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2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
WNIT, First round
Conference Southland Conference
Record25–7 (16–2 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jessica Grayson
  • Rebecca Alvidrez
  • Leonard Bishop
Home arena William R. Johnson Coliseum
Seasons
←  2016–17
2018–19 →
2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 17 1   .944 22 7   .759
Stephen F. Austin 16 2   .889 25 6   .806
Central Arkansas 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
Texas A&M-CC 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Nicholls State 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
New Orleans 11 7   .611 15 15   .500
Abilene Christian 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
McNeese State 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Southeastern Louisiana 7 11   .389 8 21   .276
Houston Baptist 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Incarnate Word 4 14   .222 5 24   .172
Northwestern State 2 16   .111 7 22   .241
Sam Houston State 1 17   .056 4 23   .148
2018 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ladyjacks were led by third-year head coach Mark Kellogg and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. They ended the season 25–7, 12–6 in Southland play, to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Nicholls State. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to George Mason.

Previous season

The Ladyjacks finished the 2016–17 season with and overall record of 25–8 and 14–4 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. [1] They lost in the finals of the Southland women's tournament to Central Arkansas. [2] The Ladyjacks were invited to the WBI, but lost in the first round to UT Rio Grande Valley. [3]

Roster

2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Brioenne Burns 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr William Chrisman HS Independence, MO
G 2 Alyssa Mayfield 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr John Tyler HS Tyler, TX
G 3 Chanell Hayes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Texas HS Texarkana, AR
G 4 Kennedy Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Anderson HS Austin, TX
G 5 Lovisa Brunnberg 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So BG Lulea Stockholm, Sweden
F 12 Kia Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Århus Statsgymnasium
Panola College
Aarhus, Denmark
G 14 Marissa Banfield 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Westbury Christian HS Friendswood, TX
F 21 Stevi Parker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Bixby HS
Tulsa
Bixby, OK
F 22 Taylor Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Frisco Heritage HS
Collin College
Frisco, TX
F 23 Riley Harvey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Howe HS Howe, TX
F 32 Imani Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Lee's Summit North HS
Southeast Missouri State
Lee's Summit, MO
C 33 Aaliyah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lee's Summit North HS Lee's Summit, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 3, 2024

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
5:30 pm
at  Kansas State L 49–74  0–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,838)
Manhattan, KS
November 14*
7:00 pm,  ESPN3
Coppin State W 72–59  1–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,289)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 18*
1:30 pm
Howard Payne W 105–35  2–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (581)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 24*
8:00 pm
vs.  Alabama State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 77–50  3–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,159)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 25*
2:00 pm
vs.  Alcorn State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic
W 83–79 OT 4–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,100)
Hattiesburg, MS
November 28*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Baptist College W 97–34  5–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (732)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 2*
1:00 pm
South Dakota W 77–55  6–1
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,465)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 7*
8:00 pm
at  Montana L 52–60  6–2
Dahlberg Arena (2,578)
Missoula, MT
December 9*
4:30 pm
at  Montana State L 54–59 OT 6–3
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,371)
Bozeman, MT
December 16*
8:00 pm
Texas A&M–Commerce W 83–61  7–3
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,070)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 19*
11:00 am, ESPN3
Central Christian College W 105–32  8–3
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,721)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Conference regular season
December 28
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana W 79–67  9–3
(1–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (998)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 3, 2018
6:00 pm
at  Nicholls W 86–73  10–3
(2–0)
Stopher Gym (133)
Thibodaux, LA
January 6
12:30 pm
at  Northwestern State W 70–62  11–3
(3–0)
Prather Coliseum (1,032)
Natchitoches, LA
January 10
7:00 pm
at  New Orleans W 74–67  12–3
(4–0)
Lakefront Arena (110)
New Orleans, LA
January 13
3:30 pm
Incarnate Word W 60–49  13–3
(5–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (110)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 17
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian W 66–55  14–3
(6–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,761)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 24
7:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 59–46  15–3
(7–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,103)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 27
3:30 pm
Sam Houston State W 75–53  16–3
(8–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,182)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 31
7:00 pm
at  Houston Baptist W 76–54  17–3
(9–0)
Sharp Gym (867)
Houston, TX
February 3
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at  Lamar L 65–79  17–4
(9–1)
Montagne Center (951)
Beaumont, TX
February 7
7:00 pm, ESPN3
McNeese W 73–58  18–4
(10–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,091)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 10
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State W 83–48  19–4
(11–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,563)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 14
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 59–58  20–4
(12–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,116)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 17
1:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 75–50  21–4
(13–1)
McDermott Center (589)
San Antonio, TX
February 21
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 55–50  22–4
(14–1)
Farris Center (428)
Conway, AR
February 24
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Lamar L 58–75  22–5
(14–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,221)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 28
7:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 78–52  23–5
(15–2)
Moody Coliseum (1,228)
Abilene, TX
March 3
4:30 pm
at Sam Houston State W 72–49  24–5
(16–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (375)
Huntsville, TX
Southland women's tournament
March 10
3:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (3) Central Arkansas
Semifinals
W 70–60  25–5
Merrell Center (1,446)
Katy, TX
March 11
12:00 pm,  CBSSN
(2) vs. (4) Nicholls
Championship
L 65–69  25–6
Merrell Center (927)
Katy, TX
WNIT
March 16*
6:00 pm
at  George Mason
First Round
L 65–69  25–7
EagleBank Arena (802)
Fairfax, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Southland Standings - 2016-17". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "2017 Southland Basketball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Schedule - 2016-17". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". sfajacks.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.