2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Christmas City Classic Champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record8–22 (3–13 A-10)
Head coach
  • Jeff Williams (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kam Gissendanner
  • Dalila Eshe
  • Khadijah Rushdan
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 – 1   .938 23 – 7   .767
Duquesne 13 – 3   .813 25 – 8   .758
Fordham 12 – 4   .750 24 – 10   .706
George Mason 11 – 5   .688 24 – 10   .706
George Washington † 10 – 6   .625 19 – 14   .576
Saint Joseph's 10 – 6   .625 19 – 15   .559
Saint Louis 9 – 7   .563 17 – 16   .515
Richmond 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
Davidson 7 – 9   .438 12 – 18   .400
UMass 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467
La Salle 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
St. Bonaventure 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
VCU 4 – 12   .250 7 – 22   .241
Rhode Island 1 – 15   .063 3 – 27   .100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team will represent La Salle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Williams, play their home games at Tom Gola Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 8–22, 3–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to George Washington.

On March 2, Jeff Williams's contract was not renewed. He finished at La Salle with an 8-year record of 92–149.[4]

Media

La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

Roster

2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Shaquana Edwards 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Fr Weaver Hartford, CT
G 3 Rayshel Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Curtis Staten Island, NY
F/C 5 Amber Wilks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Walnut Hills Cincinnati, OH
G 11 Deja King 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Life Center Academy Trenton, NJ
G/F 12 Iyonna Crenshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Neptune Neptune, NJ
G/F 14 Michelle Nicholls 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Life Center Academy Auckland, New Zealand
G 15 Adreana Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Franklin Somerset, NJ
G/F 21 Amy Griffin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Southwest Atlanta Christian Atlanta, GA
F 22 Jeryn Reese 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mansfield
Owens CC 		Mansfield, OH
F/C 25 Shalina Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Archbishop Prendergast Philadelphia, PA
F 32 Jasmine White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Anthony's Huntington, NY
C 35 Sofilia Ngwafang 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Paint Branch Silver Spring, MD
F 44 Ashanti Freeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Gwynn Park Brandywine, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Lafayette W 74–47  1–0
 Kirby Sports Center (644)
Easton, PA
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm 		at American L 48–66  1–1
 Bender Arena (390)
Washington, D.C.
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Drexel L 54–79  1–2
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (692)
Philadelphia, PA
11/22/2017*
1:00 pm 		Temple L 52–69  1–3
 Tom Gola Arena (356)
Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2017*
4:30 pm 		vs. New Hampshire
Christmas City Classic semifinals 		W 59–51  2–3
 Stabler Arena (671)
Bethlehem, PA
11/26/2017*
4:30 pm 		at Lehigh
Christmas City Classic championship 		W 69–61  3–3
 Stabler Arena (544)
Bethlehem, PA
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm 		Penn W 66–59  4–3
 Tom Gola Arena (573)
Philadelphia, PA
12/02/2017*
12:00 pm 		at Wisconsin L 60–71  4–4
 Kohl Center (3,771)
Madison, WI
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm 		Rider L 55–76  4–5
 Tom Gola Arena (380)
Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2017*
4:00 pm 		at North Texas L 44–70  4–6
 The Super Pit (996)
Denton, TX
12/17/2017*
6:00 pm 		at Delaware State W 71–48  5–6
 Memorial Hall (317)
Dover, DE
12/20/2017*
1:00 pm 		No. 20 Villanova L 49–76  5–7
 Tom Gola Arena (285)
Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2017
1:00 pm 		Dayton L 47–76  5–8 (0–1)
 Tom Gola Arena (306)
Philadelphia, PA
01/03/2018
7:00 pm 		George Mason L 56–69  5–9 (0–2)
 Tom Gola Arena (295)
Philadelphia, PA
01/06/2018
6:00 pm 		at Richmond L 51–77  5–10 (0–3)
 Robins Center (1,075)
Richmond, VA
01/10/2018*
12:00 pm 		at Harvard L 61–70  5–11
 Lavietes Pavilion (504)
Cambridge, MA
01/13/2018
1:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure W 66–63  6–11 (1–3)
 Tom Gola Arena (330)
Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2018
1:00 pm 		at Duquesne L 50–78  6–12 (1–4)
 Palumbo Center (670)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/20/2018
11:00 am, CBSSN 		at Rhode Island L 63–72  6–13 (1–5)
 Ryan Center (328)
Kingston, RI
01/25/2018
12:00 pm 		VCU W 62–57  7–13 (2–5)
 Tom Gola Arena (1,600)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018
1:00 pm 		Saint Joseph's L 64–75  7–14 (2–6)
 Tom Gola Arena (427)
Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2018
7:00 pm 		at George Washington L 45–60  7–15 (2–7)
 Charles E. Smith Center (833)
Washington, D.C.
02/04/2018
12:00 pm 		at UMass L 66–69  7–16 (2–8)
 Mullins Center (570)
Amherst, MA
02/07/2018
7:00 pm 		Saint Louis W 87–76  8–16 (3–8)
 Tom Gola Arena (402)
Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018
1:00 pm 		Richmond L 57–60  8–17 (3–9)
 Tom Gola Arena (446)
Philadelphia, PA
02/13/2018
7:00 pm 		at Fordham L 45–66  8–18 (3–10)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (967)
Bronx, NY
02/17/2018
1:00 pm 		at Saint Joseph's L 49–70  8–19 (3–11)
 Hagan Arena (913)
Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2018
7:00 pm 		Davidson L 51–58  8–20 (3–12)
 Tom Gola Arena (550)
Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018
2:00 pm 		at George Mason L 55–65  8–21 (3–13)
 EagleBank Arena (1,460)
Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018
7:00 pm 		(12) at (7) George Washington
First Round 		L 49–69  8–22
 Charles E. Smith Center (472)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics" (PDF). Goexplorers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "La Salle Explorers Women's Basketball - Explorers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. ^ La Salle Explorers. "La Salle Explorers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Contract Will Not Be Renewed for Head Women's Basketball Coach Jeff Williams". goriverhawks.com. La Salle Explorers. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "La Salle University Athletics - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com.
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