2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team

The 2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ladyjacks were led by third year head coach Mark Kellogg and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finish the season 25–7, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland Women's Tournament where they lost to Nicholls State. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to George Mason.

2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2017–18 record25–7 (16–2 Southland)
Head coach
  • Mark Kellogg (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jessica Grayson
  • Rebecca Alvidrez
  • Leonard Bishop
Home arenaWilliam R. 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

Previous season

The Ladyjacks finished the 2016–17 season with and overall record of 25–8 and 14–4 in Southland play to finish in fourth place.[1] They lost in the finals of the Southland Women's Tournament to Central Arkansas.[2] The Ladyjacks were invited to the WBI losing in the first round to UT-RGV.[3]

Roster

Sources:[4]

2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Brioenne Burns 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWilliam Chrisman HS Independence, MO
G 2 Alyssa Mayfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrJohn Tyler HS Tyler, TX
G 3 Chanell Hayes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrTexas HS Texarkana, AR
G 4 Kennedy Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrAnderson HS Austin, TX
G 5 Lovisa Brunnberg 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBG Lulea Stockholm, Sweden
F 12 Kia Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrÅrhus Statsgymnasium
Panola College		 Aarhus Denmark
G 14 Marissa Banfield 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWestbury Christian HS Friendswood, TX
F 21 Stevi Parker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrBixby HS
Tulsa		 Bixby, OK
F 22 Taylor Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrFrisco Heritage HS
Collin College		 Frisco, TX
F 23 Riley Harvey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHowe HS Howe, TX
F 32 Imani Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrLee's Summit North HS
Southeast Missouri State		 Lee's Summit, MO
C 33 Aaliyah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLee's Summit North HS Lee's Summit, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Rebecca Alvidrez (Otero JC
    Montana State
    Adams State)
  • Jessica Grayson (Columbia State CC
    Austin Peay)
  • Leonard Bishop (Texas A&M–Commerce)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
5:30 pm		 at Kansas State L 49–74  0–1
 Bramlage Coliseum (3,838)
Manhattan, KS
November 14*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Coppin State W 72–59  1–1
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,289)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 18*
1:30 pm		 Howard Payne W 105–35  2–1
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (581)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 24*
8:00 pm		 vs. Alabama State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic		 W 77–50  3–1
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,159)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 25*
2:00 pm		 vs. Alcorn State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic		 W 83–79 OT 4–1
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,100)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 28*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Central Baptist College W 97–34  5–1
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (732)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 2*
1:00 pm		 South Dakota W 77–55  6–1
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,465)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 7*
8:00 pm		 at Montana L 52–60  6–2
 Dahlberg Arena (2,578)
Missoula, MT
December 9*
4:30 pm		 at Montana State L 54–59 OT 6–3
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,371)
Bozeman, MT
December 16*
8:00 pm		 Texas A&M–Commerce W 83–61  7–3
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,070)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 19*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 Central Christian College W 105–32  8–3
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,721)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Conference regular season
December 28
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Southeastern Louisiana W 79–67  9–3
(1–0)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (998)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 3, 2018
6:00 pm		 at Nicholls W 86–73  10–3
(2–0)		 Stopher Gym (133)
Thibodaux, LA
January 6
12:30 pm		 at Northwestern State W 70–62  11–3
(3–0)		 Prather Coliseum (1,032)
Natchitoches, LA
January 10
7:00 pm		 at New Orleans W 74–67  12–3
(4–0)		 Lakefront Arena (110)
New Orleans, LA
January 13
3:30 pm		 Incarnate Word W 60–49  13–3
(5–0)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (110)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 17
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Abilene Christian W 66–55  14–3
(6–0)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,761)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 24
7:00 pm		 Central Arkansas W 59–46  15–3
(7–0)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,103)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 27
3:30 pm		 Sam Houston State W 75–53  16–3
(8–0)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,182)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 31
7:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist W 76–54  17–3
(9–0)		 Sharp Gym (867)
Houston, TX
February 3
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lamar L 65–79  17–4
(9–1)		 Montagne Center (951)
Beaumont, TX
February 7
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 McNeese W 73–58  18–4
(10–1)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,091)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 10
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Northwestern State W 83–48  19–4
(11–1)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,563)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 14
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 59–58  20–4
(12–1)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,116)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 17
1:00 pm		 at Incarnate Word W 75–50  21–4
(13–1)		 McDermott Center (589)
San Antonio, TX
February 21
7:00 pm		 at Central Arkansas W 55–50  22–4
(14–1)		 Farris Center (428)
Conway, AR
February 24
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Lamar L 58–75  22–5
(14–2)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,221)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 28
7:00 pm		 at Abilene Christian W 78–52  23–5
(15–2)		 Moody Coliseum (1,228)
Abilene, TX
March 3
4:30 pm		 at Sam Houston State W 72–49  24–5
(16–2)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (375)
Huntsville, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
March 10
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 (2) vs. (3) Central Arkansas
Semifinals		 W 70–60  25–5
 Merrell Center (1,446)
Katy, TX
March 11
12:00 pm, CBSSN		 (2) vs. (4) Nicholls
Championship		 L 65–69  25–6
 Merrell Center (927)
Katy, TX
WNIT
March 16*
6:00 pm		 at George Mason
First Round		 L 65–69  25–7
 EagleBank Arena (802)
Fairfax, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

References
  1. "Southland Standings - 2016-17". Southland Conference. ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  2. "2017 Southland Basketball Tournament". Southland Conference. Southland Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  3. "Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Schedule - 2016-17". Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks. ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. "Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Roster". Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks. ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  5. http://sfajacks.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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