2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

The 2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by second year head coach Tory Verdi, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center.[1][2][3] They finished the season 14–16, 6–10 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Saint Louis.

2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record14–16 (6–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Danny Hughes
  • Candice Finley
  • Candice Walker
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton15–1 .938  23–7  .767
Duquesne13–3 .813  25–8  .758
Fordham12–4 .750  24–10  .706
George Mason11–5 .688  24–10  .706
George Washington †10–6 .625  19–14  .576
Saint Joseph's10–6 .625  19–15  .559
Saint Louis9–7 .563  17–16  .515
Richmond8–8 .500  14–17  .452
Davidson7–9 .438  12–18  .400
UMass6–10 .375  14–16  .467
La Salle3–13 .188  8–22  .267
St. Bonaventure3–13 .188  8–22  .267
VCU4–12 .250  7–22  .241
Rhode Island1–15 .063  3–27  .100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA carries Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call.

Roster
2017–18 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 00 Maggie Mulligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBoston Latin School Boston, MA
G/F 2 Genesis Rivera 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrGustavo
Panola College		 Caracas, Venezuela
F 10 Alexia Allesch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGill St. Bernard's Basking Ridge, NJ
G 11 Bre Hampton-Bey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrNotre Dame Academy Toledo, OH
C 14 Anil Soysal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrAnatolian Istanbul, Turkey
G 15 Paige McCormick 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrHeuvelton Central Ogdensburg, NY
G 21 Autumn Giles 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrFort Myers Fort Myers, FL
G 22 Jessica George 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNorth Point Waldorf, MD
G 23 Vashnie Perry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoNorcross HS
Florida Atlantic		 Nashville, TN
G/F 24 Hailey Leidel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWoodhaven Brownstown, MI
G 25 Leah McDerment 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrPriestnall School Stockport, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
4:30 pm		 Kutztown W 79–66 
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
11/06/2017*
7:00 pm		 Flagler W 75–51 
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
4:30 pm		 Maine–Fort Kent W 111–45  1–0
 Mullins Center (628)
Amherst, MA
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm		 Towson W 72–49  2–0
 Mullins Center (361)
Amherst, MA
11/17/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at North Dakota State L 70–82  2–1
 Scheels Center (605)
Grand Forks, ND
11/19/2017*
3:00 pm, FSNOR/FSCP		 at North Dakota L 52–82  2–2
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,580)
Grand Forks, ND
11/24/2017*
1:00 pm		 Northeastern
UMass Thanksgiving Classic		 L 54–64  2–3
 Mullins Center (387)
Amherst, MA
11/25/2017*
1:00 pm		 Liberty
UMass Thanksgiving Classic		 W 64–61  3–3
 Mullins Center (396)
Amherst, MA
11/29/2017*
1:00 pm		 at Incarnate Word W 64–45  4–3
 McDermott Convocation Center (521)
San Antonio, TX
12/01/2017*
8:00 pm		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Battle on the Border		 L 59–67  4–4
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (273)
Edinburg, TX
12/02/2017*
1:00 pm		 vs. Mississippi Valley State
UTRGV Battle on the Border		 W 85–46  5–4
 UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
12/07/2017*
7:00 pm		 Fisher College W 121–38  6–4
 Mullins Center (421)
Amherst, MA
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm		 Saint Peter's W 81–65  7–4
 Mullins Center (500)
Amherst, MA
12/13/2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 at UMass Lowell W 73–63  8–4
 Costello Athletic Center (1,475)
Lowell, MA
12/21/2017*
12:00 pm		 Marist L 60–88  8–5
 Mullins Center (322)
Amherst, MA
A-10 Regular season
12/31/2017
1:00 pm		 at Duquesne L 57–60  8–6 (0–1)
 Palumbo Center (841)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/03/2018
5:00 pm		 Fordham L 51–62  8–7 (0–2)
 Mullins Center (364)
Amherst, MA
01/06/2018
11:00 am, CBSSN		 at St. Bonaventure L 59–69  8–8 (0–3)
 Reilly Center (934)
Olean, NY
01/13/2018
2:00 pm		 Saint Joseph's L 79–84  8–9 (0–4)
 Mullins Center (536)
Amherst, MA
01/18/2018
8:00 pm		 at Saint Louis L 63–64  8–10 (0–5)
 Chaifetz Arena (486)
St. Louis, MO
01/21/2018
2:00 pm		 VCU W 79–75  9–10 (1–5)
 Mullins Center (564)
Amherst, MA
01/24/2018
7:00 pm		 at Davidson L 81–87 2OT 9–11 (1–6)
 John M. Belk Arena (941)
Davidson, NC
01/28/2018
2:00 pm		 at Rhode Island W 61–59  10–11 (2–6)
 Ryan Center (454)
Kingston, RI
01/31/2018
11:30 am		 Richmond L 39–51  10–12 (2–7)
 Mullins Center (2,512)
Amherst, MA
02/04/2018
12:00 pm		 La Salle W 69–66  11–12 (3–7)
 Mullins Center (570)
Amherst, MA
02/07/2018
7:00 pm		 Dayton L 49–78  11–13 (3–8)
 Mullins Center (312)
Amherst, MA
02/11/2018
2:00 pm		 at George Mason L 60–71  11–14 (3–9)
 EagleBank Arena (1,567)
Fairfax, VA
02/14/2018
7:00 pm		 at George Washington L 49–55  11–15 (3–10)
 Charles E. Smith Center (592)
Washington, D.C.
02/17/2018
2:00 pm		 Davidson W 70–68  12–15 (4–10)
 Mullins Center (731)
Amherst, MA
02/21/2018
7:00 pm		 at Richmond W 58–49  13–15 (5–10)
 Robins Center (418)
Richmond, VA
02/24/2018
12:00 pm		 Rhode Island W 87–50  14–15 (6–10)
 Mullins Center (473)
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018
8:00 pm		 (10) at (7) Saint Louis
First Round		 L 64–70  14–16
 Chaifetz Arena (543)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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

See also

References
  1. "UMass Athletics" (PDF). UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  2. "Massachusetts Minutewomen Women's Basketball - Minutewomen News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  3. Massachusetts Minutewomen. "Massachusetts Minutewomen on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  4. "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball".
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