2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team

The 2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by first year head coach Kristen Holt, play their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 9–21, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Western Kentucky.

2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2017–18 record9–21 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Kristen Holt (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Esses
  • Ela Mukosiej
Home arenaConvocation Center
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB133 .813  277  .794
Western Kentucky124 .750  249  .727
Rice106 .625  2310  .697
Louisiana Tech106 .625  1912  .613
Middle Tennessee106 .625  1813  .581
Charlotte106 .625  1416  .467
UTEP79 .438  1714  .548
Florida Atlantic79 .438  1315  .464
Southern Miss79 .438  1515  .500
North Texas610 .375  1714  .548
UTSA610 .375  921  .300
Old Dominion610 .375  823  .258
FIU511 .313  821  .276
Marshall313 .188  920  .310
2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 14–17, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Rice.

Roster

2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Evelyn Omemmah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLong Island Lutheran HS
Paris JC
Kakuri Kaduna, Nigeria
G 3 Alexus Dukes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrHarker Heights HS Harker Heights, TX
G 4 Crystal Chidomere 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrBush HS Richmond, TX
G 10 Tasharian Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrClear Springs HS League City, TX
G 13 Deja Cousin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoThe Burlington School Burlington, NC
F 15 Tîmea Tóth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoDunakeszi Radnóti Miklos Gimnáziuma Dunakeszi, Hungary
F 20 Kourtney Kekec 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNorth County HS
Mineral Area JC
Bonne Terre, MO
F 21 Marie Benson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMidland HS Waco, TX
F 23 Tija Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoShoemaker HS Killeen, TX
G 31 Carlie Henieman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrBrennan HS San Antonio, TX
G 33 Barbara Benson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrMidway HS Amarillo, TX
G 34 Karrington Donald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrHumble HS Humble, TX
C 40 Billie Marlow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrFalcon HS
Collin JC
Copenhagen, Denmark
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2017-12-28

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3*
7:00 p.m.
Trinity W 74–60 
Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 10*
7:00 p.m.
Sul Ross W 97–47  1–0
Convocation Center (308)
San Antonio, TX
November 12*
3:00 p.m.
at Arizona State L 42–74  1–1
Wells Fargo Arena (4,639)
Tempe, AZ
November 15*
7:00 p.m.
Texas–Arlington L 68–69 OT 1–2
Convocation Center (265)
San Antonio, TX
November 17*
7:00 p.m., LHN
at No. 2 Texas L 70–120  1–3
Frank Erwin Center (3,135)
Austin, TX
November 24*
4:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
L 55–69  1–4
Convocation Center (347)
San Antonio, TX
November 25*
2:00 p.m.
North Dakota
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
L 47–60  1–5
Convocation Center (328)
San Antonio, TX
December 1*
4:30 p.m.
vs. Mississippi Valley State
Battle on the Border
W 68–55  2–5
UTRGV Fieldhouse (97)
Edinburg, TX
December 2*
3:00 p.m.
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Battle on the Border
L 58–70  2–6
UTRGV Fieldhouse (485)
Edinburg, TX
December 5*
7:00 p.m.
at Texas State
I-35 Rivalry
L 38–91  2–7
Strahan Coliseum (1,085)
San Marcos, TX
December 16*
7:00 p.m.
at San Diego L 69–78  2–8
Jenny Craig Pavilion (442)
San Diego, CA
December 19*
9:00 p.m.
at Cal State Fullerton L 46–55  2–9
Titan Gym (202)
Fullerton, CA
December 29*
7:00 p.m.
Texas A&M–Commerce L 60–69  2–10
Convocation Center (369)
San Antonio, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 5
6:30 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech L 55–63  2–11
(0–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,735)
Ruston, LA
January 7
2:00 p.m.
at Rice L 52–83  2–12
(0–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (651)
Houston, TX
January 11
11:00 a.m.
Middle Tennessee L 47–62  2–13
(0–3)
Convocation Center (1,202)
San Antonio, TX
January 13
7:00 p.m.
Old Dominion W 64–56  3–13
(1–3)
Convocation Center (417)
San Antonio, TX
January 18
11:00 a.m., FCS
at Western Kentucky L 38–73  3–14
(1–4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,887)
Bowling Green, KY
January 20
6:00 p.m.
at Old Dominion L 63–69  3–15
(1–5)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,703)
Norfolk, VA
January 25
7:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic L 65–99  3–16
(1–6)
Convocation Center (495)
San Antonio, TX
January 27
4:00 p.m.
at Southern Miss L 60–83  3–17
(1–7)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,362)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 2
7:00 p.m.
North Texas W 70–58  4–17
(2–7)
Convocation Center (605)
San Antonio, TX
February 4
2:00 p.m.
UTEP L 53–66  4–18
(2–8)
Convocation Center (468)
San Antonio, TX
February 8
4:00 p.m.
at Marshall W 72–59  5–18
(3–8)
Cam Henderson Center (427)
Huntington, WV
February 10
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Charlotte L 75–88  5–19
(3–9)
Dale F. Halton Arena (1,048)
Charlotte, NC
February 14
7:00 p.m.
FIU W 69–66  6–19
(4–9)
Convocation Center (395)
San Antonio, TX
February 23
8:00 p.m.
at UTEP W 58–55  7–19
(5–9)
Don Haskins Center (748)
El Paso, TX
February 25
2:00 p.m.
Rice W 62–58  8–19
(6–9)
Convocation Center (609)
San Antonio, TX
March 3
2:00 p.m.
UAB L 66-74  8–20
(6–10)
Convocation Center (561)
San Antonio, TX
C-USA Women's Tournament
March 7
1:30 p.m.
(10) vs. (7) Florida Atlantic
First Round
W 83–71  9–20
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 8
1:30 p.m.
(10) vs. (2) Western Kentucky
Quarterfinals
L 50–78  9–21
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

References

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