2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team

2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	13–19 (5–13 MAC)
Head coach	Todd Starkey (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Fran Recchia; Morgan Toles; Mike McKee;
Home arena	MAC Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Buffalo	16	–	2	.889	29	–	6	.829
Miami (OH)	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Ohio	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
Kent State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Bowling Green	3	–	15	.167	11	–	19	.367
Akron	3	–	15	.167	9	–	21	.300
West
Central Michigan †	17	–	1	.944	30	–	5	.857
Ball State	13	–	5	.722	25	–	7	.781
Western Michigan	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Toledo	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Northern Illinois	7	–	11	.389	15	–	15	.500
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355

† 2018 MAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2018

The 2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represents Kent State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by second year head coach Todd Starkey, play their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 13–19, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Buffalo.

Previous season[edit]

The Flashes finished the 2016–17 regular season with a 19–11 overall record and 13–5 in MAC play. They won their first East division title since 2005, clinching a share on March 1 and winning it outright on March 4.

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Erin Thames	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Hopewell	Charlotte, NC
G	1	Naddiyah Cross	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Centerville	Centerville, OH
G	3	Kasey Toles	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Sandy Creek	Atlanta, GA
F	10	McKenna Stephens	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Lake Michigan State	Uniontown, OH
F	22	Merissa Barber-Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	La Follette	Madison, WI
G	23	Ali Poole	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Carrollton	Carrollton, OH
G	24	Alexa Golden	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Chartiers Valley	Pittsburgh, PA
G	25	Monique Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Serra	San Diego, CA
G	31	Megan Carter	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS So	North Farmington	Farmington Hills, MI
F	33	Kennedy Roberts-Rosser	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Fairfield	Cincinnati, OH
F	34	Zenobia Bess	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Gahanna Lincoln Illinois State	Gahanna, OH
F	35	Jordan Korinek	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	St. Vincent-St. Mary	Cuyahoga Falls, OH
G	40	Margaux Eibel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	La Costa Canyon	Carlsbad, CA
G	44	Tyra James	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Winton Woods	Cincinnati, OH
C	50	Amanda Sape	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Bloomfield Hills	Bloomfield Hills, MI

Head coach

Todd Starkey (Montreat)

Assistant coach(es)

Fran Recchia (Virginia Tech)
Morgan Toles (Florida State)
Mike McKee (Kent State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule[edit]

^[4]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017* 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	W 59–54	1–0	BB&T Arena (1,085) Highland Heights, KY
11/14/2017* 5:15 PM, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	W 55–44	2–0	Beeghly Center (1,085) Youngstown, OH
11/17/2017* 5:00 PM		vs. Florida Gulf Coast Akron Classic	L 62–80	2–1	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
11/18/2017* 12:00 PM		vs. Southeastern Louisiana Akron Classic	W 81–60	3–1	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
11/23/2017* 8:30 PM		vs. No. 14 Stanford Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals	L 54–79	3–2	Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,207) Paradise, NV
11/24/2017* 6:00 PM		vs. Gonzaga Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round	L 57–77	3–3	Mandalay Bay Events Center (343) Paradise, NV
11/25/2017* 3:30 PM		vs. Memphis Play4Kay Shootout 7th place game	W 70–55	4–3	Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV
11/30/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Detroit	W 82–74	5–3	MAC Center (493) Kent, OH
12/05/2017* 7:00 PM		at Eastern Kentucky	W 65–57 ^OT	6–3	McBrayer Arena (530) Richmond, KY
12/07/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Wright State	L 60–72	6–4	MAC Center (375) Kent, OH
12/10/2017* 2:00 PM		at No. 24 Michigan	L 41–54	6–5	Crisler Arena (2,164) Ann Arbor, MI
12/19/2017* 10:00 AM		at Robert Morris	W 46–31	7–5	RMU North Athletic Complex (407) Moon Township, PA
MAC regular season
12/30/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	W 67–60	8–5 (1–0)	Convocation Center (914) Ypsilanti, MI
01/03/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	L 79–81	8–6 (1–1)	Convocation Center (334) DeKalb, IL
01/06/2018 4:30 PM, ESPN3		Western Michigan	L 61–66	8–7 (1–2)	MAC Center (336) Kent, OH
01/10/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	W 76–69	9–7 (2–2)	MAC Center (914) Kent, OH
01/13/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 84–88	9–8 (2–3)	McGuirk Arena (1,756) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/17/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	L 50–60	9–9 (2–4)	Stroh Center (1,268) Bowling Green, OH
01/20/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Ball State	L 58–79	9–10 (2–5)	MAC Center (472) Kent, OH
01/24/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Toledo	W 62–55	10–10 (3–5)	Savage Arena (3,722) Toledo, OH
01/27/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Akron	L 60–75	10–11 (3–6)	James A. Rhodes Arena (704) Akron, OH
01/31/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 81–57	11–11 (4–6)	MAC Center (490) Kent, OH
02/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	L 62–72	11–12 (4–7)	MAC Center (546) Kent, OH
02/07/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 42–80	11–13 (4–8)	Alumni Arena (1,054) Buffalo, NY
02/10/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Ohio	L 65–78	11–14 (4–9)	MAC Center (486) Kent, OH
02/17/2018 4:30 PM, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	L 59–65	11–15 (4–10)	MAC Center (6,055) Kent, OH
02/21/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Ohio	L 78–79	11–16 (4–11)	Convocation Center (290) Athens, OH
02/24/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Akron	W 60–55	12–16 (5–11)	MAC Center Kent, OH
02/28/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Buffalo	L 60–75	12–17 (5–12)	MAC Center (411) Kent, OH
03/03/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	L 35–58	12–18 (5–13)	Millett Hall (527) Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
03/05/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(10)	at (7) Toledo First Round	W 80–76 ^OT	13–18	Savage Arena (3,157) Toledo, OH
03/07/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(10)	vs. (2) Buffalo Quarterfinals	L 50–72	13–19	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "Kent State Women's Basketball 2017-18 Quick Facts" (PDF). Kent State University. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^ "Kent State Golden Flashes Women's Basketball - Golden Flashes News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN".
^ "Kent State Golden Flashes on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Yahoo Sports.
^ "Kent State University Athletics". Kentstatesports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

[1] "Kent State Women's Basketball 2017-18 Quick Facts" (PDF). Kent State University. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[2] "Kent State Golden Flashes Women's Basketball - Golden Flashes News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN".

[3] "Kent State Golden Flashes on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Yahoo Sports.

[4] "Kent State University Athletics". Kentstatesports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

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Venues	Wills Gymnasium (1975–77) Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1977–present)
People	Head coaches
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