2017–18 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Privateers were led by seventh-year head coach Keeshawn Davenport and played their home games at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 11–7 in Southland play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament to Abilene Christian.

2017–18 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record15–15 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wyketha Harrell
  • Alpha English
  • Kristin Moore
Home arenaLakefront Arena
Seasons
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

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The Privateers finished the season 14–15 overall and 9–9 in Southland play, to finish in fifth place.[1] Their season ended when they lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament.

Roster

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2017–18 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Halie Matthews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr West Jefferson HS Harvey, LA
G 1 Jada Duncantell 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Natchitoches Central HS Natchitoches, LA
G 3 Dionjhae Thomas 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Houma Christian HS Thibodaux, LA
G 10 Danielle Wright 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Morrilton HS Morrilton, AR
G 11 Annalise Brisco 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Clear Falls HS Houston, TX
C 13 Kayla Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Mastery Charter HS
Central Florida
Philadelphia, PA
G 20 Jada Swafford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Union Academy HS Alexandria, LA
F 21 Whitley Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Rayne HS Rayne, LA
G 22 Randi Brown 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Central Catholic HS Houma, LA
G 23 Mariah Wright 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS Jr Zachary HS Zachary, LA
G 24 Katarina Maricic 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Arizona Western JC Belgrade, Serbia
G 25 Alyssa Quixley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Augustine HS St. Augustine, FL
C 30 Shania Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lutheran HS Houston, TX
F 31 Asia Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lutheran HS Houston, TX
G 32 Kayla Mundy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Liberty HS McKinney, TX
C 33 Nicole Hutchins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Asquith Girls HS Berowra, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 12, 2024

Schedule

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Sources:[2][3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at Louisiana
Preseason WNIT first round
L 57–66  0–1
Cajundome (692)
Lafayette, LA
November 17*
7:30 p.m.
Cal State Northridge
Preseason WNIT consolation round
W 76–73  1–1
Lakefront Arena (417)
New Orleans, LA
November 18*
4:30 p.m.
Houston
Preseason WNIT consolation round
L 66–78  1–2
Lakefront Arena (417)
New Orleans, LA
November 21*
4:30 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL) L 46–76  1–3
Watsco Center (2,005)
Coral Gables, FL
November 24*
7:05 p.m.
at South Alabama L 45–67  1–4
Mitchell Center (291)
Mobile, AL
November 30*
7:00 p.m.
Jacksonville State L 54–59  1–5
Lakefront Arena (258)
New Orleans, LA
December 2*
2:00 p.m.
at No. 19 Missouri L 45–81  1–6
Mizzou Arena (3,345)
Columbia, MO
December 5*
7:00 p.m., CST
at Tulane L 56–79  1–7
Devlin Fieldhouse (935)
New Orleans, LA
December 14*
11:00 a.m.
Xavier (LA) W 85–50  2–7
Lakefront Arena (214)
New Orleans, LA
December 17*
2:00 p.m.
at Louisiana–Monroe W 89–51  3–7
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (710)
Monroe, LA
December 21*
7:00 p.m.
Texas Southern W 72–69  4–7
Lakefront Arena (221)
New Orleans, LA
Southland regular season
December 28
2:00 p.m.
at Abilene Christian L 70–80  4–8
(0–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,028)
Abilene, TX
December 30
2:00 p.m.
Houston Baptist W 70–52  5–8
(1–1)
Lakefront Arena (191)
New Orleans, LA
January 3, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Lamar L 77–100  5–9
(1–2)
Montagne Center (578)
Beaumont, TX
January 6
1:00 p.m.
at McNeese State W 77–64  6–9
(2–2)
Burton Coliseum (821)
Lake Charles, LA
January 10
7:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin L 67–74  6–10
(2–3)
Lakefront Arena (110)
New Orleans, LA
January 13
2:00 p.m.
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 66–49  7–10
(3–3)
Lakefront Arena (213)
New Orleans, LA
January 17
7:00 p.m.
at Central Arkansas W 52–48  8–10
(4–3)
Farris Center (423)
Conway, AR
January 20
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 52–50  9–10
(5–3)
Lakefront Arena (584)
New Orleans, LA
January 24
7:00 p.m.
Northwestern State W 81–63  10–10
(6–3)
Lakefront Arena (242)
New Orleans, LA
January 27
11:00 a.m.
at Incarnate Word W 72–45  11–10
(7–3)
McDermott Center (799)
San Antonio, TX
January 31
6:30 p.m.
at Northwestern State L 47–52  11–11
(7–4)
Prather Coliseum (510)
Natchitoches, LA
February 3
2:00 p.m.
Nicholls State L 61–62  11–12
(7–5)
Lakefront Arena (347)
New Orleans, LA
February 10
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 68–75  11–13
(7–6)
American Bank Center (812)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 14
7:00 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana W 82–73  12–13
(8–6)
Lakefront Arena (241)
New Orleans, LA
February 17
2:00 p.m.
McNeese State W 84–62  13–13
(9–6)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
February 21
7:00 p.m.
Sam Houston State W 77–50  14–13
(10–6)
Lakefront Arena (321)
New Orleans, LA
February 24
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Nicholls State L 48–72  14–14
(10–7)
Stopher Gym (433)
Thibodaux, LA
February 28
7:00 p.m.
at Southeastern Louisiana W 74–71  15–14
(11–7)
University Center (478)
Hammond, LA
Southland women's tournament
March 8
1:30 p.m., ESPN3
(6) vs. (7) Abilene Christian
First round
L 66–88  15–15
Merrell Center (712)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Southland Women's College Basketball Standings - 2016-17". ESPN. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "New Orleans Privateers Schedule 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of New Orleans. Retrieved July 12, 2024.