2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by coach Christy Smith, in her second season. The Cardinals finished the season 5–24, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in eleventh place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament.

2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2017–18 record5–24 (4–14 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Betsy Adams
  • John Clark
  • Marvin Walker
Home arenaMcDermott Center
(Capacity: 2,000)
2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lamar171 .944  227  .759
Stephen F. Austin162 .889  256  .806
Central Arkansas144 .778  2510  .714
Texas A&M-CC117 .611  1912  .613
Nicholls State117 .611  1913  .594
New Orleans117 .611  1515  .500
Abilene Christian99 .500  1614  .533
McNeese State810 .444  1218  .400
Southeastern Louisiana711 .389  821  .276
Houston Baptist612 .333  1018  .357
Incarnate Word414 .222  524  .172
Northwestern State216 .111  722  .241
Sam Houston State117 .056  423  .148
2018 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 1 Laci Hawthorne 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBoswell HS Fort Worth, TX
G 3 Alexandra Busby-Leija 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSouthwest HS San Antonio, TX
G 4 Gabbi Bowie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrJohnson HS
University of Utah
San Antonio, TX
SG 5 Kara Speer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMetro Christian Academy Tulsa, OK
G 10 Haley Frias 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrGeorgetown HS Georgetown, TX
G 11 Imani Robinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoCedar Ridge HS Round Rock, TX
PG 12 Melina Merritt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrCedar Ridge HS Round Rock, TX
G 14 Camille Cunningham 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrSteele HS Cibolo, TX
F 15 Sydnee Wynn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrEustace HS Mabank, TX
F 20 Charmaine McBride 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoVista Ridge HS Cedar Park, TX
G 22 Liz Holter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSeton Catholic Prep Gilbert, AZ
C 24 Quincy Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrKlein HS Houston, TX
G/F 25 Brooke Bailey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBishop Lynch HS Dallas, TX
F 32 Olivia Noah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
F 33 Kandyce Shepard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWestwood HS Round Rock, TX
Head coach

Christy Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Betsy Adams
John Clark
Marvin Walker


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

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2018

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10*
11:00 a.m.
at Oklahoma State L 35–86  0–1
 12  Robinson  5  Robinson  2  Frias  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,935)
Stillwater, OK
November 11*
2:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Texas–Arlington L 48–61  0–2
 9  Baker  6  Baker  3  Merritt  College Park Center (1,972)
Arlington, TX
November 15*
6:00 p.m.
Texas State L 33–74  0–3
 9  Bowie  10  Wynn  2  Merritt  McDermott Center (1,000)
San Antonio, TX
November 20*
6:00 p.m.
Mary Hardin–Baylor W 76–58  1–3
 23  Robinson  7  Wynn  8  Holter  McDermott Center (847)
San Antonio, TX
November 24*
4:30 p.m.
at Utah L 31–90  1–4
 9  Holter  5  Bowie  1  Bowie  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,104)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 25*
3:00 p.m.
at Weber State L 55–79  1–5
 17  Robinson  10  Wynn  3  Merritt  Dee Events Center (523)
Ogden, UT
November 29*
6:00 p.m.
UMass L 45–64  1–6
 17  Bowie  7  Wynn  3  Holter  McDermott Center (521)
San Antonio, TX
December 4*
6:00 p.m.
South Dakota L 51–81  1–7
 20  Wynn  11  Wynn  3  Wynn  McDermott Center (499)
San Antonio, TX
December 9*
2:00 p.m., CUSATV
at Rice L 43–60  1–8
 12  Wynn  9  Wynn  2  Robinson  Tudor Fieldhouse (562)
Houston, TX
December 18*
12:00 p.m.
at Houston L 67–98  1–9
 13  Wynn  7  Baker  4  Merritt  Health and Physical Education Arena (260)
Houston, TX
December 21*
2:00 p.m.
at Texas Tech L 54–80  1–10
 17  Robinson  9  Robinson  6  Frias  United Supermarkets Arena (3,384)
Lubbock, TX
Southland regular season
December 28
6:00 p.m.
McNeese State L 57–66  1–11
(0–1)
 19  Robinson  7  Baker  5  Robinson  McDermott Center (356)
San Antonio, TX
December 30
1:00 p.m.
Nicholls State W 64–62  2–11
(1–1)
 14  Robinson  16  Wynn  3  Merritt  McDermott Center (352)
San Antonio, TX
January 6
3:00 p.m.
at Sam Houston State W 56–49  3–11
(2–1)
 18  Bowie  6  Bowie  4  Bowie  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (583)
Huntsville, TX
January 10
6:00 p.m.
Central Arkansas L 35–57  3–12
(2–2)
 14  Robinson  7  Robinson  2  Robinson  McDermott Center (791)
San Antonio, TX
January 13
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 49–60  3–13
(2–3)
 14  Robinson  11  Wynn  3  Merritt  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,237)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 18[lower-alpha 1]
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Lamar L 54–77  3–14
(2–4)
 16  Robinson  7  Wynn  3  Frias  Montagne Center (556)
Beaumont, TX
January 20
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at New Orleans L 50–52  3–15
(2–5)
 11  Robinson  16  Wynn  3  Holter  Lakefront Arena (584)
New Orleans, LA
January 24
6:00 p.m.
Houston Baptist L 56–58  3–16
(2–6)
 22  Robinson  12  Robinson  5  Frias  McDermott Center (626)
San Antonio, TX
January 27
11:00 a.m.
New Orleans L 45–72  3–17
(2–7)
 11  Robinson  5  Tied  3  Merrit  McDermott Center (799)
San Antonio, TX
February 3
1:00 p.m.
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 58–62  3–18
(2–8)
 15  Robinson  8  Tied  6  Robinson  McDermott Center (1,211)
San Antonio, TX
February 7
7:00 p.m.
at Southeastern Louisiana L 54–65  3–19
(2–9)
 11  Noah  5  Tied  3  Bowie  University Center (415)
Hammond, LA
February 10
2:00 p.m.
at Abilene Christian L 56–58  3–20
(2–10)
 23  Robinson  7  Baker  6  Merritt  Moody Coliseum (1,029)
Abilene, TX
February 14
6:00 p.m.
Lamar L 47–71  3–21
(2–11)
 13  Robinson  9  Baker  3  Holter  McDermott Center (388)
San Antonio, TX
February 17
1:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin L 50–75  3–22
(2–12)
 15  Robinson  6  Baker  3  Tied  McDermott Center (599)
San Antonio, TX
February 21
6:30 p.m.
at Northwestern State W 57–53  4–22
(3–12)
 14  Bowie  7  Tied  5  Merritt  Prather Coliseum (812)
Natchitoches, LA
February 24
11:30 a.m.
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 59–75  4–23
(3–13)
 16  Baker  5  Tied  5  Robinson  American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
February 28
7:00 p.m.
at Houston Baptist L 56–67  4–24
(3–14)
 18  Robinson  5  Hawthorne  2  Tied  Sharp Gymnasium (330)
Houston, TX
March 3
1:00 p.m.
Abilene Christian W 58–46  5–24
(4–14)
 22  Robinson  14  Baker  3  Robinson  McDermott Center (1,788)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.
  • Schedule source:[2]
  1. The Cardinals' first meeting with Lamar was originally scheduled for Wednesday, January 17, but was postponed to the next day due to icy conditions.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Icy Contitions Force Schedule Change for UIW Women's Basketball". uiwcardinals.com. University of the Incarnate Word. January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. "Women's Basketball Schedule". uiwcardinals.com. University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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