2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference American Athletic Conference
2017–18 record 19–13 (10–6 The American)
Head coach Jamelle Elliott (9th season)
Assistant coach Tamisha Augustin
Assistant coach Katie Rokus
Assistant coach Eddie Benton
Home arena St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Connecticut †16–0 1.000  36–1  .973
No. 19 South Florida13–3 .813  26–8  .765
UCF12–4 .750  22–11  .667
Cincinnati10–6 .625  19–13  .594
Houston9–7 .563  20–12  .625
Wichita State9–7 .563  14–17  .452
East Carolina7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Tulane5–11 .313  14–17  .452
Memphis5–11 .313  10–20  .333
SMU4–12 .250  10–20  .333
Temple3–13 .188  12–19  .387
Tulsa3–13 .188  10–21  .323
† 2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team will represent the University of Cincinnati during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the fifth for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by ninth year head coach Jamelle Elliott, will play their home games at St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium while their normal on-campus home of Fifth Third Arena is closed for renovation.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–13, 10–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Michigan State.

Cincinnati announced on March 21 that Elliott would not return after 9 seasons as head coach. She finish at Cincinnati with a 9 year record of 113–162.[4]

Media

All games wil have a video stream on Bearcats TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital Network

Roster

2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Nikira Goings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrOsborne Marietta, GA
G 3 Ana Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrLawrence North Indianapolis, IN
F 4 Angel Rizor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoEast Wake Zebulon, NC
G 5 Genesis Parker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoVirginia Tech Bristow, VA
G 10 Michaela Porter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrObama Academy of
International Studies		 Pittsburgh, PA
G 11 Sam Rodgers 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoLakota East Cincinnati, OH
G 12 Antoinette Miller 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoSouthfield-Lathrup Detroit, MI
G 13 Brianna Livingston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrWilfred Laurier Scarborough, ON
G 20 Maya Benham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrOsborne Doulgasville, GA
F 21 Shanice Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMonroe Community College Philadelphia, PA
F 22 Iimar’i Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSacred Heart Cathedral Prep Oakland, CA
F 23 Sydney Petty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrRogers Toledo, OH
F 25 Chelsea Warren 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRed Oak Red Oak, TX
C 35 I'Liyah Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrMale Louisville, KY
C 40 Andeija Puckett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrGriffin Griffin, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 15, 2017

Schedule and results

[5]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
7:00 PM		 Findlay W 77–35 
Cincinnati State Gym (327)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 PM		 at East Tennessee State L 77–87  0–1
 J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (1,059)
Johnson City, TN
11/13/2017*
7:00 PM		 Slippery Rock (PA) W 85–52  1–1
 Cincinnati State Gym 
Cincinnati, OH
11/15/2017*
7:00 PM		 Southeastern Louisiana W 82–43  2–1
 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (330)
Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2017*
2:00 PM		 Miami (OH) W 73–62  3–1
 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (500)
Cincinnati, OH
11/21/2017*
7:00 PM		 Pittsburgh L 46–66  3–2
 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (524)
Cincinnati, OH
11/25/2017*
2:00 PM		 Eastern Kentucky W 64–53  4–2
 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (371)
Cincinnati, OH
11/27/2017*
7:00 PM		 Saint Francis (PA) L 73–77  4–3
 Cincinnati State Gym (300)
Cincinnati, OH
11/30/2017*
7:00 PM		 Southeast Missouri State W 65–52  5–3
 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (330)
Cincinnati, OH
12/03/2017*
2:00 PM		 at Old Dominion W 54–33  6–3
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,809)
Norfolk, VA
12/10/2017*
5:00 PM		 at Xavier
Crosstown Shootout		 L 50–53  6–4
 Cintas Center (1,654)
Cincinnati, OH
12/14/2017*
7:00 PM		 Howard W 87–53  7–4
 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (303)
Cincinnati, OH
12/17/2017*
4:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 13 Ohio State L 76–87  7–5
 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (1,087)
Cincinnati, OH
12/21/2017*
7:00 PM		 Bowling Green W 75–51  8–5
 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (504)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC regular season
12/30/2017
5:00 PM		 at East Carolina W 66–54  9–5
(1–0)		 Williams Arena (785)
Greenville, NC
01/03/2018
7:00 PM		 South Florida L 46–69  9–6
(1–1)		 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (322)
Cincinnati, OH
01/06/2018
3:00 PM		 at Tulsa L 51–64  9–7
(1–2)		 Reynolds Center (303)
Tulsa, OK
01/10/2018
8:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Houston W 88–82  10–7
(2–2)		 H&PE Arena (542)
Houston, TX
01/13/2018
1:00 PM		 Temple W 80–72  11–7
(3–2)		 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (302)
Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2018
2:00 PM		 Memphis W 64–53  12–7
(4–2)		 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (503)
Cincinnati, OH
01/24/2018
8:00 PM, ADN		 at SMU W 58–40  13–7
(5–2)		 Moody Coliseum (946)
Dallas, TX
01/27/2018
2:00 PM		 East Carolina L 70–79 OT 13–8
(5–3)		 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (494)
Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2018
7:00 PM		 UCF L 38–50  13–9
(5–4)		 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (353)
Cincinnati, OH
02/04/2018
7:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		 at No. 1 Connecticut L 65–106  13–10
(5–5)		 XL Center (12,342)
Hartford, CT
02/07/2018
8:00 PM		 at Wichita State W 75–69  14–10
(6–5)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,346)
Wichita, KS
02/10/2018
2:00 PM		 Tulane W 83–52  15–10
(7–5)		 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (463)
Cincinnati, OH
02/17/2018
2:00 PM, ADN		 Tulsa W 78–41  16–10
(8–5)		 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (502)
Cincinnati, OH
02/21/2018
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Temple W 70–52  17–10
(9–5)		 Liacouras Center (4,305)
Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018
5:00 PM		 at No. 18 South Florida L 65–84  17–11
(9–6)		 USF Sun Dome (2,574)
Tampa, FL
02/26/2018
7:00 PM		 Houston W 61–57  18–11
(10–6)		 Saint Ursula Academy Gym (643)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC Women's Tournament
03/04/2018
8:30 PM, ESPN3		 (4) vs. (12) Tulsa
Quarterfinals		 W 66–65  19–11
 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,804)
Uncasville, CT
03/05/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN2		 (4) vs. (1) No. 1 Connecticut
Semifinals		 L 21–75  19–12
 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,033)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/15/2018*
7:00 PM		 at Michigan State
First Round		 L 75–81  19–13
 Breslin Center (1,705)
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016-17 University of Cincinnati Women's Basketball Media Guide by University of Cincinnati Athletics". issuu. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. ↑ Kate Fagan. "Cincinnati Bearcats Women's Basketball - Bearcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  3. ↑ Cincinnati Bearcats. "Cincinnati Bearcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  4. ↑ "Cincinnati Announces Women's Basketball Coaching Change" (Press release). Cincinnati Bearcats. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "University of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
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