2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe women's basketball team represents University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by fourth year head coach Jeff Dow, play their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 1–17 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to South Alabama.

2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–26 (1–17 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jeff Dow (4th season)
Assistant coaches	E.J. Lee Smith Chelsia Lymon David Saur
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum

2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Little Rock †	17	–	1		.944			23	–	10		.697
Texas State	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
UT Arlington	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
Troy	12	–	6		.667			18	–	13		.581
South Alabama	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
Coastal Carolina	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Arkansas State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Appalachian State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Georgia State	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
Georgia Southern	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	17		.056			4	–	26		.133
† 2018 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 19, 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Roster

2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Breanna Stephens 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Chapel Hill HS Douglasville, GA G 3 Alexus Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Field Kindley HS Dodge City CC Coffeyville, KS G 10 Lauren Marker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Ovey Comeaux HS Lafayette, LA G/F 11 Whitney Goins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Anacoco HS Anacoco, LA G 13 Destini Lunsford 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Corsicana HS Corsicana, TX G 20 Tiara Malone 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Arlington Martin HS Arlington, TX F 21 Logan Oesteich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bismarck HS Arkadelphia, AR G 22 Camryn Johnson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Elizabeth Seton HS Fort Washington, MD G 23 Carissa Moody 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Plano Senior HS Plano, TX C 24 Diamond Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Jewel M. Sumner HS Kentwood, LA G/F 25 Jessica Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Thomas Edison HS Mount St. Mary's Woodbridge, VA G 30 Arsula Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Douglasville HS Douglasville, GA F 31 LaTangellia Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Minor HS Shelton State CC Birmingham, AL F 34 Gabriella Cortez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Natchitoches Central Southwest CC Natchitoches, LA F 35 London Archer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Putnam City North Oklahoma City, OK	Head coach Jeff Dow (Oregon) Assistant coach(es) E.J. Lee Smith (Louisiana–Monroe) Chelsia Lymon (Middle Tennessee) David Saur (Thiel) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 12, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 6:00 pm		Centenary	W 90–53	1–0	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (455) Monroe, LA
11/13/2017* 6:00 pm		at Grambling State	L 52–61	1–1	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,229) Grambling, LA
11/21/2017* 5:00 pm		Millsaps	W 73–41	2–1	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,927) Monroe, LA
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm		at McNeese State	L 61–65	2–2	Burton Coliseum (751) Lake Charles, LA
11/29/2017* 6:00 pm		at Auburn	L 41–67	2–3	Auburn Arena (2,769) Auburn, AL
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm		Northwestern State	L 48–70	2–4	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (969) Monroe, LA
12/11/2017* 6:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 49–71	2–5	Thomas Assembly Center (2,045) Ruston, LA
12/14/2017* 7:00 pm		at Rice	L 47–63	2–6	Tudor Fieldhouse (423) Houston, TX
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		New Orleans	L 51–89	2–7	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (710) Monroe, LA
12/19/2017* 6:00 pm		Houston Baptist	W 77–73	3–7	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (639) Monroe, LA
12/21/2017* 7:00 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 58–112	3–8	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,686) Stillwater, OK
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017 5:00 pm		at Arkansas State	L 62–78	3–9 (0–1)	First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		at Little Rock	L 37–57	3–10 (0–2)	Jack Stephens Center (1,632) Little Rock, AR
01/04/2018 5:00 pm		Coastal Carolina	W 62–56	4–10 (1–2)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,318) Monroe, LA
01/06/2018 12:00 pm		Appalachian State	L 67–71	4–11 (1–3)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,423) Monroe, LA
01/13/2018 4:00 pm, CST		at Louisiana	L 55–63	4–12 (1–4)	Cajundome (711) Lafayette, LA
01/18/2018 5:30 pm		at Texas State	L 52–86	4–13 (1–5)	Strahan Coliseum (2,233) San Marcos, TX
01/20/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Texas–Arlington	L 61–70	4–14 (1–6)	College Park Center  Arlington, TX
01/25/2018 5:00 pm		Troy	L 79–86	4–15 (1–7)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,651) Monroe, LA
01/27/2018 12:00 pm		South Alabama	L 60–67	4–16 (1–8)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,635) Monroe, LA
02/03/2018 12:00 pm		Louisiana	L 48–76	4–17 (1–9)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,269) Monroe, LA
02/08/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia Southern	L 55–75	4–18 (1–10)	Hanner Fieldhouse (337) Statesboro, GA
02/10/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Georgia State	L 57–70	4–19 (1–11)	GSU Sports Arena (493) Atlanta, GA
02/15/2018 2:00 pm		Texas–Arlington	L 53–80	4–20 (1–12)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,439) Monroe, LA
02/17/2018 12:00 pm		Texas State	L 45–81	4–21 (1–13)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,810) Monroe, LA
02/22/2018 5:00 pm		at South Alabama	L 57–72	4–22 (1–14)	Mitchell Center (2,011) Mobile, AL
02/24/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Troy	L 62–94	4–23 (1–15)	Trojan Arena (1,359) Troy, AL
03/01/2018 5:00 pm		Little Rock	L 47–71	4–24 (1–16)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,537) Monroe, LA
03/03/2018 12:00 pm		Arkansas State	L 73–80	4–25 (1–17)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,083) Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3	(12)	vs. (5) South Alabama First Round	L 54–80	4–26	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team