2017–18 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by fifth year head coach Krista Gerlich, play their home games at the College Park Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 18–12, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Louisiana.

2017–18 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017–18 record18–12 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kristin Cole
  • Ashley Crawford
  • Talby Justus
Home arenaCollege Park Center
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock171 .944  2310  .697
Texas State144 .778  2310  .697
UT Arlington126 .667  1812  .600
Troy126 .667  1813  .581
South Alabama117 .611  2113  .618
Coastal Carolina108 .556  1714  .548
Louisiana108 .556  1716  .515
Arkansas State108 .556  1515  .500
Appalachian State513 .278  823  .258
Georgia State414 .222  822  .267
Georgia Southern216 .111  525  .167
Louisiana–Monroe117 .056  426  .133
2018 Sun Belt Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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Previous season

They finished the season 22–9, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Troy. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Tulane in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Cierra Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrL D Bell Bedford, TX
G 1 Laurynn McGowen 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrSeguin
New Mexico JC
Arlington, TX
G 2 Lauren Billie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrEast Central Tulsa, OK
G 3 Crystal Allen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrTrimble Tech
Seattle
Fort Worth, TX
G 5 Miranda LeJune 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrPearland
San Jacinto College-North
Pearland, TX
G 10 Zhane Templeton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSouth Grand Prairie
Gonzaga
Austin, TX
G 11 Shelby Richards 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrRiverton
Odessa JC
South Jordan, UT
G 12 Brooke Alexander 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoPrestonwood Christian Academy
Liberty
Frisco, TX
F 13 Daiane Machado 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrNew Mexico JC Curitiba, Brazil
F 22 Jennifer Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRouse Leander, TX
G 24 Aysia Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoBroken Arrow Tulsa, OK
F 33 Kelsey Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrWashington Washington, OK
C 40 Michaela Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrFather Tolton Catholic Columbia, MO
F 44 Rebekah Van Dijk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrNazareth Nazareth, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 61–48  1–0
College Park Center (1,972)
Arlington, TX
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 70–46  2–0
College Park Center (797)
Arlington, TX
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm
at UTSA W 69–68 OT 3–0
Convocation Center (265)
San Antonio, TX
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
SMU W 58–55  4–0
College Park Center (649)
Arlington, TX
11/24/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Fresno State W 67–54  5–0
College Park Center (735)
Arlington, TX
11/27/2017*
7:00 pm
at Utah L 41–71  5–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (917)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Houston L 58–62  5–2
College Park Center (761)
Arlington, TX
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas State L 56–70  5–3
Bramlage Coliseum (2,974)
Manhattan, KS
12/10/2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 52–80  5–4
Hank McCamish Pavilion (718)
Atlanta, GA
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
at Arkansas L 57–91  5–5
Bud Walton Arena (1,481)
Fayetteville, AR
12/21/2017*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
San Francisco W 56–54  6–5
College Park Center (1,937)
Arlington, TX
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017
2:30 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 76–89  6–6
(0–1)
HTC Center (293)
Conway, SC
12/31/2017
11:00 am
at Appalachian State W 64–60  7–6
(1–1)
Holmes Center (275)
Boone, NC
01/04/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 76–57  8–6
(2–1)
College Park Center (1,868)
Arlington, TX
01/06/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama L 63–76  8–7
(2–2)
College Park Center (1,914)
Arlington, TX
01/11/2018
5:00 pm
at Little Rock L 57–59  8–8
(2–3)
Jack Stephens Center (2,091)
Little Rock, AR
01/13/2018
3:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 80–85  8–9
(2–4)
First National Bank Arena (791)
Jonesboro, AR
01/18/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana W 63–61  9–9
(3–4)
College Park Center (2,384)
Arlington, TX
01/20/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 70–61  10–9
(4–4)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
01/25/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 81–76 OT 11–9
(5–4)
GSU Sports Arena (323)
Atlanta, GA
01/27/2018
1:00 pm
at Georgia Southern L 68–73  11–10
(5–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (343)
Statesboro, GA
02/01/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State W 49–48  13–9
(6–5)
College Park Center (2,330)
Arlington, TX
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina W 65–63  13–10
(7–5)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas State W 61–59 OT 14–10
(8–5)
College Park Center (2,602)
Arlington, TX
02/15/2018
5:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 80–53  15–10
(9–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,439)
Monroe, LA
02/17/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana W 38–34  16–10
(10–5)
Cajundome (733)
Lafayette, LA
02/22/2018
11:30 am, ESPN3
Georgia Southern W 70–49  17–10
(11–5)
College Park Center (5,590)
Arlington, TX
02/24/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State W 62–57  18–10
(12–5)
College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
03/03/2018
2:00 pm
at Texas State L 58–75  18–11
(12–6)
Strahan Coliseum (1,699)
San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/08/2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Louisiana
Quarterfinals
L 48–54  18–12
Lakefront Arena (854)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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AP N/A
Coaches RV N/A RV RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not ranked previous week

See also

  • 2017–18 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

References

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