2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team will represent La Salle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Williams, play their home games at Tom Gola Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[1][2][3] They finished the season 8–22, 3–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to George Washington.

2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Christmas City Classic Champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	8–22 (3–13 A-10)
Head coach	Jeff Williams (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Kam Gissendanner Dalila Eshe Khadijah Rushdan
Home arena	Tom Gola Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	15	–	1		.938			23	–	7		.767
Duquesne	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
Fordham	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
George Mason	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
George Washington †	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Davidson	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
UMass	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
VCU	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Rhode Island	1	–	15		.063			3	–	27		.100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of 22 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

On March 2, Jeff Williams's contract was not renewed. He finished at La Salle with an 8-year record of 92–149.^[4]

Media

La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

Roster

2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Shaquana Edwards 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Fr Weaver Hartford, CT G 3 Rayshel Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Curtis Staten Island, NY F/C 5 Amber Wilks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Walnut Hills Cincinnati, OH G 11 Deja King 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Life Center Academy Trenton, NJ G/F 12 Iyonna Crenshaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Neptune Neptune, NJ G/F 14 Michelle Nicholls 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Life Center Academy Auckland, New Zealand G 15 Adreana Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Franklin Somerset, NJ G/F 21 Amy Griffin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Southwest Atlanta Christian Atlanta, GA F 22 Jeryn Reese 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mansfield Owens CC Mansfield, OH F/C 25 Shalina Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Archbishop Prendergast Philadelphia, PA F 32 Jasmine White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Anthony's Huntington, NY C 35 Sofilia Ngwafang 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Paint Branch Silver Spring, MD F 44 Ashanti Freeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Gwynn Park Brandywine, MD	Head coach Jeff Williams (Howard) Assistant coach(es) Kam Gissendanner (Penn State) Dalila Eshe (Florida) Khadijah Rushdan (Rutgers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 74–47	1–0	Kirby Sports Center (644) Easton, PA
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm		at American	L 48–66	1–1	Bender Arena (390) Washington, D.C.
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm		at Drexel	L 54–79	1–2	Daskalakis Athletic Center (692) Philadelphia, PA
11/22/2017* 1:00 pm		Temple	L 52–69	1–3	Tom Gola Arena (356) Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2017* 4:30 pm		vs. New Hampshire Christmas City Classic semifinals	W 59–51	2–3	Stabler Arena (671) Bethlehem, PA
11/26/2017* 4:30 pm		at Lehigh Christmas City Classic championship	W 69–61	3–3	Stabler Arena (544) Bethlehem, PA
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		Penn	W 66–59	4–3	Tom Gola Arena (573) Philadelphia, PA
12/02/2017* 12:00 pm		at Wisconsin	L 60–71	4–4	Kohl Center (3,771) Madison, WI
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm		Rider	L 55–76	4–5	Tom Gola Arena (380) Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2017* 4:00 pm		at North Texas	L 44–70	4–6	The Super Pit (996) Denton, TX
12/17/2017* 6:00 pm		at Delaware State	W 71–48	5–6	Memorial Hall (317) Dover, DE
12/20/2017* 1:00 pm		No. 20 Villanova	L 49–76	5–7	Tom Gola Arena (285) Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2017 1:00 pm		Dayton	L 47–76	5–8 (0–1)	Tom Gola Arena (306) Philadelphia, PA
01/03/2018 7:00 pm		George Mason	L 56–69	5–9 (0–2)	Tom Gola Arena (295) Philadelphia, PA
01/06/2018 6:00 pm		at Richmond	L 51–77	5–10 (0–3)	Robins Center (1,075) Richmond, VA
01/10/2018* 12:00 pm		at Harvard	L 61–70	5–11	Lavietes Pavilion (504) Cambridge, MA
01/13/2018 1:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	W 66–63	6–11 (1–3)	Tom Gola Arena (330) Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2018 1:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 50–78	6–12 (1–4)	Palumbo Center (670) Pittsburgh, PA
01/20/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN		at Rhode Island	L 63–72	6–13 (1–5)	Ryan Center (328) Kingston, RI
01/25/2018 12:00 pm		VCU	W 62–57	7–13 (2–5)	Tom Gola Arena (1,600) Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018 1:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	L 64–75	7–14 (2–6)	Tom Gola Arena (427) Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2018 7:00 pm		at George Washington	L 45–60	7–15 (2–7)	Charles E. Smith Center (833) Washington, D.C.
02/04/2018 12:00 pm		at UMass	L 66–69	7–16 (2–8)	Mullins Center (570) Amherst, MA
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 87–76	8–16 (3–8)	Tom Gola Arena (402) Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018 1:00 pm		Richmond	L 57–60	8–17 (3–9)	Tom Gola Arena (446) Philadelphia, PA
02/13/2018 7:00 pm		at Fordham	L 45–66	8–18 (3–10)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (967) Bronx, NY
02/17/2018 1:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 49–70	8–19 (3–11)	Hagan Arena (913) Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2018 7:00 pm		Davidson	L 51–58	8–20 (3–12)	Tom Gola Arena (550) Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		at George Mason	L 55–65	8–21 (3–13)	EagleBank Arena (1,460) Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018 7:00 pm	(12)	at (7) George Washington First Round	L 49–69	8–22	Charles E. Smith Center (472) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2017–18 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

References

1. "The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics" (PDF). Goexplorers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
2. "La Salle Explorers Women's Basketball - Explorers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
3. La Salle Explorers. "La Salle Explorers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
4. "Contract Will Not Be Renewed for Head Women's Basketball Coach Jeff Williams". goriverhawks.com. La Salle Explorers. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
5. "La Salle University Athletics - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com.