2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Wildcats were led by first year head coach Gayle Coats Fulks . The Wildcats were fourth year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] They finished the season 12–18, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Richmond.
Davidson Wildcats Sports Network
Select Wildcats games will be broadcast on Teamline with Derek Smith and Leslie Urban providing the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.
Roster
2017–18 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Kianna Speight
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Conway
Conway, AR
G
1
Katie Turner
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Bishop Manogue
Reno, NV
G
2
Saadia Timpton
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Myers Park
Charlotte, NC
F
3
Andrea Robinson
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
McDonogh School
Randallstown, MD
G
4
Kelly Fitzgerald
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr
Green Hope
Apex, NC
G
5
Justine Lyon
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Hillside
Durham, NC
G/F
11
Sarah Donovan
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
A.B. Lucas
Toronto, ON
F
13
Kyla Roland
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Harrison
Farmington Hills, MI
G
21
Chloe Johnson
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
RS Sr
St. Mary's San Diego State
Phoenix, AZ
G
32
Sae Abdul-Aziz
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Mohonasen
Schenectady, NY
F
34
Alana Davidson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
New Hope-Solebury
New Hope, PA
F
42
Ally Welling
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Concordia Lutheran
The Woodlands, TX
F
44
Mackenzie Latt
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Richland Gull Lake
Kalamazoo, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017 *5:00 pm
Johnson C. Smith
W 81–69
John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *7:00 pm
at Western Carolina
W 70–57
1–0
Ramsey Center (797)Cullowhee, NC
11/12/2017 *2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State
L 49–73
1–1
Reynolds Coliseum (1,809)Raleigh, NC
11/15/2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Furman
L 62–65
1–2
Timmons Arena (471)Greenville, SC
11/19/2017 *2:00 pm
at Appalachian State
W 59–57
2–2
Holmes Center (322)Boone, NC
11/22/2017 *7:00 pm
UNC Asheville
W 58–50
3–2
John M. Belk Arena (487)Davidson, NC
11/25/2017 *1:00 pm
Princeton
L 57–62
3–3
John M. Belk Arena (523)Davidson, NC
11/27/2017 *7:00 pm
at William & Mary
L 55–73
3–4
Kaplan Arena (376)Williamsburg, VA
12/03/2017 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer
L 54–69
3–5
Hawkins Arena (832)Macon, GA
12/06/2017 *7:00 pm
Elon
L 58–75
3–6
John M. Belk Arena (365)Davidson, NC
12/15/2017 *11:30 am
Gardner–Webb
L 65–70
3–7
John M. Belk Arena (1,323)Davidson, NC
12/18/2017 *7:00 pm
at High Point
W 82–74
4–7
Millis Center (504)High Point, NC
12/21/2017 *2:00 pm
Charlotte
W 68–66
5–7
John M. Belk Arena (379)Davidson, NC
12/28/2017 *2:00 pm
at UCF
L 54–62
5–8
CFE Arena (3,035)Orlando, FL
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017 2:00 pm
at George Mason
L 61–74
5–9 (0–1)
EagleBank Arena (876)Fairfax, VA
01/04/2018 7:00 pm
Duquesne
L 54–79
5–10 (0–2)
John M. Belk Arena (387)Davidson, NC
01/07/2018 2:00 pm
Rhode Island
W 77–67
6–10 (1–2)
John M. Belk Arena (259)Davidson, NC
01/10/2018 12:00 pm
at Fordham
L 58–66
6–11 (1–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,435)Bronx, NY
01/14/2018 2:00 pm
at Richmond
W 68–65
7–11 (1–4)
Robins Center (654)Richmond, VA
01/17/2018 7:00 pm
George Washington
L 48–53
7–12 (2–4)
John M. Belk Arena (243)Davidson, NC
01/20/2018 2:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure
W 75–68
8–12 (3–4)
Reilly Center (975)Olean, NY
01/24/2018 7:00 pm
UMass
W 87–81 2OT
9–12 (4–4)
John M. Belk Arena (941)Davidson, NC
01/27/2018 2:00 pm
Dayton
L 68–85
9–13 (4–5)
John M. Belk Arena (702)Davidson, NC
01/31/2018 11:00 am
at Rhode Island
W 79–67
10–13 (5–5)
Ryan Center (596)Kingston, RI
02/04/2018 3:00 pm
at Saint Louis
L 72–88
10–14 (5–6)
Chaifetz Arena (637)St. Louis, MO
02/10/2018 2:00 pm
Fordham
L 45–58
10–15 (5–7)
John M. Belk Arena (485)Davidson, NC
02/14/2018 7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's
L 62–64
10–16 (5–8)
John M. Belk Arena (321)Davidson, NC
02/17/2018 2:00 pm
at UMass
L 68–70
10–17 (5–9)
Mullins Center (731)Amherst, NY
02/21/2018 7:00 pm
at La Salle
W 58–51
11–17 (6–9)
Tom Gola Arena (550)Philadelphia, PA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm
VCU
W 69–63
12–17 (7–9)
John M. Belk Arena (871)Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018 7:00 pm
(9)
at (8) Richmond First Round
L 53–62
12–18
Robins Center (451)Richmond, VA
*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
References
^ "2015-16 Wildcat info" (PDF) . Static.davidsonwildcats.com . Retrieved November 3, 2017 .
^ "Davidson Wildcats Women's Basketball - Wildcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2017 .
^ Davidson Wildcats. "Davidson Wildcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017 .
^ "Wildcats schedule" . Davidsonwildcats.com . Retrieved November 3, 2017 .