2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team

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2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record14–17 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ewa Laskowska
  • Bill Damuth
  • Kelli Bagley
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena (10,506)
Seasons
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
No. 19 South Florida 13 3   .813 26 8   .765
UCF 12 4   .750 22 11   .667
Cincinnati 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
Houston 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Wichita State 9 7   .563 14 17   .452
East Carolina 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Tulane 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
Memphis 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
SMU 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
Temple 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
Tulsa 3 13   .188 10 21   .323
2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team will represent Wichita State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They play their home games at Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506. The Shockers, led by first year head coach Keitha Adams were first year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1][2][3][4] They finished the season 14–17, 9–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC women's tournament to Temple.

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Keke Thompson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Shelton State Tuscaloosa, AL
G 3 Aundra Stovall 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Sr Seguin HS Arlington, TX
G 4 Diamond Lockhart 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Red Oak HS Red Oak, TX
G 5 Jeliah Preston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Klein Forest HS
Blinn JC
Houston, TX
G 10 Tamara Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Edmond Santa Fe HS
Butler CC/Denver
Edmond, OK
F 11 Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Santa Fe HS Santa Fe, NM
G 12 Fanny Hakanson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr   Stockholm, Sweden
F 13 Raven Prince 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Millwood HS
Butler CC
Oklahoma City, OK
F 15 Khady Sene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lycee Cald Mbour M'Bour, Senegal
F 22 Alyssia Faye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lycée Jean Mermoz Valence, France
G 25 Jaleesa Chapel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Dekaney HS Spring, TX
G 30 Cesaria Ambrosio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Redlands CC Fully, Switzerland
F 35 Rangie Bessard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Manvel HS Rosharon, TX
F 40 Angiee Tompkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Charlotte HS
South Georgia Tech
Americus, GA
F/C 42 Asia Henderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr South View HS Hope Mills, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2017

Schedule[edit]

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
7:00 pm
Oklahoma Baptist W 65–54 
Charles Koch Arena (1,517)
Wichita, KS
11/04/2017*
1:00 pm
Southwest Baptist W 82–64 
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
11:30 am
at Creighton L 61–66  0–1
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,323)
Omaha, NE
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma State L 67–91  0–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543)
Stillwater, OK
11/18/2017*
2:00 pm
South Dakota L 48–62  0–3
Charles Koch Arena (2,115)
Wichita, KS
11/20/2017*
6:00 pm
at No. 12 Tennessee L 56–68  0–4
Thompson-Boling Arena (7,818)
Knoxville, TN
11/24/2017*
8:00 pm
at New Mexico
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament
L 62–76  0–5
Dreamstyle Arena (4,560)
Albuquerque, NM
11/25/2017*
1:00 pm
vs. Illinois
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament
L 67–68  0–6
Dreamstyle Arena (4,425)
Albuquerque, NM
11/26/2017*
1:00 pm
at UC Irvine
UNM Thanksgiving Tournament
W 76–53  1–6
Dreamstyle Arena (4,663)
Albuquerque, NM
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 72–58  2–6
Charles Koch Arena (1,988)
Wichita, KS
12/01/2017*
12:00 pm
Western Illinois L 65–78  2–7
Charles Koch Arena (8,069)
Wichita, KS
12/07/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 71–94  2–8
JQH Arena (1,821)
Springfield, MO
12/09/2017*
2:00 pm
UMKC W 72–63  3–8
Charles Koch Arena (1,050)
Wichita, KS
12/15/2017*
7:00 pm
Chicago State
Shocker Winter Classic
W 66–63  4–8
Charles Koch Arena (1,248)
Wichita, KS
12/16/2017*
6:00 pm
Alcorn State
Shocker Winter Classic
W 87–46  5–8
Charles Koch Arena (1,203)
Wichita, KS
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 64–96  5–9
Frost Arena (1,486)
Brookings, SD
AAC regular season
12/30/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Tulsa L 62–67  5–10
(0–1)
Charles Koch Arena (1,328)
Wichita, KS
01/02/2018
7:00 pm
at Houston L 55–73  5–11
(0–2)
H&PE Arena (652)
Houston, TX
01/06/2018
1:00 pm, ADN
at UCF L 53–59  5–12
(0–3)
CFE Arena (3,385)
Orlando, FL
01/10/2018
7:00 pm
Memphis W 69–61  6–12
(1–3)
Charles Koch Arena (1,176)
Wichita, KS
01/13/2018
2:30 pm
at Tulane W 64–56  7–12
(2–3)
Devlin Fieldhouse (604)
New Orleans, LA
01/16/2018
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
SMU W 66–43  8–12
(3–3)
Charles Koch Arena (1,088)
Wichita, KS
01/21/2018
3:00 pm, CBSSN
South Florida W 64–56  9–12
(4–3)
Charles Koch Arena (1,462)
Wichita, KS
01/27/2018
1:00 pm
at Memphis W 77–64  10–12
(5–3)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (457)
Memphis, TN
01/30/2018
6:00 pm, ADN
at East Carolina L 67–77  10–13
(5–4)
Williams Arena (851)
Greenville, NC
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, ADN
Houston L 62–73  10–14
(5–5)
Charles Koch Arena (1,907)
Wichita, KS
02/07/2018
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Cincinnati L 69–75  10–15
(5–6)
Charles Koch Arena (1,346)
Wichita, KS
02/10/2018
12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 1 Connecticut L 43–124  10–16
(5–7)
XL Center (11,343)
Hartford, CT
02/14/2018
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Temple W 88–81  11–16
(6–7)
Charles Koch Arena (1,169)
Wichita, KS
02/17/2018
2:00 pm
at SMU W 52–45  12–16
(7–7)
Moody Coliseum (1,286)
Dallas, TX
02/24/2018
2:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Tulane W 81–70  13–16
(8–7)
Charles Koch Arena (2,818)
Wichita, KS
02/26/2018
7:00 pm, ADN
at Tulsa W 70–59  14–16
(9–7)
Reynolds Center (826)
Tulsa, OK
AAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
11:00 am, ESPN3
(6) vs. (11) Temple
First Round
L 59–72  14–17
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,380)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "American Athletic Conference votes unanimously to add Wichita State". ESPN.com.
  2. ^ "Wichita State Athletics - Women's Basketball Fact Book". Goshockers.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "Wichita State Shockers Women's Basketball - Shockers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Wichita State Shockers. "Wichita State Shockers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  5. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule".