2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team will represent La Salle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Williams, play their home games at Tom Gola Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 8–22, 3–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to George Washington.

2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Christmas City Classic Champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record8–22 (3–13 A-10)
Head coach
  • Jeff Williams (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kam Gissendanner
  • Dalila Eshe
  • Khadijah Rushdan
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton15–1 .938  23–7  .767
Duquesne13–3 .813  25–8  .758
Fordham12–4 .750  24–10  .706
George Mason11–5 .688  24–10  .706
George Washington †10–6 .625  19–14  .576
Saint Joseph's10–6 .625  19–15  .559
Saint Louis9–7 .563  17–16  .515
Richmond8–8 .500  14–17  .452
Davidson7–9 .438  12–18  .400
UMass6–10 .375  14–16  .467
La Salle3–13 .188  8–22  .267
St. Bonaventure3–13 .188  8–22  .267
VCU4–12 .250  7–22  .241
Rhode Island1–15 .063  3–27  .100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

On March 2, Jeff Williams's contract was not renewed. He finished at La Salle with an 8-year record of 92–149.[4]

Media

La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

Roster
2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Shaquana Edwards 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS FrWeaver Hartford, CT
G 3 Rayshel Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCurtis Staten Island, NY
F/C 5 Amber Wilks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoWalnut Hills Cincinnati, OH
G 11 Deja King 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrLife Center Academy Trenton, NJ
G/F 12 Iyonna Crenshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrNeptune Neptune, NJ
G/F 14 Michelle Nicholls 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLife Center Academy Auckland, New Zealand
G 15 Adreana Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrFranklin Somerset, NJ
G/F 21 Amy Griffin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrSouthwest Atlanta Christian Atlanta, GA
F 22 Jeryn Reese 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMansfield
Owens CC		 Mansfield, OH
F/C 25 Shalina Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoArchbishop Prendergast Philadelphia, PA
F 32 Jasmine White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSt. Anthony's Huntington, NY
C 35 Sofilia Ngwafang 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoPaint Branch Silver Spring, MD
F 44 Ashanti Freeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrGwynn Park Brandywine, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Lafayette W 74–47  1–0
 Kirby Sports Center (644)
Easton, PA
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm		 at American L 48–66  1–1
 Bender Arena (390)
Washington, D.C.
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Drexel L 54–79  1–2
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (692)
Philadelphia, PA
11/22/2017*
1:00 pm		 Temple L 52–69  1–3
 Tom Gola Arena (356)
Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2017*
4:30 pm		 vs. New Hampshire
Christmas City Classic semifinals		 W 59–51  2–3
 Stabler Arena (671)
Bethlehem, PA
11/26/2017*
4:30 pm		 at Lehigh
Christmas City Classic championship		 W 69–61  3–3
 Stabler Arena (544)
Bethlehem, PA
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm		 Penn W 66–59  4–3
 Tom Gola Arena (573)
Philadelphia, PA
12/02/2017*
12:00 pm		 at Wisconsin L 60–71  4–4
 Kohl Center (3,771)
Madison, WI
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm		 Rider L 55–76  4–5
 Tom Gola Arena (380)
Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2017*
4:00 pm		 at North Texas L 44–70  4–6
 The Super Pit (996)
Denton, TX
12/17/2017*
6:00 pm		 at Delaware State W 71–48  5–6
 Memorial Hall (317)
Dover, DE
12/20/2017*
1:00 pm		 No. 20 Villanova L 49–76  5–7
 Tom Gola Arena (285)
Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2017
1:00 pm		 Dayton L 47–76  5–8 (0–1)
 Tom Gola Arena (306)
Philadelphia, PA
01/03/2018
7:00 pm		 George Mason L 56–69  5–9 (0–2)
 Tom Gola Arena (295)
Philadelphia, PA
01/06/2018
6:00 pm		 at Richmond L 51–77  5–10 (0–3)
 Robins Center (1,075)
Richmond, VA
01/10/2018*
12:00 pm		 at Harvard L 61–70  5–11
 Lavietes Pavilion (504)
Cambridge, MA
01/13/2018
1:00 pm		 St. Bonaventure W 66–63  6–11 (1–3)
 Tom Gola Arena (330)
Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2018
1:00 pm		 at Duquesne L 50–78  6–12 (1–4)
 Palumbo Center (670)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/20/2018
11:00 am, CBSSN		 at Rhode Island L 63–72  6–13 (1–5)
 Ryan Center (328)
Kingston, RI
01/25/2018
12:00 pm		 VCU W 62–57  7–13 (2–5)
 Tom Gola Arena (1,600)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018
1:00 pm		 Saint Joseph's L 64–75  7–14 (2–6)
 Tom Gola Arena (427)
Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2018
7:00 pm		 at George Washington L 45–60  7–15 (2–7)
 Charles E. Smith Center (833)
Washington, D.C.
02/04/2018
12:00 pm		 at UMass L 66–69  7–16 (2–8)
 Mullins Center (570)
Amherst, MA
02/07/2018
7:00 pm		 Saint Louis W 87–76  8–16 (3–8)
 Tom Gola Arena (402)
Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018
1:00 pm		 Richmond L 57–60  8–17 (3–9)
 Tom Gola Arena (446)
Philadelphia, PA
02/13/2018
7:00 pm		 at Fordham L 45–66  8–18 (3–10)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (967)
Bronx, NY
02/17/2018
1:00 pm		 at Saint Joseph's L 49–70  8–19 (3–11)
 Hagan Arena (913)
Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2018
7:00 pm		 Davidson L 51–58  8–20 (3–12)
 Tom Gola Arena (550)
Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018
2:00 pm		 at George Mason L 55–65  8–21 (3–13)
 EagleBank Arena (1,460)
Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018
7:00 pm		 (12) at (7) George Washington
First Round		 L 49–69  8–22
 Charles E. Smith Center (472)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
3		Week
4		Week
5		Week
6		Week
7		Week
8		Week
9		Week
10		Week
11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References
  1. "The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics" (PDF). Goexplorers.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  2. "La Salle Explorers Women's Basketball - Explorers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  3. La Salle Explorers. "La Salle Explorers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. "Contract Will Not Be Renewed for Head Women's Basketball Coach Jeff Williams". goriverhawks.com. La Salle Explorers. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  5. "La Salle University Athletics - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com.
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