2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team represents Arkansas State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by eighteenth year head coach Brian Boyer, play their home games at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15–15, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a 3 way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Appalachian State.

2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017–18 record15–15 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coachBrian Boyer (18th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFirst National Bank Arena
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock †17–1 .944  23–10  .697
Texas State14–4 .778  23–10  .697
Texas–Arlington12–6 .667  18–12  .600
Troy12–6 .667  18–13  .581
South Alabama11–7 .611  21–13  .618
Coastal Carolina10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Louisiana10–8 .556  17–16  .515
Arkansas State10–8 .556  15–15  .500
Appalachian State5–13 .278  8–23  .258
Georgia State4–14 .222  8–22  .267
Georgia Southern2–16 .111  5–25  .167
Louisiana–Monroe1–17 .056  4–26  .133
† 2018 Sun Belt Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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Previous season

They finished the season 7–25, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Troy.

Roster
2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jada Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMuskogee HS Muskogee, OK
F 1 Lauren Bradshaw 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrMesquite Horn HS Mesquite, TX
G 2 Starr Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoJonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR
G 3 Morgan Wallace 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPulaski Academy Little Rock, AR
G 5 Payton Tennison 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoValley Springs HS Valley Springs, AR
G 10 Akasha Westbrook 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrMalvern HS Malvern, AR
F 11 Lycia Peevy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrParis HS Paris, AR
F 13 Kayla Williams  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoOverton HS
Wichita State		 Memphis, TN
G 14 Ashley Clayborn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrHot Springs HS
Tyler JC		 Hot Springs, AR
G 20 Tayton Hopkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrHomeschool
Farmington HS		 Farmington, AR
G 22 Maggie Mahan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNemo Vista HS Center Ridge, AR
F 32 Tahlon Hopkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoHomeschool
Farmington HS		 Farmington, AR
F 33 Ogo Obinabo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrPlano HS Plano, TX
G/F 35 Peyton Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWatson Chapel HS Pine Bluff, AR
F 50 Madison Heckert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoWest Carroll HS Atwood, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
7:00 PM		 Arkansas–Monticello W 83–52 
First National Bank Arena (855)
Jonesboro, AR
11/07/2017*
7:00 PM		 Lyon College W 73–63 
First National Bank Arena (691)
Jonesboro, AR
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
1:00 PM		 at Indiana L 51–93  0–1
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,790)
Bloomington, IN
11/14/2017*
6:00 PM		 at Florida W 70–69  1–1
 O'Connell Center (1,143)
Gainesville, FL
11/17/2017*
6:00 PM		 at No. 22 South Florida L 55–98  1–2
 USF Sun Dome (2,276)
Tampa, FL
11/21/2017*
7:00 PM		 UT Martin W 84–73  2–2
 First National Bank Arena (784)
Jonesboro, AR
11/25/2017*
5:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 at Pittsburgh L 47–87  2–3
 Peterson Events Center (629)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/30/2017*
7:00 PM		 Tennessee State W 68–62  3–3
 First National Bank Arena (718)
Jonesboro, AR
12/02/2017*
3:00 PM		 at Ole Miss L 48–74  3–4
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,297)
Oxford, MS
12/05/2017*
5:00 PM		 UTEP W 76–73  4–4
 First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
12/14/2017*
11:30 AM		 Belmont L 52–83  4–5
 First National Bank Arena (4,374)
Jonesboro, AR
12/16/2017*
3:00 PM		 Grambling State W 76–56  5–5
 First National Bank Arena (587)
Jonesboro, AR
12/22/2017*
1:00 PM		 at Tulsa L 58–68  5–6
 Reynolds Center (506)
Tulsa, OK
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017
5:00 PM		 Louisiana–Monroe W 78–62  6–6
(1–0)		 First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
12/31/2017
1:00 PM		 Louisiana L 75–77  6–7
(1–1)		 First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
01/04/2018
4:00 PM		 at Georgia Southern W 71–62  7–7
(2–1)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (135)
Statesboro, GA
01/06/2018
11:00 AM, ESPN3		 at Georgia State W 75–58  8–7
(3–1)		 GSU Sports Arena (367)
Atlanta, GA
01/11/2018
5:00 PM		 Texas State L 55–67  8–8
(3–2)		 First National Bank Arena (1,275)
Jonesboro, AR
01/13/2018
3:00 PM		 Texas–Arlington W 85–80  9–8
(4–2)		 First National Bank Arena (791)
Jonesboro, AR
01/20/2018
3:00 PM		 at Little Rock L 43–53  9–9
(4–3)		 Jack Stephens Center (5,113)
Little Rock, AR
01/25/2018
4:00 PM		 at Coastal Carolina W 70–63  10–9
(5–3)		 HTC Center (260)
Conway, SC
01/27/2018
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Appalachian State L 66–68  10–10
(5–4)		 Holmes Center (319)
Boone, NC
02/01/2018
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 Georgia State W 76–63  11–10
(6–4)		 First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
02/03/2018
3:00 PM, ESPN3		 Georgia Southern W 69–48  12–10
(7–4)		 First National Bank Arena (824)
Jonesboro, AR
02/08/2018
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Troy L 78–95  12–11
(7–5)		 Trojan Arena (875)
Troy, AL
02/10/2018
1:05 PM		 at South Alabama W 75–60  13–11
(8–5)		 Mitchell Center (1,983)
Mobile, AL
02/17/2018
3:00 PM, ESPN3		 Little Rock L 58–65  13–12
(8–6)		 First National Bank Arena (765)
Jonesboro, AR
02/22/2018
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 Appalachian State W 69–52  14–12
(9–6)		 First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
02/24/2018
3:00 PM		 Coastal Carolina L 65–73  14–13
(9–7)		 First National Bank Arena (599)
Jonesboro, AR
03/01/2018
5:00 PM		 at Louisiana L 53–60  15–13
(9–8)		 Cajundome (925)
Lafayette, LA
03/03/2018
12:00 PM		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 80–73  15–14
(10–8)		 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,083)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/06/2018
11:30 AM, ESPN3		 (8) vs. (9) Appalachian State
First Round		 L 68–79  15–15
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

References
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  2. "Arkansas State Red Wolves Women's Basketball - Red Wolves News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  3. Arkansas State Red Wolves. "Arkansas State Red Wolves on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  4. "W Basketball - Schedule". A-State Red Wolves. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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