2017–18 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team represents Winthrop University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Lynette Woodard, play their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum and were members of the Big South Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 3–27, 2–16 in Big South play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South Women's Basketball Tournament to Gardner–Webb.

2017–18 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
2017–18 record3–27 (2–16 Big South)
Head coachLynette Woodard (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Lynum
  • Tesia Harris
  • Tobias Pinson
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
2017–18 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Liberty †16–2 .889  24–10  .706
Radford15–3 .833  24–9  .727
UNC Asheville12–6 .667  17–16  .515
High Point10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Presbyterian9–9 .500  12–18  .400
Gardner-Webb8–10 .444  19–13  .594
Campbell8–10 .444  15–15  .500
Charleston Southern5–13 .278  11–20  .355
Longwood5–13 .278  7–23  .233
Winthrop2–16 .111  3–27  .100
† 2018 Big South Tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2017–18 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kayla Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrCato Middle College Charlotte, NC
G 2 Wykeria Jones  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrBethune-Bowman
Columbia International		 Bowman, SC
G 3 Airneisha Gamble 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrThe Rock School Gainesville, FL
G 4 Emily Kelley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrGilmour Academy Chagrin Falls, OH
G 10 Miquela Santoro 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoClinton Massie Clarksville, OH
G 12 Noell Kellers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrDesert Mountain
Trinity Valley College		 Scottsdale, AZ
G 14 Samariya Fantt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrIrmo Irmo, SC
G 15 Naima Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrTucker Clarkston, GA
G 20 Marissa Cantrell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoWestlake Atlanta, GA
G 21 Anika Riley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrDavidson Day School Charlotte, NC
F 23 Ronata Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrGreensboro Day School Greensboro, NC
G 25 Courtney Hagaman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrManasquan
Ocean County		 Toms River, NJ
C 30 Uchechi Ufochukwu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoArchbishop Carroll Benin City, Nigeria
F 34 Zaria McBride 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrWhitehall Yearling Whitehall, OH
F 44 Kayla Atkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWestwood Blythewood, SC
F 55 Angela Coello Perez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoReal Club Celta Vigo, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 PM		 at Elon L 37–98  0–1
 Alumni Gym (794)
Elon, NC
11/12/2017*
2:00 PM		 Duquesne L 54–81  0–2
 Winthrop Coliseum (303)
Rock Hill, NC
11/15/2017*
7:00 PM		 North Carolina Wesleyan W 94–50  1–2
 Winthrop Coliseum (178)
Rock Hill, NC
11/18/2017*
1:00 PM		 South Carolina State L 37–65  1–3
 Winthrop Coliseum (316)
Rock Hill, NC
11/28/2017*
10:30 AM, ESPN3		 at Akron L 43–69  1–4
 James A. Rhodes Arena (1,450)
Akron, OH
11/30/2017*
6:00 PM		 at Marshall L 40–70  1–5
 Cam Henderson Center (515)
Huntington, WV
12/03/2017*
2:00 PM		 East Tennessee State L 63–74  1–6
 Winthrop Coliseum (147)
Rock Hill, NC
12/09/2017*
2:00 PM		 Wofford L 68–73  1–7
 Winthrop Coliseum (137)
Rock Hill, NC
12/10/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at No. 14 Duke L 30–101  1–8
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,332)
Durham, NC
12/17/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Mercer L 45–93  1–9
 Hawkins Arena (634)
Macon, GA
12/19/2017*
12:00 PM		 at Tennessee Tech L 41–70  1–10
 Eblen Center (1,519)
Cookeville, TN
Big South Regular season
01/02/2018
7:00 PM		 at Radford L 52–78  1–11 (0–1)
 Dedmon Center (471)
Radford, VA
01/06/2018
2:00 PM		 Campbell L 48–72  1–12 (0–2)
 Winthrop Coliseum (127)
Rock Hill, SC
01/09/2018
7:00 PM		 at Liberty L 37–63  1–13 (0–3)
 Vines Center (1,026)
Lynchburg, VA
01/13/2018
2:00 PM		 High Point L 58–79  1–14 (0–4)
 Winthrop Coliseum (137)
Rock Hill, SC
01/16/2018
7:00 PM		 at Charleston Southern L 45–81  1–15 (0–5)
 CSU Field House (188)
Charleston, SC
01/20/2018
2:00 PM		 UNC Asheville L 48–70  1–16 (0–6)
 Winthrop Coliseum (136)
Rock Hill, SC
01/23/2018
7:00 PM		 at Presbyterian L 48–75  1–17 (0–7)
 Templeton Center (256)
Clinton, SC
01/27/2018
5:00 PM		 Gardner–Webb L 59–66  1–18 (0–8)
 Winthrop Coliusem (136)
Rock Hill, SC
01/30/2018
7:00 PM		 Longwood W 69–60  2–18 (1–8)
 Winthrop Coliusem (137)
Rock Hill, SC
02/03/2018
2:00 PM		 at UNC Asheville L 51–63  2–19 (1–9)
 Kimmel Arena (2,608)
Asheville, NC
02/06/2018
7:00 PM		 Presbyterian L 58–64  2–20 (1–10)
 Winthrop Coliseum (326)
Rock Hill, SC
02/10/2018
3:00 PM		 at Gardner–Webb L 48–75  2–21 (1–11)
 Paul Porter Arena (256)
Boiling Springs, NC
02/13/2018
7:00 PM		 at High Point L 40–77  2–22 (1–12)
 Millis Athletic Center (401)
High Point, NC
02/17/2018
7:00 PM		 Radford L 30–70  2–23 (1–13)
 Winthrop Coliseum (203)
Rock Hill, NC
02/20/2018
7:00 PM		 Liberty L 53–73  2–24 (1–14)
 Winthrop Coliseum (176)
Rock Hill, SC
02/24/2018
2:00 PM		 at Campbell L 45–57  2–25 (1–15)
 Gore Arena (2,089)
Buies Creek, NC
02/27/2018
7:00 PM		 Charleston Southern W 62–56  3–25 (2–15)
 Winthrop Coliseum (228)
Rock Hill, SC
03/02/2018
7:00 PM		 at Longwood W 69–60  3–26 (2–16)
 Willett Hall (512)
Farmville, VA
Big South Tournament
03/08/2018
8:00 PM		 (10) vs. (7) Gardner–Webb
First Round		 L 57–68  3–27
 Vines Center (643)
Lynchburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. http://winthropeagles.com/documents/2017/11/8/2017_18_WBB_Big_South_Factbook_Full.pdf
  2. "Winthrop Eagles Women's Basketball - Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. Winthrop Eagles. "Winthrop Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  4. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop Eagles. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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