2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns are led by sixth-year head coach Garry Brodhead and play their double-header home games at the Cajundome with the men and single games at the Earl K. Long Gymnasium, which is located on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus. They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a 3 way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas State.

2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament, Semifinals (L, Texas State 56-62)
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2017–18 record	17–16 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Garry Brodhead (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Deacon Jones Amber Gregg Valerie Huizar
Home arena	Cajundome

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
Texas–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

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2016–17 season 20-11, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish fourth in the conference. They made it to the 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball championship game after defeating Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, and Little Rock in the First Round, Quarterfinals, and the Semifinals, respectively. They lost in heartbreaking fashion against Troy in the championship by the score of 64-78. The Ragin' Cajuns did not participate in post-season play.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jaylyn Gordon	11	G	5'5"		Senior	Edgard, Louisiana	Graduated
Gabby Alexander	22	F	5'11"		Senior	Bogalusa, Louisiana	Graduated
Breionne Cooper	3	C	6'3"		Sophomore	New Orleans, Louisiana	Transferred
Jodi Quinn	15	G/F	5'7"		Junior	St. Martinville, Louisiana	Transferred
Brooke Jolivette	20	G/F	5'10"		Sophomore	Houston, Texas	Transferred
Alex Weeks	33	C	6'4"		Sophomore	Shreveport, Louisiana	Transferred

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ty'Reonne Doucet C	Ville Platte, Louisiana	Ville Platte HS (Ville Platte	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Jomyra Mathais G/F	New Orleans, Louisiana	Landry Walker HS (New Orleans)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Skyler Goodwin G/F	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Parkview Baptist HS (Baton Rouge)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Louisiana 2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

Roster

2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kendra Howard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Cedar Hill HS San Jacinto College Dallas, TX F 1 Kimberly Burton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Red River HS Shreveport, LA G 2 Jasmine Thomas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So North Caddo HS Vivian, LA G 3 Ty'Reonne Doucet 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Ville Platte HS Ville Platte, LA G 4 Malachi-Seraphin Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Putnam City North HS Oklahoma City, OK G/F 5 Jomyra Mathis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Landry Walker HS New Orleans, LA G 10 Troi Swain 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr McNeil HS Trinity Valley CC Round Rock, TX G/F 11 Skyler Goodwin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Parkview Baptist HS Baton Rouge, LA F 21 Nekia Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Ozen HS Texas Beaumont, TX F 32 Simone Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Converse Judson HS San Antonio, TX C 35 Brittney Myles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Fair Park HS Shreveport, LA G/F 42 Danyale Bayonne 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Pineville HS Pineville, LA	Head coach Garry Boadhead (Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Deacon Jones (Louisiana) Amber Gregg (Texas–San Antonio) Valerie Huizar (LSU Shreveport) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2017* 7:00 PM		LSU–Shreveport	W 86–48		16 – Bayonne	9 – Fields	4 – Swain	Cajundome (269) Lafayette, LA
11/04/2017* 2:00 PM		Xavier (Louisiana)	W 59–50		15 – Doucet	11 – Fields	3 – Swain	Cajundome (279) Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 PM		New Orleans Preseason WNIT First Round	W 66–57	1–0	18 – Fields	9 – Fields	3 – Goodwin	Cajundome (692) Lafayette, LA
11/12/2017* 2:00 PM		at No. 20 Texas A&M Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals	L 62–83	1–1	13 – Goodwin	5 – Doucet	4 – Jones	Reed Arena (2,867) College Station, TX
11/18/2017* 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Toledo Preseason WNIT Consolation Round	L 55–79	1–2	12 – Howard	7 – Burton	2 – Howard	Savage Arena (593) Toledo, OH
11/22/2017* 7:00 PM		Dillard	L 53–60	1–3	14 – Williams	10 – Burton	3 – Mathis	Cajundome (658) Lafayette, LA
11/25/2017* 1:00 PM		vs. Niagara South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 68–52	2–3	13 – Jones	6 – Burton	3 – Mathis	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
11/26/2017* 3:15 PM		vs. Cleveland State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	L 45–54	2–4	15 – Williams	8 – Burton	1 – Howard	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
11/29/2017* 7:00 PM		vs. No. 6 Mississippi State Jackson Showcase	L 37–94	2–5	14 – Goodwin	7 – Burton	2 – Jones	Mississippi Coliseum (3,578) Jackson, MS
12/03/2017* 5:00 PM, CST		McNeese State	W 98–86 ^3OT	3–5	25 – Fields	8 – Howard	4 – Jones	Cajundome (753) Lafayette, LA
12/08/2017* 7:00 PM		Auburn	L 60–70	3–6	17 – Williams	5 – Burton	3 – Williams	Cajundome (826) Lafayette, LA
12/13/2017* 7:00 PM		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 68–56	4–6	19 – Fields	10 – Doucet	3 – Goodwin	University Center (549) Hammond, LA
12/17/2017* 2:00 PM		at LSU	L 45–60	4–7	12 – Fields	7 – Doucet	3 – Swain	Maravich Center (2,011) Baton Rouge, LA
12/20/2017* 11:00 AM		Alcorn State	W 67–47	5–7	16 – Doucet	11 – Doucet	4 – Burton	Cajundome (2,714) Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017 5:00 PM		at Little Rock	L 43–78	5–8 (0–1)	11 – Williams	5 – Fields	3 – Williams	Jack Stephens Center (1,688) Little Rock, AR
12/31/2017 1:00 PM		at Arkansas State	W 77–75	6–8 (1–1)	25 – Jones	8 – Swain	4 – Swain	First National Bank Arena  Jonesboro, AR
01/04/2018 5:00 PM		Appalachian State	W 61–45	7–8 (2–1)	22 – Swain	5 – Burton	3 – Thomas	Cajundome (704) Lafayette, LA
01/06/2018 4:00 PM		Coastal Carolina	W 59–55	8–8 (3–1)	17 – Goodwin	6 – Burton	2 – Thomas	Cajundome (582) Lafayette, LA
01/13/2018 4:00 PM, CST		Louisiana–Monroe	W 63–55	9–8 (4–1)	16 – Fields	8 – Doucet	2 – Thomas	Cajundome (711) Lafayette, LA
01/18/2018 5:00 PM, ESPN3		at Texas–Arlington	L 61–63	9–9 (4–2)	17 – Fields	7 – Fields	2 – Williams	College Park Center (2,384) Arlington, TX
01/20/2018 2:00 PM		at Texas State	W 65–58	10–9 (5–2)	19 – Swain	9 – Burton	3 – Thomas	Strahan Coliseum (3,222) San Marcos, TX
01/25/2018 5:00 PM		South Alabama	L 57–72	10–10 (5–3)	16 – Jones	8 – Burton	3 – Jones	Cajundome (590) Lafayette, LA
01/27/2018 4:00 PM		Troy	L 55–62	10–11 (5–4)	14 – Williams	7 – Burton	4 – Swain	Cajundome (3,087) Lafayette, LA
02/03/2018 12:00 PM, ESPN3		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 76–48	11–11 (6–4)	13 – Thomas	9 – Burton	7 – Thomas	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,269) Monroe, LA
02/08/2018 4:00 PM, ESPN3		at Georgia State	W 75–60	10–11 (5–4)	12 – Fields	8 – Doucet	9 – Thomas	GSU Sports Arena (363) Atlanta, GA
02/10/2018 1:00 PM		at Georgia Southern	W 58–48	11–11 (6–4)	15 – Thomas	10 – Goodwin	5 – Thomas	Hanner Fieldhouse (572) Statesboro, GA
02/15/2018 5:00 PM		Texas State	L 53–56	13–12 (8–5)	16 – Fields	11 – Fields	2 – Thomas	Cajundome (936) Lafayette, LA
02/17/2018 4:00 PM, ESPN3		Texas–Arlington	L 34–38	13–13 (8–6)	14 – Goodwin	7 – Goodwin	2 – Thomas	Cajundome (733) Lafayette, LA
02/22/2018 5:00 PM, ESPN3		at Troy	L 53–72	13–14 (8–7)	12 – Mathis	8 – Burton	3 – Burton	Trojan Arena (1,429) Troy, AL
02/24/2018 5:05 PM		at South Alabama	W 59–56	13–15 (8–8)	15 – Doucet	8 – Swain	2 – Mathis	Mitchell Center (1,946) Mobile, AL
03/01/2018 5:00 PM		Arkansas State	W 60–53	14–15 (9–8)	12 – Goodwin	7 – Doucet	3 – Mathis	Cajundome (925) Lafayette, LA
03/03/2018 4:00 PM		Little Rock	L 62–73 ^OT	15–15 (10–8)	16 – Swain	8 – Fields	3 – Swain	Cajundome (691) Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/06/2018 7:30 PM, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (11) Georgia Southern First Round	W 88–81 ^3OT	16–15	28 – Goodwin	10 – Doucet	12 – Thomas	Lakefront Arena (628) New Orleans, LA
03/08/2018 7:30 PM, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (3) Texas–Arlington Quarterfinals	W 54–48	17–15	20 – Swain	7 – Swain	4 – Thomas	Lakefront Arena (854) New Orleans, LA
03/10/2018 5:30 PM, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (2) Texas State Semifinals	L 56–62	17–16	10 – Goodwin	6 – Fields	5 – Swain	Lakefront Arena (898) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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See also

• 2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

References

1. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics.