2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

The 2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents the Louisiana Tech University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by second year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, play their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–12, 10–6 in C-USA play to finish in a 4 way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament to North Texas. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Missouri State in the first round.

2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
2017–18 record19–12 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coachBrooke Stoehr & Scott Stoehr (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsey Hicks
  • Alaura Sharp
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB13–3 .813  27–7  .794
Western Kentucky †12–4 .750  24–9  .727
Rice10–6 .625  23–10  .697
Louisiana Tech10–6 .625  19–12  .613
Middle Tennessee10–6 .625  18–13  .581
Charlotte10–6 .625  14–16  .467
UTEP7–9 .438  17–14  .548
Florida Atlantic7–9 .438  13–15  .464
Southern Miss7–9 .438  15–15  .500
North Texas6–10 .375  17–14  .548
UTSA6–10 .375  9–21  .300
Old Dominion6–10 .375  8–23  .258
FIU5–11 .313  8–21  .276
Marshall3–13 .188  9–20  .310
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Raizel Guinto 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSisler HS Winnipeg, MB
G 3 Kierra Lang 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSpringdale HS Springdale, AR
G 4 Kierra Anthony 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrNew Iberia HS New Iberia, LA
G 10 Amber Dixon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMansfield Summit Arlington, TX
G 12 Daria McCutcheon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoPlano East HS Plano, TX
G 14 Anna McLeod 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoHomeschooled Houston, TX
F 15 MaKayla Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCrowley Crowley, TX
G 22 Maria Delgado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrNortheastern Oklahoma A&M Bucaramanga, Colombia
F 23 Reauna Cleaver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrElizabethtown HS Elizabethtown, KY
G 24 Taylor Stahly 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrNewton HS
Hutchinson CC		 Newton, KS
G 25 Nikki McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoWesleyan
Elon		 Atlanta, GA
F 32 Zhanae Whitney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrColleville Heritage HS
Collin County		 Queens, NY
F 34 Alexus Malone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrBuffalo Oxford, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10*
11:00 a.m.		 Grambling State W 64–53  1–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (4,811)
Ruston, LA
November 12*
2:00 p.m.		 LSU–Alexandria W 87–47  2–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,563)
Ruston, LA
November 16*
6:30 p.m.		 Memphis W 65–40  3–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,851)
Ruston, LA
November 19*
6:00 p.m.		 at Auburn L 59–75  3–1
 Auburn Arena (1,879)
Auburn, AL
November 24*
7:45 p.m.		 vs. Penn State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 W 71–59  4–1
 South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 26*
11:00 p.m.		 vs. Niagara
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 L 67–73  4–2
 South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 30*
7:00 p.m.		 at Texas L 54–88  4–3
 Frank Erwin Center (2,956)
Austin, TX
December 4*
6:30 p.m.		 Clemson L 47–55  4–4
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,129)
Ruston, LA
December 7*
6:30 p.m.		 at Little Rock W 58–49  5–4
 Jack Stephens Center (1,141)
Little Rock, AR
December 11*
6:30 p.m.		 Louisiana–Monroe W 71–49  6–4
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,045)
Ruston, LA
December 18*
6:30 p.m.		 McNeese State W 78–62  7–4
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,823)
Ruston, LA
December 21*
6:30 p.m.		 Houston Baptist W 85–62  8–4
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,659)
Ruston, LA
December 29*
6:30 p.m.		 Alcorn State W 87–50  9–4
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,555)
Ruston, LA
Conference USA regular season
January 3
6:30 p.m.		 North Texas W 61–53  10–4
(1–0)		 Thomas Assembly Center (1,749)
Ruston, LA
January 5
6:30 p.m.		 UTSA W 63–55  11–4
(2–0)		 Thomas Assembly Center (1,735)
Ruston, LA
January 11
6:00 p.m.		 at Southern Miss L 50–65  11–5
(2–1)		 Reed Green Coliseum (1,264)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 13
12:00 p.m.		 at Marshall W 74–65  12–5
(3–1)		 Cam Henderson Center (483)
Huntington, WV
January 18
11:00 a.m., ESPN3		 at FIU L 54–57  12–6
(3–2)		 FIU Arena (2,151)
Miami, FL
January 20
6:00 p.m.		 at Florida Atlantic L 72–86  12–7
(3–3)		 FAU Arena (804)
Boca Raton, FL
January 26
6:30 p.m.		 Old Dominion W 59–45  13–7
(4–3)		 Thomas Assembly Center (2,229)
Ruston, LA
January 28
2:00 p.m.		 Western Kentucky L 64–74  13–8
(4–4)		 Thomas Assembly Center (2,134)
Ruston, LA
February 1
6:30 p.m., ESPN3		 at Middle Tennessee W 66–49  14–8
(5–4)		 Murphy Center (3,436)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 4
2:00 p.m.		 UAB L 61–66  14–9
(5–5)		 Thomas Assembly Center (2,032)
Ruston, LA
February 7
6:30 p.m.		 Rice W 75–55  15–9
(6–5)		 Thomas Assembly Center (2,039)
Ruston, LA
February 10
2:00 p.m.		 at UTEP W 65–62  16–9
(7–5)		 Don Haskins Center (1,104)
El Paso, TX
February 15
4:30 p.m.		 Charlotte L 51–64  16–10
(7–6)		 Thomas Assembly Center (3,562)
Ruston, LA
February 17
2:30 p.m.		 Southern Miss W 89–57  17–10
(8–6)		 Thomas Assembly Center (4,748)
Ruston, LA
February 24
2:00 p.m.		 at UAB W 70–60  18–10
(9–6)		 Bartow Arena (517)
Birmingham, AL
March 1
5:00 p.m.		 at Rice W 70–62  19–10
(10–6)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,514)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
March 8
2:30 p.m.		 (3) vs. (11) North Texas
Quarterfinals		 L 69–76  19–11
 The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
WNIT
March 15*
6:30 p.m.		 Missouri State
First Round		 L 59–63  19–12
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,734)
Ruston, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

References
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  2. "Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Women's Basketball - Lady Techsters News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  3. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters. "Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
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