2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record8–23 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Angel Elderkin (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Pierce Jr.
  • Cristina Centeno
  • Kate Dempsey
Home arenaHolmes Center
Seasons
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock † 17 – 1   .944 23 – 10   .697
Texas State 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697
UT Arlington 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
Troy 12 – 6   .667 18 – 13   .581
South Alabama 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
Coastal Carolina 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Arkansas State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500
Appalachian State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 23   .258
Georgia State 4 – 14   .222 8 – 22   .267
Georgia Southern 2 – 16   .111 5 – 25   .167
Louisiana–Monroe 1 – 17   .056 4 – 26   .133
† 2018 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 19, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1] They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in Sun Belt play, to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock.

Previous season

They finished the 2016–17 season 13–19, 6–12 in Sun Belt play, to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock.

Roster

2017–18 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Maya Calder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr National Christian Academy Landover, MD
G 3 Tierra Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr RJ Reynolds Winston-Salem, NC
G 4 Nicola Mathews 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Cabra Dominican
College of Central Florida 		Adelaide, Australia
G 5 LaPresha Stanley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Rockledge Rockledge, FL
G 10 Kaila Craven 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Southwestern Randolph Asheboro, NC
G/F 14 Armani Hampton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Atkins Winston-Salem, NC
G/F 20 Katelyn Doub 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Southwestern Randolph Asheboro, NC
G 23 Ashley Polacek Current redshirt 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr SPIRE Institute
UCF 		Ottawa, ON
G 24 Anna Perez Gomez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr CB Arenys
Eastern Wyoming College 		Canet de Mar, Spain
F 30 Lainey Gosnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Habersham Central Demorest, GA
F 32 Dominique Jeffery 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr FAMU DRS Tallahassee, FL
G 34 Madi Story 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Bandys Maiden, NC
F/C 42 Bayley Plummer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So East Davidson Thomasville, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 19, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2017*
3:00 p.m. 		Tusculum W 78–58 
Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Georgia Tech L 41–75  0–1
 Holmes Center (750)
Boone, NC
November 12, 2017*
5:00 p.m. 		at Radford L 40–61  0–2
 Dedmon Center (689)
Radford, VA
November 15, 2017*
6:00 p.m. 		East Tennessee State L 57–70  0–3
 Holmes Center (317)
Boone, NC
November 19, 2017*
2:00 p.m. 		Davidson L 57–59  0–4
 Holmes Center (322)
Boone, NC
November 21, 2017*
5:30 p.m. 		at North Carolina A&T L 56–81  0–5
 Corbett Sports Center (550)
Greensboro, NC
November 26, 2017*
2:00 p.m. 		at College of Charleston W 76–70  1–5
 TD Arena (333)
Charleston, SC
December 1, 2017*
11:00 a.m. 		UAB L 59–70  1–6
 Holmes Center (466)
Boone, NC
December 3, 2017*
5:30 p.m., ACCNX 		at North Carolina L 43–56  1–7
 Carmichael Arena (2,617)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 7, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		at Wake Forest L 49–78  1–8
 LJVM Coliseum (509)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 16, 2017*
1:00 p.m. 		at Marshall W 56–54  2–8
 Cam Henderson Center (615)
Huntington, WV
December 21, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		at UNC Asheville L 60–69 OT 2–9
 Kimmel Arena (896)
Asheville, NC
Sun Belt regular season
December 29, 2017
5:00 p.m. 		Texas State L 54–69  2–10
(0–1) 		Holmes Center (654)
Boone, NC
December 31, 2017
12:00 p.m. 		UT Arlington L 60–64  2–11
(0–2) 		Holmes Center (275)
Boone, NC
January 4, 2018
6:00 p.m. 		at Louisiana L 45–61  2–12
(0–3) 		Cajundome (704)
Lafayette, LA
January 6, 2018
1:00 p.m. 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 71–67  3–11
(1–3) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,423)
Monroe, LA
January 11, 2018
5:00 p.m. 		Georgia State W 77–62  4–11
(2–3) 		Holmes Center (282)
Boone, NC
January 13, 2018
1:00 p.m. 		Georgia Southern W 87–56  5–11
(3–3) 		Holmes Center (357)
Boone, NC
January 20, 2018
2:00 p.m. 		at South Alabama L 52–54  5–12
(3–4) 		Mitchell Center (3,877)
Mobile, AL
January 22, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Troy L 74–81  5–13
(3–5) 		Trojan Arena (1,069)
Troy, AL
January 25, 2018
5:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Little Rock L 40–52  5–14
(3–6) 		Holmes Center (297)
Boone, NC
January 27, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Arkansas State W 68–66  6–14
(4–6) 		Holmes Center (319)
Boone, NC
February 1, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at UT Arlington L 48–49  6–16
(4–7) 		College Park Center (2,330)
Arlington, TX
February 3, 2018
3:00 p.m. 		at Texas State L 50–92  6–17
(4–8) 		Strahan Coliseum (1,744)
San Marcos, TX
February 15, 2018
5:00 p.m. 		South Alabama W 57–56 OT 7–18
(5–9) 		Holmes Center (278)
Boone, NC
February 10, 2018
1:00 p.m. 		at Coastal Carolina L 68–73 OT 7–19
(5–10) 		HTC Center (386)
Conway, SC
February 17, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Troy L 74–81  7–19
(5–10) 		Holmes Center (582)
Boone, NC
February 22, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Arkansas State L 52–69  7–20
(5–11) 		First National Bank Arena (319)
Jonesboro, AR
February 24, 2018
4:00 p.m. 		at Little Rock L 35–61  7–21
(5–12) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,794)
Little Rock, AR
March 3, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Coastal Carolina L 51–66  7–22
(5–13) 		Holmes Center (484)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt women's tournament
March 6, 2018
12:30 p.m., ESPN3 		(9) vs. (8) Arkansas State
First round 		W 79–68  8–22
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
March 8, 2018
12:30 p.m., ESPN3 		(9) vs. (1) Little Rock
Quarterfinals 		L 34–66  8–23
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "APP STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2017-18 QUICK NOTES" (PDF). appstatesports.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". appstatesports.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
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