2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by eleventh-year head coach Beryl Piper, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They finished the season 7–23 overall, 7–11 in NEC play, to finish for a tie in seventh place. Central Connecticut secured a seventh seed in the NEC tournament, losing to Robert Morris in the first round.

2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7–23 (7–11 NEC)
Head coach	Beryl Piper (11th season)
Home arena	William H. Detrick Gymnasium

2017–18 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Robert Morris	16	–	2		.889			25	–	8		.758
Saint Francis (PA) †	16	–	2		.889			24	–	10		.706
Sacred Heart	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
St. Francis Brooklyn	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
LIU Brooklyn	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Bryant	8	–	10		.444			9	–	21		.300
Fairleigh Dickinson	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
Central Connecticut	7	–	11		.389			7	–	23		.233
Mount St. Mary's	6	–	12		.333			9	–	20		.310
Wagner	4	–	14		.222			6	–	23		.207
† 2018 NEC tournament winner As of March 17, 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Taylor Goode 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So St. Anthony's Holbrook, NY G 4 Kiana Patterson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Troy Troy, NY F 10 Andi Lydon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Shaler Allison Park, PA G 12 Sydney Hines 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr New Town Owings Mills, MD G/F 14 Ashley Forker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Faith Christian Academy Telford, PA G 15 Emma McCamus 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Bill Crothers Secondary Cavan, ON F 22 Ashley Chin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Dunarton Pickering, ON F 25 Denisha Gardener 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Kolbe Cathedral Norwalk, CT F 32 Tiffany Slicklein 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Kings Park Kings Park, NY C 33 Ashley Berube 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Tilton Londonderry, NH	Head coach Beryl Piper (Central Connecticut State) Assistant coach(es) Kerri Reaves (Marquette) Jason Marshall (Ramapo) Amanda Shannon Russo (Merrimack) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 11, 2024

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*		at West Virginia	L 52–102	0–1	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
November 12, 2017*		at Virginia	L 59–103	0–2	John Paul Jones Arena  Charlottesville, VA
November 16, 2017*		Brown	L 55–78	0–3	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
November 20, 2017*		at Penn State	L 66–83	0–4	Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
November 27, 2017*		Albany	L 60–72	0–5	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
November 29, 2017*		Morgan State	L 41–61	0–6	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
December 2, 2017		Duquesne	L 58–83	0–7	Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
December 6, 2017*		at Hartford Rivalry	L 52–68	0–8	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  West Hartford, CT
December 9, 2017*		Yale	L 62–75	0–9	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
December 17, 2017* 2:00pm, ESPN3		at Stony Brook	L 55–60	0–10	Island Federal Credit Union Arena  Stony Brook, NY
December 21, 2017* 11:00am, ESPN3		at Vermont	L 55–60	0–11	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
NEC regular season
December 29, 2017		Mount St. Mary's	L 56–68	0–12 (0–1)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
December 31, 2017		Wagner	W 59–56	1–12 (1–1)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
January 6, 2018		Bryant	L 50–66	1–13 (1–2)	Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
January 13, 2018		Sacred Heart	W 69–59	2–13 (2–2)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
January 15, 2018		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 49–78	2–14 (2–3)	Rothman Center  Hackensack, NJ
January 20, 2018		St. Francis Brooklyn	L 70–78	2–15 (2–4)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
January 22, 2018		LIU Brooklyn	L 54–61	2–16 (2–5)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
January 27, 2018		at Saint Francis	L 59–87	2–17 (2–6)	DeGol Arena  Loretto, PA
January 29, 2018		Robert Morris	L 47–66	2–18 (2–7)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
February 3, 2018		at Sacred Heart	W 73–71	3–18 (3–7)	William H. Pitt Center  Fairfield, CT
February 5, 2018		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 76–56	4–18 (4–7)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
February 10, 2018  ESPN 3		Bryant	W 66–59	5–18 (5–7)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
February 17, 2018		at Wagner	W 66–64	6–18 (6–7)	Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
February 19, 2018		Mount St. Mary's	L 56–76	6–19 (6–8)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
February 24, 2018		Saint Francis	L 75–85	6–20 (6–9)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
February 26, 2018		Robert Morris	L 51–67	6–21 (6–10)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  New Britain, CT
March 2, 2018		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 83–77 OT	7–21 (7–10)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex  Brooklyn, NY
March 4, 2018		LIU Post	L 57–63	7–22 (7–11)	Steinberg Wellness Center  Brooklyn, NY
NEC tournament
March 7, 2018		Robert Morris	L 54–60	7–23	North Athletic Complex  Moon Township, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.