2017–18 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by fifth year head coach Krista Gerlich, play their home games at the College Park Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 18–12, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Louisiana.

2017–18 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2017–18 record	18–12 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Kristin Cole Ashley Crawford Talby Justus
Home arena	College Park Center

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 22–9, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Troy. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Tulane in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Cierra Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr L D Bell Bedford, TX G 1 Laurynn McGowen 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Seguin New Mexico JC Arlington, TX G 2 Lauren Billie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr East Central Tulsa, OK G 3 Crystal Allen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Trimble Tech Seattle Fort Worth, TX G 5 Miranda LeJune 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Pearland San Jacinto College-North Pearland, TX G 10 Zhane Templeton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr South Grand Prairie Gonzaga Austin, TX G 11 Shelby Richards 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Riverton Odessa JC South Jordan, UT G 12 Brooke Alexander 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Prestonwood Christian Academy Liberty Frisco, TX F 13 Daiane Machado 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr New Mexico JC Curitiba, Brazil F 22 Jennifer Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rouse Leander, TX G 24 Aysia Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Broken Arrow Tulsa, OK F 33 Kelsey Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Washington Washington, OK C 40 Michaela Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Father Tolton Catholic Columbia, MO F 44 Rebekah Van Dijk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Nazareth Nazareth, TX	Head coach Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech) Assistant coach(es) Kristin Cole (Notre Dame) Ashley Crawford (Lamar) Talby Justus (Tabor College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		Incarnate Word	W 61–48	1–0	College Park Center (1,972) Arlington, TX
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Oral Roberts	W 70–46	2–0	College Park Center (797) Arlington, TX
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm		at UTSA	W 69–68 ^OT	3–0	Convocation Center (265) San Antonio, TX
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		SMU	W 58–55	4–0	College Park Center (649) Arlington, TX
11/24/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Fresno State	W 67–54	5–0	College Park Center (735) Arlington, TX
11/27/2017* 7:00 pm		at Utah	L 41–71	5–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (917) Salt Lake City, UT
12/01/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Houston	L 58–62	5–2	College Park Center (761) Arlington, TX
12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas State	L 56–70	5–3	Bramlage Coliseum (2,974) Manhattan, KS
12/10/2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Georgia Tech	L 52–80	5–4	Hank McCamish Pavilion (718) Atlanta, GA
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		at Arkansas	L 57–91	5–5	Bud Walton Arena (1,481) Fayetteville, AR
12/21/2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		San Francisco	W 56–54	6–5	College Park Center (1,937) Arlington, TX
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2017 2:30 pm		at Coastal Carolina	L 76–89	6–6 (0–1)	HTC Center (293) Conway, SC
12/31/2017 11:00 am		at Appalachian State	W 64–60	7–6 (1–1)	Holmes Center (275) Boone, NC
01/04/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Troy	W 76–57	8–6 (2–1)	College Park Center (1,868) Arlington, TX
01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		South Alabama	L 63–76	8–7 (2–2)	College Park Center (1,914) Arlington, TX
01/11/2018 5:00 pm		at Little Rock	L 57–59	8–8 (2–3)	Jack Stephens Center (2,091) Little Rock, AR
01/13/2018 3:00 pm		at Arkansas State	L 80–85	8–9 (2–4)	First National Bank Arena (791) Jonesboro, AR
01/18/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Louisiana	W 63–61	9–9 (3–4)	College Park Center (2,384) Arlington, TX
01/20/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Louisiana–Monroe	W 70–61	10–9 (4–4)	College Park Center  Arlington, TX
01/25/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia State	W 81–76 ^OT	11–9 (5–4)	GSU Sports Arena (323) Atlanta, GA
01/27/2018 1:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	L 68–73	11–10 (5–5)	Hanner Fieldhouse (343) Statesboro, GA
02/01/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Appalachian State	W 49–48	13–9 (6–5)	College Park Center (2,330) Arlington, TX
02/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Coastal Carolina	W 65–63	13–10 (7–5)	College Park Center  Arlington, TX
02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Texas State	W 61–59 ^OT	14–10 (8–5)	College Park Center (2,602) Arlington, TX
02/15/2018 5:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 80–53	15–10 (9–5)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,439) Monroe, LA
02/17/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Louisiana	W 38–34	16–10 (10–5)	Cajundome (733) Lafayette, LA
02/22/2018 11:30 am, ESPN3		Georgia Southern	W 70–49	17–10 (11–5)	College Park Center (5,590) Arlington, TX
02/24/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Georgia State	W 62–57	18–10 (12–5)	College Park Center  Arlington, TX
03/03/2018 2:00 pm		at Texas State	L 58–75	18–11 (12–6)	Strahan Coliseum (1,699) San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/08/2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (6) Louisiana Quarterfinals	L 48–54	18–12	Lakefront Arena (854) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central 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	RV	N/A	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not ranked previous week

See also

• 2017–18 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

References

1. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/txar/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/prospectus/prospectus.pdf
2. "UT Arlington Mavericks Women's Basketball - Mavericks News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
3. UT Arlington Mavericks. "UT Arlington Mavericks on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
4. "The Official Site of UT Arlington Mavericks Women's Basketball". UTAMavs.com. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-01-13.