2017–18 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2017–18 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by second-year head coach Kacie Cryer, played all their home games at Burton Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference.

2017–18 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	12–18 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach	Kacie Cryer (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Edie Higgins Alaina Verdin Lindsey Lopez
Home arena	Burton Coliseum

2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lamar	17	–	1		.944			22	–	7		.759
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	2		.889			25	–	6		.806
Central Arkansas	14	–	4		.778			25	–	10		.714
Texas A&M-CC	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Nicholls State †	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
New Orleans	11	–	7		.611			15	–	15		.500
Abilene Christian	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
McNeese State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Southeastern Louisiana	7	–	11		.389			8	–	21		.276
Houston Baptist	6	–	12		.333			10	–	18		.357
Incarnate Word	4	–	14		.222			5	–	24		.172
Northwestern State	2	–	16		.111			7	–	22		.241
Sam Houston State	1	–	17		.056			4	–	23		.148
† 2018 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2016–17 season with a 14–17 overall record and an 8–10 Southland Conference record to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin.

Roster

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2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Keara Hudnall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Pearland HS Pearland, TX G 1 Reagan Bolton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Thomas Aquinas HS Hammond, LA F 2 Bre'Ashlee Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Jewel Sumner HS Kentwood, LA G 3 Caitlin Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Breaux Bridge HS Breaux Bridge, LA G 4 Dede Sheppard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr North Caddo HS Vivian, LA F 5 Jasmine Carswell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Airline HS Bossier, LA C 13 Cynthia Rivas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr North Central Texas Academy Guadalajara, Mexico G 15 Gabby Guidry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Lake Arthur HS Lake Arthur, LA F 21 Mercedes Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Crowley HS Crowley, LA	Head coach Kacie Cryer (LSU–Shreveport) Assistant coach(es) Edie Higgins (LSU–Shreveport) Alaina Verdin (McNeese State) Lindsey Lopez (Dominican (NY)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 6, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2017* 6:00 pm		Wiley College	W 72–43		Burton Coliseum  Lake Charles, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 12* 2:00 pm		Southern (N.O.)	W 76–61	1–0	Burton Coliseum (918) Lake Charles, LA
November 15* 11:00 am, LHN		at No. 2 Texas	L 34–100	1–1	Frank Erwin Center (7,651) Austin, TX
November 19* 2:00 pm		LSU–Alexandria	W 73–53	2–1	Burton Coliseum (801) Lake Charles, LA
November 22* 1:00 pm		Grambling	L 60–75	2–2	Burton Coliseum (796) Lake Charles, LA
November 26* 2:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 65–61	3–2	Burton Coliseum (751) Lake Charles, LA
November 29* 7:00 pm		Tulane	L 66–70	3–3	Burton Coliseum (729) Lake Charles, LA
December 3* 5:00 pm, CST		at Louisiana	L 86–98 3OT	3–4	Cajundome (753) Lafayette, LA
December 11* 6:00 pm		Louisiana College	W 84–46	4–4	Burton Coliseum (791) Lake Charles, LA
December 13* 6:30 pm, FSSW		at No. 6 Baylor	L 34–95	4–5	Ferrell Center (6,583) Waco, TX
December 18* 12:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 62–78	4–6	Thomas Assembly Center (1,823) Ruston, LA
December 22* 1:00 pm		at SMU	L 59–65	4–7	Moody Coliseum (691) Dallas, TX
Southland regular season
December 28 6:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 66–57	5–7 (1–0)	McDermott Center (356) San Antonio, TX
December 30 1:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 72–67	6–7 (2–0)	Burton Coliseum (782) Lake Charles, LA
January 3, 2018 6:30 pm		Abilene Christian	L 75–80	6–8 (2–1)	Burton Coliseum (850) Lake Charles, LA
January 6 1:00 pm		New Orleans	L 64–77	6–9 (2–2)	Burton Coliseum (821) Lake Charles, LA
January 10 6:30 pm		Nicholls State	L 54–61	6–10 (2–3)	Burton Coliseum (727) Lake Charles, LA
January 13 2:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 77–65	7–10 (3–3)	University Center (579) Hammond, LA
January 20 2:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 86–74	8–10 (4–3)	Sharp Gym (478) Houston, TX
January 27 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar	L 58–83	8–11 (4–4)	Montagne Center (955) Beaumont, TX
January 31 6:30 pm, ESPN3		at Sam Houston State	W 66–63	9–11 (5–4)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (759) Huntsville, TX
February 3 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northwestern State	W 60–44	10–11 (6–4)	Prather Coliseum (1,001) Natchitoches, LA
February 7 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stephen F. Austin	L 48–83	10–12 (6–5)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,091) Nacogdoches, TX
February 10 1:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 69–47	11–12 (7–5)	Burton Coliseum (539) Lake Charles, LA
February 14 6:30 pm		Central Arkansas	L 45–51	11–13 (7–6)	Burton Coliseum (767) Lake Charles, LA
February 17 2:00 pm		at New Orleans	L 62–84	11–14 (7–7)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
February 21 6:00 pm		at Nicholls State	L 51–63	11–15 (7–8)	Stopher Gym (202) Thibodaux, LA
February 24 2:00 pm		Houston Baptist	L 61–67 OT	11–16 (7–9)	Burton Coliseum (717) Lake Charles, LA
February 28 6:30 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 70–64	12–16 (8–9)	Burton Coliseum (711) Lake Charles, LA
March 3 1:00 pm		Lamar	L 72–81	12–17 (8–10)	Burton Coliseum (983) Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
March 8 11:00 am, ESPN3	(8)	vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First Round	L 52–75	12–18	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team