2017–18 Towson Tigers women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|mode=Women's Basketball
|year=2017–18
|team=Towson Tigers
|image=Towson Tigers wordmark.svg
|image_size=250
|conference=Colonial Athletic Association
|division=
|short_conf=CAA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=9–21
|conf_record=4–14
|head_coach=Diane Richardson
|hc_year = 1st
|asst_coach1=Zach Kancher
|asst_coach2=Wanisha Smith
|asst_coach3=Billie Wilson
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=SECU Arena
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings}}
The 2017–18 Towson Tigers women's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Diane Richardson, played their home games at SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.{{Cite web |title=2017-18 Women's Basketball Standings |url=https://caasports.com/standings.aspx?standings=133 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=caasports.com}} They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to UNC Wilmington.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-07 |title=Tigers Fight Down the Stretch, Fall in CAA Opener |url=https://towsontigers.com/news/2018/3/7/womens-basketball-tigers-fight-down-the-stretch-but-fall-in-tournament-opener.aspx |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Towson University Athletics |language=en}}
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 12–18, 5–13 in CAA play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.{{Cite web |title=2016-17 Women's Basketball Standings |url=https://caasports.com/standings.aspx?standings=119 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=caasports.com}} They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to Hofstra.{{Cite web |date=2017-03-08 |title=Bankston's Big Day Not Enough as No. 8 Towson Falls to No. 9 Hofstra |url=https://towsontigers.com/news/2017/3/8/womens-basketball-bankstons-big-day-not-enough-as-no-8-towson-falls-to-no-9-hofstra.aspx |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Towson University Athletics |language=en}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Danielle|last=Durjan|num=0|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=JR|home=Montgomery County, MD|high_school=Watkins Mills
Hartford CC/Sacred Heart}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nukiya|last=Mayo|num=1|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=3|class=SO|home=The Bronx, NY|high_school=Monsignor Scanlan}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Rayna|last=Barbour|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=3|class=FR|home=Fort Washington, MD|high_school=Paul VI Catholic}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jalynn|last=Holmes|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=FR|home=Upper Marlboro, MD|high_school=Riverdale Baptist}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kayla|last=Davis|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SR|home=Brampton, ON|high_school=St. Marguerite d'Youville
Xavier}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Raine|last=Bankston|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SR|rs=y|home=Detroit, MI|high_school=John Glenn H.S.
Delaware State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Etalyia|last=Vogt|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=SO|home=Long Island, NY|high_school=St. Anthony's H.S.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mariah|last=Gray|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SO|home=Ellicott City, MD|high_school=Good Counsel H.S.}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mary|last=Cuevas|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|class=SR|home=Madrid, Spain|high_school=CD CREF
ASA College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brittany|last=Tarr|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=JR|home=Sevierville, TN|high_school=Sevier County}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tess|last=Borgosz|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|home=Depew, NY|high_school=Depew}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Maia|last=Lee|num=25|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=JR|rs=y|home=McLean, VA|high_school=McLean
Old Dominion}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Daijha|last=Thomas|num=33|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=SR|home=St. Leonard, MD|high_school=Calvert}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Diane Richardson ({{college|Frostburg State}})
|asst_coach=
- Zach Kancher ({{college|George Washington}})
- Wanisha Smith ({{college|Duke}})
- Billie Wilson ({{college|Frostburg State}})
|roster_url=https://towsontigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2017-18
|accessdate=December 2, 2024
}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Towson Tigers}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 12, 2017
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UMass
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mullins Center
| site_cityst = Amherst, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 361
| tv =
| score = 49–72
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 16, 2017
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 1,213
| tv =
| score = 43–66
| overtime =
| record = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 19, 2017
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Petersen Events Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,124
| tv =
| score = 63–81
| overtime =
| record = 0–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 21, 2017
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UMBC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 3,100
| tv =
| score = 95–64
| overtime =
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 26, 2017
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colgate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 151
| tv =
| score = 61–65
| overtime =
| record = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2017
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wagner
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 186
| tv =
| score = 64–42
| overtime =
| record = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5, 2017
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 209
| tv =
| score = 90–66
| overtime =
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 9, 2017
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 787
| tv =
| score = 76–67
| overtime =
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 12, 2017
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Norfolk State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Echols Hall
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 178
| tv =
| score = 76–86
| overtime =
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2017
| time = 5:15 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| opprank =
| site_stadium = South Point Arena
| site_cityst = Enterprise, NV
| gamename = Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 70–44
| overtime =
| record = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2017
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Radford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = South Point Arena
| site_cityst = Enterprise, NV
| gamename = Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 66–69
| overtime =
| record = 5–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Towson Tigers}}| CAA regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29, 2017
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northeastern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 206
| tv =
| score = 61–70
| overtime =
| record = 5–7 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 31, 2017
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = College of Charleston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 171
| tv =
| score = 67–80
| overtime =
| record = 5–8 (0–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5, 2018
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = JMU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,818
| tv =
| score = 45–69
| overtime =
| record = 5–9 (0–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2018
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 589
| tv =
| score = 67–66
| overtime =
| record = 6–9 (1–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12, 2018
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 129
| tv =
| score = 72–71
| overtime =
| record = 7–9 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 2018
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename =
| attend = 1,554
| tv =
| score = 49–51
| overtime =
| record = 7–10 (2–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19, 2018
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Elon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 872
| tv =
| score = 61–84
| overtime =
| record = 7–11 (2–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2018
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = College of Charleston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = TD Arena
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 290
| tv =
| score = 83–58
| overtime =
| record = 8–11 (3–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2018
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Elon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 564
| tv =
| score = 45–71
| overtime =
| record = 7–12 (3–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 2018
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 508
| tv =
| score = 53–78
| overtime =
| record = 7–13 (3–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2018
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 253
| tv =
| score = 63–75
| overtime =
| record = 7–14 (3–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 9, 2018
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 286
| tv =
| score = 73–72
| overtime =
| record = 8–14 (4–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 2018
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 457
| tv =
| score = 55–64
| overtime =
| record = 9–15 (4–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16, 2018
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northeastern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cabot Center
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 334
| tv =
| score = 61–79
| overtime =
| record = 9–16 (4–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2018
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofstra Arena
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,020
| tv =
| score = 72–83
| overtime =
| record = 9–17 (4–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2018
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 423
| tv =
| score = 54–62
| overtime =
| record = 9–18 (4–12)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1, 2018
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 623
| tv =
| score = 53–64
| overtime =
| record = 9–19 (4–13)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3, 2018
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 455
| tv =
| score = 55–81
| overtime =
| record = 9–20 (4–14)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Towson Tigers}}| 2018 CAA women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7, 2018
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 9
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| opprank =
| oppseed = 8
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = First round
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 47–58
| overtime =
| record = 9–21
}}
See also
References
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{{Towson Tigers women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Towson Tigers women's basketball team}}