2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by tenth year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They won their first Southland Women's Tournament and earns an automatic trip to their first NCAA Women's Tournament in school history where they lost in the first round to Mississippi State.

2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2017–18 record19–13 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach
  • DoBee Plaisance (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Payne
  • Kris Goff
  • Jenny Nash
Home arenaStopher Gym
2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lamar171 .944  227  .759
Stephen F. Austin162 .889  256  .806
Central Arkansas144 .778  2510  .714
Texas A&M-CC117 .611  1912  .613
Nicholls State117 .611  1913  .594
New Orleans117 .611  1515  .500
Abilene Christian99 .500  1614  .533
McNeese State810 .444  1218  .400
Southeastern Louisiana711 .389  821  .276
Houston Baptist612 .333  1018  .357
Incarnate Word414 .222  524  .172
Northwestern State216 .111  722  .241
Sam Houston State117 .056  423  .148
2018 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Colonels finished the season 10–20 overall and 7–11 in Southland play a three way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Women's Tournament to McNeese State.

Roster

Sources:[1][2]

2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tykeria Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoLee HS Montgomery, AL
G 1 Bree Wilson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoSt. Michael HS New Orleans, LA
G 3 Tia Charles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrJohn Curtis HS New Orleans, LA
G 5 Airi Hamilton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoPonchatoula HS Natchitoches, LA
G 13 Kinzie Hieneman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBrennan HS San Antonio, TX
F 15 Lauryn Bowie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrDuncanville HS Duncanville, TX
G 20 Cassidy Barrios 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrVandebilt Catholic HS Raceland, LA
F 21 Paige Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrEdna Karr HS New Orleans, LA
C 23 Korie Leary 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrLincoln HS Dallas, TX
F 25 Katherine Ward 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrTerrebonne HS
Delgado CC
Houma, LA
G 32 Destiny Collins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrEdna Karr HS New Orleans, LA
F 33 Bryanna Washington 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRanchview HS Irving, TX
C 40 Marina Lilly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrSkyline HS Dallas, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2018

Schedule

Sources:[3][4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
11:30 am
at SMU L 61–68  0–1
Moody Coliseum (1,368)
Dallas, TX
November 14*
6:00 pm
Spring Hill College W 78–70  1–1
Stopher Gym (466)
Thibodaux, LA
November 14*
6:00 pm
Jacksonville L 61–69  1–2
Stopher Gym (301)
Thibodaux, LA
November 21*
7:00 pm
at LSU L 50–65  1–3
Maravich Center (1,665)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 24*
1:00 pm
vs. Bradley
SEMO Thanksgiving Classic
L 65–75  1–4
Show Me Center (215)
Cape Girardeau, MO
November 25*
1:00 pm
vs. Evangel
SEMO Thanksgiving Classic
W 72–55  2–4
Show Me Center (142)
Cape Girardeau, MO
November 29*
11:30 pm
SUNO W 83–45  3–4
Stopher Gym (1,214)
Thibodaux, LA
December 2*
3:00 pm
at Jackson State W 90–64  4–4
Williams Assembly Center (250)
Jackson, MS
December 15*
3:00 pm
at Mississippi Valley State W 62–57  5–4
Harrison HPER Complex (432)
Itta Bena, MS
December 18*
7:00 pm, ELVN
No. 6 Baylor L 43–85  5–5
Stopher Gym (1,034)
Thibodaux, LA
December 21*
1:00 pm
at Iowa State L 47–75  5–6
Hilton Coliseum (9,466)
Ames, IA
Southland regular season
December 28
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 79–63  6–6
(1–0)
Prather Coliseum (717)
Natchitoches, LA
December 30
1:00 pm
at Incarnate Word L 62–64  6–7
(1–1)
McDermott Center (352)
San Antonio, TX
January 3, 2018
6:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 73–86  6–8
(1–2)
Stopher Gym (133)
Thibodaux, LA
January 6
2:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 73–61  7–8
(2–2)
Sharp Gym (326)
Houston, TX
January 10
6:30 pm
at McNeese State W 61–54  8–8
(3–2)
Burton Coliseum (727)
Lake Charles, LA
January 13
1:30 pm
Central Arkansas L 48–69  8–9
(3–3)
Stopher Gym (315)
Thibodaux, LA
January 17
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 55–76  8–10
(3–4)
Dugan Wellness Center (573)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 24
6:00 pm
Lamar L 61–76  8–11
(3–5)
Stopher Gym (222)
Thibodaux, LA
January 27
4:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana L 57–66  8–12
(3–6)
Stopher Gym (678)
Thibodaux, LA
February 3
2:00 pm
at New Orleans W 62–61  9–12
(4–6)
Lakefront Arena (347)
New Orleans, LA
February 7
6:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 81–60  10–12
(5–6)
Stopher Gym (202)
Thibodaux, LA
February 10
1:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 63–45  11–12
(6–6)
Stopher Gym (230)
Thibodaux, LA
February 14
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State W 70–65  12–12
(7–6)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (741)
Huntsville, TX
February 17
1:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 42–60  12–13
(7–7)
Farris Center (910)
Conway, AR
February 21
6:00 pm
McNeese State W 63–51  13–13
(8–7)
Stopher Gym (202)
Thibodaux, LA
February 24
4:00 pm
New Orleans W 72–48  14–13
(9–7)
Stopher Gym (433)
Thibodaux, LA
February 28
6:00 pm
Northwestern State W 85–53  15–13
(10–7)
Stopher Gym (265)
Thibodaux, LA
March 3
2:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 79–64  16–13
(11–7)
University Center (816)
Hammond, LA
Southland Women's Tournament
March 9
11:00 am, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Quarterfinals
W 61–59  17–13
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
March 10
1:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (1) Lamar
Semifinals
W 74–68  18–13
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
March 11
12:00 pm, CBSSN
(4) vs. (2) Stephen F. Austin
Championship Game
W 69–65  19–12
Merrell Center (927)
Katy, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
March 17*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(16 KC) at (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State
First Round
L 50–95  19–13
Humphrey Coliseum (10,211)
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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

See also

2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

References

  1. "2017-18 Women's Basketbal Roster". The Official Site of Nicholls Athletics. Nicholls State University. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. "Nicholls Colonels Roster". Nicholls Colonels. ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". The Official Site of Ncholls Athletics. Nicholls Colonels Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  4. "Nicholls Colonels Schedule - 2017-18". Nicholls Colonels. ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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