2017–18 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2017–18 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by second-year head coach Kacie Cryer, played all their home games at Burton Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference.

2017–18 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record12–18 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Edie Higgins
  • Alaina Verdin
  • Lindsey Lopez
Home arenaBurton Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 17 1   .944 22 7   .759
Stephen F. Austin 16 2   .889 25 6   .806
Central Arkansas 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
Texas A&M-CC 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Nicholls State 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
New Orleans 11 7   .611 15 15   .500
Abilene Christian 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
McNeese State 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Southeastern Louisiana 7 11   .389 8 21   .276
Houston Baptist 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Incarnate Word 4 14   .222 5 24   .172
Northwestern State 2 16   .111 7 22   .241
Sam Houston State 1 17   .056 4 23   .148
2018 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Cowgirls finished the 2016–17 season with a 14–17 overall record and an 8–10 Southland Conference record to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin.

Roster

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2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Keara Hudnall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Pearland HS Pearland, TX
G 1 Reagan Bolton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Thomas Aquinas HS Hammond, LA
F 2 Bre'Ashlee Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Jewel Sumner HS Kentwood, LA
G 3 Caitlin Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Breaux Bridge HS Breaux Bridge, LA
G 4 Dede Sheppard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr North Caddo HS Vivian, LA
F 5 Jasmine Carswell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Airline HS Bossier, LA
C 13 Cynthia Rivas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr North Central Texas Academy Guadalajara, Mexico
G 15 Gabby Guidry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Lake Arthur HS Lake Arthur, LA
F 21 Mercedes Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Crowley HS Crowley, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 6, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2017*
6:00 pm
Wiley College W 72–43   
Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 12*
2:00 pm
Southern (N.O.) W 76–61  1–0
Burton Coliseum (918)
Lake Charles, LA
November 15*
11:00 am, LHN
at No. 2 Texas L 34–100  1–1
Frank Erwin Center (7,651)
Austin, TX
November 19*
2:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 73–53  2–1
Burton Coliseum (801)
Lake Charles, LA
November 22*
1:00 pm
Grambling L 60–75  2–2
Burton Coliseum (796)
Lake Charles, LA
November 26*
2:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 65–61  3–2
Burton Coliseum (751)
Lake Charles, LA
November 29*
7:00 pm
Tulane L 66–70  3–3
Burton Coliseum (729)
Lake Charles, LA
December 3*
5:00 pm, CST
at Louisiana L 86–98 3OT 3–4
Cajundome (753)
Lafayette, LA
December 11*
6:00 pm
Louisiana College W 84–46  4–4
Burton Coliseum (791)
Lake Charles, LA
December 13*
6:30 pm, FSSW
at No. 6 Baylor L 34–95  4–5
Ferrell Center (6,583)
Waco, TX
December 18*
12:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 62–78  4–6
Thomas Assembly Center (1,823)
Ruston, LA
December 22*
1:00 pm
at SMU L 59–65  4–7
Moody Coliseum (691)
Dallas, TX
Southland regular season
December 28
6:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 66–57  5–7
(1–0)
McDermott Center (356)
San Antonio, TX
December 30
1:00 pm
Northwestern State W 72–67  6–7
(2–0)
Burton Coliseum (782)
Lake Charles, LA
January 3, 2018
6:30 pm
Abilene Christian L 75–80  6–8
(2–1)
Burton Coliseum (850)
Lake Charles, LA
January 6
1:00 pm
New Orleans L 64–77  6–9
(2–2)
Burton Coliseum (821)
Lake Charles, LA
January 10
6:30 pm
Nicholls State L 54–61  6–10
(2–3)
Burton Coliseum (727)
Lake Charles, LA
January 13
2:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 77–65  7–10
(3–3)
University Center (579)
Hammond, LA
January 20
2:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 86–74  8–10
(4–3)
Sharp Gym (478)
Houston, TX
January 27
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 58–83  8–11
(4–4)
Montagne Center (955)
Beaumont, TX
January 31
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Sam Houston State W 66–63  9–11
(5–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (759)
Huntsville, TX
February 3
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northwestern State W 60–44  10–11
(6–4)
Prather Coliseum (1,001)
Natchitoches, LA
February 7
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 48–83  10–12
(6–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,091)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 10
1:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 69–47  11–12
(7–5)
Burton Coliseum (539)
Lake Charles, LA
February 14
6:30 pm
Central Arkansas L 45–51  11–13
(7–6)
Burton Coliseum (767)
Lake Charles, LA
February 17
2:00 pm
at New Orleans L 62–84  11–14
(7–7)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 21
6:00 pm
at Nicholls State L 51–63  11–15
(7–8)
Stopher Gym (202)
Thibodaux, LA
February 24
2:00 pm
Houston Baptist L 61–67 OT 11–16
(7–9)
Burton Coliseum (717)
Lake Charles, LA
February 28
6:30 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 70–64  12–16
(8–9)
Burton Coliseum (711)
Lake Charles, LA
March 3
1:00 pm
Lamar L 72–81  12–17
(8–10)
Burton Coliseum (983)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
March 8
11:00 am, ESPN3
(8) vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
First Round
L 52–75  12–18
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster". McNeese Cowgirls Women's Basketball. McNeese State University. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "McNeese Cowgilrs Roster". McNeese Cowgirls. ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule".
  4. ^ "McNeese Cowgirls Schedule - 2017-18". McNeese Cowgirls. ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2018.