2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by fourth-year head coach Daynia La-Force, were members of the Atlantic 10 (A-10) Conference and played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island. They finished the season 3–27, 1–15 in A-10 play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Fordham.

2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	3–27 (1–15 A-10)
Head coach	Daynia La-Force (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Marcus Reilly Velaida Harris Stephanie Tobey
Home arena	Ryan Center

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	15	–	1		.938			23	–	7		.767
Duquesne	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
Fordham	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
George Mason	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
George Washington †	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Davidson	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
UMass	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
VCU	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Rhode Island	1	–	15		.063			3	–	27		.100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of 22 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

2017–18 media

All Rams home games and most conference road games that were not televised were shown on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ednaija Lassiter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Newton North Dorchester, MA G 1 Elemy Colome 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Proctor Academy James Madison Lawrence, MA F 2 Jalissa Ross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Fenway Roxbury, MA G 3 Charise Wilson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr St. Anthony's West Babylon, NY G 4 Laura Perez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So CETYS Universidad Baja California, Mexico G 11 Davida Dale 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So St. Andrew's Syracuse Providence, RI G 12 Maia Moffitt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Anthony's Bay Shore, NY G 13 Marta Vargas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Vergilio Ferreira Amadora, Portugal G 14 Erin Jones  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Voorhees Hartford High Bridge, NJ C 22 Gabrielle Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Mt. Hebron Ellicott City, MD G 23 Kasey Gagan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Raphael Academy Warwick, RI G 31 Abby Streeter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lawrence Academy Nashua, NH C 32 Nicole Jorgensen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Quincy Quincy, MA F 33 Meghan Oberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Islip Islip, NY C 34 Dina Motrechuk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Moore Catholic Staten Island, NY G 35 Jessica Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rutherford Rutherford, NJ	Head coach Daynia La-Force (Georgetown) Assistant coach(es) Marcus Reilly (Trinity (CT)) Stephanie Tobey (Bryant) Velaida Harris (Portland State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 12, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017* 1:00 p.m.		NYIT	W 77–76		Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 5:00 p.m.		UMass Lowell	W 81–64	1–0	Ryan Center (6,367) Kingston, RI
November 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		Minnesota	L 60–82	1–1	Ryan Center (310) Kingston, RI
November 17, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		at Samford	L 37–67	1–2	Pete Hanna Center (242) Homewood, AL
November 20, 2017* 8:00 p.m.		at Jacksonville State	L 53–63	1–3	Pete Mathews Coliseum (302) Jacksonville, AL
November 24, 2017* 4:00 p.m.		at Dartmouth	L 54–70	1–4	Leede Arena (427) Hanover, NH
December 2, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		vs. Bryant Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals	L 52–58	1–5	Alumni Hall (582) Providence, RI
December 3, 2017* 12:00 p.m.		at Providence Ocean State Tip-Off 3rd-place game	L 41–65	1–6	Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
December 6, 2017* 5:00 p.m.		at Marist	L 42–64	1–7	McCann Field House (1,334) Poughkeepsie, NY
December 9, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		at Michigan State	L 38–82	1–8	Breslin Center (5,743) East Lansing, MI
December 11, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		Fairfield	W 62–47	2–8	Ryan Center (359) Kingston, RI
December 17, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		Holy Cross	L 63–69	2–9	Ryan Center (407) Kingston, RI
December 22, 2017* 1:00 p.m.		at Penn	L 66–84	2–10	Palestra (456) Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		Southern Connecticut	L 57–62	2–11	Ryan Center (443) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2017 2:00 p.m.		Richmond	L 53–74	2–12 (0–1)	Ryan Center (354) Kingston, RI
January 4, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at Dayton	L 58–116	2–13 (0–2)	UD Arena (1,615) Dayton, OH
January 7, 2018 2:00 p.m.		at Davidson	L 67–77	2–14 (0–3)	John M. Belk Arena (259) Davidson, NC
January 10, 2018 7:00 p.m.		VCU	L 49–61	2–15 (0–4)	Ryan Center (243) Kingston, RI
January 14, 2018 2:00 p.m.		George Mason	L 53–92	2–16 (0–5)	Ryan Center (378) Kingston, RI
January 17, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure	L 70–81	2–17 (0–6)	Reilly Center (821) Olean, NY
January 20, 2018 11:00 a.m., CBSSN		La Salle	W 72–63	3–17 (1–6)	Ryan Center (328) Kingston, RI
January 24, 2018 11:00 a.m.		at George Washington	L 52–65	3–18 (1–7)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,100) Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2018 2:00 p.m.		UMass	L 59–61	3–19 (1–8)	Ryan Center (454) Kingston, RI
January 31, 2018 11:00 a.m.		Davidson	L 67–79	3–20 (1–9)	Ryan Center (596) Kingston, RI
February 4, 2018 2:00 p.m.		at Fordham	L 64–76	3–21 (1–10)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (935) The Bronx, NY
February 7, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's	L 46–64	3–22 (1–11)	Hagan Arena (346) Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2018 2:00 p.m.		Saint Louis	L 66–70	3–23 (1–12)	Ryan Center (585) Kingston, RI
February 17, 2018 2:00 p.m.		at Duquesne	L 71–80	3–24 (1–13)	Palumbo Center (948) Pittsburgh, PA
February 21, 2018 7:00 p.m.		St. Bonaventure	L 72–77	3–25 (1–14)	Ryan Center (473) Kingston, RI
February 24, 2018 12:00 p.m.		at UMass	L 50–87	3–26 (1–15)	Mullins Center (644) Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 women's tournament
February 27, 2018 7:00 p.m.	(14)	at (3) Fordham First round	L 53–75	3–27	Rose Hill Gymnasium (662) The Bronx, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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See also

• 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team