2017–18 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifteenth year head coach Joe Foley, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 23–10, 17–1 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

2017–18 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball
Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017–18 record23–10 (17–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Robert Dallimore
  • Alicia Cash
  • Steve Wiedower
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
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 25–9, 17–1 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where defeated Southern Miss in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Ronjanae DeGray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMount Juliet HS Odessa, TX
G 2 Monique Townson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrStaley HS Kansas City, MO
G 3 Terrion Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrLeavenworth HS Kansas City, MO
G 4 Kira Shepard 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrNorthside HS Fort Smith, AR
G 5 Tori Lasker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMayflower HS Mayflower, AR
G 12 Sydney Chastain 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoWestmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 15 Kiara Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrA. J. Ellender HS Houma, LA
G 20 Keyara Jones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrHeidelberg HS Heidelberg, MS
F 22 Yanina Inkina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSouth Plains Minsk, Belarus
G 23 Kyra Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoNorth Little Rock HS North Little Rock, AR
F 25 Anna Hurlburt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSouthlake Carroll HS Southlake, TX
G/F 30 Raeyana DeGray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMount Juliet HS Odessa, TX
F 33 Keanna Keys 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrSumrall HS Sumrall, MS
F 35 Teal Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWhite Station HS Millington, TN
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
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
3:00 pm
Memphis W 86–57  1–0
Jack Stephens Center (1,386)
Little Rock, AR
11/15/2017*
11:30 am
Tulsa L 61–74  1–1
Jack Stephens Center (2,138)
Little Rock, AR
11/22/2017*
6:00 pm
at No. 19 Texas A&M L 49–66  1–2
Reed Arena (3,123)
College Station, TX
11/24/2017*
2:00 pm
at Rice L 51–58  1–3
Tudor Fieldhouse (336)
Houston, TX
11/28/2017*
6:30 pm
Oklahoma W 68–56  2–3
Jack Stephens Center (1,306)
Little Rock, AR
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 45–48  2–4
Chaifetz Arena (778)
St. Louis, MO
12/04/2017*
6:30 pm
Missouri State W 63–51  3–4
Jack Stephens Center (1,037)
Little Rock, AR
12/07/2017*
6:30 pm
Louisiana Tech L 49–58  3–5
Jack Stephens Center (1,141)
Little Rock, AR
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm
at No. 6 Mississippi State L 48–86  3–6
Humphrey Coliseum (5,010)
Starkville, MS
12/16/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas State L 51–66  3–7
Bramlage Coliseum (3,254)
Manhattan, KS
12/20/2017*
6:30 pm
LSU L 37–56  3–8
Jack Stephens Center (1,724)
Little Rock, AR
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/29/2017
5:00 pm
Louisiana W 78–43  4–8
(1–0)
Jack Stephens Center (1,688)
Little Rock, AR
12/31/2017
2:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 57–37  5–8
(2–0)
Jack Stephens Center (1,632)
Little Rock, AR
01/04/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 65–50  6–8
(3–0)
GSU Sports Arena (314)
Atlanta, GA
01/06/2018
1:00 pm
at Georgia Southern W 64–34  7–8
(4–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (211)
Statesboro, GA
01/11/2018
5:00 pm
Texas–Arlington W 59–57  8–8
(5–0)
Jack Stephens Center (2,091)
Little Rock, AR
01/13/2018
3:00 pm
Texas State W 63–48  9–8
(6–0)
Jack Stephens Center (2,165)
Little Rock, AR
01/20/2018
3:00 pm
Arkansas State W 53–43  10–8
(7–0)
Jack Stephens Center (5,113)
Little Rock, AR
01/25/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 52–40  11–8
(8–0)
Holmes Center (297)
Boone, NC
01/27/2018
12:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 51–49  12–8
(9–0)
HTC Center (297)
Conway, NC
02/01/2018
5:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 92–52  13–8
(10–0)
Jack Stephens Center (2,084)
Little Rock, AR
02/03/2018
3:00 pm
Georgia State W 54–47  14–8
(11–0)
Jack Stephens Center (2,373)
Little Rock, AR
02/08/2018
11:00 am
at South Alabama W 47–35  15–8
(12–0)
Mitchell Center (2,484)
Mobile, AL
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 70–76 OT 15–9
(12–1)
Trojan Arena (1,046)
Troy, AL
02/17/2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State W 64–58  16–9
(13–1)
First National Bank Arena (765)
Jonesboro, AR
02/22/2018
5:00 pm
Coastal Carolina W 53–44  17–9
(14–1)
Jack Stephens Center (1,288)
Little Rock, AR
02/24/2018
3:00 pm
Appalachian State W 61–35  18–9
(15–1)
Jack Stephens Center (1,794)
Little Rock, AR
03/01/2018
5:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 71–47  19–9
(16–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,537)
Monroe, LA
03/03/2018
4:00 pm
at Louisiana W 73–62 OT 20–9
(17–1)
Cajundome (691)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/08/2018
11:30 am, ESPN3
(1) vs. (9) Appalachian State
Quarterfinals
W 66–34  21–9
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/10/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) Troy
Semifinals
W 66–63  22–9
Lakefront Arena (898)
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (2) Texas State
Championship Game
W 54–53  23–9
Lakefront Arena (1,214)
New Orleans, LA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
11:00 am, ESPN2
(14 A) at (3 A) No. 11 Florida State
First Round
L 49–91  23–10
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Final
AP N/A
Coaches RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. "Little Rock Athletics - 2017-18 WBB Quick Facts" (PDF). Lrtrojans.com. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  2. "Little Rock Trojans Women's Basketball - Trojans News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  3. Little Rock Trojans. "Little Rock Trojans on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  4. "Little Rock Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lrtrojans.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
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