2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by first year head coach Gayle Coats Fulks. The Wildcats were fourth year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena. They finished the season 12–18, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Richmond.

2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–18 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach	Gayle Coats Fulks (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Robyn Scherr-Wells James Janssen Lakevia Boykin
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	15	–	1		.938			23	–	7		.767
Duquesne	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
Fordham	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
George Mason	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
George Washington †	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Davidson	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
UMass	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
VCU	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Rhode Island	1	–	15		.063			3	–	27		.100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of 22 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Media

Davidson Wildcats Sports Network

Select Wildcats games will be broadcast on Teamline with Derek Smith and Leslie Urban providing the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kianna Speight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Conway Conway, AR G 1 Katie Turner 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bishop Manogue Reno, NV G 2 Saadia Timpton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Myers Park Charlotte, NC F 3 Andrea Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So McDonogh School Randallstown, MD G 4 Kelly Fitzgerald 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Green Hope Apex, NC G 5 Justine Lyon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Hillside Durham, NC G/F 11 Sarah Donovan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr A.B. Lucas Toronto, ON F 13 Kyla Roland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Harrison Farmington Hills, MI G 21 Chloe Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr St. Mary's San Diego State Phoenix, AZ G 32 Sae Abdul-Aziz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Mohonasen Schenectady, NY F 34 Alana Davidson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr New Hope-Solebury New Hope, PA F 42 Ally Welling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Concordia Lutheran The Woodlands, TX F 44 Mackenzie Latt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Richland Gull Lake Kalamazoo, MI	Head coach Gayle Coats Fulks (Fairleigh Dickinson) Assistant coach(es) Robyn Scherr-Wells (Michigan) James Janssen (Deakin) Lakevia Boykin (Wake Forest) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017* 5:00 pm		Johnson C. Smith	W 81–69		John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		at Western Carolina	W 70–57	1–0	Ramsey Center (797) Cullowhee, NC
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at NC State	L 49–73	1–1	Reynolds Coliseum (1,809) Raleigh, NC
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Furman	L 62–65	1–2	Timmons Arena (471) Greenville, SC
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm		at Appalachian State	W 59–57	2–2	Holmes Center (322) Boone, NC
11/22/2017* 7:00 pm		UNC Asheville	W 58–50	3–2	John M. Belk Arena (487) Davidson, NC
11/25/2017* 1:00 pm		Princeton	L 57–62	3–3	John M. Belk Arena (523) Davidson, NC
11/27/2017* 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 55–73	3–4	Kaplan Arena (376) Williamsburg, VA
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 54–69	3–5	Hawkins Arena (832) Macon, GA
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm		Elon	L 58–75	3–6	John M. Belk Arena (365) Davidson, NC
12/15/2017* 11:30 am		Gardner–Webb	L 65–70	3–7	John M. Belk Arena (1,323) Davidson, NC
12/18/2017* 7:00 pm		at High Point	W 82–74	4–7	Millis Center (504) High Point, NC
12/21/2017* 2:00 pm		Charlotte	W 68–66	5–7	John M. Belk Arena (379) Davidson, NC
12/28/2017* 2:00 pm		at UCF	L 54–62	5–8	CFE Arena (3,035) Orlando, FL
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		at George Mason	L 61–74	5–9 (0–1)	EagleBank Arena (876) Fairfax, VA
01/04/2018 7:00 pm		Duquesne	L 54–79	5–10 (0–2)	John M. Belk Arena (387) Davidson, NC
01/07/2018 2:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 77–67	6–10 (1–2)	John M. Belk Arena (259) Davidson, NC
01/10/2018 12:00 pm		at Fordham	L 58–66	6–11 (1–3)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,435) Bronx, NY
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		at Richmond	W 68–65	7–11 (1–4)	Robins Center (654) Richmond, VA
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		George Washington	L 48–53	7–12 (2–4)	John M. Belk Arena (243) Davidson, NC
01/20/2018 2:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	W 75–68	8–12 (3–4)	Reilly Center (975) Olean, NY
01/24/2018 7:00 pm		UMass	W 87–81 2OT	9–12 (4–4)	John M. Belk Arena (941) Davidson, NC
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		Dayton	L 68–85	9–13 (4–5)	John M. Belk Arena (702) Davidson, NC
01/31/2018 11:00 am		at Rhode Island	W 79–67	10–13 (5–5)	Ryan Center (596) Kingston, RI
02/04/2018 3:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 72–88	10–14 (5–6)	Chaifetz Arena (637) St. Louis, MO
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		Fordham	L 45–58	10–15 (5–7)	John M. Belk Arena (485) Davidson, NC
02/14/2018 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 62–64	10–16 (5–8)	John M. Belk Arena (321) Davidson, NC
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		at UMass	L 68–70	10–17 (5–9)	Mullins Center (731) Amherst, NY
02/21/2018 7:00 pm		at La Salle	W 58–51	11–17 (6–9)	Tom Gola Arena (550) Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		VCU	W 69–63	12–17 (7–9)	John M. Belk Arena (871) Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018 7:00 pm	(9)	at (8) Richmond First Round	L 53–62	12–18	Robins Center (451) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2017–18 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team