2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team represents Texas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by sixth year head coach Zenarae Antoine, play their home games at Strahan Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Rice in the first round.

2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2017–18 record	23–10 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Zenarae Antoine (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Chandra Dorsey Nate Teymer
Home arena	Strahan 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 Rankings from AP Poll

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Previous season

They finished the season 16–15, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette. They were invited to the WBI where they lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Jayla Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lincoln HS Dallas, TX G 1 Avionne Alexander 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Sunnyvale HS Sunnyvale, TX G 2 Toshua Leavitt 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Nixa HS Nixa, MO G 3 Chania Wright 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr DeSoto HS DeSoto, TX G 12 Dabrasia Baty 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Bryan Adams HS South Plains Dallas, TX F 13 Zandra Emanuel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr C.E. King HS Coastal Bend College Houston, TX G/F 15 Ericka May 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Allen HS Allen, TX F 22 Ti'Aira Pitts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cedar Ridge HS Austin, TX G 23 Taeler Deer 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Channelview HS Houston, TX G 24 Brooke Holle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Westlake HS Austin, TX G 33 Bailey Holle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Westlake HS Austin, TX G/F 50 Zelor Massaquoi 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Reservoir HS Grand Canyon Monrovia, Liberia	Head coach Zenarae Antoine (Colorado State) Assistant coach(es) Chandra Dorsey (Mississippi) Nate Teymer (Grand View) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		at Texas Tech	W 87–70	1–0	United Supermarkets Arena (3,611) Lubbock, TX
11/15/2017* 6:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 74–33	2–0	McDermott Center (1,000) San Antonio, TX
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm		at TCU	L 58–82	2–1	Schollmaier Arena (1,766) Fort Worth, TX
11/21/2017* 6:00 pm		at Texas Southern	W 70–56	3–1	H&PE Arena (622) Houston, TX
11/25/2017* 2:00 pm		Fresno State	W 76–59	4–1	Strahan Coliseum (1,047) San Marcos, TX
11/28/2017* 7:00 pm		Houston	L 67–72	4–2	Strahan Coliseum (1,192) San Marcos, TX
12/02/2017* 7:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 84–57	5–2	Strahan Coliseum (1,287) San Marcos, TX
12/05/2017* 7:00 pm		UTSA I-35 Rivalry	W 91–38	6–2	Strahan Coliseum (1,085) San Marcos, TX
12/17/2017* 3:00 pm		at Sam Houston State	W 73–41	7–2	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567) Huntsville, TX
12/20/2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Bethune–Cookman Hatter Classic	L 56–62	7–3	Edmunds Center (353) DeLand, FL
12/21/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stetson Hatter Classic	L 54–61	7–4	Edmunds Center (279) DeLand, FL
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017 4:00 pm		at Appalachian State	W 69–54	8–4 (1–0)	Holmes Center (654) Boone, NC
12/31/2017 12:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	L 64–65	8–5 (1–1)	HTC Center (250) Conway, SC
01/04/2018 5:30 pm		South Alabama	W 78–63	9–5 (2–1)	Strahan Coliseum (1,407) San Marcos, TX
01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Troy	W 83–75	10–5 (3–1)	Strahan Coliseum (1,560) San Marcos, TX
01/11/2018 5:00 pm		at Arkansas State	W 67–55	11–5 (4–1)	First National Bank Arena (1,275) Jonesboro, AR
01/13/2018 3:00 pm		at Arkansas State	L 48–63	10–6 (4–2)	Jack Stephens Center (2,165) Little Rock, AR
01/18/2018 5:30 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 86–52	11–6 (5–2)	Strahan Coliseum (2,233) San Marcos, TX
01/20/2018 2:00 pm		Louisiana	L 58–65	11–7 (5–3)	Strahan Coliseum (3,222) San Marcos, TX
01/25/2018 4:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	W 81–56	12–7 (6–3)	Hanner Fieldhouse (147) Statesboro, GA
01/27/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Georgia State	W 83–63	13–7 (7–3)	GSU Sports Arena (332) Atlanta, GA
02/01/2018 5:00 pm		Coastal Carolina	W 78–69	14–7 (8–3)	Strahan Coliseum (2,278) San Marcos, TX
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		Appalachian State	W 92–50	15–7 (9–3)	Strahan Coliseum (1,744) San Marcos, TX
02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Texas–Arlington	L 59–61 ^OT	15–8 (9–4)	College Park Center (2,602) Arlington, TX
02/15/2018 5:00 pm		at Louisiana	W 56–53	17–8 (10–4)	Cajundome (936) Lafayette, LA
02/17/2018 12:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 81–45	18–8 (11–4)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,810) Monroe, LA
02/22/2018 12:00 pm		Georgia State	W 82–40	19–8 (12–4)	Strahan Coliseum (4,225) San Marcos, TX
02/24/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Georgia Southern	W 60–51	20–8 (13–4)	Strahan Coliseum (1,934) San Marcos, TX
03/03/2018 2:00 pm		Texas–Arlington	W 75–58	21–8 (14–4)	Strahan Coliseum (1,699) San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/08/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals	W 78–69	22–8	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
03/10/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (6) Louisiana Semifinals	W 62–56	23–8	Lakefront Arena (898) New Orleans, LA
03/11/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (1) Little Rock Championship Game	L 53–54	23–9	Lakefront Arena (1,214) New Orleans, LA
WNIT
03/15/2018* 7:00 pm		at Rice First Round	L 60–71	23–10	Tudor Fieldhouse (320) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

References

1. "Texas State Athletics - Texas State WBB Quick Facts 2017 18" (PDF). Txstatebobcats.com. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
2. Richard Johnson. "Texas State Bobcats Women's Basketball - Bobcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
3. Texas State Bobcats. "Texas State Bobcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
4. "Texas State Athletics - 2017-2018 Women's Basketball Schedule". Txstatebobcats.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.