2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Kip Drown, play their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 5–25, 2–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Louisiana.

2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2017–18 record	5–25 (2–16 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Kip Drown (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Lisa Jackson Alex Stewart Toby Wagoner
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse

2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Little Rock †	17	–	1		.944			23	–	10		.697
Texas State	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
UT Arlington	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
Troy	12	–	6		.667			18	–	13		.581
South Alabama	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
Coastal Carolina	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
Louisiana	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Arkansas State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Appalachian State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Georgia State	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
Georgia Southern	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	17		.056			4	–	26		.133
† 2018 Sun Belt Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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Previous season

They finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Arkansas State.

Roster

2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Alexis Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Morgan County HS Madison, GA G 2 Trellanie English-Lurry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Nova HS Miami, FL G 4 Jakayvea Akins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Effingham County HS Clyo, GA G/F 5 Alexis Foulks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Columbia HS Columbia, SC G/F 13 Nakol Franks 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Wren HS Greenville, SC G 15 Amira Atwater 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Douglas County HS Douglasville, GA F 22 Aliyah Belcher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Parkway North HS St. Louis, MO G 23 Tatum Barber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Liberty Christian School Dallas, TX G/F 24 Rhein Beamon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Stephenson HS Stone Mountain, GA F/C 25 Sierra Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Norcross HS Norcross, GA F 32 Hailey Dias-Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Southeast Guilford HS Greensboro, NC F 33 Victoria Stavropoulos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Carl Sandburg HS Orland Park, IL F/C 42 Sarah Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Middleton HS Spring Hill, FL F/C 45 Alisha Owens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Henderson County HS Henderson, KY	Head coach Kip Drown (Southwest Missouri State) Assistant coach(es) Lisa Jackson (Erskine College) Alex Stewart (Georgia Tech) Toby Wagoner (Eastern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 12, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2017* 6:30 pm		Fort Valley State	W 92–47		Hanner Fieldhouse (317) Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:30 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 49–60	0–1	Corbett Sports Center (1,411) Greensboro, NC
11/13/2017* 5:00 pm		Coastal Georgia	W 68–63	1–1	Hanner Fieldhouse (315) Statesboro, GA
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mercer	L 45–72	1–2	Hawkins Arena (1,172) Macon, GA
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm		Alabama	L 36–84	1–3	Hanner Fieldhouse (458) Statesboro, GA
11/21/2017* 5:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 61–58	2–3	SHM Memorial Center (206) Orangeburg, SC
11/27/2017* 6:30 pm		Thomas	W 79–51	3–3	Hanner Fieldhouse (150) Statesboro, GA
11/29/2017* 6:30 pm		Savannah State	L 67–71	3–4	Hanner Fieldhouse (225) Statesboro, GA
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm		at UCF	L 38–62	3–5	CFE Arena (2,868) Orlando, FL
12/15/2017* 11:00 am		Kennesaw State	L 58–60 ^OT	3–6	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,123) Statesboro, GA
12/18/2017* 6:30 pm		IUPUI	L 52–72	3–7	Hanner Fieldhouse (137) Statesboro, GA
12/21/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Stony Brook	L 58–60	3–8	Hanner Fieldhouse (133) Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Troy	L 47–88	3–9 (0–1)	Trojan Arena (912) Troy, AL
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		at South Alabama	L 52–79	3–10 (0–2)	Mitchell Center (1,612) Mobile, AL
01/04/2018 5:00 pm		Arkansas State	L 62–71	3–11 (0–3)	Hanner Fieldhouse (135) Statesboro, GA
01/06/2018 2:00 pm		Little Rock	L 34–64	3–12 (0–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse (211) Statesboro, GA
01/11/2018 5:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	L 51–54	3–13 (0–5)	HTC Center (295) Conway, SC
01/13/2018 1:00 pm		at Appalachian State	L 56–87	3–14 (0–6)	Holmes Center (357) Boone, NC
01/20/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia State Modern Day Hate	L 56–71	3–15 (0–7)	GSU Sports Arena (806) Atlanta, GA
01/25/2018 5:00 pm		Texas State	L 56–81	3–16 (0–8)	Hanner Fieldhouse (147) Statesboro, GA
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		Texas–Arlington	W 73–68	4–16 (1–8)	Hanner Fieldhouse (343) Statesboro, GA
02/01/2018 6:00 pm		at Little Rock	L 52–92	4–17 (1–9)	Jack Stephens Center (2,084) Little Rock, AR
02/03/2018 4:00 pm		at Arkansas State	L 48–69	4–18 (1–10)	First National Bank Arena (854) Jonesboro, AR
02/08/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Louisiana–Monroe	W 75–55	5–18 (2–10)	Hanner Fieldhouse (337) Statesboro, GA
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		Louisiana	L 48–58	5–19 (2–11)	Hanner Fieldhouse (572) Statesboro, GA
02/17/2018 12:00 pm		Georgia State Modern Day Hate	L 58–66	5–20 (2–12)	Hanner Fieldhouse (437) Statesboro, GA
02/22/2018 12:30 pm, ESPN3		at Texas–Arlington	L 49–70	5–21 (2–13)	College Park Center (5,590) Arlington, TX
02/24/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Texas State	L 51–60	5–22 (2–14)	Strahan Coliseum (1,934) San Marcos, TX
03/01/2018 5:00 pm		South Alabama	L 74–81 ^OT	5–23 (2–15)	Hanner Fieldhouse (139) Statesboro, GA
03/03/2018 2:00 pm		Troy	L 80–95	5–24 (2–16)	Hanner Fieldhouse (453) Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/06/2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(11)	vs. (6) Louisiana First Round	L 81–88 ^3OT	5–26	Lakefront Arena (628) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

References

1. "Georgia Southern Athletics" (PDF). Gseagles.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
2. "Georgia Southern Lady Eagles Women's Basketball - Lady Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
3. Georgia Southern Lady Eagles. "Georgia Southern Lady Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
4. "Georgia Southern Athletics". Gseagles.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.

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