2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	8–23 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach	Nikki McCray-Penson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Ed Baldwin (1st season); Richard Fortune (4th season); Brittany Young (1st season);
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
Western Kentucky †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
Rice	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Louisiana Tech	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Middle Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Charlotte	10	–	6	.625	14	–	16	.467
UTEP	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Florida Atlantic	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
Southern Miss	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
North Texas	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
UTSA	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Old Dominion	6	–	10	.375	8	–	23	.258
FIU	5	–	11	.313	8	–	21	.276
Marshall	3	–	13	.188	9	–	20	.310


† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner As of 20 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by first-year head coach Nikki McCray-Penson, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA.

They finished the season 8–23, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to Rice.

Previous season

The Monarchs finished the 2016–17 season 17-14, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated UTEP in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to Southern Miss in the quarterfinals. The Lady Monarchs did not participate in the postseason.

Preseason

Head coach Karen Barefoot resigned on May 3 to take the same position at UNC Wilmington.^[1] On May 24, Old Dominion announced the hiring of McCray-Penson, then a South Carolina assistant coach.^[2]

Roster

2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kelly Loftus	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Mount Vernon Hofstra	Alexandria, Virginia
G	2	MaKayla Timmons	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Columbia Central	Columbia, TN
G	3	Carolina Bernardeco	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Escola Secundária de Santo André	Lisbon, Portugal
F	4	Jessica Munoz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Central Heights	Nacogdoches, TX
G	5	Victoria Morris	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	North College Hill	Cincinnati, OH
G	11	Taylor Edwards	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Woodrow Wilson	Portsmouth, VA
F	14	Dejah Carter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Cosby	Chesterfield, VA
F	24	Carley Brew	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Wilson James Madison	Wyomissing, PA
G	30	Ashley Jackson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Ridgeway	Memphis, TN
F	32	Lovie Harden	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Tucker	Richmond, VA
F	34	Odegua Oigbokie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Ridgeway	Memphis, TN

Head coach

Nikki McCray-Penson (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Ed Baldwin (North Carolina Central)
Richard Fortune (Virginia State)
Brittany Young (Francis Marion)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 20, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017* 7:00 pm		Christopher Newport	W 63–56		17 – Loftus	9 – Edwards	9 – Timmons	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 4:00 pm		Liberty Preseason WNIT first round	L 55–63	0–1	14 – Oigbokie	8 – Jackson	4 – Timmons	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,584) Norfolk, VA
11/17/2017* 2:30 pm		at George Mason Preseason WNIT Consolation Round	L 53–66	0–2	18 – Jackson	6 – 2 tied	2 – 3 tied	EagleBank Arena (523) Fairfax, VA
11/18/2017* 12:00 pm		vs. Saint Francis (PA) Preseason WNIT Consolation Round	L 68–79	0–3	16 – Morris	9 – Oigbokie	3 – Edwards	EagleBank Arena (177) Fairfax, VA
11/20/2017* 7:00 pm		NC State	L 56–73	0–4	15 – 2 tied	4 – Edwards	8 – Timmons	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,706) Norfolk, VA
11/22/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 16 Duke	L 51–84	0–5	15 – Morris	5 – 2 tied	5 – Timmons	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,960) Norfolk, VA
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm		Richmond	L 45–54	0–6	16 – Oigbokie	8 – Oigbokie	2 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,561) Norfolk, VA
11/30/2017* 11:00 am		Coppin State	W 75–67	1–6	20 – Morris	5 – Edwards	5 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,491) Norfolk, VA
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm		Cincinnati	L 33–54	1–7	11 – Timmons	5 – Oigbokie	3 – Timmons	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,809) Norfolk, VA
12/06/2017* 6:00 pm		at VCU	L 39–68	1–8	11 – Loftus	4 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Siegel Center (664) Richmond, VA
12/17/2017* 5:00 pm		at William & Mary Rivalry	L 58–75	1–9	16 – Jackson	11 – Oigbokie	4 – Oigbokie	Kaplan Arena (2,880) Williamsburg, VA
12/21/2017* 7:30 pm		vs. Oakland Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	L 59–80	1–10	20 – Morris	8 – Oigbokie	4 – Timmons	South Point Arena Paradise, NV
12/22/2017* 5:15 pm		vs. Abilene Christian Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	L 60–74	1–11	25 – Oigbokie	6 – 2 tied	3 – Jackson	South Point Arena Paradise, NV
12/30/2017* 2:00 pm		South Carolina State	W 52–35	2–11	13 – Oigbokie	15 – Taylor	4 – Timmons	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,613) Norfolk, VA
C-USA regular season
01/04/2018 7:00 pm, beIN		UAB	L 61–74	2–12 (0–1)	19 – Morris	8 – Oigbokie	6 – Timmons	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,353) Norfolk, VA
01/06/2018 7:00 pm		Charlotte	L 60–63	2–13 (0–2)	18 – Timmons	7 – Jackson	6 – Timmons	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,522) Norfolk, VA
01/11/2018 8:00 pm		at North Texas	L 46–63	2–14 (0–3)	19 – Timmons	10 – Brew	1 – 3 tied	The Super Pit (1,028) Denton, TX
01/13/2018 8:00 pm		at UTSA	L 56–64	2–15 (0–4)	18 – Loftus	13 – Edwards	4 – Edwards	Convocation Center (417) San Antonio, TX
01/15/2018* 7:00 pm		at Hampton	L 42–50	2–16	10 – Edwards	7 – 2 tied	4 – Timmons	Hampton Convocation Center (3,812) Hampton, VA
01/18/2018 7:00 pm		Marshall	W 69–53	3–16 (1–4)	20 – Jackson	9 – Jackson	7 – Timmons	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,558) Norfolk, VA
01/20/2018 7:00 pm		UTSA	W 69–63	4–16 (2–4)	19 – Edwards	12 – Edwards	3 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,703) Norfolk, VA
01/26/2018 7:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 45–59	4–17 (2–5)	18 – Morris	11 – Edwards	3 – Jackson	Thomas Assembly Center (2,229) Ruston, LA
01/28/2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rice	L 45–53	4–18 (2–6)	13 – 2 tied	7 – Oigbokie	3 – Timmons	Tudor Fieldhouse (643) Houston, TX
02/02/2018 11:00 am		FIU	W 68–60	5–18 (3–6)	24 – Morris	8 – Edwards	4 – 2 tied	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,859) Norfolk, VA
02/08/2018 6:30 pm, FCS		at Western Kentucky	L 48–62	5–19 (3–7)	16 – Edwards	8 – Edwards	3 – Edwards	E.A. Diddle Arena (3,568) Bowling Green, KY
02/10/2018 3:00 pm		at Southern Miss	W 74–55	6–19 (4–7)	24 – Loftus	8 – 2 tied	6 – Timmons	Reed Green Coliseum (1,431) Hattiesburg, MS
02/14/2018 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 59–54	7–19 (5–7)	22 – Timmons	12 – Edwards	5 – Edwards	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,588) Norfolk, VA
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		UTEP	W 56–52 ^OT	8–19 (6–7)	22 – Loftus	6 – 2 tied	8 – Timmons	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,890) Norfolk, VA
02/22/2018 7:00 pm, beIN		North Texas	L 52–55	8–20 (6–8)	9 – Oigbokie	6 – Jackson	3 – Morris	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,762) Norfolk, VA
03/01/2018 5:00 pm		at Charlotte	L 43–51	8–21 (6–9)	10 – Oigbokie	8 – Jackson	10 – Edwards	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,305) Charlotte, NC
03/03/2018 4:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 47–65	8–22 (6–10)	11 – Jackson	6 – Jackson	5 – Timmons	Murphy Center (10,050) Murfreesboro, TN
C-USA Tournament
03/07/2018 12:30 pm	(12)	vs. (5) Rice First Round	L 48–70	8–23	12 – Loftus	5 – 3 tied	3 – Morris	The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Old Dominion Athletics^[3]

References

^ Miller, Ed. "Old Dominion's Karen Barefoot hired by UNC Wilmington". Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ Miller, Ed. "New ODU coach Nikki McCray-Penson "could not be more excited" about taking over". Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[1] Miller, Ed. "Old Dominion's Karen Barefoot hired by UNC Wilmington". Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[2] Miller, Ed. "New ODU coach Nikki McCray-Penson "could not be more excited" about taking over". Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[3] "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

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v t e Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
Venues	ODU Fieldhouse (1970–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–2002) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Preseason

Roster

Schedule

See also

References