Misplaced Pages

2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Intercollegiate basketball season

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← 2016–172018–19 →
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). 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  2–4
 FAU Arena (374)
Boca Raton, FL
December 3, 2017*
2:00 p.m. 		North Florida W 83–75  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:

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.
Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
Venues
Culture & lore
People
Seasons
Categories: