2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team will represent the University of Rhode Island during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams are led by fourth year head coach Daynia La-Force. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Ryan Center.[1][2][3] They finished the season 3–27, 1–15 in A-10 to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Fordham.

2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record	3–27 (1–15 A-10)
Head coach	Daynia La-Force (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Marcus Reilly Velaida Harris Stephanie Tobey
Home arena	Ryan Center

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
	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

2017–18 media

All Rams home games and most conference road games that aren't televised will be shown on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ednaija Lassiter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Newton North Quincy, MA G 1 Elemy Colome 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Proctor Academy James Madison Lawrence, MA F 2 Jalissa Ross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Fenway Roxbury, MA G 3 Charise Wilson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr St. Anthony's West Babylon, NY G 4 Laura Perez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So CETYS Universidad Baja California, Mexico G 11 Davida Dale 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So St. Andrew's Syracuse Providence, RI G 12 Maia Moffitt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Anthony's Bay Shore, NY G 13 Marta Vargas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Vergilio Ferreira Amadora, Portugal G 14 Erin Jones  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Voorhees Hartford High Bridge, NJ C 22 Gabrielle Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Mt. Hebron Ellicott City, MD G 23 Kasey Gagan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Raphael Academy Warwick, RI G 31 Abby Streeter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lawrence Academy Nashua, NH C 32 Nicole Jorgensen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Quincy Quincy, MA F 33 Meghan Oberg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Islip Islip, NY C 34 Dina Motrechuk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Moore Catholic Staten Island, NY G 35 Jessica Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rutherford Rutherford, NJ	Head coach Daynia La-Force (Georgetown) Assistant coach(es) Marcus Reilly (Trinity) Stephanie Tobey (Bryant) Velaida Harris (Portland State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 2, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017* 1:00 pm		NYIT	W 77–76		Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:00 pm		UMass Lowell	W 81–64	1–0	Ryan Center (6,367) Kingston, RI
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm		Minnesota	L 60–82	1–1	Ryan Center (310) Kingston, RI
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm		at Samford	L 37–67	1–2	Pete Hanna Center (242) Homewood, AL
11/20/2017* 8:00 pm		at Jacksonville State	L 53–63	1–3	Pete Mathews Coliseum (302) Jacksonville, AL
11/24/2017* 4:00 pm		at Dartmouth	L 54–70	1–4	Leede Arena (427) Hanover, NH
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Bryant Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals	L 52–58	1–5	Alumni Hall (582) Providence, RI
12/03/2017* 12:00 pm		at Providence Ocean State Tip-Off 3rd place game	L 41–65	1–6	Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
12/06/2017* 5:00 pm		at Marist	L 42–64	1–7	McCann Field House (1,334) Poughkeepsie, NY
12/09/2017* 2:00 pm		at Michigan State	L 38–82	1–8	Breslin Center (5,743) East Lansing, MI
12/11/2017* 7:00 pm		Fairfield	W 62–47	2–8	Ryan Center (359) Kingston, RI
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		Holy Cross	L 63–69	2–9	Ryan Center (407) Kingston, RI
12/22/2017* 1:00 pm		at Penn	L 66–84	2–10	Palestra (456) Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2017* 2:00 pm		Southern Connecticut	L 57–62	2–11	Ryan Center (443) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		Richmond	L 53–74	2–12 (0–1)	Ryan Center (354) Kingston, RI
01/04/2018 7:00 pm		at Dayton	L 58–116	2–13 (0–2)	UD Arena (1,615) Dayton, OH
01/07/2018 2:00 pm		at Davidson	L 67–77	2–14 (0–3)	John M. Belk Arena (259) Davidson, NC
01/10/2018 7:00 pm		VCU	L 49–61	2–15 (0–4)	Ryan Center (243) Kingston, RI
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		George Mason	L 53–92	2–16 (0–5)	Ryan Center (378) Kingston, RI
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 70–81	2–17 (0–6)	Reilly Center (821) Olean, NY
01/20/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN		La Salle	W 72–63	3–17 (1–6)	Ryan Center (328) Kingston, RI
01/24/2018 11:00 am		at George Washington	L 52–65	3–18 (1–7)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,100) Washington, D.C.
01/28/2018 2:00 pm		UMass	L 59–61	3–19 (1–8)	Ryan Center (454) Kingston, RI
01/31/2018 11:00 am		Davidson	L 67–79	3–20 (1–9)	Ryan Center (596) Kingston, RI
02/04/2018 2:00 pm		at Fordham	L 64–76	3–21 (1–10)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (935) Bronx, NY
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 46–64	3–22 (1–11)	Hagan Arena (346) Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		Saint Louis	L 66–70	3–23 (1–12)	Ryan Center (585) Kingston, RI
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 71–80	3–24 (1–13)	Palumbo Center (948) Pittsburgh, PA
02/21/2018 7:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	L 72–77	3–25 (1–14)	Ryan Center (473) Kingston, RI
02/24/2018 12:00 pm		at UMass	L 50–87	3–26 (1–15)	Mullins Center (644) Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018 7:00 pm	(14)	at (3) Fordham First Round	L 53–75	3–27	Rose Hill Gymnasium (662) Bronx, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

References

1. "Rhode Island" (PDF). Gorhody.com. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
2. "Rhode Island Rams Women's Basketball - Rams News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
3. Rhode Island Rams. "Rhode Island Rams on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
4. "2017-18 Rhode Island Women's Basketball Schedule - Rhode Island". gorhody.com.