2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by twelfth year head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–23, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament.

2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2017–18 record4–23 (1–17 Southland)
Head coach
  • Brenda Welch-Nichols (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • LaToya Bennett
  • Jaime Gonzalez
  • Rosalind Jennings
Home arenaBernard Johnson 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

On March 7, Welch-Nicholls has agreed "parted ways". She finished at Sam Houston State with a 12 year record of 119–234.[1] On April 12, former Prairie View A&M head coach Ravon Justice was announced as her replacement.[2]

Roster

Sources:[3][4]

2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Kevyn Ferriera 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoTatum HS
Temple JC		 Tatum, NM
G 1 Jennifer Oramas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoCharles W. Flannigan HS Pembroke Pines, FL
G 3 Alyssa Osborne 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrOakridge HS Spring, TX
PG 4 Jada Ballew 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrPrinceton HS
Rend Lake JC		 Columbus, OH
G 5 Dominique Maxwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSt. Joseph HS
Odessa JC		 Toronto, Canada
G 10 Angela Delaney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrHarker Heights HS Harker Heights, TX
G 15 Tia Harston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoKilleen HS Killeen, TX
G 20 Akarian Morgan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrCleburne HS Cleburne, TX
F 21 Lydia Baxter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrBowie HS Austin, TX
F 22 Anastacia Mickens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBeaumont Central HS Beaumont, TX
G 25 Alix Sellers 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) FrLumberton HS Lumberton, TX
F 33 Tehya Hollins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrPensacola HS Pensacola, FL
G 34 Rachell Harrell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBrock HS Weatherford, TX
C 35 Ashleigh Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHendrickson HS Pflugerville, TX
F 42 Kiera McKinney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoTascosa HS Amarillo, TX
F 44 Hannah Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrFloresville HS Floresville, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 6, 2018

Schedule

Sources:[5][6]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference games
11/10/2017*
10:30 am		 at Arkansas L 54–65  0–1
 Bud Walton Arena (4,719)
Fayetteville, AR
11/17/2017*
11:00 am		 Wiley College W 80–41  1–1
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (832)
Huntsville, TX
11/21/2017*
6:30 pm		 Rice L 50–79  1–2
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (554)
Huntsville, TX
11/29/2017*
6:30 pm		 Texas Southern L 58–77  1–3
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (558)
Huntsville, TX
12/02/2017*
11:00 am		 St. Thomas (TX) W 68–66  2–3
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (506)
Huntsville, TX
12/12/2017*
6:30 pm		 Jackson State W 74–68 OT 3–3
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (513)
Huntsville, TX
12/15/2017*
6:00 pm		 at Southern Miss L 38–58  3–4
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,225)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/17/2017*
3:00 pm		 Texas State L 41–73  3–5
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567)
Huntsville, TX
12/27/2017*
6:30 pm		 at LSU L 58–71  3–6
 Maravich Center (1,746)
Baton Rouge, LA
Southland Conference regular season
12/30/2017
2:00 pm		 at Abilene Christian L 65–83  3–7
(0–1)		 Moody Coliseum (1,028)
Abilene, TX
01/03/2018
7:00 pm		 at Central Arkansas L 44–69  3–8
(0–2)		 Farris Center (412)
Conway, AR
01/06/2018
3:00 pm		 Incarnate Word L 49–56  3–9
(0–3)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (583)
Huntsville, TX
01/10/2018
6:30 pm		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 57–67  3–10
(0–4)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (533)
Huntsville, TX
01/13/2018
3:00 pm		 Houston Baptist L 61–69  3–11
(0–5)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (946)
Huntsville, TX
01/17/2018
4:00 pm		 at Northwestern State L 60–63  3–12
(0–6)		 Prather Coliseum (1,013)
Natchitoches, LA
01/20/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lamar L 44–91  3–13
(0–7)		 Montagne Center (904)
Beaumont, TX
01/24/2018
7:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 57–52  4–13
(1–7)		 University Center (610)
Hammond, LA
01/27/2018
3:30 pm		 at Stephen F. Austin L 53–75  4–14
(1–8)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,182)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/31/2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3		 McNeese State L 63–66  4–15
(1–9)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (759)
Huntsville, TX
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Abilene Christian L 72–75  4–16
(1–10)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,078)
Huntsville, TX
02/07/2018
1:00 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 57–67  4–17
(1–11)		 Dugan Wellness Center (883)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lamar L 44–68  4–18
(1–12)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,166)
Huntsville, TX
02/14/2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3		 Nicholls State L 65–70  4–19
(1–13)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (741)
Huntsville, TX
02/17/2018
2:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist L 62–65 OT 4–20
(1–14)		 Sharp Gymnasium (597)
Houston, TX
02/28/2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3		 Central Arkansas L 53–73  4–26
(1–16)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (758)
Huntsville, TX
03/03/2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 Stephen F. Austin L 49–72  4–27
(1–17)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (610)
Huntsville, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

References
  1. "Brenda Nichols Won't Return As Head Coach" (Press release). Sam Houston State Bearkats. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. "Justice Named WBB Head Coach" (Press release). Sam Houston State Bearkats. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. "SHSU Women's Basketball - 2017-18 Roster". Women's Basketball. Sam Houston State University. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. "Sam Houston State Bearkats Roster". Sam Houston State Bearkats. ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. "Womens Basketball - 2017-18 Schedule". Women's Basketball. Sam Houston State University. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  6. "Sam Houston State Bearkats Schedule - 2017-18". Sam Houston State Bearkats. ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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