarya Outten 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrFort Myers Fort Myers, FL
G 3 Stephania Oramas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrCharles W. Flanagan
Hofstra/Daytona State		 Pembroke Pines, FL
F 5 Sydni Donovan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrCardinal Newman West Palm Beach, FL
G 10 Le'Jzae Davidson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoEast Nashville Magnet School Nashville, TN
G 11 Hannah Sellinger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrByron Nelson Trophy Club, TX
G 12 Tyah Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHopewell Hopewell, VA
F 13 Kaitlyn Duncan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBanks County Commerce, GA
F 14 DeAnneisha Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrHarnett Central
High Point		 Angier, NC
G/F 15 Tierra Hodges 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoAlcovy Covington, GA
F 24 Cierra Carter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSpring Valley Columbia, SC
G 44 Taylor Petty  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrDorman
Presbyterian		 Conover, NC
F 55 Celena Taborn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSidney Sidney, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
7:00 pm		 Warren Wilson W 109–34 
Timmons Arena (207)
Greenville, NC
Regular season
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm		 College of Charleston W 72–58  1–0
 Timmons Arena (633)
Greenville, NC
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Davidson W 65–62  2–0
 Timmons Arena (471)
Greenville, NC
11/18/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kennesaw State W 78–59  3–0
 Timmons Arena (214)
Greenville, NC
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Gardner–Webb L 57–71  3–1
 Paul Porter Arena (691)
Boiling Spring, NC
11/22/2017*
6:00 pm		 Pfeiffer W 102–51  4–1
 Timmons Arena (312)
Greenville, NC
11/26/2017*
2:00 pm		 UNC Wilmington W 76–71  5–1
 Timmons Arena (318)
Greenville, NC
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Georgia L 44–79  5–2
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,084)
Athens, GA
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm		 at USC Upstate W 80–59  6–2
 G. B. Hodge Center (120)
Spartanburg, SC
12/03/2017*
5:00 pm		 Bob Jones W 93–46  7–2
 Timmons Arena (432)
Greenville, NC
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at North Carolina L 46–82  7–3
 Carmichael Arena (2,268)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/16/2017*
2:30 pm		 vs. Ohio
West Palm Beach Invitational		 W 70–68  8–3
 Student Life Center (250)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/17/2017*
6:00 pm		 vs. Xavier
West Palm Beach Invitational		 L 62–75  8–4
 Student Life Center (125)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/28/2017*
7:00 pm		 at UNC Asheville W 71–63  9–4
 Kimmel Arena (863)
Asheville, NC
12/30/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Presbyterian L 75–76 OT 9–5
 Templeton Center (283)
Clinton, SC
01/04/2018
5:00 pm		 Samford W 45–41  10–5 (1–0)
 Timmons Arena (484)
Greenville, SC
01/06/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Mercer L 64–86  10–6 (1–1)
 Timmons Arena (527)
Greenville, SC
01/11/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Western Carolina W 68–59  11–6 (2–1)
 Ramsey Center (412)
Cullowhee, NC
01/13/2018
4:00 pm		 at UNC Greensboro L 74–76 OT 11–7 (2–2)
 Fleming Gymnasium (813)
Greensboro, NC
01/18/2018
7:00 pm		 East Tennessee State L 57–69  11–8 (2–3)
 Timmons Arena (507)
Greenville, NC
01/20/2018
2:00 pm		 Chattanooga W 58–57  12–8 (3–3)
 Timmons Arena (662)
Greenville, NC
01/22/2018*
7:00 pm		 Converse W 80–41  13–8
 Timmons Arena (472)
Greenville, NC
01/27/2018
2:00 pm		 at Wofford L 48–79  13–9 (3–4)
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (418)
Spartanburg, SC
02/01/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Mercer L 53–65  13–10 (3–5)
 Hawkins Arena (1,427)
Macon, GA
02/03/2018
3:00 pm		 at Samford L 58–62 OT 13–11 (3–6)
 Pete Hanna Center (477)
Birmingham, AL
02/08/2018
4:00 pm		 UNC Greensboro W 55–54  14–11 (4–6)
 Timmons Arena (813)
Greenville, SC
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Western Carolina W 66–46  15–11 (5–6)
 Timmons Arena (1,268)
Greenville, SC
02/15/2018
6:30 pm		 at Chattanooga W 50–45  16–11 (6–6)
 McKenzie Arena (1,423)
Chattanooga, TN
02/17/2018
2:00 pm		 at East Tennessee State L 46–56  16–12 (6–7)
 J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (1,423)
Johnson City, TN
01/27/2018
2:00 pm		 Wofford W 63–57  17–12 (7–7)
 Timmons Arena (716)
Greenville, NC
SoCon Tournament
03/01/2018
1:15 pm		 (4) vs. (5) Samford
Quarterfinals		 L 58–59  17–13
 U.S. Cellular Center 
Asheville, NC
WBI
03/15/2018*
7:00 pm		 at UNC Asheville
First Round		 W 65–64  18–13
 Kimmel Arena (863)
Asheville, NC
03/19/2018*
8:00 pm		 at South Alabama
Quarterfinals		 L 53–54  18–14
 Mitchell Center (802)
Mobile, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. "Furman" (PDF). Furmanpaladins.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. "Furman Lady Paladins Women's Basketball - Lady Paladins News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  3. Furman Lady Paladins. "Furman Lady Paladins on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  4. "2017-18 Furman Women's Basketball Schedule - Furman". Furmanpaladins.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
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