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
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

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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