2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by seventh-year head coach Brian Neal, played their games at the Cintas Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Seton Hall.

2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	10–20 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Neal (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Crystal Kelly Christian Stefanopoulos Mark Stephens
Home arena	Cintas Center

2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
DePaul †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Marquette	15	–	3		.833			24	–	10		.706
Villanova	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Creighton	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
St. John's	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Butler	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Xavier	3	–	15		.167			10	–	20		.333
Providence	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
† 2018 Big East tournament winner As of 25 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Butler.

Roster

2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Canterbury HS Fort Wayne, IN F 2 Deja Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Pomfret Providence, RI G 3 Aaliyah Dunham 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr South Charleston South Charleston, WV G 5 Princess Stewart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Franklin County Frankfort, KY G 10 Ashley Gomez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Westmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Redan HS Lithonia GA G 15 Aly Reiff 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Whitko South Whitley, IN G 20 Na'Teshia Owens 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Mexia HS Mexia, TX F 21 A'Riana Gray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Maple Heights Cleveland, OH F 22 Megan Christopher 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Turpin HS Cincinnati, OH G/F 24 Jordyn Dawson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Huntington Huntington, WV F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Sammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland F 40 Tierra Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So St. Bernard-Elmwood Place HS Toledo, OH F 45 Imani Partlow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Winton Woods HS Cincinnati, OH	Head coach Brian Neal (Northern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Crystal Kelly (Western Kentucky) Christian Stefanopoulos (Thomas More) Mark Stephens (Morehead State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 23, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017* 5:00 pm		New Hampshire Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic	W 71–66 OT	1–0	Cintas Center (1,922) Cincinnati, OH
11/14/2017* 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 66–45	2–0	Cintas Center (537) Cincinnati, OH
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm		Grambling State	W 72–67	3–0	Cintas Center (705) Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2017* 9:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota	L 62–74	3–1	Williams Arena (2,000) Minneapolis, MN
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		Fort Wayne	W 62–50	4–1	Cintas Center (612) Cincinnati, OH
12/04/2017* 7:00 pm		Wake Forest	L 57–62	4–2	Cintas Center (656) Cincinnati, OH
12/06/2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	L 53–63	4–3	Stroh Center (4,130) Bowling Green, OH
12/10/2017* 5:00 pm		Cincinnati	W 53–50	5–3	Cintas Center (1,654) Cincinnati, OH
12/17/2017* 6:00 pm		vs. Furman West Palm Beach Invitational Semifinal	W 75–62	6–3	Student Life Center (125) West Palm Beach, FL
12/18/2017* 5:00 pm		vs. No. 16 Missouri West Palm Beach Invitational Final	L 48–74	6–4	Student Life Center (350) West Palm Beach, FL
12/22/2017* 2:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 70–52	7–4	Cintas Center (704) Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 pm, FS2		Butler	W 69–62	8–4 (1–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (799) Indianapolis, IN
01/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 60–65	8–5 (1–1)	McDonough Gymnasium (391) Washington, D.C.
01/05/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 21 Villanova	L 57–75	8–6 (1–2)	Jake Nevin Field House (541) Villanova, PA
01/07/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		St. John's	L 63–67	8–7 (1–3)	Cintas Center (845) Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	L 51–62	8–8 (1–4)	Cintas Center (597) Cincinnati, OH
01/12/2018 6:30 pm, BEDN		at DePaul	L 48–79	8–9 (1–5)	Wintrust Arena (5,354) Chicago, IL
01/14/2018 3:00 pm, BEDN		at Marquette	L 67–88	8–10 (1–6)	Al McGuire Center (2,003) Milwaukee, WI
01/19/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		Providence	W 68–59	9–10 (2–6)	Cintas Center (1,433) Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2018 12:00 pm, BEDN		Creighton	L 64–71 OT	9–11 (2–7)	Cintas Center (922) Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		Villanova	L 50–89	9–12 (2–8)	Cintas Center (1,135) Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2018 2:00 pm, FS2		Georgetown	L 48–65	9–13 (2–9)	Cintas Center (2,400) Cincinnati, OH
02/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	L 53–58	9–14 (2–10)	Walsh Gymnasium (787) South Orange, NJ
02/04/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		at St. John's	L 36–70	9–15 (2–11)	Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
02/09/2018 8:00 pm, FS2		Marquette	L 63–80	9–16 (2–12)	Cintas Center (1,483) Cincinnati, OH
02/11/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		DePaul	L 72–73	9–17 (2–13)	Cintas Center (1,107) Cincinnati, OH
02/16/2018 8:00 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	L 54–65	9–18 (2–14)	D. J. Sokol Arena (922) Omaha, NE
02/18/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Providence	L 48–69	9–19 (2–15)	Alumni Hall (677) Providence, RI
02/25/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	W 57–54	10–19 (3–15)	Cintas Center (1,766) Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 7:30 pm, BEDN	(10)	vs. (7) Seton Hall First Round	L 42–66	10–20	Wintrust Arena (1,950) Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team