2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team represented University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks were led by fourth-year head coach Jenerrie Harris and played most their home games in the Costello Athletic Center while select games will were played in the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. They were members of the America East Conference.[1] They finished the season 4–26, 1–15 in America East play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the America East women's tournament to UMBC.

2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record4–26 (1–15 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kara Kelly
  • Julie Plant
  • Will Alton
Home arenaCostello Athletic Center
Tsongas Center
Seasons
2017–18 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Maine 13 3   .813 23 10   .697
Albany 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
Binghamton 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Stony Brook 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Hartford 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
New Hampshire 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Vermont 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
UMBC 3 13   .188 5 26   .161
UMass Lowell 1 15   .063 4 26   .133
2018 America East tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

On March 5, Jenerrie Harris's contract was not renewed. She finished at UMass Lowell with a four-year record of 25–91.[2] On April 12, former Boston College assistant coach Tom Garrick was named the next head coach of the River Hawks.[3]

Media

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All non-televised home games and conference road games were streamed on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games were streamed on the opponents' websites.

Roster

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2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kayla Gibbs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Teaneck Teaneck, NJ
G 2 Amanda Oritz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Newton North Newton, MA
G 3 Megan Hendrick 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Thomas Edison Alexandria, VA
G 4 Brianna Rudolph 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr St. Mary's Lynn, MA
G 13 Markayla Sherman 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Princeton Cincinnati, OH
G 14 Felicia Korte 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Watertown Watertown, MA
F 15 Kiana Batagelj 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Williamsburg Christian Academy
Hillsborough CC
Hamilton, ON
F 21 Oda Shackelford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Southwestern Edinburgh, IN
G 22 Nazarae Butler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Columbus Africentric Columbus, OH
G 23 Shawnkia McCallum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Frances Academy Perry Hall, MD
F 50 Kathrine Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Canterbury Fort Wayne, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 14, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
5:00 p.m.
at Rhode Island L 64–81  0–1
Ryan Center (6,367)
Kingston, RI
November 12, 2017*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
Holy Cross L 56–84  0–2
Tsongas Center (492)
Lowell, MA
November 15, 2017*
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
Columbia W 77–70  1–2
Costello Athletic Center (718)
Lowell, MA
November 18, 2017*
12:00 p.m.
at Longwood L 82–84  1-3
Willett Hall (312)
Farmville, VA
November 22, 2017*
4:00 p.m.
at Texas Tech L 65–93  1–4
United Supermarkets Arena (3,057)
Lubbock, TX
November 27, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
Fisher W 102–47  2–4
Costello Athletic Center (143)
Lowell, MA
November 29, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at Fairfield L 67–78  2–5
Alumni Hall (364)
Fairfield, CT
December 2, 2017*
2:00 p.m.
at Colgate L 64–84  2–6
Cotterell Court (213)
Hamilton, NY
December 7, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at Saint Peter's W 66–60  3–6
Yanitelli Center (425)
Jersey City, NJ
December 9, 2017*
2:00 p.m.
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 51–60  3–7
Rothman Center (159)
Hackensack, NJ
December 13, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UMass L 63–73  3–8
Costello Athletic Center (1,475)
Lowell, MA
December 28, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Morgan State L 59–65  3–9
Costello Athletic Center (347)
Lowell, MA
December 31, 2017*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3
Cornell L 53–71  3–10
Costello Athletic Center (203)
Lowell, MA
America East regular season
January 3, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Vermont L 55–63  3–11 (0–1)
Patrick Gym (164)
Burlington, VT
January 10, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Hartford L 42–81  3–12 (0–2)
Tsongas Center (421)
Lowell, MA
January 13, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UMBC L 54–66  3–13 (0–3)
Retriever Activities Center (291)
Catonsville, MD
January 15, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 45–66  3–14 (0–4)
Lundholm Gym (327)
Durham, NH
January 18, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Albany L 52–61  3–15 (0–5)
Tsongas Center (632)
Lowell, MA
January 21, 2018
12:00 p.m., ESPN3
Binghamton L 46–76  3–16 (0–6)
Tsongas Center 
Lowell, MA
January 24, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Stony Brook L 50–59  3–17 (0–7)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (559)
Stony Brook, NY
January 27, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Hartford L 56–68  3–18 (0–8)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,031)
Hartford, CT
January 31, 2018
11:00 a.m., ESPN3
Maine L 51–69  3–19 (0–9)
Tsongas Center (4,125)
Lowell, MA
February 5, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Albany L 60–93  3–20 (0–10)
SEFCU Arena (903)
Albany, NY
February 8, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Stony Brook L 60–63  3–21 (0–11)
Costello Athletic Center (472)
Lowell, MA
February 11, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Vermont W 65–60  4–21 (1–11)
Tsongas Center (1.016)
Lowell, MA
February 11, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Maine L 65–70  4–22 (1–12)
Cross Insurance Center (1,141)
Bangor, ME
February 17, 2018
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Binghamton L 38–52  4–23 (1–13)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,001)
Vestal, NY
February 22, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
New Hampshire L 49–70  4–24 (1–14)
Costello Athletic Center (1,153)
Lowell, MA
February 25, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
UMBC L 39–61  4–25 (1–15)
Tsongas Center (891)
Lowell, MA
America East tournament
February 28, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
(9) at (8) UMBC
First round
L 65–73  4–26
UMBC Event Center (281)
Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UMass Lowell River Hawks media guide". Goriverhawks.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "UMass Lowell Will Not Renew Contract of WBB Head Coach Jenerrie Harris". goriverhawks.com. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tom Garrick Introduced as Head Coach" (Press release). UMass Lowell River Hawks. April 12, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". goriverhawks.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.