2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team represents Texas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by sixth year head coach Zenarae Antoine, play their home games at Strahan Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Rice in the first round.

2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017–18 record23–10 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coachZenarae Antoine (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chandra Dorsey
  • Nate Teymer
Home arenaStrahan Coliseum
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 16–15, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette. They were invited to the WBI where they lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.

Roster
2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Jayla Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLincoln HS Dallas, TX
G 1 Avionne Alexander 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSunnyvale HS Sunnyvale, TX
G 2 Toshua Leavitt 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrNixa HS Nixa, MO
G 3 Chania Wright 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrDeSoto HS DeSoto, TX
G 12 Dabrasia Baty 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrBryan Adams HS
South Plains		 Dallas, TX
F 13 Zandra Emanuel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrC.E. King HS
Coastal Bend College		 Houston, TX
G/F 15 Ericka May 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrAllen HS Allen, TX
F 22 Ti'Aira Pitts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCedar Ridge HS Austin, TX
G 23 Taeler Deer 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrChannelview HS Houston, TX
G 24 Brooke Holle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoWestlake HS Austin, TX
G 33 Bailey Holle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoWestlake HS Austin, TX
G/F 50 Zelor Massaquoi 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrReservoir HS
Grand Canyon		 Monrovia, Liberia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
2:00 PM		 at Texas Tech W 87–70  1–0
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,611)
Lubbock, TX
11/15/2017*
6:00 PM		 at Incarnate Word W 74–33  2–0
 McDermott Center (1,000)
San Antonio, TX
11/18/2017*
2:00 PM		 at TCU L 58–82  2–1
 Schollmaier Arena (1,766)
Fort Worth, TX
11/21/2017*
6:00 PM		 at Texas Southern W 70–56  3–1
 H&PE Arena (622)
Houston, TX
11/25/2017*
2:00 PM		 Fresno State W 76–59  4–1
 Strahan Coliseum (1,047)
San Marcos, TX
11/28/2017*
7:00 PM		 Houston L 67–72  4–2
 Strahan Coliseum (1,192)
San Marcos, TX
12/02/2017*
7:00 PM		 Prairie View A&M W 84–57  5–2
 Strahan Coliseum (1,287)
San Marcos, TX
12/05/2017*
7:00 PM		 UTSA
I-35 Rivalry		 W 91–38  6–2
 Strahan Coliseum (1,085)
San Marcos, TX
12/17/2017*
3:00 PM		 at Sam Houston State W 73–41  7–2
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567)
Huntsville, TX
12/20/2017*
2:00 PM		 vs. Bethune–Cookman
Hatter Classic		 L 56–62  7–3
 Edmunds Center (353)
DeLand, FL
12/21/2017*
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Stetson
Hatter Classic		 L 54–61  7–4
 Edmunds Center (279)
DeLand, FL
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017
4:00 PM		 at Appalachian State W 69–54  8–4
(1–0)		 Holmes Center (654)
Boone, NC
12/31/2017
12:00 PM		 at Coastal Carolina L 64–65  8–5
(1–1)		 HTC Center (250)
Conway, SC
01/04/2018
5:30 PM		 South Alabama W 78–63  9–5
(2–1)		 Strahan Coliseum (1,407)
San Marcos, TX
01/06/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Troy W 83–75  10–5
(3–1)		 Strahan Coliseum (1,560)
San Marcos, TX
01/11/2018
5:00 PM		 at Arkansas State W 67–55  11–5
(4–1)		 First National Bank Arena (1,275)
Jonesboro, AR
01/13/2018
3:00 PM		 at Arkansas State L 48–63  10–6
(4–2)		 Jack Stephens Center (2,165)
Little Rock, AR
01/18/2018
5:30 PM		 Louisiana–Monroe W 86–52  11–6
(5–2)		 Strahan Coliseum (2,233)
San Marcos, TX
01/20/2018
2:00 PM		 Louisiana L 58–65  11–7
(5–3)		 Strahan Coliseum (3,222)
San Marcos, TX
01/25/2018
4:00 PM		 at Georgia Southern W 81–56  12–7
(6–3)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (147)
Statesboro, GA
01/27/2018
11:00 AM, ESPN3		 at Georgia State W 83–63  13–7
(7–3)		 GSU Sports Arena (332)
Atlanta, GA
02/01/2018
5:00 PM		 Coastal Carolina W 78–69  14–7
(8–3)		 Strahan Coliseum (2,278)
San Marcos, TX
02/03/2018
2:00 PM		 Appalachian State W 92–50  15–7
(9–3)		 Strahan Coliseum (1,744)
San Marcos, TX
02/10/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Texas–Arlington L 59–61 OT 15–8
(9–4)		 College Park Center (2,602)
Arlington, TX
02/15/2018
5:00 PM		 at Louisiana W 56–53  17–8
(10–4)		 Cajundome (936)
Lafayette, LA
02/17/2018
12:00 PM		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 81–45  18–8
(11–4)		 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,810)
Monroe, LA
02/22/2018
12:00 PM		 Georgia State W 82–40  19–8
(12–4)		 Strahan Coliseum (4,225)
San Marcos, TX
02/24/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Georgia Southern W 60–51  20–8
(13–4)		 Strahan Coliseum (1,934)
San Marcos, TX
03/03/2018
2:00 PM		 Texas–Arlington W 75–58  21–8
(14–4)		 Strahan Coliseum (1,699)
San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/08/2018
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 (2) vs. (7) Coastal Carolina
Quarterfinals		 W 78–69  22–8
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/10/2018
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 (2) vs. (6) Louisiana
Semifinals		 W 62–56  23–8
 Lakefront Arena (898)
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 (2) vs. (1) Little Rock
Championship Game		 L 53–54  23–9
 Lakefront Arena (1,214)
New Orleans, LA
WNIT
03/15/2018*
7:00 PM		 at Rice
First Round		 L 60–71  23–10
 Tudor Fieldhouse (320)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. "Texas State Athletics - Texas State WBB Quick Facts 2017 18" (PDF). Txstatebobcats.com. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  2. Richard Johnson. "Texas State Bobcats Women's Basketball - Bobcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  3. Texas State Bobcats. "Texas State Bobcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  4. "Texas State Athletics - 2017-2018 Women's Basketball Schedule". Txstatebobcats.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
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