2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by twelfth year head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–23, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament.

2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
2017–18 record	4–23 (1–17 Southland)
Head coach	Brenda Welch-Nichols (12th season)
Assistant coaches	LaToya Bennett Jaime Gonzalez Rosalind Jennings
Home arena	Bernard Johnson Coliseum

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

On March 7, Welch-Nicholls has agreed "parted ways". She finished at Sam Houston State with a 12 year record of 119–234.[1] On April 12, former Prairie View A&M head coach Ravon Justice was announced as her replacement.[2]

Roster

Sources:[3][4]

2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Kevyn Ferriera 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Tatum HS Temple JC Tatum, NM G 1 Jennifer Oramas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Charles W. Flannigan HS Pembroke Pines, FL G 3 Alyssa Osborne 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Oakridge HS Spring, TX PG 4 Jada Ballew 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Princeton HS Rend Lake JC Columbus, OH G 5 Dominique Maxwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Joseph HS Odessa JC Toronto, Canada G 10 Angela Delaney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Harker Heights HS Harker Heights, TX G 15 Tia Harston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Killeen HS Killeen, TX G 20 Akarian Morgan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Cleburne HS Cleburne, TX F 21 Lydia Baxter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bowie HS Austin, TX F 22 Anastacia Mickens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Beaumont Central HS Beaumont, TX G 25 Alix Sellers 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Lumberton HS Lumberton, TX F 33 Tehya Hollins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Pensacola HS Pensacola, FL G 34 Rachell Harrell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brock HS Weatherford, TX C 35 Ashleigh Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hendrickson HS Pflugerville, TX F 42 Kiera McKinney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Tascosa HS Amarillo, TX F 44 Hannah Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Floresville HS Floresville, TX	Head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols (Sam Houston State) Assistant coach(es) LaToya Bennett (Sam Houston State) Jaime Gonzalez (Sam Houston State) Rosalind Jennings (North Greenville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 6, 2018

Schedule

Sources:[5][6]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non–conference games
11/10/2017* 10:30 am		at Arkansas	L 54–65	0–1	Bud Walton Arena (4,719) Fayetteville, AR
11/17/2017* 11:00 am		Wiley College	W 80–41	1–1	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (832) Huntsville, TX
11/21/2017* 6:30 pm		Rice	L 50–79	1–2	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (554) Huntsville, TX
11/29/2017* 6:30 pm		Texas Southern	L 58–77	1–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (558) Huntsville, TX
12/02/2017* 11:00 am		St. Thomas (TX)	W 68–66	2–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (506) Huntsville, TX
12/12/2017* 6:30 pm		Jackson State	W 74–68 ^OT	3–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (513) Huntsville, TX
12/15/2017* 6:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 38–58	3–4	Reed Green Coliseum (1,225) Hattiesburg, MS
12/17/2017* 3:00 pm		Texas State	L 41–73	3–5	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567) Huntsville, TX
12/27/2017* 6:30 pm		at LSU	L 58–71	3–6	Maravich Center (1,746) Baton Rouge, LA
Southland Conference regular season
12/30/2017 2:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 65–83	3–7 (0–1)	Moody Coliseum (1,028) Abilene, TX
01/03/2018 7:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	L 44–69	3–8 (0–2)	Farris Center (412) Conway, AR
01/06/2018 3:00 pm		Incarnate Word	L 49–56	3–9 (0–3)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (583) Huntsville, TX
01/10/2018 6:30 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 57–67	3–10 (0–4)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (533) Huntsville, TX
01/13/2018 3:00 pm		Houston Baptist	L 61–69	3–11 (0–5)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (946) Huntsville, TX
01/17/2018 4:00 pm		at Northwestern State	L 60–63	3–12 (0–6)	Prather Coliseum (1,013) Natchitoches, LA
01/20/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lamar	L 44–91	3–13 (0–7)	Montagne Center (904) Beaumont, TX
01/24/2018 7:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 57–52	4–13 (1–7)	University Center (610) Hammond, LA
01/27/2018 3:30 pm		at Stephen F. Austin	L 53–75	4–14 (1–8)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,182) Nacogdoches, TX
01/31/2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3		McNeese State	L 63–66	4–15 (1–9)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (759) Huntsville, TX
02/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Abilene Christian	L 72–75	4–16 (1–10)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,078) Huntsville, TX
02/07/2018 1:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 57–67	4–17 (1–11)	Dugan Wellness Center (883) Corpus Christi, TX
02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Lamar	L 44–68	4–18 (1–12)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,166) Huntsville, TX
02/14/2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3		Nicholls State	L 65–70	4–19 (1–13)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (741) Huntsville, TX
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	L 62–65 ^OT	4–20 (1–14)	Sharp Gymnasium (597) Houston, TX
02/28/2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3		Central Arkansas	L 53–73	4–26 (1–16)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (758) Huntsville, TX
03/03/2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Stephen F. Austin	L 49–72	4–27 (1–17)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (610) Huntsville, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

References

1. "Brenda Nichols Won't Return As Head Coach" (Press release). Sam Houston State Bearkats. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
2. "Justice Named WBB Head Coach" (Press release). Sam Houston State Bearkats. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
3. "SHSU Women's Basketball - 2017-18 Roster". Women's Basketball. Sam Houston State University. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
4. "Sam Houston State Bearkats Roster". Sam Houston State Bearkats. ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
5. "Womens Basketball - 2017-18 Schedule". Women's Basketball. Sam Houston State University. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
6. "Sam Houston State Bearkats Schedule - 2017-18". Sam Houston State Bearkats. ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2018.