2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team

2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record14–17 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ewa Laskowska
  • Bill Damuth
  • Kelli Bagley
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena (10,506)
Seasons
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn † 16 – 0   1.000 36 – 1   .973
No. 19 South Florida 13 – 3   .813 26 – 8   .765
UCF 12 – 4   .750 22 – 11   .667
Cincinnati 10 – 6   .625 19 – 13   .594
Houston 9 – 7   .563 20 – 12   .625
Wichita State 9 – 7   .563 14 – 17   .452
East Carolina 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Tulane 5 – 11   .313 14 – 17   .452
Memphis 5 – 11   .313 10 – 20   .333
SMU 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333
Temple 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Tulsa 3 – 13   .188 10 – 21   .323
† 2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506. The Shockers, led by first year head coach Keitha Adams were first year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1][2][3][4] They finished the season 14–17, 9–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC women's tournament to Temple.

Roster

2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Keke Thompson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Shelton State Tuscaloosa, AL
G 3 Aundra Stovall 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Sr Seguin HS Arlington, TX
G 4 Diamond Lockhart 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Red Oak HS Red Oak, TX
G 5 Jeliah Preston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Klein Forest HS
Blinn JC 		Houston, TX
G 10 Tamara Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Edmond Santa Fe HS
Butler CC/Denver 		Edmond, OK
F 11 Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Santa Fe HS Santa Fe, NM
G 12 Fanny Hakanson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr   Stockholm, Sweden
F 13 Raven Prince 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Millwood HS
Butler CC 		Oklahoma City, OK
F 15 Khady Sene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lycee Cald Mbour M'Bour, Senegal
F 22 Alyssia Faye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lycée Jean Mermoz Valence, France
G 25 Jaleesa Chapel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Dekaney HS Spring, TX
G 30 Cesaria Ambrosio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Redlands CC Fully, Switzerland
F 35 Rangie Bessard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Manvel HS Rosharon, TX
F 40 Angiee Tompkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Charlotte HS
South Georgia Tech 		Americus, GA
F/C 42 Asia Henderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr South View HS Hope Mills, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
7:00 pm 		Oklahoma Baptist W 65–54 
Charles Koch Arena (1,517)
Wichita, KS
11/04/2017*
1:00 pm 		Southwest Baptist W 82–64 
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
11:30 am 		at Creighton L 61–66  0–1
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,323)
Omaha, NE
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Oklahoma State L 67–91  0–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543)
Stillwater, OK
11/18/2017*
2:00 pm 		South Dakota L 48–62  0–3
 Charles Koch Arena (2,115)
Wichita, KS
11/20/2017*
6:00 pm 		at No. 12 Tennessee L 56–68  0–4
 Thompson-Boling Arena (7,818)
Knoxville, TN
11/24/2017*
8:00 pm 		at New Mexico
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament 		L 62–76  0–5
 Dreamstyle Arena (4,560)
Albuquerque, NM
11/25/2017*
1:00 pm 		vs. Illinois
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament 		L 67–68  0–6
 Dreamstyle Arena (4,425)
Albuquerque, NM
11/26/2017*
1:00 pm 		at UC Irvine
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament 		W 76–53  1–6
 Dreamstyle Arena (4,663)
Albuquerque, NM
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Missouri State W 72–58  2–6
 Charles Koch Arena (1,988)
Wichita, KS
12/01/2017*
12:00 pm 		Western Illinois L 65–78  2–7
 Charles Koch Arena (8,069)
Wichita, KS
12/07/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Missouri State L 71–94  2–8
 JQH Arena (1,821)
Springfield, MO
12/09/2017*
2:00 pm 		UMKC W 72–63  3–8
 Charles Koch Arena (1,050)
Wichita, KS
12/15/2017*
7:00 pm 		Chicago State
Shocker Winter Classic 		W 66–63  4–8
 Charles Koch Arena (1,248)
Wichita, KS
12/16/2017*
6:00 pm 		Alcorn State
Shocker Winter Classic 		W 87–46  5–8
 Charles Koch Arena (1,203)
Wichita, KS
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm 		at South Dakota State L 64–96  5–9
 Frost Arena (1,486)
Brookings, SD
AAC regular season
12/30/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tulsa L 62–67  5–10
(0–1) 		Charles Koch Arena (1,328)
Wichita, KS
01/02/2018
7:00 pm 		at Houston L 55–73  5–11
(0–2) 		H&PE Arena (652)
Houston, TX
01/06/2018
1:00 pm, ADN 		at UCF L 53–59  5–12
(0–3) 		CFE Arena (3,385)
Orlando, FL
01/10/2018
7:00 pm 		Memphis W 69–61  6–12
(1–3) 		Charles Koch Arena (1,176)
Wichita, KS
01/13/2018
2:30 pm 		at Tulane W 64–56  7–12
(2–3) 		Devlin Fieldhouse (604)
New Orleans, LA
01/16/2018
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas 		SMU W 66–43  8–12
(3–3) 		Charles Koch Arena (1,088)
Wichita, KS
01/21/2018
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		South Florida W 64–56  9–12
(4–3) 		Charles Koch Arena (1,462)
Wichita, KS
01/27/2018
1:00 pm 		at Memphis W 77–64  10–12
(5–3) 		Elma Roane Fieldhouse (457)
Memphis, TN
01/30/2018
6:00 pm, ADN 		at East Carolina L 67–77  10–13
(5–4) 		Williams Arena (851)
Greenville, NC
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, ADN 		Houston L 62–73  10–14
(5–5) 		Charles Koch Arena (1,907)
Wichita, KS
02/07/2018
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas 		Cincinnati L 69–75  10–15
(5–6) 		Charles Koch Arena (1,346)
Wichita, KS
02/10/2018
12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 		at No. 1 Connecticut L 43–124  10–16
(5–7) 		XL Center (11,343)
Hartford, CT
02/14/2018
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas 		Temple W 88–81  11–16
(6–7) 		Charles Koch Arena (1,169)
Wichita, KS
02/17/2018
2:00 pm 		at SMU W 52–45  12–16
(7–7) 		Moody Coliseum (1,286)
Dallas, TX
02/24/2018
2:00 pm, Cox Kansas 		Tulane W 81–70  13–16
(8–7) 		Charles Koch Arena (2,818)
Wichita, KS
02/26/2018
7:00 pm, ADN 		at Tulsa W 70–59  14–16
(9–7) 		Reynolds Center (826)
Tulsa, OK
AAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
11:00 am, ESPN3 		(6) vs. (11) Temple
First Round 		L 59–72  14–17
 Mohegan Sun Arena (1,380)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "American Athletic Conference votes unanimously to add Wichita State". ESPN.com.
  2. ^ "Wichita State Athletics - Women's Basketball Fact Book". Goshockers.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "Wichita State Shockers Women's Basketball - Shockers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Wichita State Shockers. "Wichita State Shockers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  5. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule".