2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represents Xavier University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by seventh-year head coach Brian Neal, play their games at the Cintas Center and were members of the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 10–20, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Seton Hall.

2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record10–20 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Crystal Kelly
  • Christian Stefanopoulos
  • Mark Stephens
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
DePaul153 .833278 .771
Marquette153 .8332410 .706
Villanova126 .667239 .719
Creighton117 .6111913 .594
St. John's99 .5001915 .559
Georgetown99 .5001616 .500
Seton Hall711 .3891616 .500
Butler612 .3331517 .469
Xavier315 .1671020 .333
Providence315 .1671021 .323
2018 Big East tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Butler.

Roster

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2017–18 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Kindell Fincher5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS JrCanterbury HSFort Wayne, IN
F2Deja Ross6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrPomfretProvidence, RI
G3Aaliyah Dunham5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)FrSouth CharlestonSouth Charleston, WV
G5Princess Stewart5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrFranklin CountyFrankfort, KY
G10Ashley Gomez5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoWestmoore HSOklahoma City, OK
G12Jada Byrd5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrRedan HSLithonia GA
G15Aly Reiff5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrWhitkoSouth Whitley, IN
G20Na'Teshia Owens5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)SoMexia HSMexia, TX
F21A'Riana Gray6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrMaple HeightsCleveland, OH
F22Megan Christopher5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoTurpin HSCincinnati, OH
G/F24Jordyn Dawson5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrHuntingtonHuntington, WV
F25Anniina Äijänen6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrSammon KeskuslukioTampere, Finland
F40Tierra Floyd6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SoSt. Bernard-Elmwood Place HSToledo, OH
F45Imani Partlow6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS JrWinton Woods HSCincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 23, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
5:00 pm
New Hampshire
Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic
W 71–66 OT1–0
Cintas Center (1,922)
Cincinnati, OH
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary'sW 66–45 2–0
Cintas Center (537)
Cincinnati, OH
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm
Grambling StateW 72–67 3–0
Cintas Center (705)
Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2017*
9:00 pm, BTN
at MinnesotaL 62–74 3–1
Williams Arena (2,000)
Minneapolis, MN
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
Fort WayneW 62–50 4–1
Cintas Center (612)
Cincinnati, OH
12/04/2017*
7:00 pm
Wake ForestL 57–62 4–2
Cintas Center (656)
Cincinnati, OH
12/06/2017*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Bowling GreenL 53–63 4–3
Stroh Center (4,130)
Bowling Green, OH
12/10/2017*
5:00 pm
CincinnatiW 53–50 5–3
Cintas Center (1,654)
Cincinnati, OH
12/17/2017*
6:00 pm
vs. Furman
West Palm Beach Invitational Semifinal
W 75–62 6–3
Student Life Center (125)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/18/2017*
5:00 pm
vs. No. 16 Missouri
West Palm Beach Invitational Final
L 48–74 6–4
Student Life Center (350)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/22/2017*
2:00 pm
Florida A&MW 70–52 7–4
Cintas Center (704)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm, FS2
ButlerW 69–62 8–4
(1–0)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (799)
Indianapolis, IN
01/02/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at GeorgetownL 60–65 8–5
(1–1)
McDonough Gymnasium (391)
Washington, D.C.
01/05/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 21 VillanovaL 57–75 8–6
(1–2)
Jake Nevin Field House (541)
Villanova, PA
01/07/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
St. John'sL 63–67 8–7
(1–3)
Cintas Center (845)
Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
Seton HallL 51–62 8–8
(1–4)
Cintas Center (597)
Cincinnati, OH
01/12/2018
6:30 pm, BEDN
at DePaulL 48–79 8–9
(1–5)
Wintrust Arena (5,354)
Chicago, IL
01/14/2018
3:00 pm, BEDN
at MarquetteL 67–88 8–10
(1–6)
Al McGuire Center (2,003)
Milwaukee, WI
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
ProvidenceW 68–59 9–10
(2–6)
Cintas Center (1,433)
Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2018
12:00 pm, BEDN
CreightonL 64–71 OT9–11
(2–7)
Cintas Center (922)
Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
VillanovaL 50–89 9–12
(2–8)
Cintas Center (1,135)
Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2018
2:00 pm, FS2
GeorgetownL 48–65 9–13
(2–9)
Cintas Center (2,400)
Cincinnati, OH
02/02/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton HallL 53–58 9–14
(2–10)
Walsh Gymnasium (787)
South Orange, NJ
02/04/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John'sL 36–70 9–15
(2–11)
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
02/09/2018
8:00 pm, FS2
MarquetteL 63–80 9–16
(2–12)
Cintas Center (1,483)
Cincinnati, OH
02/11/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
DePaulL 72–73 9–17
(2–13)
Cintas Center (1,107)
Cincinnati, OH
02/16/2018
8:00 pm, BEDN
at CreightonL 54–65 9–18
(2–14)
D. J. Sokol Arena (922)
Omaha, NE
02/18/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
at ProvidenceL 48–69 9–19
(2–15)
Alumni Hall (677)
Providence, RI
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
ButlerW 57–54 10–19
(3–15)
Cintas Center (1,766)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
7:30 pm, BEDN
(10) vs. (7) Seton Hall
First Round
L 42–66 10–20
Wintrust Arena (1,950)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2017–18 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Xavier Athletics" (PDF). Goxavier.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Xavier Musketeers Women's Basketball - Musketeers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Xavier Musketeers. "Xavier Musketeers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "Xavier Athletics". Goxavier.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.