2017–18 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2017–18 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by second-year head coach Kacie Cryer, played all their home games at Burton Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference.

2017–18 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2017–18 record12–18 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Edie Higgins
  • Alaina Verdin
  • Lindsey Lopez
Home arenaBurton Coliseum
2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lamar17–1 .944  22–7  .759
Stephen F. Austin16–2 .889  25–6  .806
Central Arkansas14–4 .778  25–10  .714
Texas A&M-CC11–7 .611  19–12  .613
Nicholls State †11–7 .611  19–13  .594
New Orleans11–7 .611  15–15  .500
Abilene Christian9–9 .500  16–14  .533
McNeese State8–10 .444  12–18  .400
Southeastern Louisiana7–11 .389  8–21  .276
Houston Baptist6–12 .333  10–18  .357
Incarnate Word4–14 .222  5–24  .172
Northwestern State2–16 .111  7–22  .241
Sam Houston State1–17 .056  4–23  .148
† 2018 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2016–17 season with a 14–17 overall record and an 8–10 Southland Conference record to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southland Women's Tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin.

Roster

Sources:[1][2]

2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Keara Hudnall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrPearland HS Pearland, TX
G 1 Reagan Bolton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSt. Thomas Aquinas HS Hammond, LA
F 2 Bre'Ashlee Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrJewel Sumner HS Kentwood, LA
G 3 Caitlin Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBreaux Bridge HS Breaux Bridge, LA
G 4 Dede Sheppard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrNorth Caddo HS Vivian, LA
F 5 Jasmine Carswell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrAirline HS Bossier, LA
C 13 Cynthia Rivas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrNorth Central Texas Academy Guadalajara, Mexico
G 15 Gabby Guidry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrLake Arthur HS Lake Arthur, LA
F 21 Mercedes Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCrowley HS Crowley, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 6, 2018

Schedule

Sources:[3][4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2017*
6:00 pm		 Wiley College W 72–43   
 Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 12*
2:00 pm		 Southern (N.O.) W 76–61  1–0
 Burton Coliseum (918)
Lake Charles, LA
November 15*
11:00 am, LHN		 at No. 2 Texas L 34–100  1–1
 Frank Erwin Center (7,651)
Austin, TX
November 19*
2:00 pm		 LSU–Alexandria W 73–53  2–1
 Burton Coliseum (801)
Lake Charles, LA
November 22*
1:00 pm		 Grambling L 60–75  2–2
 Burton Coliseum (796)
Lake Charles, LA
November 26*
2:00 pm		 Louisiana–Monroe W 65–61  3–2
 Burton Coliseum (751)
Lake Charles, LA
November 29*
7:00 pm		 Tulane L 66–70  3–3
 Burton Coliseum (729)
Lake Charles, LA
December 3*
5:00 pm, CST		 at Louisiana L 86–98 3OT 3–4
 Cajundome (753)
Lafayette, LA
December 11*
6:00 pm		 Louisiana College W 84–46  4–4
 Burton Coliseum (791)
Lake Charles, LA
December 13*
6:30 pm, FSSW		 at No. 6 Baylor L 34–95  4–5
 Ferrell Center (6,583)
Waco, TX
December 18*
12:00 pm		 at Louisiana Tech L 62–78  4–6
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,823)
Ruston, LA
December 22*
1:00 pm		 at SMU L 59–65  4–7
 Moody Coliseum (691)
Dallas, TX
Southland regular season
December 28
6:00 pm		 at Incarnate Word W 66–57  5–7
(1–0)		 McDermott Center (356)
San Antonio, TX
December 30
1:00 pm		 Northwestern State W 72–67  6–7
(2–0)		 Burton Coliseum (782)
Lake Charles, LA
January 3, 2018
6:30 pm		 Abilene Christian L 75–80  6–8
(2–1)		 Burton Coliseum (850)
Lake Charles, LA
January 6
1:00 pm		 New Orleans L 64–77  6–9
(2–2)		 Burton Coliseum (821)
Lake Charles, LA
January 10
6:30 pm		 Nicholls State L 54–61  6–10
(2–3)		 Burton Coliseum (727)
Lake Charles, LA
January 13
2:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 77–65  7–10
(3–3)		 University Center (579)
Hammond, LA
January 20
2:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist W 86–74  8–10
(4–3)		 Sharp Gym (478)
Houston, TX
January 27
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lamar L 58–83  8–11
(4–4)		 Montagne Center (955)
Beaumont, TX
January 31
6:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Sam Houston State W 66–63  9–11
(5–4)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (759)
Huntsville, TX
February 3
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northwestern State W 60–44  10–11
(6–4)		 Prather Coliseum (1,001)
Natchitoches, LA
February 7
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stephen F. Austin L 48–83  10–12
(6–5)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,091)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 10
1:00 pm		 Southeastern Louisiana W 69–47  11–12
(7–5)		 Burton Coliseum (539)
Lake Charles, LA
February 14
6:30 pm		 Central Arkansas L 45–51  11–13
(7–6)		 Burton Coliseum (767)
Lake Charles, LA
February 17
2:00 pm		 at New Orleans L 62–84  11–14
(7–7)		 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 21
6:00 pm		 at Nicholls State L 51–63  11–15
(7–8)		 Stopher Gym (202)
Thibodaux, LA
February 24
2:00 pm		 Houston Baptist L 61–67 OT 11–16
(7–9)		 Burton Coliseum (717)
Lake Charles, LA
February 28
6:30 pm		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 70–64  12–16
(8–9)		 Burton Coliseum (711)
Lake Charles, LA
March 3
1:00 pm		 Lamar L 72–81  12–17
(8–10)		 Burton Coliseum (983)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
March 8
11:00 am, ESPN3		 (8) vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
First Round		 L 52–75  12–18
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

References
  1. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster". McNeese Cowgirls Women's Basketball. McNeese State University. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. "McNeese Cowgilrs Roster". McNeese Cowgirls. ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule".
  4. "McNeese Cowgirls Schedule - 2017-18". McNeese Cowgirls. ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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