2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by fifth year head coach Terry Fowler and played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the second round of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Troy. They accepted a bid to the Women's Basketball Invitational and advanced to the semifinals but lost to Yale in overtime.

2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
WBI, Semifinals
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	21–13 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Terry Fowler (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Yolisha Jackson Dan Presel Rachel Travis
Home arena	Mitchell Center

2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Little Rock †	17	–	1		.944			23	–	10		.697
Texas State	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
UT Arlington	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
Troy	12	–	6		.667			18	–	13		.581
South Alabama	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
Coastal Carolina	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Arkansas State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Appalachian State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Georgia State	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
Georgia Southern	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	17		.056			4	–	26		.133
† 2018 Sun Belt tournament winner As of March 19, 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Texas–Arlington.

Roster

2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Candice Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr St. Francis HS James Madison Alpharetta, GA G 2 Shaforia Kines 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Huffman HS Birmingham, AL G 3 Jayla Morrow 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Wenonah HS Birmingham, AL G 4 Christen Carter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Bolles School Jacksonville, FL G 5 Alexis Sykes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Nazareth Regional HS Brooklyn, NY G 14 Savannah Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr St. Martin HS Ocean Springs, MS F 15 LaNeetra Guillory 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Pearland HS Pearland, TX G 21 Casey Ferguson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr D'Iberville HS Biloxi, MS G 22 Devyn Lowe 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Woodstock HS Woodstock, GA F 24 Erin Autio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr St. Michael-Albertville HS St. Michael, MN F 25 Kennedi Centers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Samuel Clemens HS New Braunfels, TX G 30 Genesis Perrymond 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Parkview HS Lilburn, GA C 34 Chyna Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Arlington HS Cordova, TN F/C 35 Antoinette Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Harding Academy Memphis, TN F/C 44 India Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Brentwood Academy Antioch, TN	Head coach Terry Fowler (Lane College) Assistant coach(es) Yolisha Jackson (Jacksonville) Dan Presel (Spring Hill) Rachel Travis (Northwest) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017* 7:05 pm		Faulkner	W 88–48		Mitchell Center (384) Mobile, AL
11/05/2017* 7:00 pm		at Tulane	L 51–65		Devlin Fieldhouse (465) New Orleans, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:35 pm		Georgia Southwestern	W 73–42	1–0	Mitchell Center (427) Mobile, AL
11/17/2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at NC State	L 50–71	1–1	Reynolds Coliseum (1,997) Raleigh, NC
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at North Carolina	W 85–84	2–1	Carmichael Arena (2,380) Chapel Hill, NC
11/24/2017* 7:05 pm		New Orleans	W 67–45	3–1	Mitchell Center (291) Mobile, AL
11/28/2017* 7:00 pm		at Alabama State	W 59–47	4–1	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (268) Montgomery, AL
11/30/2017* 6:00 pm		at Southern Miss	W 78–57	5–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,243) Hattiesburg, MS
12/03/2017* 1:05 pm		Jacksonville	L 58–60	5–2	Mitchell Center (178) Mobile, AL
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm		at Ole Miss	L 59–66	5–3	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (873) Oxford, MS
12/11/2017* 7:05 pm		Southern	W 69–65	6–3	Mitchell Center (221) Mobile, AL
12/16/2017* 1:05 pm		Central Arkansas	W 64–43	7–3	Mitchell Center (1,901) Mobile, AL
12/21/2017* 1:05 pm		UAB	L 66–78	7–4	Mitchell Center (242) Mobile, AL
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017 5:05 pm		Georgia State	W 88–52	8–4 (1–0)	Mitchell Center (1,788) Mobile, AL
12/31/2017 1:05 pm		Georgia Southern	W 79–52	9–4 (2–0)	Mitchell Center (1,612) Mobile, AL
01/04/2018 5:30 pm		at Texas State	L 63–78	9–5 (2–1)	Strahan Coliseum (1,407) San Marcos, TX
01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Texas–Arlington	W 76–63	10–5 (3–1)	College Park Center (1,914) Arlington, TX
01/13/2018 1:05 pm		Troy	W 79–68	11–5 (4–1)	Mitchell Center (3,014) Mobile, AL
01/18/2018 5:05 pm		Coastal Carolina	W 68–62	12–5 (5–1)	Mitchell Center (2,098) Mobile, AL
01/20/2018 1:05 pm		Appalachian State	W 54–52	13–5 (6–1)	Mitchell Center (3,877) Mobile, AL
01/25/2018 5:00 pm		at Louisiana	W 72–57	14–5 (7–1)	Cajundome (590) Lafayette, LA
01/27/2018 12:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 67–60	15–5 (8–1)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,635) Monroe, LA
02/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Troy	L 71–82	15–6 (8–2)	Trojan Arena (2,176) Troy, AL
02/08/2018 11:00 am		Little Rock	L 35–47	15–7 (8–3)	Mitchell Center (2,484) Mobile, AL
02/10/2018 1:05 pm		Arkansas State	L 60–75	15–8 (8–4)	Mitchell Center (1,983) Mobile, AL
02/15/2018 4:00 pm		at Appalachian State	L 56–57 OT	15–9 (8–5)	Holmes Center (278) Boone, NC
02/17/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Coastal Carolina	L 57–71	15–10 (8–6)	HTC Center (357) Conway, SC
02/22/2018 5:05 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 72–57	16–10 (9–6)	Mitchell Center (2,011) Mobile, AL
02/24/2018 5:05 pm		Louisiana	L 56–59	16–11 (9–7)	Mitchell Center (1,946) Mobile, AL
03/01/2018 4:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	W 81–74	17–11 (10–7)	Hanner Fieldhouse (139) Statesboro, GA
03/03/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Georgia State	W 70–69	18–11 (11–7)	GSU Sports Arena (448) Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (12) Louisiana–Monroe First Round	W 80–54	19–11	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
03/08/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Troy Quarterfinals	L 79–82	19–12	Lakefront Arena (967) New Orleans, LA
WBI
03/15/2018* 7:00 pm		Stetson First Round	W 49–33	20–12	Mitchell Center (707) Mobile, AL
03/19/2018* 7:00 pm		Furman Quarterfinals	W 54–53	21–12	Mitchell Center (802) Mobile, AL
03/24/2018* 4:00 pm		at Yale Semifinals	L 74–76 OT	21–13	John J. Lee Amphitheater (350) New Haven, CT
*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		N/A							RV

Legend

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

See also

• 2017–18 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team