2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

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2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
Florida Atlantic Owls wordmark.svg
FAU Holiday Classic Champions
ConferenceConference USA
2017–18 record13–15 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kachine Alexander
  • Terry Primm
  • Desma Thomas Bateast
Home arenaFAU Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 13 3   .813 27 7   .794
Western Kentucky 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Rice 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Louisiana Tech 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Middle Tennessee 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Charlotte 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
UTEP 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Florida Atlantic 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Southern Miss 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
North Texas 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
UTSA 6 10   .375 9 21   .300
Old Dominion 6 10   .375 8 23   .258
FIU 5 11   .313 8 21   .276
Marshall 3 13   .188 9 20   .310
2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Jim Jabir, play their home games at FAU Arena and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 13–15, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to UTSA.

Roster[]

2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Danneal Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Norland Miami, FL
G 4 Tyana Robinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Raven Doyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Desert Christian HS Lancaster, CA
G 10 Jamaria Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr North Lawndale College Prep HS
Miami Dade College
Chicago, IL
G/F 11 Rhianna-Mae Laing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Barking Abbey School
Cowley CC
Bradford, England
G 13 DaChé Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Watkinson School
Rutgers
Bloomfield, CT
F 15 Sasha Cedeño 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Klein Oak HS Spring, TX
G 21 Myka Johnson Matthews Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bishop McNamara HS
Stetson
Upper Marlboro, MD
G 23 Alexis Cowan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Auburn HS
State Fair CC
Bolingbrook, IL
F 31 Ra'Kyra Gabriel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Stockton, CA
G 32 Malia Kency 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Briarwood Academy Statesboro, GA
G 33 Nika Zyryanova 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Casper College Yekaterinburg, Russia
F 50 Melinda Meyers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Highland HS Gilbert, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule[]

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017*
2:00 pm
at Lynn W 79–67 
de Hoernle Center 
Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm
Mercer L 55–66  0–1
FAU Arena (587)
Boca Raton, FL
11/15/2017*
9:00 pm
at Colorado L 69–76  0–2
Coors Events Center (1,503)
Boulder, CO
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 66–58  1–2
Hulman Center (1,258)
Terre Haute, IN
11/24/2017*
12:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
W 80–60  2–2
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
11/25/2017*
2:30 pm
Bowling Green
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship
L 55–66  2–3
FAU Arena (583)
Boca Raton, FL
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm
L 73–77 2OT 2–4
FAU Arena (374)
Boca Raton, FL
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm
North Florida W 83–75 2OT 3–4
FAU Arena (406)
Boca Raton, FL
12/15/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 82–50  4–4
GSU Sports Arena (125)
Atlanta, GA
12/19/2017*
8:00 pm
at Nebraska L 69–86  4–5
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,635)
Lincoln, NE
12/29/2017*
12:00 pm

FAU Holiday Classic semifinals
W 90–67  5–5
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
12/30/2017*
2:30 pm

FAU Holiday Classic championship
W 65–55  6–5
FAU Arena (641)
Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
01/05/2018
7:00 pm
Marshall W 79–59  7–5 (1–0)
FAU Arena (755)
Boca Raton, FL
01/07/2018
2:00 pm
UTEP W 72–65  8–5 (2–0)
FAU Arena (655)
Boca Raton, FL
01/11/2018
7:00 pm
Rice L 53–67  8–6 (2–1)
FAU Arena (879)
Boca Raton, FL
01/18/2018
9:00 pm
at UTEP L 70–75  8–7 (2–2)
Don Haskins Center (511)
El Paso, TX
01/20/2018
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 86–72  9–7 (3–2)
FAU Arena (804)
Boca Raton, FL
01/25/2018
7:00 pm
at UTSA W 99–65  10–7 (4–2)
Convocation Center (495)
San Antonio, TX
01/27/2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UAB L 57–90  10–8 (4–3)
Bartow Arena (647)
Birmingham, AL
02/03/2018
3:00 pm
at Western Kentucky L 63–82  10–9 (4–4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,145)
Bowling Green, KY
02/08/2018
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 65–69  10–10 (4–5)
FAU Arena (692)
Boca Raton, FL
02/10/2018
7:00 pm
North Texas L 51–65  10–11 (4–6)
FAU Arena (786)
Boca Raton, FL
02/14/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Old Dominion L 54–59  10–12 (4–7)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,588)
Norfolk, VA
02/17/2018
2:00 pm
at FIU L 65–86  10–13 (4–8)
FIU Arena (433)
Miami, FL
02/23/2018
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 89–74  11–13 (5–8)
FAU Arena (480)
Boca Raton, FL
02/25/2018
2:00 pm
FIU W 67–63  11–14 (6–8)
FAU Arena (569)
Boca Raton, FL
03/01/2018
6:00 pm
at Marshall W 62–55  12–14 (7–8)
Cam Henderson Center (792)
Huntington, WV
03/03/2018
5:00 pm
at Charlotte L 69–83  13–14 (7–9)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,587)
Charlotte, NC
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/07/2018
2:30 pm
(10) vs. (7) UTSA
First Round
L 71–83  13–15
The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also[]

2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/fau/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf
  2. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Women's Basketball - Owls News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. ^ Florida Atlantic Owls. "Florida Atlantic Owls on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  4. ^ "Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site Florida Atlantic University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Fausports.Com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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