2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	25–8 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach	Charlotte Smith (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Cristy McKinney; Josh Wick; Tasha Taylor;
Home arena	Alumni Gym
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by seventh year head coach Charlotte Smith, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in third place. They also won the CAA Tournament Championship for the second straight year and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. They lost in the first round to NC State.

2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
James Madison	16	–	2	.889	23	–	11	.676
Elon †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Delaware	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Northeastern	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
William & Mary	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
Hofstra	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
UNC Wilmington	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
Towson	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
College of Charleston	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226


† 2018 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

This season was the last for the Phoenix at Alumni Gym, with the new Schar Center scheduled to open for the 2018 women's volleyball season (which precedes the basketball season within the school year).^[4]

Roster

2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Saadia Munford	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Jonesboro	Atlanta, GA
F	3	Anna Popovic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Charnwood	Loughborough, England
G	5	Shay Burnett	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Southern Alamance	Graham, NC
G	10	Jada Graves	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Thomas Edison	Alexandria, VA
F	13	Jaylin Powell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Rolesville	Raleigh, NC
G	21	Ariel Colon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Ocoee	Orlando, FL
G	22	Lexi Mercer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Rosewood	Goldsboro, NC
G	23	Ariana Nance	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Rocky River	Charlotte, NC
F	32	Meme Garner	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Jordan-Matthews Charlotte	Siler City, NC
C	34	Ra'Shika White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Phillip O'Berry Academy	Charlotte, NC
F	42	Emily Maupin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	The Covenant School	Charlottesville, VA
C	44	Malaya Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	North Surry	Mount Airy, NC

Head coach

Charlotte Smith (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017* 5:30 pm		Anderson	W 102–47		Alumni Gym Elon, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		Winthrop	W 98–37	1–0	Alumni Gym (794) Elon, NC
11/13/2017* 5:30 pm		at North Carolina A&T	W 90–59	2–0	Corbett Sports Center (421) Greensboro, NC
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm		Hampton	W 82–59	3–0	Alumni Gym (871) Elon, NC
11/22/2017* 2:00 pm		at UCF	W 71–57	4–0	CFE Arena (2,332) Orlando, FL
11/24/2017* 5:00 pm		vs. Alabama Puerto Rico Clasico	W 60–55	5–0	Cardinal Gibbons Arena (87) Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/25/2017* 5:00 pm		vs. Iowa Puerto Rico Clasico	L 61–74	5–1	Cardinal Gibbons Arena (137) Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/27/2017* 7:00 pm		Coker	W 106–54	6–1	Alumni Gym (786) Elon, NC
12/02/2017* 12:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 51–53	6–2	LJVM Coliseum (411) Winston-Salem, NC
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm		at Davidson	W 75–58	7–2	John M. Belk Arena (365) Davidson, NC
12/16/2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at NC State	L 57–70	7–3	Reynolds Coliseum (2,002) Raleigh, NC
12/19/2017* 7:00 pm		North Carolina Central	W 78–50	8–3	Alumni Gym (709) Elon, NC
CAA regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 75–67	9–3 (1–0)	Alumni Gym (951) Elon, NC
01/05/2018 12:00 pm		at Delaware	L 66–80	9–4 (1–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,180) Newark, DE
01/07/2018 2:00 pm		Northeastern	W 78–71	10–4 (2–1)	Alumni Gym (789) Elon, NC
01/12/2018 7:00 pm		at James Madison	L 67–70	10–5 (2–2)	JMU Convocation Center (1,849) Harrisonburg, VA
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 75–81	10–6 (2–3)	Kaplan Arena (543) Williamsburg, VA
01/19/2018 7:00 pm		Towson	W 84–61	11–6 (3–3)	Alumni Gym (749) Elon, NC
01/21/2018 1:00 pm		Delaware	W 64–51	12–6 (4–3)	Alumni Gym (872) Elon, NC
01/26/2018 7:00 pm		at Drexel	L 56–58	12–7 (4–4)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (638) Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018 2:00 pm		at Towson	W 71–45	13–7 (5–4)	SECU Arena (564) Towson, MD
02/02/2018 6:30 pm		at College of Charleston	W 77–55	14–7 (6–4)	TD Arena (321) Charleston, SC
02/04/2018 2:00 pm		James Madison	W 50–43	15–7 (7–4)	Alumni Gym (848) Elon, NC
02/09/2018 7:00 pm		Drexel	W 70–58	16–7 (8–4)	Alumni Gym (787) Elon, NC
02/11/2018 2:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 97–44	17–7 (9–4)	Alumni Gym (889) Elon, NC
02/16/2018 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 72–65	18–7 (10–4)	Hofstra Arena (355) Hempstead, NY
02/18/2018 2:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 65–46	19–7 (11–4)	Cabot Center (311) Boston, MA
02/25/2018 2:00 pm		Hofstra	W 80–55	20–7 (12–4)	Alumni Gym (1,027) Elon, NC
03/01/2018 7:00 pm		William & Mary	W 82–61	21–7 (13–4)	Alumni Gym (1,329) Elon, NC
03/03/2017 2:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 58–49	22–7 (14–4)	Trask Coliseum (743) Wilmington, NC
CAA Women's Tournament
03/08/2018 7:30 pm	(3)	vs. (6) William & Mary Quarterfinals	W 67–50	23–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA
03/09/2018 3:00 pm	(3)	vs. (2) James Madison Semifinals	W 76–53	24–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120) Philadelphia, PA
03/10/2018 1:00 pm, NBCSN	(3)	at (1) Drexel Championship Game	W 57–45	25–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,441) Philadelphia, PA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	(13 KC)	at (4 KC) No. 21 NC State First Round	L 35–62	25–8	Reynolds Coliseum (2,669) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches	RV	N/A	RV

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

^ "Elon University Phoenix - 2017 18 WBK Quick Facts" (PDF). Elonphoenix.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ "Elon Phoenix Women's Basketball - Phoenix News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ Elon Phoenix. "Elon Phoenix on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ "Schar Center at Elon University". Elon University. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
^ "Elon University Phoenix - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Elonphoenix.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[1] "Elon University Phoenix - 2017 18 WBK Quick Facts" (PDF). Elonphoenix.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[2] "Elon Phoenix Women's Basketball - Phoenix News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[3] Elon Phoenix. "Elon Phoenix on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[4] "Schar Center at Elon University". Elon University. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[5] "Elon University Phoenix - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Elonphoenix.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

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2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References