2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team

2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record13–19 (5–13 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Fran Recchia
  • Morgan Toles
  • Mike McKee
Home arenaMAC Center
Seasons
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829
Miami (OH) 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Ohio 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Kent State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Bowling Green 3 – 15   .167 11 – 19   .367
Akron 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300
West
Central Michigan † 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857
Ball State 13 – 5   .722 25 – 7   .781
Western Michigan 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Toledo 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
† 2018 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018

The 2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by second-year head coach Todd Starkey, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[1] They finished the season 13–19, 5–13 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Buffalo.

Previous season

The Flashes finished the 2016–17 regular season with a 19–11 overall record, and 13–5 in MAC play. They won their first East Division title since 2005, clinching a share on March 1 and winning it outright on March 4.

Roster

2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Erin Thames 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Hopewell Charlotte, NC
G 1 Naddiyah Cross 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Centerville Centerville, OH
G 3 Kasey Toles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Sandy Creek Atlanta, GA
F 10 McKenna Stephens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Lake
Michigan State 		Uniontown, OH
F 22 Merissa Barber-Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr La Follette Madison, WI
G 23 Ali Poole 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Carrollton Carrollton, OH
G 24 Alexa Golden 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Chartiers Valley Pittsburgh, PA
G 25 Monique Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Serra San Diego, CA
G 31 Megan Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So North Farmington Farmington Hills, MI
F 33 Kennedy Roberts-Rosser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Fairfield Cincinnati, OH
F 34 Zenobia Bess 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Gahanna Lincoln
Illinois State 		Gahanna, OH
F 35 Jordan Korinek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr St. Vincent-St. Mary Cuyahoga Falls, OH
G 40 Margaux Eibel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
G 44 Tyra James 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Winton Woods Cincinnati, OH
C 50 Amanda Sape 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Bloomfield Hills Bloomfield Hills, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 4, 2024

Schedule

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Northern Kentucky W 59–54  1–0
 BB&T Arena (1,085)
Highland Heights, KY
11/14/2017*
5:15 p.m., ESPN3 		at Youngstown State W 55–44  2–0
 Beeghly Center (1,085)
Youngstown, OH
11/17/2017*
5:00 p.m. 		vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Akron Classic 		L 62–80  2–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
11/18/2017*
12:00 p.m. 		vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Akron Classic 		W 81–60  3–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
11/23/2017*
8:30 p.m. 		vs. No. 14 Stanford
Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals 		L 54–79  3–2
 Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,207)
Paradise, NV
11/24/2017*
6:00 p.m. 		vs. Gonzaga
Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round 		L 57–77  3–3
 Mandalay Bay Events Center (343)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2017*
3:30 p.m. 		vs. Memphis
Play4Kay Shootout 7th-place game 		W 70–55  4–3
 Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
11/30/2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Detroit W 82–74  5–3
 MAC Center (493)
Kent, OH
12/05/2017*
7:00 p.m. 		at Eastern Kentucky W 65–57 OT 6–3
 McBrayer Arena (530)
Richmond, KY
12/07/2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Wright State L 60–72  6–4
 MAC Center (375)
Kent, OH
12/10/2017*
2:00 p.m. 		at No. 24 Michigan L 41–54  6–5
 Crisler Arena (2,164)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/19/2017*
10:00 a.m. 		at Robert Morris W 46–31  7–5
 RMU North Athletic Complex (407)
Moon Township, PA
MAC regular season
12/30/2017
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan W 67–60  8–5
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (914)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/03/2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois L 79–81  8–6
(1–1) 		Convocation Center (334)
DeKalb, IL
01/06/2018
4:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Western Michigan L 61–66  8–7
(1–2) 		MAC Center (336)
Kent, OH
01/10/2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 76–69  9–7
(2–2) 		MAC Center (914)
Kent, OH
01/13/2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Central Michigan L 84–88  9–8
(2–3) 		McGuirk Arena (1,756)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/17/2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Bowling Green L 50–60  9–9
(2–4) 		Stroh Center (1,268)
Bowling Green, OH
01/20/2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Ball State L 58–79  9–10
(2–5) 		MAC Center (472)
Kent, OH
01/24/2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Toledo W 62–55  10–10
(3–5) 		Savage Arena (3,722)
Toledo, OH
01/27/2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Akron L 60–75  10–11
(3–6) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (704)
Akron, OH
01/31/2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Bowling Green W 81–57  11–11
(4–6) 		MAC Center (490)
Kent, OH
02/03/2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Northern Illinois L 62–72  11–12
(4–7) 		MAC Center (546)
Kent, OH
02/07/2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Buffalo L 42–80  11–13
(4–8) 		Alumni Arena (1,054)
Buffalo, NY
02/10/2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Ohio L 65–78  11–14
(4–9) 		MAC Center (486)
Kent, OH
02/17/2018
4:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Miami (OH) L 59–65  11–15
(4–10) 		MAC Center (6,055)
Kent, OH
02/21/2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Ohio L 78–79  11–16
(4–11) 		Convocation Center (290)
Athens, OH
02/24/2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Akron W 60–55  12–16
(5–11) 		MAC Center 
Kent, OH
02/28/2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Buffalo L 60–75  12–17
(5–12) 		MAC Center (411)
Kent, OH
03/03/2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) L 35–58  12–18
(5–13) 		Millett Hall (527)
Oxford, OH
MAC tournament
03/05/2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		(10) at (7) Toledo
First round 		W 80–76 OT 13–18
 Savage Arena (3,157)
Toledo, OH
03/07/2018
5:00 p.m., ESPN3 		(10) vs. (2) Buffalo
Quarterfinals 		L 50–72  13–19
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kent State Women's Basketball 2017-18 Quick Facts" (PDF). Kent State University. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kent State University Athletics". kentstatesports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024.