2017–18 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
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Christmas City Classic Champions | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 8–22 (3–13 A-10) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Tom Gola Arena |
Seasons |
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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 |
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.
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
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
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 |
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AP | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
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Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
See also
References
- ^ "The Official Athletics Website of La Salle University Athletics" (PDF). Goexplorers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "La Salle Explorers Women's Basketball - Explorers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ La Salle Explorers. "La Salle Explorers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "La Salle University Athletics - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com.