2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team

The 2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by first year head coach Kristen Holt, play their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 9–21, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Western Kentucky.

2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2017–18 record	9–21 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach	Kristen Holt (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Esses Ela Mukosiej
Home arena	Convocation Center

2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UAB	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
Western Kentucky †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
Rice	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Louisiana Tech	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
Middle Tennessee	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Charlotte	10	–	6		.625			14	–	16		.467
UTEP	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Florida Atlantic	7	–	9		.438			13	–	15		.464
Southern Miss	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
North Texas	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
UTSA	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
Old Dominion	6	–	10		.375			8	–	23		.258
FIU	5	–	11		.313			8	–	21		.276
Marshall	3	–	13		.188			9	–	20		.310
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner As of 20 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 14–17, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Rice.

Roster

2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Evelyn Omemmah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Long Island Lutheran HS Paris JC Kakuri Kaduna, Nigeria G 3 Alexus Dukes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Harker Heights HS Harker Heights, TX G 4 Crystal Chidomere 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Bush HS Richmond, TX G 10 Tasharian Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Clear Springs HS League City, TX G 13 Deja Cousin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So The Burlington School Burlington, NC F 15 Tîmea Tóth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Dunakeszi Radnóti Miklos Gimnáziuma Dunakeszi, Hungary F 20 Kourtney Kekec 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr North County HS Mineral Area JC Bonne Terre, MO F 21 Marie Benson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Midland HS Waco, TX F 23 Tija Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Shoemaker HS Killeen, TX G 31 Carlie Henieman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Brennan HS San Antonio, TX G 33 Barbara Benson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Midway HS Amarillo, TX G 34 Karrington Donald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Humble HS Humble, TX C 40 Billie Marlow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Falcon HS Collin JC Copenhagen, Denmark	Head coach Kristen Holt (Ohio) Assistant coach(es) Adam Esses (Bethany) Ela Mukosiej (Seton Hall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2017-12-28

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3* 7:00 p.m.		Trinity	W 74–60		Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 10* 7:00 p.m.		Sul Ross	W 97–47	1–0	Convocation Center (308) San Antonio, TX
November 12* 3:00 p.m.		at Arizona State	L 42–74	1–1	Wells Fargo Arena (4,639) Tempe, AZ
November 15* 7:00 p.m.		Texas–Arlington	L 68–69 ^OT	1–2	Convocation Center (265) San Antonio, TX
November 17* 7:00 p.m., LHN		at No. 2 Texas	L 70–120	1–3	Frank Erwin Center (3,135) Austin, TX
November 24* 4:00 p.m.		Northern Illinois UTSA Thanksgiving Classic	L 55–69	1–4	Convocation Center (347) San Antonio, TX
November 25* 2:00 p.m.		North Dakota UTSA Thanksgiving Classic	L 47–60	1–5	Convocation Center (328) San Antonio, TX
December 1* 4:30 p.m.		vs. Mississippi Valley State Battle on the Border	W 68–55	2–5	UTRGV Fieldhouse (97) Edinburg, TX
December 2* 3:00 p.m.		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley Battle on the Border	L 58–70	2–6	UTRGV Fieldhouse (485) Edinburg, TX
December 5* 7:00 p.m.		at Texas State I-35 Rivalry	L 38–91	2–7	Strahan Coliseum (1,085) San Marcos, TX
December 16* 7:00 p.m.		at San Diego	L 69–78	2–8	Jenny Craig Pavilion (442) San Diego, CA
December 19* 9:00 p.m.		at Cal State Fullerton	L 46–55	2–9	Titan Gym (202) Fullerton, CA
December 29* 7:00 p.m.		Texas A&M–Commerce	L 60–69	2–10	Convocation Center (369) San Antonio, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 5 6:30 p.m.		at Louisiana Tech	L 55–63	2–11 (0–1)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,735) Ruston, LA
January 7 2:00 p.m.		at Rice	L 52–83	2–12 (0–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse (651) Houston, TX
January 11 11:00 a.m.		Middle Tennessee	L 47–62	2–13 (0–3)	Convocation Center (1,202) San Antonio, TX
January 13 7:00 p.m.		Old Dominion	W 64–56	3–13 (1–3)	Convocation Center (417) San Antonio, TX
January 18 11:00 a.m., FCS		at Western Kentucky	L 38–73	3–14 (1–4)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,887) Bowling Green, KY
January 20 6:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion	L 63–69	3–15 (1–5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,703) Norfolk, VA
January 25 7:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	L 65–99	3–16 (1–6)	Convocation Center (495) San Antonio, TX
January 27 4:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	L 60–83	3–17 (1–7)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,362) Hattiesburg, MS
February 2 7:00 p.m.		North Texas	W 70–58	4–17 (2–7)	Convocation Center (605) San Antonio, TX
February 4 2:00 p.m.		UTEP	L 53–66	4–18 (2–8)	Convocation Center (468) San Antonio, TX
February 8 4:00 p.m.		at Marshall	W 72–59	5–18 (3–8)	Cam Henderson Center (427) Huntington, WV
February 10 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Charlotte	L 75–88	5–19 (3–9)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,048) Charlotte, NC
February 14 7:00 p.m.		FIU	W 69–66	6–19 (4–9)	Convocation Center (395) San Antonio, TX
February 23 8:00 p.m.		at UTEP	W 58–55	7–19 (5–9)	Don Haskins Center (748) El Paso, TX
February 25 2:00 p.m.		Rice	W 62–58	8–19 (6–9)	Convocation Center (609) San Antonio, TX
March 3 2:00 p.m.		UAB	L 66-74	8–20 (6–10)	Convocation Center (561) San Antonio, TX
C-USA Women's Tournament
March 7 1:30 p.m.	(10)	vs. (7) Florida Atlantic First Round	W 83–71	9–20	The Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
March 8 1:30 p.m.	(10)	vs. (2) Western Kentucky Quarterfinals	L 50–78	9–21	The Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

References

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4. "University of Texas at San Antonio - 2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners Women's Basketball Schedule". Goutsa.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.