2017–18 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
WBI, Runner-up
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record25–10 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Long
  • Shameka Thomas
  • Arissa Jackson
Home arenaFarris Center
2017–18 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lamar171 .944227  .759
Stephen F. Austin162 .889256  .806
Central Arkansas144 .7782510  .714
Texas A&M-CC117 .6111912  .613
Nicholls State117 .6111913  .594
New Orleans117 .6111515  .500
Abilene Christian99 .5001614  .533
McNeese State810 .4441218  .400
Southeastern Louisiana711 .389821  .276
Houston Baptist612 .3331018  .357
Incarnate Word414 .222524  .172
Northwestern State216 .111722  .241
Sam Houston State117 .056423  .148
2018 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears were led by sixth year head coach Sandra Rushing and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They received an invite to the WBI where they defeated SIU Ewardsville, Weber State and Nevada in the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Yale in the championship game.

Previous season

They finished the season 26–5 overall and 16–2 in Southland play to finish in first place.[1] They won the Southland women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the second year in a row.[2] They lost to Texas in the first round.[3]

Roster

Sources:[4][5]

2017–18 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Taylor Sells 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBooker T. Washington HS Tulsa, OK
G 2 Kamry Orr 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrLittle Rock HS Little Rock, AR
G 3 Savannah Lowe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrConway HS Conway, AR
G 5 Maddie Goodner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoGreenwood HS Greenwood, AR
G 11 Antonjia Bozic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrJacksonville College Slavonski Brod, Croatia
F 12 Mekaylan Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEl Dorado HS El Dorado, AR
F 15 Tieraney Paylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoRidgeway HS Memphis, TN
C 20 Kierra Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrLanier HS
Southern Miss
Jackson, MS
G 21 Angel Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrBellaire HS Bellaire, TX
F 23 Taylor Baudoin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrNew Hope HS
Jones County JC
Columbus, MS
G 25 Alanie Fisher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrUniversity HS
Coffeyville CC
Baton Rouge, LA
C 31 Hannah Langhi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMarshall County HS Draffenville, KY
C 33 Alexyse Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrHorn Lake HS
Wright State
Horn Lake, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Sources:[6][7]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular Schedule
November 10, 2017*
6:00 pm
Hendrix College W 79–22  1–0
Farris Center (682)
Conway, AR
November 14*
7:00 pm, FCS
at No. 3 Baylor L 55–86  1–1
Ferrell Center (4,877)
Waco, TX
November 20*
6:00 pm
Alcorn State W 75–52  2–1
Farris Center (410)
Conway, AR
November 28*
6:00 pm
Crowley's Ridge College W 106–23  3–1
Farris Center (327)
Conway, AR
November 30*
6:00 pm
at No. 12 Tennessee L 34–77  3–2
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,311)
Knoxville, TN
December 4*
6:00 pm
Williams Baptist College W 77–31  4–2
Farris Center (327)
Conway, AR
December 7*
6:00 pm
Central Baptist College W 75–34  5–2
Farris Center (302)
Conway, AR
December 9*
1:00 pm
at No. 21 Texas A&M L 61–72  5–3
Reed Arena (3,886)
College Station, TX
December 16*
1:05 pm
at South Alabama L 43–64  5–4
Mitchell Center (1,901)
Mobile, AL
December 20*
2:31 pm
vs. Clemson
FIU Holiday Tournament
W 57–43  6–4
FIU Arena (284)
Miami, FL
December 21*
1:00 pm
vs. North Dakota State
FIU Holiday Tournament
W 68–45  7–4
FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
Southland Conference Schedule
December 28
1:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 58–50  8–4 (1–0)
Dugan Wellness Center (158)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 31
1:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 63–47  9–4 (2–0)
Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR
January 3, 2018
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 69–44  10–4 (3–0)
Farris Center (412)
Conway, AR
January 6, 2018
1:00 pm
Lamar W 51–39  11–4 (4–0)
Farris Center (425)
Conway, AR
January 10
6:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 57–35  12–4 (5–0)
McDermott Center (791)
San Antonio, TX
January 13
6:00 pm
at Nicholls W 69–48  13–4 (6–0)
Stopher Gym (315)
Thibodeaux, LA
January 17
7:00 pm
New Orleans L 48–52  13–5 (6–1)
Farris Center (423)
Conway, AR
January 20
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian W 63–45  14–5 (7–1)
Farris Center (742)
Conway, AR
January 24
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 46–59  14–6 (7–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,103)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 27
1:00 pm
at Northwestern State W 61–53  15–6 (8–2)
Prather Coliseum (1,518)
Natchitoches, LA
February 3
2:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 70–78  15–7 (8–3)
University Center (595)
Hammond, LA
February 7
7:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 64–56  16–7 (9–3)
Farris Center (479)
Conway, AR
February 14
6:30 pm
at McNeese W 51–45  17–7 (10–3)
Burton Coliseum (767)
Lake Charles, LA
February 17
1:00 pm
Nicholls W 60–42  18–7 (11–3)
Farris Center (910)
Conway, AR
February 21
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 50–55  18–8 (11–4)
Farris Center (428)
Conway, AR
February 24
2:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 73–61  19–8 (12–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,450)
Abilene, TX
February 28
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State W 73–53  20–8 (13–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (758)
Huntsville, TX
March 3
3:00 pm
Northwestern State W 59–39  21–8 (14–4)
Farris Center (1,045)
Conway, AR
Southland Women's Tournament
March 9
1:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (7) Abilene Christian
Quarterfinals
W 54–41  22–8
Merrell Center (606)
Katy, TX
March 10
3:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (2) Stephen F. Austin
Semifinals
L 60–70  22–9
Merrell Center (1,446)
Katy, TX
WBI
March 15*
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville
First Round
W 51–39  23–9
Farris Center (487)
Conway, AR
March 19
7:00 pm
Weber State
Quarterfinals
W 82–67  24–9
Farris Center (2,570)
Conway, AR
March 24
5:00 pm
Nevada
Semifinals
W 65–56  25–9
Farris Center (1,457)
Conway, AR
March 29
7:00 pm
Yale
Championship Game
L 50–54  25–10
Farris Center (3,526)
Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

References

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  2. "2017 Southland Basketball Tournament". Southland Conference. Southland Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  3. "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Schedule - 2016-17". Central Arkansas Sugar Bears. ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Roster". Central Arkansas Sugar Bears. ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  5. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster". Central Arkansas Women's Basketball. UCA Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  6. "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Schedule - 2017-18". Central Arkansas Sugar Bears. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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