2017–18 Charleston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fourth year head coach Candice M. Jackson, played their home games at the TD Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–24, 2–16 CAA play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to James Madison.

2017–18 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	7–24 (2–16 CAA)
Head coach	Candice M. Jackson (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Malikah Willis Kelvin Long Adria Crawford
Home arena	TD Arena

2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Drexel	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
James Madison	16	–	2		.889			23	–	11		.676
Elon †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
Delaware	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
Northeastern	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
William & Mary	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
Hofstra	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
UNC Wilmington	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
Towson	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
College of Charleston	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
† 2018 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 9–21, 6–12 CAA play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to UNC Wilmington.

Roster

2017–18 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Shai Blanding 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Holy Innocents' Episcopal Atlanta, GA G 2 Darien Huff 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY G 3 Shiclasia Brown 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Nazareth Regional Corona, NY G 5 Cailin Dorsey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Ravenscroft School Raleigh, NC G 10 Dee Heath 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Northwood Academy Hanahan, SC G 11 Bryanna Goodson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Wilson Florence, SC G 15 Tanisha Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Myrtle Beach Charlotte Loris, SC F 20 Bri Sullivan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Colonial Forge Fredericksburg, VA F/C 21 Baileigh Larson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Oakleaf Orange Park, FL F/C 23 Brianna Boyd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Pinewood Prep Winthrop Ridgeville, SC F 24 Lexi Maddox 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Winder-Barrow Winder, GA G 25 Deja Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Mary's Ryken Waldorf, MD F/C 42 Ericka Broughton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Goose Creek Goose Creek, SC	Head coach Candice M. Jackson (Michigan State) Assistant coach(es) Malikah Willis (Iowa) Kelvin Long (East Tennessee State) Adria Crawford (Georgetown) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 23, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017* 6:30 pm		USC Aiken	W 80–48		TD Arena  Charleston, SC
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 12:00 pm		Lipscomb	W 85–69	1–0	TD Arena (304) Charleston, SC
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		at Furman	L 58–72	1–1	Timmons Arena (633) Greenville, SC
11/17/2017* 12:00 pm, CSN		at Central Michigan	L 58–79	1–2	McGuirk Arena (3,084) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/19/2017* 12:00 pm		at Michigan State	L 43–107	1–3	Breslin Center (4,425) East Lansing, MI
11/22/2017* 6:30 pm		Campbell	L 45–53	1–4	TD Arena (310) Charleston, SC
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm		Appalachian State	L 70–76	1–5	TD Arena (333) Charleston, SC
11/30/2017* 6:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	W 72–70	2–5	HTC Center (335) Conway, SC
12/05/2017* 7:00 pm		at No. 5 South Carolina	L 43–69	2–6	Colonial Life Arena (11,732) Columbia, SC
12/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at North Florida	W 73–69	3–6	UNF Arena (304) Jacksonville, FL
12/18/2017* 6:30 pm		Wofford	W 59–51	4–6	TD Arena (339) Charleston, SC
12/21/2017* 12:00 pm		Wake Forest	L 40–77	4–7	TD Arena (414) Charleston, SC
CAA regular season
12/29/2017 6:30 pm		William & Mary	L 54–68	4–8 (0–1)	TD Arena (436) Charleston, SC
12/31/2017 12:00 pm		at Towson	W 80–67	5–8 (1–1)	SECU Arena (171) Towson, MD
01/05/2018 6:30 pm		Hofstra	L 60–75	5–9 (1–2)	TD Arena (333) Charleston, SC
01/07/2018 1:00 pm		Delaware	L 59–68	5–10 (1–3)	TD Arena (280) Charleston, SC
01/12/2018 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 37–59	5–11 (1–4)	Cabot Center (348) Boston, MA
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 60–65	5–12 (1–5)	Hofstra Arena (526) Hempstead, NY
01/19/2018 6:30 pm		James Madison	L 45–67	5–13 (1–6)	TD Arena (404) Charleston, SC
01/21/2018 12:00 pm		Towson	L 58–83	5–14 (1–7)	TD Arena (290) Charleston, SC
01/26/2018 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 66–79	5–15 (1–8)	Kaplan Arena (636) Williamsburg, VA
01/28/2018 7:00 pm		at James Madison	L 67–70	5–16 (1–9)	JMU Convocation Center (3,661) Harrisonburg, VA
02/02/2018 6:30 pm		Elon	L 55–77	5–17 (1–10)	TD Arena (321) Charleston, SC
02/04/2018 1:00 pm		Drexel	L 53–80	5–18 (1–11)	TD Arena (330) Charleston, SC
02/09/2018 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 72–63	6–18 (2–11)	Trask Coliseum (857) Wilmington, NC
02/11/2018 2:00 pm		at Elon	L 44–97	6–19 (2–12)	Alumni Gym (889) Elon, NC
02/18/2018 1:00 pm		at Delaware	L 51–79	6–20 (2–13)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,503) Newark, DE
02/23/2018 11:30 am		UNC Wilmington	L 60–76	6–21 (2–14)	TD Arena (3,209) Charleston, SC
02/25/2018 2:00 pm		Northeastern	L 59–68	6–22 (2–15)	TD Arena (280) Charleston, SC
03/03/2018 1:00 pm		at Drexel	L 57–71	6–23 (2–16)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (614) Philadelphia, PA
CAA Women's Tournament
03/07/2018 2:30 pm	(10)	vs. (7) Hofstra First Round	W 88–72	7–23	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,048) Philadelphia, PA
03/08/2018 5:00 pm	(10)	vs. (2) James Madison Quarterfinals	L 66–81	7–24	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team