2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Larry Tidwell's fifth season along with the third under the UTRGV label. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. The team finished seventh in the WAC after going 4–10 while finishing 14–16 overall.[1][2][3]

2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record14–16 (4–10 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Anderson
  • Kaylena Andersen
  • Yannick Denson
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
2017–18 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 11 3   .786 18 12   .600
Cal State Bakersfield 10 4   .714 18 13   .581
Seattle U 9 5   .643 18 14   .563
Grand Canyon 9 5   .643 16 14   .533
UMKC 7 7   .500 11 19   .367
Utah Valley 5 9   .357 11 19   .367
UT Rio Grande Valley 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
Chicago State 1 13   .071 1 29   .033
2018 WAC tournament winner
As of March 16, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

On April 21, 2018 Tidwell resigned from his position to accept the job for the Chief of Staff for the women's basketball program at Texas Tech. He finished at UTRGV with a 5 year record of 85–75[4]

Roster

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2017–18 UTRGV Vaqueros women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Amara Graham 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Chicago, IL
G 2 Emily Azubell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Robert Vela Edinburg, TX
G 3 Daniela Azubell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Robert Vela Edinburg, TX
G 4 Idil Türk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Bodwell Istanbul, Turkey
G 5 Jameka Dowell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lebanon Lebanon, TN
G 10 Valeria Tapia 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Saint Joseph Academy Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
G 11 Quynne Huggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Millennium
Mesa CC
Goodyear, AZ
G 12 Shaiann Tramble 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Shawnee
Highland CC
Shawnee, OK
G 14 Brianna Pitre 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Sabino Tucson, AZ
G 15 Nichele Hyman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Clovis Clovis, NM
F 21 Krisynthia Sampson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr South Mountain
Arizona Western College
Phoenix, AZ
F 23 Alicia McCray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Trinity Christian Academy
Florida A&M
West Palm Beach, FL
G 24 Natalia Ready 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Parkview
Fort Scott CC
Little Rock, AR
F 33 Marie-Fatou Gueye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Université Lumière Lyon II Paris, France
F 34 Megan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Francis Xavier College Newcastle, Australia
F 43 Jasauen Beard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Midwest City Midwest City, OK
F 44 Laura Van Tilburg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Weslaco Weslaco, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
2:00 pm
vs. Concordia (TX)
Islanders Classic
W 67–49  1–0
Dugan Wellness Center (121)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/11/2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Trinity
Islanders Classic
W 62–57  2–0
Dugan Wellness Center (121)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 56–53  3–0
UTRGV Fieldhouse (328)
Edinburg, TX
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma State L 38–80  3–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,441)
Stillwater, OK
11/21/2017*
7:00 pm
Texas Lutheran W 78–43  4–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (379)
Edinburg, TX
11/25/2017*
3:00 pm
Florida A&M
Feast of the Border
W 51–38  5–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (272)
Edinburg, TX
11/26/2017*
3:00 pm
Prairie View A&M
Feast of the Border
W 78–62  6–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (240)
Edinburg, TX
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 41–71  6–2
Dugan Wellness Center (540)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm
UMass
Battle on the Border
W 67–59  7–2
UTRGV Fieldhouse (273)
Edinburg, TX
12/02/2017*
3:00 pm
UTSA
Battle on the Border
W 70–58  8–2
UTRGV Fieldhouse (485)
Edinburg, TX
12/05/2017*
7:00 pm, MidcoSN
at North Dakota State W 82–79  9–2
Scheels Center (609)
Fargo, ND
12/06/2017
7:00 pm
Wisconsin L 54–82  9–3
Kohl Center (2,809)
Madison, WI
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 64–80  9–4
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (2,292)
Lubbock, TX
12/19/2017*
7:00 pm
Canisius
UTRGV Holiday Classic
W 63–46  10–4
UTRGV Fieldhouse (365)
Edinburg, TX
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm
USC
UTRGV Holiday Classic
L 64–71  10–5
UTRGV Fieldhouse (528)
Edinburg, TX
WAC regular season
01/06/2018
7:00 pm
UMKC L 52–54  10–6
(0–1)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (501)
Edinburg, TX
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield L 64–67 OT 10–7
(0–2)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (402)
Edinburg, TX
01/13/2018
7:00 pm
Grand Canyon L 59–65  10–8
(0–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (409)
Edinburg, TX
01/18/2018
12:00 pm
at Utah Valley L 60–69  10–9
(0–4)
Lockhart Arena (719)
Orem, UT
01/20/2018
6:00 pm
at Seattle L 56–64  10–10
(0–5)
Connolly Center (860)
Seattle, WA
01/27/2018
7:00 pm
Chicago State W 81–44  11–10
(1–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (750)
Edinburg, TX
02/03/2018
7:00 pm
New Mexico State L 77–79 OT 11–11
(1–6)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (731)
Edinburg, TX
02/08/2018
8:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 58–59  11–12
(1–7)
GCU Arena (502)
Phoenix, AZ
02/10/2018
3:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 30–71  11–13
(1–8)
Icardo Center (421)
Bakersfield, CA
02/15/2018
7:00 pm
Seattle W 69–67 OT 12–13
(2–8)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (470)
Edinburg, TX
02/17/2018
8:00 pm
Utah Valley W 71–64 OT 13–13
(3–8)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (761)
Edinburg, TX
02/22/2018
7:00 pm
at UMKC L 59–79  13–14
(3–9)
Swinney Recreation Center (150)
Kansas City, MO
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
at Chicago State W 69–62  14–14
(4–9)
Jones Convocation Center (163)
Chicago, IL
03/03/2018
3:00 pm
at New Mexico State L 56–72  14–15
(4–10)
Pan American Center (1,564)
Las Cruces, NM
WAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2018
4:00 pm
(7) vs. (2) Cal State Bakersfield
Quarterfinals
L 59–70  14–16
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

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2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
  2. ^ "2021-22 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Women's Basketball Schedule | ESPN".
  3. ^ https://herosports.com/colleges/teams/texas-rio-grande-valley-womens-basketball [dead link]
  4. ^ "Coach Tidwell Resigning as Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros. April 21, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.