2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first year head coach Karen Barefoot, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eight place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to Drexel.

2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	12–19 (4–14 CAA)
Head coach	Karen Barefoot (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Tina Martin David Caputo Brittany Morris
Home arena	Trask Coliseum

2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Drexel	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
James Madison	16	–	2		.889			23	–	11		.676
Elon †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
Delaware	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Northeastern	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
William & Mary	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
Hofstra	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
UNC Wilmington	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
Towson	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
College of Charleston	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
† 2018 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ashli Jeune  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Life Center Academy Rutgers Westampton, NJ F 1 Paige Powell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr East Columbus Hallsboro, NC G 2 Moriah Crisp 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) So Bishop McNamara Waldorf, MD G 3 Katelyn Weems 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Greene Chuckey, TN G 4 Shrita Parker  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Ocean Lakes Rutgers Virginia Beach, VA G 5 Madison Raque 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Eastern Louisville, KY G 10 Gigi Smith  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lake Taylor Old Dominion Norfolk, VA F 11 Micah Hoggatt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Salem Conyers, GA G 12 Julia Buehler 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr John T. Hoggard Appalachian State Wilmington, NC G 13 Lacey Suggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So East Bladen White Lake, NC G 14 Timber Tate 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Forest Trail Academy Thomasville, NC F 21 Jenny DeGraaf 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Springboro Penn State Springboro, OH F 24 Chinyere Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr South View George Mason Fayetteville, NC G 25 Diamond Willis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr C.E. Byrd Bossier Parish CC Shreveport, LA C 32 Rebekah Banks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cary Academy Durham, NC G 33 Grace Sacco 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Ocean City Ocean City, NJ G 34 Sierra Clayborn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Evanston Township State Fair CC Chicago, IL	Head coach Karen Barefoot (Christopher Newport) Assistant coach(es) Tina Martin (Lock Haven) David Caputo (Montclair State) Brittany Morris (Seton Hall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 22, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2017* 2:00 pm		Greensboro	W 81–37		Trask Coliseum (743) Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		UNC Pembroke	W 73–64	1–0	Trask Coliseum (803) Wilmington, NC
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm		East Carolina	W 66–62	2–0	Trask Coliseum (927) Wilmington, NC
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	L 41–57	2–1	HTC Center (276) Conway, SC
11/22/2017* 2:00 pm		at North Carolina	L 60–86	2–2	Carmichael Arena (2,823) Chapel Hill, NC
11/24/2017* 4:00 pm		Catawba	W 74–59	3–2	Trask Coliseum (664) Wilmington, NC
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm		at Furman	L 71–76	3–3	Timmons Arena (318) Greenville, SC
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		VCU	W 83–67	4–3	Trask Coliseum (856) Wilmington, NC
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm		North Carolina Central	W 89–63	5–3	Trask Coliseum (673) Wilmington, NC
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm		at Pittsburgh	L 55–74	5–4	Peterson Events Center (621) Pittsburgh, PA
12/16/2017* 7:00 pm		at Wofford	W 65–60	6–4	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (240) Spartanburg, SC
12/21/2017* 1:00 pm		Georgia State	W 74–62	7–4	Trask Coliseum (904) Wilmington, NC
CAA regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 pm		at Elon	L 67–75	7–5 (0–1)	Alumni Gym (951) Elon, NC
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		William & Mary	L 53–66	7–6 (0–2)	Trask Coliseum (718) Wilmington, NC
01/05/2018 4:00 pm		Northeastern	L 47–54	7–7 (0–3)	Trask Coliseum (421) Wilmington, NC
01/07/2018 1:00 pm		Hofstra	L 61–69	7–8 (0–4)	Trask Coliseum (593) Wilmington, NC
01/12/2018 7:00 pm		at Towson	L 71–72	7–9 (0–5)	SECU Arena (129) Towson, MD
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		at Drexel	L 42–68	7–9 (0–5)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (556) Philadelphia, PA
01/19/2018 7:00 pm		Delaware	L 49–82	7–10 (0–6)	Trask Coliseum (819) Wilmington, NC
01/21/2018 2:00 pm		James Madison	L 48–63	7–11 (0–7)	Trask Coliseum (895) Wilmington, NC
01/28/2018 1:00 pm		at Delaware	L 62–80	7–13 (0–9)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,554) Philadelphia, PA
02/02/2018 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 39–56	7–14 (0–10)	Cabot Center (288) Boston, MA
02/04/2018 1:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 59–55	8–14 (1–10)	Hofstra Arena (454) Hempstead, NY
02/09/2018 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	L 63–72	8–15 (1–11)	Trask Coliseum (857) Wilmington, NC
02/11/2018 1:00 pm		Drexel	L 40–58	8–16 (1–12)	Trask Coliseum (808) Wilmington, NC
02/16/2018 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 64–49	9–16 (2–12)	Kaplan Arena (641) Williamsburg, VA
02/18/2018 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 48–65	9–17 (2–13)	JMU Convocation Center (2,636) Harrisonburg, VA
02/23/2018 11:30 am		at College of Charleston	W 76–60	10–17 (3–13)	TD Arena (3,209) Charleston, SC
03/01/2018 7:00 pm		Towson	W 64–53	11–17 (4–13)	Trask Coliseum (623) Wilmington, NC
03/03/2018 2:00 pm		Elon	L 67–75	11–18 (4–14)	Trask Coliseum (743) Wilmington, NC
CAA Women's Tournament
03/07/2018 12:00 pm	(8)	vs. (9) Towson First Round	W 58–47	12–18	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
03/08/2018 12:00 pm	(8)	at (1) Drexel Quarterfinals	L 41–71	12–19	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team