2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Islanders were led by sixth year head coach Royce Chadwick. They played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Nicholls State.

2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	19–12 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach	Royce Chadwick (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Roxanne White Darren Brunson Jasmine Shaw
Home arena	American Bank Center Dugan Wellness Center

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

Previous season

The Islanders finished the season 14–18 overall and 8–10 in Southland play to finish tied for sixth place. They were 2-1 as fifth seed in the Southland women's tournament. Their season ended losing to tournament champion Central Arkansas in the Semifinal round.

Media

Video streaming of all non-televised home games and audio for all road games is available at GoIslanders.com.

Roster

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2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Giana Wright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Castro Valley HS Castro Valley, CA G 2 Tiara Davenport 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Duncanville HS Louisiana Tech Dallas, TX G 4 Heaven Thompson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Bolton HS Memphis, TN F 5 Uri Jolivette 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr New Iberia Central HS New Iberia, LA G 10 Brianna Jackson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Northside HS Independence College Fort Smith, AR G 11 Lajaneira Robinson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Odessa JC Houston, TX G 12 Dae Dae Evans 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bellaire HS Bellaire, TX G 15 Brittany Mbamalu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Dulles HS Houston, TX F 20 Kre'ana Henry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Waite HS Moberly Area CC Toledo, OH G 21 Emma Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So East Jessamine HS Nicholasville, KY G 22 Dalesia Booth 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Cole HS San Antonio, TX G 23 Laderica Paul 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Skyline HS UMKC Dallas, TX G 24 Tasia Foman  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Duncanville HS Texas Duncanville, TX F 25 Melissa Lockridge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr   San Antonio, TX G 30 Sydney-Anne Cotrell 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS So William B. Travis HS Sugar Land, TX F 34 Tiara Matthews 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Fort Bend Kemper HS Sugar Land, TX F 42 K'neshia Bush 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Terry Parker HS Jacksonville, FL	Head coach Royce Chadwick (Southwestern Oklahoma State) Assistant coach(es) Roxanne White (Stephen F. Austin) Darren Brunson (St. Mary's (TX)) Jasmine Shaw (Marshall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 5, 2018

Schedule and Results

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 5:00 pm		Texas Lutheran Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Classic	W 87–56	1–0	Dugan Wellness Center (613) Corpus Christi, TX
November 11* 7:00 pm		McMurry Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Classic	W 62–43	2–0	Dugan Wellness Center (679) Corpus Christi, TX
November 14* 7:00 pm		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 53–56	2–1	UTRGV Fieldhouse (328) Edinburg, TX
November 18* 7:00 pm		at UTEP	L 49–69	2–2	Don Haskins Center (536) El Paso, TX
November 20* 7:00 pm		at New Mexico State	L 61–70	2–3	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
November 25* 12:00 pm		vs. Prairie View A&M Feast of Sharing Tournament	W 72–62	3–3	UTRGV Fieldhouse (128) Edinburg, TX
November 26* 12:00 pm		vs. Florida A&M Feast of Sharing Tournament	W 58–55	4–3	UTRGV Fieldhouse (102) Edinburg, TX
November 26* 7:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 71–41	5–3	Dugan Wellness Center (540) Corpus Christi, TX
December 5* 7:00 pm		Texas A&M International	W 53–34	6–3	Dugan Wellness Center (542) Corpus Christi, TX
December 18* 7:00 pm		Rice	L 56–67	6–4	Dugan Wellness Center (331) Corpus Christi, TX
December 20* 7:00 pm		St. Thomas	W 72–42	7–4	Dugan Wellness Center (362) Corpus Christi, TX
Southland regular season
December 28 1:00 pm		Central Arkansas	L 50–58	7–5 (0–1)	Dugan Wellness Center (158) Corpus Christi, TX
December 30 5:00 pm		Lamar	L 31–70	7–6 (0–2)	American Bank Center (2,472) Corpus Christi, TX
January 3, 2018 6:30 pm		at Northwestern State	W 62–56	8–6 (1–2)	Prather Coliseum (775) Natchitoches, LA
January 10 6:30 pm		at Sam Houston State	W 67–57	9–6 (2–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (533) Huntsville, TX
January 13 2:00 pm		at New Orleans	L 49–66	9–7 (2–3)	Lakefront Arena (213) New Orleans, LA
January 17 7:00 pm		Nicholls	W 76–55	10–7 (3–3)	Dugan Wellness Center (573) Corpus Christi, TX
January 24 7:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 59–61	10–8 (3–4)	Moody Coliseum (1,042) Abilene, TX
January 27 5:00 pm		Houston Baptist	W 50–49	11–8 (4–4)	American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
January 31 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 56–52	12–8 (5–4)	Dugan Wellness Center (756) Corpus Christi, TX
February 3 1:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 62–58	13–8 (6–4)	McDermott Center (1,211) San Antonio, TX
February 7 1:00 pm		Sam Houston State	W 62–48	14–8 (7–4)	Dugan Wellness Center (883) Corpus Christi, TX
February 10 2:00 pm		New Orleans Homecoming	W 75–68	15–8 (8–4)	American Bank Center (812) Corpus Christi, TX
February 14 7:00 pm		at Stephen F. Austin	L 58–59	15–9 (8–5)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,116) Nacogdoches, TX
February 17 2:00 pm		at Lamar	L 59–65	15–10 (8–6)	Montagne Center (1,297) Beaumont, TX
February 21 7:00 pm		Abilene Christian	W 70–51	16–10 (9–6)	Dugan Wellness Center (776) Corpus Christi, TX
February 24 11:30 pm		Incarnate Word	W 75–59	17–10 (10–6)	Dugan Wellness Center  Corpus Christi, TX
February 28 6:30 pm		at McNeese	L 64–70	17–11 (10–7)	Burton Coliseum (711) Lake Charles, LA
March 3 2:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 73–68	18–11 (11–7)	Sharp Gym (632) Houston, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
March 8 11:00 am, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (8) McNeese First Round	W 75–52	19–11	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
March 9 11:00 am, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Nicholls Quarterfinals	L 59–61	19–12	Merrell Center  Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team