2017–18 Towson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Towson Tigers women's basketball team represents Towson University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach Diane Richardson, play their home games at SECU Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to UNC Wilmington.

2017–18 Towson Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	9–21 (4–14 CAA)
Head coach	Diane Richardson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Zach Kancher Wanisha Smith Billie Wilson
Home arena	SECU Arena

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

Previous season

They finished the season 12–18, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to Hofstra.

Roster

2017–18 Towson Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Danielle Durjan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Watkins Mills Hartford CC/Sacred Heart Montgomery County, MD G/F 1 Nukiya Mayo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Monsignor Scanlan Bronx, NY G 2 Rayna Barbour 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Paul VI Catholic Fort Washington, MD G 4 Jalynn Holmes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD G 5 Kayla Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr St. Marguerite d'Youville Xavier Brampton, ON G 10 Raine Bankston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr John Glenn H.S. Delaware State Detroit, MI G 13 Etalyia Vogt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So St. Anthony's H.S. Long Island, NY G 15 Mariah Gray 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Good Counsel H.S. Ellicott City, MD F 22 Mary Cuevas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr CD CREF ASA College Madrid, Spain F 23 Brittany Tarr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Sevier County Sevierville, TN F 24 Tess Borgosz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Depew Depew, NY C 25 Maia Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr McLean Old Dominion McLean, VA C 33 Daijha Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Calvert St. Leonard, MD	Head coach Diane Richardson (Frostburg State) Assistant coach(es) Zach Kancher (George Washington) Wanisha Smith (Duke) Billie Wilson (Frostburg State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 23, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2017* 2:00 pm		at UMass	L 49–72	0–1	Mullins Center (361) Amherst, MA
November 16, 2017* 7:00 pm		George Washington	L 43–66	0–2	SECU Arena (1,213) Towson, MD
November 19, 2017* 2:00 pm		at Pittsburgh	L 63–81	0–3	Petersen Events Center (1,124) Pittsburgh, PA
November 21, 2017* 11:00 am		UMBC	W 95–64	1–3	SECU Arena (3,100) Towson, MD
November 26, 2017* 2:00 pm		Colgate	L 61–65	1–4	SECU Arena (151) Towson, MD
November 30, 2017* 7:00 pm		Wagner	W 64–42	2–4	SECU Arena (186) Towson, MD
December 5, 2017* 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	W 90–66	3–4	SECU Arena (209) Towson, MD
December 9, 2017* 1:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 76–67	4–4	Reitz Arena (787) Baltimore, MD
December 12, 2017* 6:00 pm		at Norfolk State	L 76–86	4–5	Echols Hall (178) Norfolk, VA
December 21, 2017* 5:15 pm		vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	W 70–44	5–5	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
December 22, 2017* 3:00 pm		vs. Radford Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	L 66–69	5–6	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
CAA regular season
December 29, 2017 7:00 pm		Northeastern	L 61–70	5–7 (0–1)	SECU Arena (206) Towson, MD
December 31, 2017 12:00 pm		College of Charleston	L 67–80	5–8 (0–2)	SECU Arena (171) Towson, MD
January 5, 2018 7:00 pm		at James Madison	L 45–69	5–9 (0–3)	JMU Convocation Center (1,818) Harrisonburg, VA
January 7, 2018 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 67–66	6–9 (1–3)	Kaplan Arena (589) Williamsburg, VA
January 12, 2018 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 72–71	7–9 (2–3)	SECU Arena (129) Towson, MD
January 14, 2018 2:00 pm		at Delaware	L 49–51	7–10 (2–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,554) Newark, DE
January 19, 2018 7:00 pm		at Elon	L 61–84	7–11 (2–5)	Alumni Gym (872) Elon, NC
January 21, 2018 2:00 pm		at College of Charleston	W 83–58	8–11 (3–5)	TD Arena (290) Charleston, SC
January 28, 2018 2:00 pm		Elon	L 45–71	7–12 (3–6)	SECU Arena (564) Towson, MD
February 2, 2018 7:00 pm		at Drexel	L 53–78	7–13 (3–7)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (508) Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2018 2:00 pm		William & Mary	L 63–75	7–14 (3–8)	SECU Arena (253) Towson, MD
February 9, 2018 7:00 pm		Hofstra	W 73–72	8–14 (4–8)	SECU Arena (286) Towson, MD
February 11, 2018 2:00 pm		James Madison	L 55–64	9–15 (4–9)	SECU Arena (457) Towson, MD
February 16, 2018 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 61–79	9–16 (4–10)	Cabot Center (334) Boston, MA
February 18, 2018 2:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 72–83	9–17 (4–11)	Hofstra Arena (1,020) Hempstead, NY
February 25, 2018 2:00 pm		Drexel	L 54–62	9–18 (4–12)	SECU Arena (423) Towson, MD
March 1, 2018 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 53–64	9–19 (4–13)	Trask Coliseum (623) Wilmington, NC
March 3, 2018 2:00 pm		Delaware	L 55–81	9–20 (4–14)	SECU Arena (455) Towson, MD
CAA Tournament
March 7, 2018 12:00 pm	(9)	vs. (8) UNC Wilmington First Round	L 47–58	9–21	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 Towson Tigers men's basketball team