2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team

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2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball
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WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2017–18 record24–9 (12–2 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darnell Haney
  • LaQuanda Dawkins
  • Stephanie Edwards
Home arenaSwisher Gymnasium
Seasons
2017–18 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 13 1   .929 31 5   .861
Jacksonville 12 2   .857 24 9   .727
Stetson 8 6   .571 17 15   .531
Lipscomb 7 7   .500 12 19   .387
USC Upstate 6 8   .429 11 19   .367
North Florida 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
Kennesaw State 3 11   .214 7 19   .269
NJIT 2 12   .143 4 26   .133
2018 ASUN Tournament winner
As of 19 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represents Jacksonville University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fifth year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, play their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.[1][2][3] They finish the season 24–9, 12–2 in A-Sun play finish in second place. They advanced to the championship of the 2018 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they lost to UCF in the first round.

On April 5, Yolett McPhee-McCuin left Jacksonville to be a head coach at Ole Miss. She finished at Jacksonville with a 5-year record of 94–63.

Media[]

All home games and conference road games are shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

Roster[]

2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Trudy Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Fort Pierce Westwood
Eastern Florida State
Port St. Lucie, FL
G 3 Rolanda Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Viera
Florida Atlantic
Rockledge, FL
G 4 Brandi Buie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Tampa, FL
G 5 Naqaiyyah Teague 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Malcolm X. Shabazz
UNC Wilmington
Newark, NJ
G 11 Kayla Nevitt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Andy Dekaney HS
Mississippi State
Houston, TX
G 14 Alexis Pierce 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Sol C. Johnson Savannah, GA
F 15 Kayla Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Meridian Meridian, MS
C 20 Shalonda Neely 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Arlington Country Day Freeport, Grand Bahama
G 21 Lindsay John 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lycée Victor Hugo
Tallahassee CC
Cholet, France
G 22 Alexis Burns 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Carver Columbus, GA
F/C 23 Khadijah Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So South Miami Miami, FL
G 24 Jasmyn Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Haines City Haines City, FL
F/C 32 Amber Bender 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Calvary Christian Academy Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 44 LaKaris Salter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr FAMU DRS
Mississippi State
Tallahassee, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2017

Schedule[]

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
5:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State L 44–64  0–1
Reynolds Coliseum (1,757)
Raleigh, NC
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
W 71–62  1–1
Swisher Gymnasium (567)
Jacksonville, FL
11/16/2017*
12:30 pm
at Alabama L 60–75  1–2
Coleman Coliseum (4,179)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/18/2017*
2:00 pm
at Nicholls State W 69–61  2–2
Stopher Gym (301)
Thibodaux, LA
11/24/2017*
2:30 pm, ESPN3

Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Tournament
W 74–65  3–2
Swisher Gymnasium (413)
Jacksonville, FL
11/25/2017*
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Webber International
Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Tournament
W 64–43  4–2
Swisher Gymnasium (544)
Jacksonville, FL
11/28/2017*
7:00 pm
at Florida L 59–69  4–3
O'Connell Center (1,009)
Gainesville, FL
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 88–89  4–4
Trojan Arena (512)
Troy, AL
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm
at South Alabama W 60–58  5–4
Mitchell Center (178)
Mobile, AL
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Flagler W 79–52  6–4
Swisher Gymnasium (501)
Jacksonville, FL
12/17/2017*
3:00 pm
at  W 68–58  7–4
Moore Gymnasium (291)
Daytona Beach, FL
12/19/2017*
12:00 pm
vs. Edward Waters
UNF Holiday Classic
W 79–58  8–4
UNF Arena (147)
Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2017*
12:00 pm
vs. 
UNF Holiday Classic
W 61–49  9–4
UNF Arena (112)
Jacksonville, FL
12/28/2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 13 Florida State L 50–82  9–5
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,900)
Tallahassee, FL
12/31/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
W 74–46  10–5
Swisher Gymnasium (392)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/06/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida W 66–48  11–5 (1–0)
UNF Arena (362)
Jacksonville, FL
01/13/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 70–48  12–5 (2–0)
Swisher Gymnasium (416)
Jacksonville, FL
01/15/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 84–49  13–5 (3–0)
Swisher Gymnasium (423)
Jacksonville, FL
01/20/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT W 88–58  14–5 (4–0)
Wellness and Events Center (28)
Newark, NJ
01/22/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 71–45  15–5 (5–0)
G. B. Hodge Center (231)
Spartanburg, SC
01/27/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 58–63  15–6 (5–1)
Alico Arena (2,814)
Fort Myers, FL
02/01/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 73–63  16–6 (6–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (599)
Jacksonville, FL
02/03/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 63–65  16–7 (6–2)
Swisher Gymnasium (601)
Jacksonville, FL
02/07/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson W 61–54  17–7 (7–2)
Edmunds Center (374)
Lakeland, FL
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 67–49  18–7 (8–2)
KSU Convocation Center (652)
Kennesaw, GA
02/12/2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 70–63  19–7 (9–2)
Allen Arena (176)
Nashville, TN
02/17/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 65–49  20–7 (10–2)
Swisher Gymnasium (489)
Jacksonville, FL
02/19/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 75–53  21–7 (11–2)
Swisher Gymnasium (433)
Jacksonville, FL
02/24/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 64–43  22–7 (12–2)
Swisher Gymnasium (707)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) (7) Kennesaw State
Quarterfinals
W 79–52  23–7
Swisher Gymnasium (379)
Jacksonville, FL
03/07/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) (6) North Florida
Semifinals
W 83–77 OT 24–7
Swisher Gymnasium (1,010)
Jacksonville, FL
03/11/2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) at (1) Florida Gulf Coast
Championship Game
L 58–68  24–8
Alico Arena (2,966)
Fort Myers, FL
WNIT
03/14/2018*
6:00 pm
at UCF
First Round
L 60–65 OT 24–9
CFE Arena (493)
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jacksonville University. "Jacksonville University" (PDF). Judolphins.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  2. ^ "Jacksonville Dolphins Women's Basketball - Dolphins News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  3. ^ Jacksonville Dolphins. "Jacksonville Dolphins on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  4. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule - Jacksonville University". Judolphins.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
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