2017–18 VCU Rams women's basketball team

The 2017–18 VCU Rams women's basketball team represents Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams are led by fourth year head coach Beth O'Boyle. The Rams are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.[1][2][3] They finished the season 7–23, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament Saint Joseph's.

2017–18 VCU Rams women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record722 (313 A-10)
Head coach
  • Beth O'Boyle (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Karen Blair
  • Nerlande Nicolas
  • Kirk Crawford
Home arenaSiegel Center
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton151 .938  237  .767
Duquesne133 .813  258  .758
Fordham124 .750  2410  .706
George Mason115 .688  2410  .706
George Washington106 .625  1914  .576
Saint Joseph's106 .625  1915  .559
Saint Louis97 .563  1716  .515
Richmond88 .500  1417  .452
Davidson79 .438  1218  .400
UMass610 .375  1416  .467
La Salle313 .188  822  .267
St. Bonaventure313 .188  822  .267
VCU412 .250  722  .241
Rhode Island115 .063  327  .100
2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 VCU Rams women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Taya Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHuguenot Richmond, VA
G 3 Madison Hattix-Covington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrEllison Killeen, TX
G 12 Olga Petrova 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrNone Moscow, Russia
G 20 Jailyn Maddox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoHoover Hoover, AL
G 21 Delphynia Sparks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMonsignor Scanlan Bronx, NY
F 22 Sydnei Archie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSt. Catherine's Richmond, VA
F 23 Sandra Skinner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGeorge Rogers Clark Winchester, KY
G 24 Tera Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLife Center Academy New Zealand
C 30 Danielle Hammond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoBaldwin School Philadelphia, PA
F 32 Bria Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrSanderson Columbia, MD
G 34 Nyra Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoBethel Hampton, VA
G 35 Jordan Agustus  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSaint Mary's
St. John's
Bronx, NY
G 42 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrNazareth Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
1:00 pm
Norfolk State L 52–66  0–1
Siegel Center (923)
Richmond, VA
11/16/2017*
8:00 pm
at Minnesota L 63–108  0–2
Williams Arena (2,147)
Minneapolis, MN
11/21/2017*
5:30 pm
at UNC Greensboro L 61–74  0–3
Fleming Gymnasium (426)
Greensboro, NC
11/24/2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State
GSU Thanksgiving Classic
L 56–61  0–4
GSU Sports Arena (442)
Atlanta, GA
11/26/2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Mercer
GSU Thanksgiving Classic
L 54–70  0–5
GSU Sports Arena (331)
Atlanta, GA
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 67–83  0–6
Trask Coliseum (856)
Wilmington, NC
12/06/2017*
6:00 pm
Old Dominion
Rivalry
W 68–39  1–6
Siegel Center (664)
Richmond, VA
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm
at Radford L 62–79  1–7
Dedmon Center (644)
Radford, VA
12/18/2017*
6:00 pm
Coppin State W 62–47  2–7
Siegel Center (611)
Richmond, VA
12/21/2017*
6:00 pm
Georgetown L 59–71  2–8
Siegel Center (922)
Richmond, VA
12/28/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. Penn
NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament semifinals
L 52–82  2–9
Wellness and Events Center (371)
Newark, NJ
12/29/2017*
3:00 pm
vs. Long Beach State
NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament 3rd place game
W 69–59  3–9
Wellness and Events Center (210)
Newark, NJ
A-10 regular season
12/31/2017
2:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 41–79  3–10 (0–1)
Hagan Arena (711)
Philadelphia, PA
01/03/2018
6:00 pm
George Washington L 39–61  3–11 (0–2)
Siegel Center (702)
Richmond, VA
01/07/2018
1:00 pm
Duquesne L 51–70  3–12 (0–3)
Siegel Center (540)
Richmond, VA
01/10/2018
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 61–49  4–12 (1–3)
Ryan Center (243)
Kingston, RI
01/14/2018
1:00 pm
Fordham L 54–64  4–13 (1–4)
Siegel Center (619)
Richmond, VA
01/21/2018
2:00 pm
at UMass L 75–79  4–14 (1–5)
Mullins Center (564)
Amherst, MA
01/25/2018
12:00 pm
at La Salle L 57–62  4–15 (1–6)
Tom Gola Arena (1,600)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2018
7:00 pm
Richmond
Sonabank/P.O.W.E.R. Crosstown Showdown
L 68–77  4–16 (1–7)
Siegel Center (1,856)
Richmond, VA
01/31/2018
6:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 56–54  5–16 (2–7)
Siegel Center (541)
Richmond, VA
02/04/2018
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Dayton L 64–74  5–17 (2–8)
UD Arena (2,627)
Dayton, OH
02/07/2018
7:00 pm
at Duquesne L 71–80  5–18 (2–9)
Palumbo Center (583)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/11/2018
1:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 77–75 OT 6–18 (3–9)
Siegel Center (1,008)
Richmond, VA
02/15/2018
11:00 am
George Mason
Rivalry
L 42–65  6–19 (3–10)
Siegel Center (2,219)
Richmond, VA
02/18/2018
3:00 pm
at Richmond
Sonabank/P.O.W.E.R. Crosstown Showdown
L 54–59  6–20 (3–11)
Robins Center (1,302)
Richmond, VA
02/21/2018
6:00 pm
Saint Louis W 88–84 OT 7–20 (4–11)
Siegel Center (646)
Richmond, VA
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
at Davidson L 63–69  7–21 (4–12)
John M. Belk Arena (871)
Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018
7:00 pm
(11) at (6) Saint Joseph's
First Round
L 63–72  7–22
Hagan Arena (516)
Philadelphia, PA
*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
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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. Eamonn Brennan. "VCU Rams Women's Basketball - Rams News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  2. "VCU" (PDF). Vcuathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  3. VCU Lady Rams. "VCU Lady Rams on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  4. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Vcuathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
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