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
Buffalo162 .889  296  .829
Miami (OH)126 .667  2111  .656
Ohio99 .500  1615  .516
Kent State513 .278  1319  .406
Bowling Green315 .167  1119  .367
Akron315 .167  921  .300
West
Central Michigan171 .944  305  .857
Ball State135 .722  257  .781
Western Michigan99 .500  1815  .545
Toledo810 .444  1815  .545
Northern Illinois711 .389  1515  .500
Eastern Michigan612 .333  1120  .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.

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