2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Kip Drown, play their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 5–25, 2–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Louisiana.

2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017–18 record5–25 (2–16 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Kip Drown (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lisa Jackson
  • Alex Stewart
  • Toby Wagoner
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock171 .944  2310  .697
Texas State144 .778  2310  .697
UT Arlington126 .667  1812  .600
Troy126 .667  1813  .581
South Alabama117 .611  2113  .618
Coastal Carolina108 .556  1714  .548
Louisiana108 .556  1716  .515
Arkansas State108 .556  1515  .500
Appalachian State513 .278  823  .258
Georgia State414 .222  822  .267
Georgia Southern216 .111  525  .167
Louisiana–Monroe117 .056  426  .133
2018 Sun Belt Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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Previous season

They finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Arkansas State.

Roster

2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Alexis Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoMorgan County HS Madison, GA
G 2 Trellanie English-Lurry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrNova HS Miami, FL
G 4 Jakayvea Akins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrEffingham County HS Clyo, GA
G/F 5 Alexis Foulks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrColumbia HS Columbia, SC
G/F 13 Nakol Franks 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoWren HS Greenville, SC
G 15 Amira Atwater 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoDouglas County HS Douglasville, GA
F 22 Aliyah Belcher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrParkway North HS St. Louis, MO
G 23 Tatum Barber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLiberty Christian School Dallas, TX
G/F 24 Rhein Beamon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrStephenson HS Stone Mountain, GA
F/C 25 Sierra Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrNorcross HS Norcross, GA
F 32 Hailey Dias-Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSoutheast Guilford HS Greensboro, NC
F 33 Victoria Stavropoulos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCarl Sandburg HS Orland Park, IL
F/C 42 Sarah Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMiddleton HS Spring Hill, FL
F/C 45 Alisha Owens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHenderson County HS Henderson, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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*
6:30 pm
Fort Valley State W 92–47 
Hanner Fieldhouse (317)
Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
5:30 pm
at North Carolina A&T L 49–60  0–1
Corbett Sports Center (1,411)
Greensboro, NC
11/13/2017*
5:00 pm
Coastal Georgia W 68–63  1–1
Hanner Fieldhouse (315)
Statesboro, GA
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer L 45–72  1–2
Hawkins Arena (1,172)
Macon, GA
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm
Alabama L 36–84  1–3
Hanner Fieldhouse (458)
Statesboro, GA
11/21/2017*
5:30 pm
at South Carolina State W 61–58  2–3
SHM Memorial Center (206)
Orangeburg, SC
11/27/2017*
6:30 pm
Thomas W 79–51  3–3
Hanner Fieldhouse (150)
Statesboro, GA
11/29/2017*
6:30 pm
Savannah State L 67–71  3–4
Hanner Fieldhouse (225)
Statesboro, GA
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm
at UCF L 38–62  3–5
CFE Arena (2,868)
Orlando, FL
12/15/2017*
11:00 am
Kennesaw State L 58–60 OT 3–6
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,123)
Statesboro, GA
12/18/2017*
6:30 pm
IUPUI L 52–72  3–7
Hanner Fieldhouse (137)
Statesboro, GA
12/21/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook L 58–60  3–8
Hanner Fieldhouse (133)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 47–88  3–9
(0–1)
Trojan Arena (912)
Troy, AL
12/31/2017
2:00 pm
at South Alabama L 52–79  3–10
(0–2)
Mitchell Center (1,612)
Mobile, AL
01/04/2018
5:00 pm
Arkansas State L 62–71  3–11
(0–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (135)
Statesboro, GA
01/06/2018
2:00 pm
Little Rock L 34–64  3–12
(0–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (211)
Statesboro, GA
01/11/2018
5:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 51–54  3–13
(0–5)
HTC Center (295)
Conway, SC
01/13/2018
1:00 pm
at Appalachian State L 56–87  3–14
(0–6)
Holmes Center (357)
Boone, NC
01/20/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State
Modern Day Hate
L 56–71  3–15
(0–7)
GSU Sports Arena (806)
Atlanta, GA
01/25/2018
5:00 pm
Texas State L 56–81  3–16
(0–8)
Hanner Fieldhouse (147)
Statesboro, GA
01/27/2018
2:00 pm
Texas–Arlington W 73–68  4–16
(1–8)
Hanner Fieldhouse (343)
Statesboro, GA
02/01/2018
6:00 pm
at Little Rock L 52–92  4–17
(1–9)
Jack Stephens Center (2,084)
Little Rock, AR
02/03/2018
4:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 48–69  4–18
(1–10)
First National Bank Arena (854)
Jonesboro, AR
02/08/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 75–55  5–18
(2–10)
Hanner Fieldhouse (337)
Statesboro, GA
02/10/2018
2:00 pm
Louisiana L 48–58  5–19
(2–11)
Hanner Fieldhouse (572)
Statesboro, GA
02/17/2018
12:00 pm
Georgia State
Modern Day Hate
L 58–66  5–20
(2–12)
Hanner Fieldhouse (437)
Statesboro, GA
02/22/2018
12:30 pm, ESPN3
at Texas–Arlington L 49–70  5–21
(2–13)
College Park Center (5,590)
Arlington, TX
02/24/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Texas State L 51–60  5–22
(2–14)
Strahan Coliseum (1,934)
San Marcos, TX
03/01/2018
5:00 pm
South Alabama L 74–81 OT 5–23
(2–15)
Hanner Fieldhouse (139)
Statesboro, GA
03/03/2018
2:00 pm
Troy L 80–95  5–24
(2–16)
Hanner Fieldhouse (453)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/06/2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(11) vs. (6) Louisiana
First Round
L 81–88 3OT 5–26
Lakefront Arena (628)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

References

  1. "Georgia Southern Athletics" (PDF). Gseagles.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  2. "Georgia Southern Lady Eagles Women's Basketball - Lady Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  3. Georgia Southern Lady Eagles. "Georgia Southern Lady Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  4. "Georgia Southern Athletics". Gseagles.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
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