2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Larry Tidwell's fifth season along with the third under the UTRGV label. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. The team finished seventh in the WAC after going 4–10 while finishing 14–16 overall.[1][2][3]

2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2017–18 record14–16 (4–10 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Anderson
  • Kaylena Andersen
  • Yannick Denson
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
2017–18 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State113 .786  1812  .600
Cal State Bakersfield104 .714  1813  .581
Seattle U 95 .643  1814  .563
Grand Canyon95 .643  1614  .533
UMKC77 .500  1119  .367
Utah Valley59 .357  1119  .367
UT Rio Grande Valley410 .286  1416  .467
Chicago State113 .071  129  .033
2018 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

On April 21 Tidwell resigned from his position to accept the job for the Chief of Staff for the women's basketball program at Texas Tech. He finished at UTRGV with a 5 year record of 85–75[4]

Roster

2017–18 UTRGV Vaqueros women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Amara Graham 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrGwendolyn Brooks College Prep Chicago, IL
G 2 Emily Azubell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrRobert Vela Edinburg, TX
G 3 Daniela Azubell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrRobert Vela Edinburg, TX
G 4 Idil Türk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBodwell Istanbul, Turkey
G 5 Jameka Dowell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrLebanon Lebanon, TN
G 10 Valeria Tapia 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSaint Joseph Academy Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
G 11 Quynne Huggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMillennium
Mesa CC
Goodyear, AZ
G 12 Shaiann Tramble 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrShawnee
Highland CC
Shawnee, OK
G 14 Brianna Pitre 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSabino Tucson, AZ
G 15 Nichele Hyman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrClovis Clovis, NM
F 21 Krisynthia Sampson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSouth Mountain
Arizona Western College
Phoenix, AZ
F 23 Alicia McCray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrTrinity Christian Academy
Florida A&M
West Palm Beach, FL
G 24 Natalia Ready 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrParkview
Fort Scott CC
Little Rock, AR
F 33 Marie-Fatou Gueye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrUniversité Lumière Lyon II Paris, France
F 34 Megan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSt. Francis Xavier College Newcastle, Australia
F 43 Jasauen Beard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrMidwest City Midwest City, OK
F 44 Laura Van Tilburg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrWeslaco Weslaco, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
2:00 pm
vs. Concordia (TX)
Islanders Classic
W 67–49  1–0
Dugan Wellness Center (121)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/11/2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Trinity
Islanders Classic
W 62–57  2–0
Dugan Wellness Center (121)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 56–53  3–0
UTRGV Fieldhouse (328)
Edinburg, TX
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma State L 38–80  3–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,441)
Stillwater, OK
11/21/2017*
7:00 pm
Texas Lutheran W 78–43  4–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (379)
Edinburg, TX
11/25/2017*
3:00 pm
Florida A&M
Feast of the Border
W 51–38  5–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (272)
Edinburg, TX
11/26/2017*
3:00 pm
Prairie View A&M
Feast of the Border
W 78–62  6–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (240)
Edinburg, TX
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 41–71  6–2
Dugan Wellness Center (540)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm
UMass
Battle on the Border
W 67–59  7–2
UTRGV Fieldhouse (273)
Edinburg, TX
12/02/2017*
3:00 pm
UTSA
Battle on the Border
W 70–58  8–2
UTRGV Fieldhouse (485)
Edinburg, TX
12/05/2017*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN
at North Dakota State W 82–79  9–2
Scheels Center (609)
Fargo, ND
12/06/2017
7:00 pm
Wisconsin L 54–82  9–3
Kohl Center (2,809)
Madison, WI
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 64–80  9–4
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (2,292)
Lubbock, TX
12/19/2017*
7:00 pm
Canisius
UTRGV Holiday Classic
W 63–46  10–4
UTRGV Fieldhouse (365)
Edinburg, TX
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm
USC
UTRGV Holiday Classic
L 64–71  10–5
UTRGV Fieldhouse (528)
Edinburg, TX
WAC regular season
01/06/2018
7:00 pm
UMKC L 52–54  10–6
(0–1)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (501)
Edinburg, TX
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield L 64–67 OT 10–7
(0–2)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (402)
Edinburg, TX
01/13/2018
7:00 pm
Grand Canyon L 59–65  10–8
(0–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (409)
Edinburg, TX
01/18/2018
12:00 pm
at Utah Valley L 60–69  10–9
(0–4)
Lockhart Arena (719)
Orem, UT
01/20/2018
6:00 pm
at Seattle L 56–64  10–10
(0–5)
Connolly Center (860)
Seattle, WA
01/27/2018
7:00 pm
Chicago State W 81–44  11–10
(1–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (750)
Edinburg, TX
02/03/2018
7:00 pm
New Mexico State L 77–79 OT 11–11
(1–6)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (731)
Edinburg, TX
02/08/2018
8:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 58–59  11–12
(1–7)
GCU Arena (502)
Phoenix, AZ
02/10/2018
3:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 30–71  11–13
(1–8)
Icardo Center (421)
Bakersfield, CA
02/15/2018
7:00 pm
Seattle W 69–67 OT 12–13
(2–8)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (470)
Edinburg, TX
02/17/2018
8:00 pm
Utah Valley W 71–64 OT 13–13
(3–8)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (761)
Edinburg, TX
02/22/2018
7:00 pm
at UMKC L 59–79  13–14
(3–9)
Swinney Recreation Center (150)
Kansas City, MO
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
at Chicago State W 69–62  14–14
(4–9)
Jones Convocation Center (163)
Chicago, IL
03/03/2018
3:00 pm
at New Mexico State L 56–72  14–15
(4–10)
Pan American Center (1,564)
Las Cruces, NM
WAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2018
4:00 pm
(7) vs. (2) Cal State Bakersfield
Quarterfinals
L 59–70  14–16
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

References

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