2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

The 2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented the Louisiana Tech University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by second year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–12, 10–6 in C-USA play to finish in a 4-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament to North Texas. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Missouri State in the first round.

2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	19–12 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Brooke Stoehr & Scott Stoehr (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Lindsey Hicks Alaura Sharp
Home arena	Thomas Assembly Center

2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UAB	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
Western Kentucky †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
Rice	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Louisiana Tech	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
Middle Tennessee	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Charlotte	10	–	6		.625			14	–	16		.467
UTEP	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Florida Atlantic	7	–	9		.438			13	–	15		.464
Southern Miss	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
North Texas	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
UTSA	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
Old Dominion	6	–	10		.375			8	–	23		.258
FIU	5	–	11		.313			8	–	21		.276
Marshall	3	–	13		.188			9	–	20		.310
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner As of 20 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Raizel Guinto 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Sisler HS Winnipeg, MB G 3 Kierra Lang 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Springdale HS Springdale, AR G 4 Kierra Anthony 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr New Iberia HS New Iberia, LA G 10 Amber Dixon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mansfield Summit Arlington, TX G 12 Daria McCutcheon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Plano East HS Plano, TX G 14 Anna McLeod 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Homeschooled Houston, TX F 15 MaKayla Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Crowley Crowley, TX G 22 Maria Delgado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Bucaramanga, Colombia F 23 Reauna Cleaver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Elizabethtown HS Elizabethtown, KY G 24 Taylor Stahly 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Newton HS Hutchinson CC Newton, KS G 25 Nikki McDonald 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Wesleyan Elon Atlanta, GA F 32 Zhanae Whitney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Colleville Heritage HS Collin County Queens, NY F 34 Alexus Malone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Buffalo Oxford, MS	Head coach Brooke Stoehr (Louisiana Tech) Scott Stoehr (Little Rock) Assistant coach(es) Lindsey Hicks (Purdue) Alaura Sharp (Southwest Minnesota State) 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 city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10* 11:00 a.m.		Grambling State	W 64–53	1–0	Thomas Assembly Center (4,811) Ruston, LA
November 12* 2:00 p.m.		LSU–Alexandria	W 87–47	2–0	Thomas Assembly Center (1,563) Ruston, LA
November 16* 6:30 p.m.		Memphis	W 65–40	3–0	Thomas Assembly Center (1,851) Ruston, LA
November 19* 6:00 p.m.		at Auburn	L 59–75	3–1	Auburn Arena (1,879) Auburn, AL
November 24* 7:45 p.m.		vs. Penn State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 71–59	4–1	South Point Arena  Las Vegas, NV
November 26* 11:00 p.m.		vs. Niagara South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	L 67–73	4–2	South Point Arena  Las Vegas, NV
November 30* 7:00 p.m.		at Texas	L 54–88	4–3	Frank Erwin Center (2,956) Austin, TX
December 4* 6:30 p.m.		Clemson	L 47–55	4–4	Thomas Assembly Center (2,129) Ruston, LA
December 7* 6:30 p.m.		at Little Rock	W 58–49	5–4	Jack Stephens Center (1,141) Little Rock, AR
December 11* 6:30 p.m.		Louisiana–Monroe	W 71–49	6–4	Thomas Assembly Center (2,045) Ruston, LA
December 18* 6:30 p.m.		McNeese State	W 78–62	7–4	Thomas Assembly Center (1,823) Ruston, LA
December 21* 6:30 p.m.		Houston Baptist	W 85–62	8–4	Thomas Assembly Center (1,659) Ruston, LA
December 29* 6:30 p.m.		Alcorn State	W 87–50	9–4	Thomas Assembly Center (1,555) Ruston, LA
Conference USA regular season
January 3 6:30 p.m.		North Texas	W 61–53	10–4 (1–0)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,749) Ruston, LA
January 5 6:30 p.m.		UTSA	W 63–55	11–4 (2–0)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,735) Ruston, LA
January 11 6:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	L 50–65	11–5 (2–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,264) Hattiesburg, MS
January 13 12:00 p.m.		at Marshall	W 74–65	12–5 (3–1)	Cam Henderson Center (483) Huntington, WV
January 18 11:00 a.m., ESPN3		at FIU	L 54–57	12–6 (3–2)	FIU Arena (2,151) Miami, FL
January 20 6:00 p.m.		at Florida Atlantic	L 72–86	12–7 (3–3)	FAU Arena (804) Boca Raton, FL
January 26 6:30 p.m.		Old Dominion	W 59–45	13–7 (4–3)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,229) Ruston, LA
January 28 2:00 p.m.		Western Kentucky	L 64–74	13–8 (4–4)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,134) Ruston, LA
February 1 6:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Middle Tennessee	W 66–49	14–8 (5–4)	Murphy Center (3,436) Murfreesboro, TN
February 4 2:00 p.m.		UAB	L 61–66	14–9 (5–5)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,032) Ruston, LA
February 7 6:30 p.m.		Rice	W 75–55	15–9 (6–5)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,039) Ruston, LA
February 10 2:00 p.m.		at UTEP	W 65–62	16–9 (7–5)	Don Haskins Center (1,104) El Paso, TX
February 15 4:30 p.m.		Charlotte	L 51–64	16–10 (7–6)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,562) Ruston, LA
February 17 2:30 p.m.		Southern Miss	W 89–57	17–10 (8–6)	Thomas Assembly Center (4,748) Ruston, LA
February 24 2:00 p.m.		at UAB	W 70–60	18–10 (9–6)	Bartow Arena (517) Birmingham, AL
March 1 5:00 p.m.		at Rice	W 70–62	19–10 (10–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,514) Houston, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
March 8 2:30 p.m.	(3)	vs. (11) North Texas Quarterfinals	L 69–76	19–11	The Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
WNIT
March 15* 6:30 p.m.		Missouri State First Round	L 59–63	19–12	Thomas Assembly Center (1,734) Ruston, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team