2017–18 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2017–18 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball
Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record23–10 (17–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Joe Foley (15th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Robert Dallimore
  • Alicia Cash
  • Steve Wiedower
Home arenaJack Stephens 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 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifteenth year head coach Joe Foley, play their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 23–10, 17–1 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

Previous season

They finished the season 25–9, 17–1 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where defeated Southern Miss in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round.

Roster

2017–18 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ronjanae DeGray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mount Juliet HS Odessa, TX
G 2 Monique Townson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Staley HS Kansas City, MO
G 3 Terrion Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Leavenworth HS Kansas City, MO
G 4 Kira Shepard 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Northside HS Fort Smith, AR
G 5 Tori Lasker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mayflower HS Mayflower, AR
G 12 Sydney Chastain 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Westmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 15 Kiara Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr A. J. Ellender HS Houma, LA
G 20 Keyara Jones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Heidelberg HS Heidelberg, MS
F 22 Yanina Inkina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr South Plains Minsk, Belarus
G 23 Kyra Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Little Rock HS North Little Rock, AR
F 25 Anna Hurlburt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Southlake Carroll HS Southlake, TX
G/F 30 Raeyana DeGray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mount Juliet HS Odessa, TX
F 33 Keanna Keys 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Sumrall HS Sumrall, MS
F 35 Teal Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr White Station HS Millington, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
3:00 pm 		Memphis W 86–57  1–0
 Jack Stephens Center (1,386)
Little Rock, AR
11/15/2017*
11:30 am 		Tulsa L 61–74  1–1
 Jack Stephens Center (2,138)
Little Rock, AR
11/22/2017*
6:00 pm 		at No. 19 Texas A&M L 49–66  1–2
 Reed Arena (3,123)
College Station, TX
11/24/2017*
2:00 pm 		at Rice L 51–58  1–3
 Tudor Fieldhouse (336)
Houston, TX
11/28/2017*
6:30 pm 		Oklahoma W 68–56  2–3
 Jack Stephens Center (1,306)
Little Rock, AR
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm 		at Saint Louis L 45–48  2–4
 Chaifetz Arena (778)
St. Louis, MO
12/04/2017*
6:30 pm 		Missouri State W 63–51  3–4
 Jack Stephens Center (1,037)
Little Rock, AR
12/07/2017*
6:30 pm 		Louisiana Tech L 49–58  3–5
 Jack Stephens Center (1,141)
Little Rock, AR
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm 		at No. 6 Mississippi State L 48–86  3–6
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,010)
Starkville, MS
12/16/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kansas State L 51–66  3–7
 Bramlage Coliseum (3,254)
Manhattan, KS
12/20/2017*
6:30 pm 		LSU L 37–56  3–8
 Jack Stephens Center (1,724)
Little Rock, AR
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/29/2017
5:00 pm 		Louisiana W 78–43  4–8
(1–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,688)
Little Rock, AR
12/31/2017
2:00 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 57–37  5–8
(2–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,632)
Little Rock, AR
01/04/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Georgia State W 65–50  6–8
(3–0) 		GSU Sports Arena (314)
Atlanta, GA
01/06/2018
1:00 pm 		at Georgia Southern W 64–34  7–8
(4–0) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (211)
Statesboro, GA
01/11/2018
5:00 pm 		Texas–Arlington W 59–57  8–8
(5–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (2,091)
Little Rock, AR
01/13/2018
3:00 pm 		Texas State W 63–48  9–8
(6–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (2,165)
Little Rock, AR
01/20/2018
3:00 pm 		Arkansas State W 53–43  10–8
(7–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (5,113)
Little Rock, AR
01/25/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Appalachian State W 52–40  11–8
(8–0) 		Holmes Center (297)
Boone, NC
01/27/2018
12:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina W 51–49  12–8
(9–0) 		HTC Center (297)
Conway, NC
02/01/2018
5:00 pm 		Georgia Southern W 92–52  13–8
(10–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (2,084)
Little Rock, AR
02/03/2018
3:00 pm 		Georgia State W 54–47  14–8
(11–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (2,373)
Little Rock, AR
02/08/2018
11:00 am 		at South Alabama W 47–35  15–8
(12–0) 		Mitchell Center (2,484)
Mobile, AL
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Troy L 70–76 OT 15–9
(12–1) 		Trojan Arena (1,046)
Troy, AL
02/17/2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Arkansas State W 64–58  16–9
(13–1) 		First National Bank Arena (765)
Jonesboro, AR
02/22/2018
5:00 pm 		Coastal Carolina W 53–44  17–9
(14–1) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,288)
Little Rock, AR
02/24/2018
3:00 pm 		Appalachian State W 61–35  18–9
(15–1) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,794)
Little Rock, AR
03/01/2018
5:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 71–47  19–9
(16–1) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,537)
Monroe, LA
03/03/2018
4:00 pm 		at Louisiana W 73–62 OT 20–9
(17–1) 		Cajundome (691)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/08/2018
11:30 am, ESPN3 		(1) vs. (9) Appalachian State
Quarterfinals 		W 66–34  21–9
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/10/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		(1) vs. (4) Troy
Semifinals 		W 66–63  22–9
 Lakefront Arena (898)
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		(1) vs. (2) Texas State
Championship Game 		W 54–53  23–9
 Lakefront Arena (1,214)
New Orleans, LA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
11:00 am, ESPN2 		(14 A) at (3 A) No. 11 Florida State
First Round 		L 49–91  23–10
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Central 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 RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "Little Rock Athletics - 2017-18 WBB Quick Facts" (PDF). Lrtrojans.com. September 24, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Little Rock Trojans Women's Basketball - Trojans News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Little Rock Trojans. "Little Rock Trojans on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Little Rock Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lrtrojans.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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