2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
FAU Holiday Classic champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record13–15 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kachine Alexander
  • Terry Primm
  • Desma Thomas Bateast
Home arenaFAU Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 13 – 3   .813 27 – 7   .794
Western Kentucky † 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
Rice 10 – 6   .625 23 – 10   .697
Louisiana Tech 10 – 6   .625 19 – 12   .613
Middle Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581
Charlotte 10 – 6   .625 14 – 16   .467
UTEP 7 – 9   .438 17 – 14   .548
Florida Atlantic 7 – 9   .438 13 – 15   .464
Southern Miss 7 – 9   .438 15 – 15   .500
North Texas 6 – 10   .375 17 – 14   .548
UTSA 6 – 10   .375 9 – 21   .300
Old Dominion 6 – 10   .375 8 – 23   .258
FIU 5 – 11   .313 8 – 21   .276
Marshall 3 – 13   .188 9 – 20   .310
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Jim Jabir, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida and were members of Conference USA (C-USA).[1] They finished the season 13–15, 7–9 in C-USA play, to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to UTSA.

Roster

2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Danneal Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Norland Miami, FL
G 4 Tyana Robinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Raven Doyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Desert Christian HS Lancaster, CA
G 10 Jamaria Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr North Lawndale College Prep HS
Miami Dade College 		Chicago, IL
G/F 11 Rhianna-Mae Laing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Barking Abbey School
Cowley CC 		Bradford, England
G 13 DaChé Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Watkinson School
Rutgers 		Bloomfield, CT
F 15 Sasha Cedeño 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Klein Oak HS Spring, TX
G 21 Myka Johnson Matthews Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bishop McNamara HS
Stetson 		Upper Marlboro, MD
G 23 Alexis Cowan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Auburn HS
State Fair CC 		Bolingbrook, IL
F 31 Ra'Kyra Gabriel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Brookside Christian HS Stockton, CA
G 32 Malia Kency 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Briarwood Academy Statesboro, GA
G 33 Nika Zyryanova 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Casper College Yekaterinburg, Russia
F 50 Melinda Meyers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Highland HS Gilbert, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 6, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2017*
2:00 p.m. 		at Lynn W 79–67 
De Hoernle Center 
Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2017*
2:00 p.m. 		Mercer L 55–66  0–1
 FAU Arena (587)
Boca Raton, FL
November 15, 2017*
9:00 p.m. 		at Colorado L 69–76  0–2
 Coors Events Center (1,503)
Boulder, CO
November 20, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Indiana State W 66–58  1–2
 Hulman Center (1,258)
Terre Haute, IN
November 24, 2017*
12:00 p.m. 		St. Francis Brooklyn
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals 		W 80–60  2–2
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
November 25, 2017*
2:30 p.m. 		Bowling Green
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship 		L 55–66  2–3
 FAU Arena (583)
Boca Raton, FL
December 1, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Grand Canyon L 73–77 2OT 2–4
 FAU Arena (374)
Boca Raton, FL
December 3, 2017*
2:00 p.m. 		North Florida W 83–75 2OT 3–4
 FAU Arena (406)
Boca Raton, FL
December 15, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Georgia State W 82–50  4–4
 GSU Sports Arena (125)
Atlanta, GA
December 19, 2017*
8:00 p.m. 		at Nebraska L 69–86  4–5
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,635)
Lincoln, NE
December 29, 2017*
12:00 p.m. 		Delaware State
FAU Holiday Classic semifinals 		W 90–67  5–5
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 30, 2017*
2:30 p.m. 		UMKC
FAU Holiday Classic championship 		W 65–55  6–5
 FAU Arena (641)
Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
January 5, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		Marshall W 79–59  7–5 (1–0)
 FAU Arena (755)
Boca Raton, FL
January 7, 2018
2:00 p.m. 		UTEP W 72–65  8–5 (2–0)
 FAU Arena (655)
Boca Raton, FL
January 11, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		Rice L 53–67  8–6 (2–1)
 FAU Arena (879)
Boca Raton, FL
January 18, 2018
9:00 p.m. 		at UTEP L 70–75  8–7 (2–2)
 Don Haskins Center (511)
El Paso, TX
January 20, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech W 86–72  9–7 (3–2)
 FAU Arena (804)
Boca Raton, FL
January 25, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		at UTSA W 99–65  10–7 (4–2)
 Convocation Center (495)
San Antonio, TX
January 27, 2018
5:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at UAB L 57–90  10–8 (4–3)
 Bartow Arena (647)
Birmingham, AL
February 3, 2018
3:00 p.m. 		at Western Kentucky L 63–82  10–9 (4–4)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (2,145)
Bowling Green, KY
February 8, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		Middle Tennessee L 65–69  10–10 (4–5)
 FAU Arena (692)
Boca Raton, FL
February 10, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		North Texas L 51–65  10–11 (4–6)
 FAU Arena (786)
Boca Raton, FL
February 14, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Old Dominion L 54–59  10–12 (4–7)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,588)
Norfolk, VA
February 17, 2018
2:00 p.m. 		at FIU L 65–86  10–13 (4–8)
 FIU Arena (433)
Miami, FL
February 23, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		Southern Miss W 89–74  11–13 (5–8)
 FAU Arena (480)
Boca Raton, FL
February 25, 2018
2:00 p.m. 		FIU W 67–63  11–14 (6–8)
 FAU Arena (569)
Boca Raton, FL
March 1, 2018
6:00 p.m. 		at Marshall W 62–55  12–14 (7–8)
 Cam Henderson Center (792)
Huntington, WV
March 3, 2018
5:00 p.m. 		at Charlotte L 69–83  13–14 (7–9)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (4,587)
Charlotte, NC
Conference USA women's tournament
March 7, 2018
2:30 p.m. 		(10) vs. (7) UTSA
First round 		L 71–83  13–15
 The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Florida Atlantic University Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Florida Atlantic University. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". fausports.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2017.