2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

The 2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented the Louisiana Tech University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by second year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–12, 10–6 in C-USA play to finish in a 4-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament to North Texas. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Missouri State in the first round.

2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–12 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsey Hicks
  • Alaura Sharp
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
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

Roster

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2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Raizel Guinto 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Sisler HS Winnipeg, MB
G 3 Kierra Lang 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Springdale HS Springdale, AR
G 4 Kierra Anthony 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr New Iberia HS New Iberia, LA
G 10 Amber Dixon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mansfield Summit Arlington, TX
G 12 Daria McCutcheon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Plano East HS Plano, TX
G 14 Anna McLeod 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Homeschooled Houston, TX
F 15 MaKayla Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Crowley Crowley, TX
G 22 Maria Delgado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Bucaramanga, Colombia
F 23 Reauna Cleaver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Elizabethtown HS Elizabethtown, KY
G 24 Taylor Stahly 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Newton HS
Hutchinson CC
Newton, KS
G 25 Nikki McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Wesleyan
Elon
Atlanta, GA
F 32 Zhanae Whitney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Colleville Heritage HS
Collin County
Queens, NY
F 34 Alexus Malone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Buffalo Oxford, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10*
11:00 a.m.
Grambling State W 64–53  1–0
Thomas Assembly Center (4,811)
Ruston, LA
November 12*
2:00 p.m.
LSU–Alexandria W 87–47  2–0
Thomas Assembly Center (1,563)
Ruston, LA
November 16*
6:30 p.m.
Memphis W 65–40  3–0
Thomas Assembly Center (1,851)
Ruston, LA
November 19*
6:00 p.m.
at Auburn L 59–75  3–1
Auburn Arena (1,879)
Auburn, AL
November 24*
7:45 p.m.
vs. Penn State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 71–59  4–1
South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 26*
11:00 p.m.
vs. Niagara
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 67–73  4–2
South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 30*
7:00 p.m.
at Texas L 54–88  4–3
Frank Erwin Center (2,956)
Austin, TX
December 4*
6:30 p.m.
Clemson L 47–55  4–4
Thomas Assembly Center (2,129)
Ruston, LA
December 7*
6:30 p.m.
at Little Rock W 58–49  5–4
Jack Stephens Center (1,141)
Little Rock, AR
December 11*
6:30 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe W 71–49  6–4
Thomas Assembly Center (2,045)
Ruston, LA
December 18*
6:30 p.m.
McNeese State W 78–62  7–4
Thomas Assembly Center (1,823)
Ruston, LA
December 21*
6:30 p.m.
Houston Baptist W 85–62  8–4
Thomas Assembly Center (1,659)
Ruston, LA
December 29*
6:30 p.m.
Alcorn State W 87–50  9–4
Thomas Assembly Center (1,555)
Ruston, LA
Conference USA regular season
January 3
6:30 p.m.
North Texas W 61–53  10–4
(1–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,749)
Ruston, LA
January 5
6:30 p.m.
UTSA W 63–55  11–4
(2–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,735)
Ruston, LA
January 11
6:00 p.m.
at Southern Miss L 50–65  11–5
(2–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,264)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 13
12:00 p.m.
at Marshall W 74–65  12–5
(3–1)
Cam Henderson Center (483)
Huntington, WV
January 18
11:00 a.m., ESPN3
at FIU L 54–57  12–6
(3–2)
FIU Arena (2,151)
Miami, FL
January 20
6:00 p.m.
at Florida Atlantic L 72–86  12–7
(3–3)
FAU Arena (804)
Boca Raton, FL
January 26
6:30 p.m.
Old Dominion W 59–45  13–7
(4–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,229)
Ruston, LA
January 28
2:00 p.m.
Western Kentucky L 64–74  13–8
(4–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,134)
Ruston, LA
February 1
6:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Middle Tennessee W 66–49  14–8
(5–4)
Murphy Center (3,436)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 4
2:00 p.m.
UAB L 61–66  14–9
(5–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,032)
Ruston, LA
February 7
6:30 p.m.
Rice W 75–55  15–9
(6–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,039)
Ruston, LA
February 10
2:00 p.m.
at UTEP W 65–62  16–9
(7–5)
Don Haskins Center (1,104)
El Paso, TX
February 15
4:30 p.m.
Charlotte L 51–64  16–10
(7–6)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,562)
Ruston, LA
February 17
2:30 p.m.
Southern Miss W 89–57  17–10
(8–6)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,748)
Ruston, LA
February 24
2:00 p.m.
at UAB W 70–60  18–10
(9–6)
Bartow Arena (517)
Birmingham, AL
March 1
5:00 p.m.
at Rice W 70–62  19–10
(10–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,514)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
March 8
2:30 p.m.
(3) vs. (11) North Texas
Quarterfinals
L 69–76  19–11
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
WNIT
March 15*
6:30 p.m.
Missouri State
First Round
L 59–63  19–12
Thomas Assembly Center (1,734)
Ruston, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2017–18 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Louisiana Tech Athletics - Women's Basketball". Latechsports.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Women's Basketball - Lady Techsters News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters. "Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech Athletics - Women's Basketball". Latechsports.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2017.