2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represents Kent State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by second year head coach Todd Starkey, play their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 13–19, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Buffalo.

2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2017–18 record13–19 (5–13 MAC)
Head coach
  • Todd Starkey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Fran Recchia
  • Morgan Toles
  • Mike McKee
Home arenaMAC Center
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo16–2 .889  29–6  .829
Miami (OH)12–6 .667  21–11  .656
Ohio9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Kent State5–13 .278  13–19  .406
Bowling Green3–15 .167  11–19  .367
Akron3–15 .167  9–21  .300
West
Central Michigan †17–1 .944  30–5  .857
Ball State13–5 .722  25–7  .781
Western Michigan9–9 .500  18–15  .545
Toledo8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Northern Illinois7–11 .389  15–15  .500
Eastern Michigan6–12 .333  11–20  .355
† 2018 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018; 

Previous season

The Flashes finished the 2016–17 regular season with a 19–11 overall record and 13–5 in MAC play. They won their first East division title since 2005, clinching a share on March 1 and winning it outright on March 4.

Roster
2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Erin Thames 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrHopewell Charlotte, NC
G 1 Naddiyah Cross 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrCenterville Centerville, OH
G 3 Kasey Toles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSandy Creek Atlanta, GA
F 10 McKenna Stephens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrLake
Michigan State		 Uniontown, OH
F 22 Merissa Barber-Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrLa Follette Madison, WI
G 23 Ali Poole 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCarrollton Carrollton, OH
G 24 Alexa Golden 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrChartiers Valley Pittsburgh, PA
G 25 Monique Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSerra San Diego, CA
G 31 Megan Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoNorth Farmington Farmington Hills, MI
F 33 Kennedy Roberts-Rosser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrFairfield Cincinnati, OH
F 34 Zenobia Bess 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrGahanna Lincoln
Illinois State		 Gahanna, OH
F 35 Jordan Korinek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSt. Vincent-St. Mary Cuyahoga Falls, OH
G 40 Margaux Eibel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLa Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
G 44 Tyra James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrWinton Woods Cincinnati, OH
C 50 Amanda Sape 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBloomfield Hills Bloomfield Hills, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Northern Kentucky W 59–54  1–0
 BB&T Arena (1,085)
Highland Heights, KY
11/14/2017*
5:15 PM, ESPN3		 at Youngstown State W 55–44  2–0
 Beeghly Center (1,085)
Youngstown, OH
11/17/2017*
5:00 PM		 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Akron Classic		 L 62–80  2–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
11/18/2017*
12:00 PM		 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Akron Classic		 W 81–60  3–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
11/23/2017*
8:30 PM		 vs. No. 14 Stanford
Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals		 L 54–79  3–2
 Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,207)
Paradise, NV
11/24/2017*
6:00 PM		 vs. Gonzaga
Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round		 L 57–77  3–3
 Mandalay Bay Events Center (343)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2017*
3:30 PM		 vs. Memphis
Play4Kay Shootout 7th place game		 W 70–55  4–3
 Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
11/30/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Detroit W 82–74  5–3
 MAC Center (493)
Kent, OH
12/05/2017*
7:00 PM		 at Eastern Kentucky W 65–57 OT 6–3
 McBrayer Arena (530)
Richmond, KY
12/07/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Wright State L 60–72  6–4
 MAC Center (375)
Kent, OH
12/10/2017*
2:00 PM		 at No. 24 Michigan L 41–54  6–5
 Crisler Arena (2,164)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/19/2017*
10:00 AM		 at Robert Morris W 46–31  7–5
 RMU North Athletic Complex (407)
Moon Township, PA
MAC regular season
12/30/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Eastern Michigan W 67–60  8–5
(1–0)		 Convocation Center (914)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/03/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Northern Illinois L 79–81  8–6
(1–1)		 Convocation Center (334)
DeKalb, IL
01/06/2018
4:30 PM, ESPN3		 Western Michigan L 61–66  8–7
(1–2)		 MAC Center (336)
Kent, OH
01/10/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Eastern Michigan W 76–69  9–7
(2–2)		 MAC Center (914)
Kent, OH
01/13/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Central Michigan L 84–88  9–8
(2–3)		 McGuirk Arena (1,756)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/17/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Bowling Green L 50–60  9–9
(2–4)		 Stroh Center (1,268)
Bowling Green, OH
01/20/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Ball State L 58–79  9–10
(2–5)		 MAC Center (472)
Kent, OH
01/24/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Toledo W 62–55  10–10
(3–5)		 Savage Arena (3,722)
Toledo, OH
01/27/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Akron L 60–75  10–11
(3–6)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (704)
Akron, OH
01/31/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Bowling Green W 81–57  11–11
(4–6)		 MAC Center (490)
Kent, OH
02/03/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Northern Illinois L 62–72  11–12
(4–7)		 MAC Center (546)
Kent, OH
02/07/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Buffalo L 42–80  11–13
(4–8)		 Alumni Arena (1,054)
Buffalo, NY
02/10/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Ohio L 65–78  11–14
(4–9)		 MAC Center (486)
Kent, OH
02/17/2018
4:30 PM, ESPN3		 Miami (OH) L 59–65  11–15
(4–10)		 MAC Center (6,055)
Kent, OH
02/21/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Ohio L 78–79  11–16
(4–11)		 Convocation Center (290)
Athens, OH
02/24/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Akron W 60–55  12–16
(5–11)		 MAC Center 
Kent, OH
02/28/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Buffalo L 60–75  12–17
(5–12)		 MAC Center (411)
Kent, OH
03/03/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Miami (OH) L 35–58  12–18
(5–13)		 Millett Hall (527)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
03/05/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (10) at (7) Toledo
First Round		 W 80–76 OT 13–18
 Savage Arena (3,157)
Toledo, OH
03/07/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 (10) vs. (2) Buffalo
Quarterfinals		 L 50–72  13–19
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/kentstatesports.com/documents/2017/10/2/2017_18KentState_WBB_quickfacts.pdf
  2. "Kent State Golden Flashes Women's Basketball - Golden Flashes News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN".
  3. "Kent State Golden Flashes on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Yahoo Sports.
  4. "Kent State University Athletics". Kentstatesports.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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