2017–18 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team

2017–18 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball
2017–18 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	16–14 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach	Ed Swanson (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Chanel Murchison; Lynne-Ann Kokoski; Sarah Eichler;
Home arena	Kaplan Arena
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
James Madison	16	–	2	.889	23	–	11	.676
Elon †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Delaware	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Northeastern	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
William & Mary	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
Hofstra	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
UNC Wilmington	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
Towson	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
College of Charleston	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226


† 2018 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team represents The College of William & Mary during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tribe, led by fifth year head coach Ed Swanson, play their home games at Kaplan Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 16–14, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Elon.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Libby Underwood	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Portsmouth	Rye, NH
G	2	Bianca Boggs	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	St. Mary's Ryken	Waldolf, MD
G	3	Ashley Taylor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	St. Anne's-Belfield	Charlottesville, VA
G/F	4	Jeanne Gaumont	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Champlain College Saint-Lambert	Saint-Lambert, QE
G/F	5	Misha Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Battlefield	Manassas Park, VA
G	10	Nari Garner	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Freedom	Tampa, FL
G	11	Nyla Pollard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Princess Anne	Virginia Beach, VA
F	12	Jenna Green	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Centerville	Clifton, VA
G	15	Tyra Cox	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Lake Highland Prep	Winter Garden, FL
C	20	Chandler Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	St. Mary's Ryken	Port Tobacco, MD
G/F	21	Bailey Eichner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Cudhay	Cudahy, WI
C	24	Abby Rendle	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	South Lakes	Reston, VA
C	25	Gabby Rogers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Bishop Lynch	Dallas, TX
F	30	Victoria Reynolds	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Archbishop Spalding	Pasadena, MD
G	31	Harper Birdsong	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Nansemond-Suffolk Academy George Washington	Suffolk, VA

Head coach

Ed Swanson (Sacred Heart)

Assistant coach(es)

Chanel Murchison (William & Mary)
Lynne-Ann Kokoski (Bryant)
Sarah Eichler (Green Bay)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2017

Schedule[edit]

^[4]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017* 6:00 pm		at Howard	W 83–71	1–0	Burr Gymnasium (450) Washington, D.C.
11/14/2017* 7:00 pm		Fairfield	W 57–47	2–0	Kaplan Arena (322) Williamsburg, VA
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at St. John's	L 81–92	2–1	Carnesecca Arena (323) Queens, NY
11/21/2017* 7:00 pm		at East Carolina	W 71–65 ^OT	3–1	Williams Arena (841) Greensboro, NC
11/25/2017* 3:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 70–49	4–1	Kaplan Arena (345) Williamsburg, VA
11/27/2017* 7:00 pm		Davidson	W 73–55	5–1	Kaplan Arena (376) Williamsburg, VA
11/29/2017* 3:00 pm		at Richmond	W 78–64	6–1	Robins Center (353) Richmond, VA
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 92–86	7–1	DeGol Arena (1,021) Loretto, PA
12/05/2017* 7:00 pm		USC Upstate	W 83–63	8–1	Kaplan Arena (549) Williamsburg, VA
12/17/2017* 5:00 pm		Old Dominion Rivalry	W 75–58	9–1	Kaplan Arena (2,880) Williamsburg, VA
12/21/2017* 2:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 74–80 ^OT	9–2	Kaplan Arena (531) Williamsburg, VA
CAA regular season
12/29/2017 6:30 pm		at College of Charleston	W 68–54	10–2 (1–0)	TD Arena (436) Charleston, SC
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 66–53	11–2 (2–0)	Trask Coliseum (718) Wilmington, NC
01/05/2018 7:00 pm		Drexel Postponed to January 9 (snow)			Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
01/07/2018 2:00 pm		Towson	L 66–67	11–3 (2–1)	Kaplan Arena (589) Williamsburg, VA
01/09/2018 6:00 pm		Drexel Rescheduled from January 5	L 58–68	11–4 (2–2)	Kaplan Arena (561) Williamsburg, VA
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		Elon	W 81–75	12–4 (3–2)	Kaplan Arena (543) Williamsburg, VA
01/19/2018 11:30 am		at Hofstra	L 54–65	12–5 (3–3)	Hofstra Arena (2,262) Hempstead, NY
01/21/2018 2:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 46–64	12–6 (3–4)	Cabot Center (347) Boston, MA
01/26/2018 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 79–66	13–6 (4–4)	Kaplan Arena (636) Williamsburg, VA
01/28/2018 2:00 pm		Hofstra	W 63–53	14–6 (5–4)	Kaplan Arena (692) Williamsburg, VA
02/02/2018 7:00 pm		James Madison	L 41–86	12–7 (3–5)	Kaplan Arena (856) Williamsburg, VA
02/04/2018 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 75–63	15–7 (6–5)	SECU Arena (253) Towson, MD
02/09/2018 7:00 pm		at Delaware	L 59–68	15–8 (6–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,359) Newark, DE
02/11/2018 2:00 pm		Northeastern	W 71–53	16–8 (7–6)	Kaplan Arena (347) Williamsburg, VA
02/16/2018 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	L 49–64	16–9 (7–7)	Kaplan Arena (641) Williamsburg, VA
02/18/2018 2:00 pm		at Drexel	L 34–54	16–10 (7–8)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (802) Philadelphia, PA
02/23/2018 7:00 pm		Delaware	L 52–61	16–11 (7–9)	Kaplan Arena (731) Williamsburg, VA
03/01/2018 7:00 pm		at Elon	L 61–82	16–12 (7–10)	Alumni Gym (1,329) Elon, NC
03/03/2018 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 64–70	16–13 (7–11)	JMU Convocation Center (2,115) Harrisoburg, VA
CAA Women's Tournament
03/08/2018 7:30 pm	(6)	vs. (3) Elon Quarterfinals	L 50–67	16–14	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Footnotes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "William & Mary Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Media Center". Tribeathletics.com. November 18, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ Graham Hays. "William & Mary Tribe Women's Basketball - Tribe News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ William & Mary Tribe. "William & Mary Tribe on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ "William & Mary Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Tribeathletics.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[1] "William & Mary Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Media Center". Tribeathletics.com. November 18, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[2] Graham Hays. "William & Mary Tribe Women's Basketball - Tribe News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[3] William & Mary Tribe. "William & Mary Tribe on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[4] "William & Mary Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Tribeathletics.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

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v t e William & Mary Tribe women's basketball
Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena (1971–present)
Rivalries	Old Dominion
Culture & lore	Griffin Colonel Ebirt
People	Head coaches
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