2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Bobcats, led by sixth year head coach Zenarae Antoine , played their home games at Strahan Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] They finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament , where they lost to Little Rock. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT , where they lost to Rice in the first round.
Previous season
They finished the season 16–15, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette. They were invited to the WBI where they lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.
Roster
2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Jayla Johnson
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Lincoln HS
Dallas, TX
G
1
Avionne Alexander
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Sunnyvale HS
Sunnyvale, TX
G
2
Toshua Leavitt
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Jr
Nixa HS
Nixa, MO
G
3
Chania Wright
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
DeSoto HS
DeSoto, TX
G
12
Dabrasia Baty
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr
Bryan Adams HS South Plains
Dallas, TX
F
13
Zandra Emanuel
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
C.E. King HS Coastal Bend College
Houston, TX
G/F
15
Ericka May
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Allen HS
Allen, TX
F
22
Ti'Aira Pitts
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Cedar Ridge HS
Austin, TX
G
23
Taeler Deer
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr
Channelview HS
Houston, TX
G
24
Brooke Holle
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Westlake HS
Austin, TX
G
33
Bailey Holle
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Westlake HS
Austin, TX
G/F
50
Zelor Massaquoi
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
Reservoir HS Grand Canyon
Monrovia, Liberia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 13, 2018
Schedule
[ 4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017 *2:00 pm
at Texas Tech
W 87–70
1–0
United Supermarkets Arena (3,611)Lubbock, TX
11/15/2017 *6:00 pm
at Incarnate Word
W 74–33
2–0
McDermott Center (1,000)San Antonio, TX
11/18/2017 *2:00 pm
at TCU
L 58–82
2–1
Schollmaier Arena (1,766)Fort Worth, TX
11/21/2017 *6:00 pm
at Texas Southern
W 70–56
3–1
H&PE Arena (622)Houston, TX
11/25/2017 *2:00 pm
Fresno State
W 76–59
4–1
Strahan Coliseum (1,047)San Marcos, TX
11/28/2017 *7:00 pm
Houston
L 67–72
4–2
Strahan Coliseum (1,192)San Marcos, TX
12/02/2017 *7:00 pm
Prairie View A&M
W 84–57
5–2
Strahan Coliseum (1,287)San Marcos, TX
12/05/2017 *7:00 pm
UTSA I-35 Rivalry
W 91–38
6–2
Strahan Coliseum (1,085)San Marcos, TX
12/17/2017 *3:00 pm
at Sam Houston State
W 73–41
7–2
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567)Huntsville, TX
12/20/2017 *2:00 pm
vs. Bethune–Cookman Hatter Classic
L 56–62
7–3
Edmunds Center (353)DeLand, FL
12/21/2017 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson Hatter Classic
L 54–61
7–4
Edmunds Center (279)DeLand, FL
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017 4:00 pm
at Appalachian State
W 69–54
8–4 (1–0)
Holmes Center (654)Boone, NC
12/31/2017 12:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina
L 64–65
8–5 (1–1)
HTC Center (250)Conway, SC
01/04/2018 5:30 pm
South Alabama
W 78–63
9–5 (2–1)
Strahan Coliseum (1,407)San Marcos, TX
01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy
W 83–75
10–5 (3–1)
Strahan Coliseum (1,560)San Marcos, TX
01/11/2018 5:00 pm
at Arkansas State
W 67–55
11–5 (4–1)
First National Bank Arena (1,275)Jonesboro, AR
01/13/2018 3:00 pm
at Arkansas State
L 48–63
10–6 (4–2)
Jack Stephens Center (2,165)Little Rock, AR
01/18/2018 5:30 pm
Louisiana–Monroe
W 86–52
11–6 (5–2)
Strahan Coliseum (2,233)San Marcos, TX
01/20/2018 2:00 pm
Louisiana
L 58–65
11–7 (5–3)
Strahan Coliseum (3,222)San Marcos, TX
01/25/2018 4:00 pm
at Georgia Southern
W 81–56
12–7 (6–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (147)Statesboro, GA
01/27/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3
at Georgia State
W 83–63
13–7 (7–3)
GSU Sports Arena (332)Atlanta, GA
02/01/2018 5:00 pm
Coastal Carolina
W 78–69
14–7 (8–3)
Strahan Coliseum (2,278)San Marcos, TX
02/03/2018 2:00 pm
Appalachian State
W 92–50
15–7 (9–3)
Strahan Coliseum (1,744)San Marcos, TX
02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Texas–Arlington
L 59–61 OT
15–8 (9–4)
College Park Center (2,602)Arlington, TX
02/15/2018 5:00 pm
at Louisiana
W 56–53
17–8 (10–4)
Cajundome (936)Lafayette, LA
02/17/2018 12:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe
W 81–45
18–8 (11–4)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,810)Monroe, LA
02/22/2018 12:00 pm
Georgia State
W 82–40
19–8 (12–4)
Strahan Coliseum (4,225)San Marcos, TX
02/24/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern
W 60–51
20–8 (13–4)
Strahan Coliseum (1,934)San Marcos, TX
03/03/2018 2:00 pm
Texas–Arlington
W 75–58
21–8 (14–4)
Strahan Coliseum (1,699)San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/08/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3
(2)
vs. (7) Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals
W 78–69
22–8
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
03/10/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3
(2)
vs. (6) Louisiana Semifinals
W 62–56
23–8
Lakefront Arena (898)New Orleans, LA
03/11/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
(2)
vs. (1) Little Rock Championship Game
L 53–54
23–9
Lakefront Arena (1,214)New Orleans, LA
WNIT
03/15/2018 *7:00 pm
at Rice First Round
L 60–71
23–10
Tudor Fieldhouse (320)Houston, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
References
^ "Texas State Athletics - Texas State WBB Quick Facts 2017 18" (PDF) . Txstatebobcats.com. October 30, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
^ Richard Johnson. "Texas State Bobcats Women's Basketball - Bobcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
^ Texas State Bobcats. "Texas State Bobcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
^ "Texas State Athletics - 2017-2018 Women's Basketball Schedule" . Txstatebobcats.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .