2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represents Xavier University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by seventh-year head coach Brian Neal, play their games at the Cintas Center and were members of the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 10–20, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Women's Tournament to Seton Hall.

2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
2017–18 record10–20 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach
  • Brian Neal (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Crystal Kelly
  • Christian Stefanopoulos
  • Mark Stephens
Home arenaCintas Center
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
DePaul †15–3 .833  27–8  .771
Marquette15–3 .833  24–10  .706
Villanova12–6 .667  23–9  .719
Creighton11–7 .611  19–13  .594
St. John's9–9 .500  19–15  .559
Georgetown9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Seton Hall7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Butler6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Xavier3–15 .167  10–20  .333
Providence3–15 .167  10–21  .323
† 2018 Big East Tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Women's Tournament to Butler.

Roster
2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrCanterbury HS Fort Wayne, IN
F 2 Deja Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrPomfret Providence, RI
G 3 Aaliyah Dunham 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrSouth Charleston South Charleston, WV
G 5 Princess Stewart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrFranklin County Frankfort, KY
G 10 Ashley Gomez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWestmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrRedan HS Lithonia GA
G 15 Aly Reiff 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWhitko South Whitley, IN
G 20 Na'Teshia Owens 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoMexia HS Mexia, TX
F 21 A'Riana Gray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMaple Heights Cleveland, OH
F 22 Megan Christopher 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoTurpin HS Cincinnati, OH
G/F 24 Jordyn Dawson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHuntington Huntington, WV
F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland
F 40 Tierra Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoSt. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS Toledo, OH
F 45 Imani Partlow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrWinton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 23, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
5:00 pm		 New Hampshire
Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic		 W 71–66 OT 1–0
 Cintas Center (1,922)
Cincinnati, OH
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm		 Mount St. Mary's W 66–45  2–0
 Cintas Center (537)
Cincinnati, OH
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm		 Grambling State W 72–67  3–0
 Cintas Center (705)
Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2017*
9:00 pm, BTN		 at Minnesota L 62–74  3–1
 Williams Arena (2,000)
Minneapolis, MN
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm		 Fort Wayne W 62–50  4–1
 Cintas Center (612)
Cincinnati, OH
12/04/2017*
7:00 pm		 Wake Forest L 57–62  4–2
 Cintas Center (656)
Cincinnati, OH
12/06/2017*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 at Bowling Green L 53–63  4–3
 Stroh Center (4,130)
Bowling Green, OH
12/10/2017*
5:00 pm		 Cincinnati W 53–50  5–3
 Cintas Center (1,654)
Cincinnati, OH
12/17/2017*
6:00 pm		 vs. Furman
West Palm Beach Invitational Semifinal		 W 75–62  6–3
 Student Life Center (125)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/18/2017*
5:00 pm		 vs. No. 16 Missouri
West Palm Beach Invitational Final		 L 48–74  6–4
 Student Life Center (350)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/22/2017*
2:00 pm		 Florida A&M W 70–52  7–4
 Cintas Center (704)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm, FS2		 Butler W 69–62  8–4
(1–0)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (799)
Indianapolis, IN
01/02/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at Georgetown L 60–65  8–5
(1–1)		 McDonough Gymnasium (391)
Washington, D.C.
01/05/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at No. 21 Villanova L 57–75  8–6
(1–2)		 Jake Nevin Field House (541)
Villanova, PA
01/07/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN		 St. John's L 63–67  8–7
(1–3)		 Cintas Center (845)
Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Seton Hall L 51–62  8–8
(1–4)		 Cintas Center (597)
Cincinnati, OH
01/12/2018
6:30 pm, BEDN		 at DePaul L 48–79  8–9
(1–5)		 Wintrust Arena (5,354)
Chicago, IL
01/14/2018
3:00 pm, BEDN		 at Marquette L 67–88  8–10
(1–6)		 Al McGuire Center (2,003)
Milwaukee, WI
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Providence W 68–59  9–10
(2–6)		 Cintas Center (1,433)
Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2018
12:00 pm, BEDN		 Creighton L 64–71 OT 9–11
(2–7)		 Cintas Center (922)
Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Villanova L 50–89  9–12
(2–8)		 Cintas Center (1,135)
Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2018
2:00 pm, FS2		 Georgetown L 48–65  9–13
(2–9)		 Cintas Center (2,400)
Cincinnati, OH
02/02/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at Seton Hall L 53–58  9–14
(2–10)		 Walsh Gymnasium (787)
South Orange, NJ
02/04/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN		 at St. John's L 36–70  9–15
(2–11)		 Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
02/09/2018
8:00 pm, FS2		 Marquette L 63–80  9–16
(2–12)		 Cintas Center (1,483)
Cincinnati, OH
02/11/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN		 DePaul L 72–73  9–17
(2–13)		 Cintas Center (1,107)
Cincinnati, OH
02/16/2018
8:00 pm, BEDN		 at Creighton L 54–65  9–18
(2–14)		 D. J. Sokol Arena (922)
Omaha, NE
02/18/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN		 at Providence L 48–69  9–19
(2–15)		 Alumni Hall (677)
Providence, RI
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Butler W 57–54  10–19
(3–15)		 Cintas Center (1,766)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
7:30 pm, BEDN		 (10) vs. (7) Seton Hall
First Round		 L 42–66  10–20
 Wintrust Arena (1,950)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

References
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  2. "Xavier Musketeers Women's Basketball - Musketeers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. Xavier Musketeers. "Xavier Musketeers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. "Xavier Athletics". Goxavier.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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