2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs women’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by first-year head coach Nikki McCray-Penson, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA.

2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record8–23 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ed Baldwin (1st season)
  • Richard Fortune (4th season)
  • Brittany Young (1st season)
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
Seasons
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UAB133 .813277 .794
Western Kentucky124 .750249 .727
Rice106 .6252310 .697
Louisiana Tech106 .6251912 .613
Middle Tennessee106 .6251813 .581
Charlotte106 .6251416 .467
UTEP79 .4381714 .548
Florida Atlantic79 .4381315 .464
Southern Miss79 .4381515 .500
North Texas610 .3751714 .548
UTSA610 .375921 .300
Old Dominion610 .375823 .258
FIU511 .313821 .276
Marshall313 .188920 .310
2018 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 8–23, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to Rice.

Previous season

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The Monarchs finished the 2016–17 season 17-14, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated UTEP in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to Southern Miss in the quarterfinals. The Lady Monarchs did not participate in the postseason.

Preseason

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Head coach Karen Barefoot resigned on May 3 to take the same position at UNC Wilmington.[1] On May 24, Old Dominion announced the hiring of McCray-Penson, then a South Carolina assistant coach.[2]

Roster

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2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Kelly Loftus5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SrMount Vernon
Hofstra
Alexandria, Virginia
G2MaKayla Timmons5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrColumbia CentralColumbia, TN
G3Carolina Bernardeco5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)JrEscola Secundária de Santo AndréLisbon, Portugal
F4Jessica Munoz6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoCentral HeightsNacogdoches, TX
G5Victoria Morris5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrNorth College HillCincinnati, OH
G11Taylor Edwards5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoWoodrow WilsonPortsmouth, VA
F14Dejah Carter6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrCosbyChesterfield, VA
F24Carley Brew6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS JrWilson
James Madison
Wyomissing, PA
G30Ashley Jackson5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrRidgewayMemphis, TN
F32Lovie Harden6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrTuckerRichmond, VA
F34Odegua Oigbokie6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SrRidgewayMemphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 20, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
7:00 pm
Christopher NewportW 63–56 
 17  Loftus  9  Edwards  9  Timmons Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
4:00 pm
Liberty
Preseason WNIT first round
L 55–63 0–1
 14  Oigbokie  8  Jackson  4  Timmons Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,584)
Norfolk, VA
11/17/2017*
2:30 pm
at George Mason
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round
L 53–66 0–2
 18  Jackson  6  2 tied  2  3 tied EagleBank Arena (523)
Fairfax, VA
11/18/2017*
12:00 pm
vs. Saint Francis (PA)
Preseason WNIT Consolation Round
L 68–79 0–3
 16  Morris  9  Oigbokie  3  Edwards EagleBank Arena (177)
Fairfax, VA
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm
NC StateL 56–73 0–4
 15  2 tied  4  Edwards  8  Timmons Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,706)
Norfolk, VA
11/22/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 16 DukeL 51–84 0–5
 15  Morris  5  2 tied  5  Timmons Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,960)
Norfolk, VA
11/26/2017*
2:00 pm
RichmondL 45–54 0–6
 16  Oigbokie  8  Oigbokie  2  2 tied Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,561)
Norfolk, VA
11/30/2017*
11:00 am
Coppin StateW 75–67 1–6
 20  Morris  5  Edwards  5  2 tied Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,491)
Norfolk, VA
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm
CincinnatiL 33–54 1–7
 11  Timmons  5  Oigbokie  3  Timmons Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,809)
Norfolk, VA
12/06/2017*
6:00 pm
at VCUL 39–68 1–8
 11  Loftus  4  2 tied  3  2 tied Siegel Center (664)
Richmond, VA
12/17/2017*
5:00 pm
at William & Mary
Rivalry
L 58–75 1–9
 16  Jackson  11  Oigbokie  4  Oigbokie Kaplan Arena (2,880)
Williamsburg, VA
12/21/2017*
7:30 pm
vs. Oakland
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
L 59–80 1–10
 20  Morris  8  Oigbokie  4  Timmons South Point Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/22/2017*
5:15 pm
vs. Abilene Christian
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
L 60–74 1–11
 25  Oigbokie  6  2 tied  3  Jackson South Point Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/30/2017*
2:00 pm
South Carolina StateW 52–35 2–11
 13  Oigbokie  15  Taylor  4  Timmons Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,613)
Norfolk, VA
C-USA regular season
01/04/2018
7:00 pm, beIN
UABL 61–74 2–12
(0–1)
 19  Morris  8  Oigbokie  6  Timmons Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,353)
Norfolk, VA
01/06/2018
7:00 pm
CharlotteL 60–63 2–13
(0–2)
 18  Timmons  7  Jackson  6  Timmons Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,522)
Norfolk, VA
01/11/2018
8:00 pm
at North TexasL 46–63 2–14
(0–3)
 19  Timmons  10  Brew  1  3 tied The Super Pit (1,028)
Denton, TX
01/13/2018
8:00 pm
at UTSAL 56–64 2–15
(0–4)
 18  Loftus  13  Edwards  4  Edwards Convocation Center (417)
San Antonio, TX
01/15/2018*
7:00 pm
at HamptonL 42–50 2–16
 10  Edwards  7  2 tied  4  Timmons Hampton Convocation Center (3,812)
Hampton, VA
01/18/2018
7:00 pm
MarshallW 69–53 3–16
(1–4)
 20  Jackson  9  Jackson  7  Timmons Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,558)
Norfolk, VA
01/20/2018
7:00 pm
UTSAW 69–63 4–16
(2–4)
 19  Edwards  12  Edwards  3  2 tied Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,703)
Norfolk, VA
01/26/2018
7:30 pm
at Louisiana TechL 45–59 4–17
(2–5)
 18  Morris  11  Edwards  3  Jackson Thomas Assembly Center (2,229)
Ruston, LA
01/28/2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at RiceL 45–53 4–18
(2–6)
 13  2 tied  7  Oigbokie  3  Timmons Tudor Fieldhouse (643)
Houston, TX
02/02/2018
11:00 am
FIUW 68–60 5–18
(3–6)
 24  Morris  8  Edwards  4  2 tied Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,859)
Norfolk, VA
02/08/2018
6:30 pm, FCS
at Western KentuckyL 48–62 5–19
(3–7)
 16  Edwards  8  Edwards  3  Edwards E.A. Diddle Arena (3,568)
Bowling Green, KY
02/10/2018
3:00 pm
at Southern MissW 74–55 6–19
(4–7)
 24  Loftus  8  2 tied  6  Timmons Reed Green Coliseum (1,431)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/14/2018
7:00 pm
Florida AtlanticW 59–54 7–19
(5–7)
 22  Timmons  12  Edwards  5  Edwards Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,588)
Norfolk, VA
02/17/2018
2:00 pm
UTEPW 56–52 OT8–19
(6–7)
 22  Loftus  6  2 tied  8  Timmons Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,890)
Norfolk, VA
02/22/2018
7:00 pm, beIN
North TexasL 52–55 8–20
(6–8)
 9  Oigbokie  6  Jackson  3  Morris Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,762)
Norfolk, VA
03/01/2018
5:00 pm
at CharlotteL 43–51 8–21
(6–9)
 10  Oigbokie  8  Jackson  10  Edwards Dale F. Halton Arena (3,305)
Charlotte, NC
03/03/2018
4:00 pm
at Middle TennesseeL 47–65 8–22
(6–10)
 11  Jackson  6  Jackson  5  Timmons Murphy Center (10,050)
Murfreesboro, TN
C-USA Tournament
03/07/2018
12:30 pm
(12) vs. (5) Rice
First Round
L 48–70 8–23
 12  Loftus  5  3 tied  3  Morris The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
  • Source: Old Dominion Athletics[3]

See also

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2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ Miller, Ed. "Old Dominion's Karen Barefoot hired by UNC Wilmington". Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Miller, Ed. "New ODU coach Nikki McCray-Penson "could not be more excited" about taking over". Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved December 15, 2023.