2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's Basketball
|year=2017–18
|team=UNC Wilmington Seahawks
|image=UNC Wilmington Seahawks wordmark.svg
|image_size=250
|conference=Colonial Athletic Association
|division=
|short_conf=CAA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=12–19
|conf_record=4–14
|head_coach=Karen Barefoot
|hc_year = 1st
|asst_coach1=Tina Martin
|asst_coach2=David Caputo
|asst_coach3=Brittany Morris
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Trask Coliseum
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings}}
The 2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first year head coach Karen Barefoot, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).{{cite web|url=http://uncwsports.com/sports/2017/9/13/2017-18WBBMediaCenter.aspx |title=The Official Website of University of North Carolina Wilmington Athletics |publisher=Uncwsports.com |date= |accessdate=2017-12-22}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/_/id/350/unc-wilmington-seahawks |title=UNC Wilmington Seahawks Women's Basketball - Seahawks News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More |publisher=ESPN |date= |accessdate=2017-12-22}}{{cite web|author=UNCW Seahawks |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaw/teams/nag/ |title=UNCW Seahawks on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |date= |accessdate=2017-12-22}} They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eight place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to Drexel.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ashli|last=Jeune|dab=|num=0|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=JR|rs=y|home=Westampton, NJ|high_school=Life Center Academy
Rutgers|cur_rs=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Paige|last=Powell|dab=|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=Hallsboro, NC|high_school=East Columbus}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Moriah|last=Crisp|dab=|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=2|class=SO|rs=|home=Waldorf, MD|high_school=Bishop McNamara}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Katelyn|last=Weems|dab=|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SO|rs=|home=Chuckey, TN|high_school=North Greene}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shrita|last=Parker|dab=|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SR|rs=|home=Virginia Beach, VA|high_school=Ocean Lakes
Rutgers|cur_rs=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Madison|last=Raque|dab=|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SR|rs=|home=Louisville, KY|high_school=Eastern}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Gigi|last=Smith|dab=|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=JR|rs=|home=Norfolk, VA|high_school=Lake Taylor
Old Dominion|cur_rs=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Micah|last=Hoggatt|dab=|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Conyers, GA|high_school=Salem}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Julia|last=Buehler|dab=|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=JR|rs=|home=Wilmington, NC|high_school=John T. Hoggard
Appalachian State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lacey|last=Suggs|dab=|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SO|rs=|home=White Lake, NC|high_school=East Bladen}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Timber|last=Tate|dab=|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=SO|rs=|home=Thomasville, NC|high_school=Forest Trail Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jenny|last=DeGraaf|link=|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=SR|rs=y|home=Springboro, OH|high_school=Springboro
Penn State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chinyere|last=Bell|dab=|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=JR|rs=|home=Fayetteville, NC|high_school=South View
George Mason}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Diamond|last=Willis|dab=|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=Shreveport, LA|high_school=C.E. Byrd
Bossier Parish CC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Rebekah|last=Banks|dab=|num=32|pos=C|ft=6|in=1|class=SR|rs=|home=Durham, NC|high_school=Cary Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Grace|last=Sacco|dab=|num=33|pos=G|ft=5|in=5|class=FR|rs=|home=Ocean City, NJ|high_school=Ocean City}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sierra|last=Clayborn|dab=|num=34|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SR|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|high_school=Evanston Township
State Fair CC}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Karen Barefoot ({{college|Christopher Newport}})
|asst_coach=
- Tina Martin ({{college|Lock Haven}})
- David Caputo ({{college|Montclair State}})
- Brittany Morris ({{college|Seton Hall}})
|roster_url=http://www.uncwsports.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball&
|accessdate=December 22, 2017
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2017|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UNC Wilmington Seahawks}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 10/29/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Greensboro
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 743
| tv =
| score = 81–37
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UNC Wilmington Seahawks}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/12/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Pembroke
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 803
| tv =
| score = 73–64
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = East Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 927
| tv =
| score = 66–62
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Coastal Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = HTC Center
| site_cityst = Conway, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 276
| tv =
| score = 41–57
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 2,823
| tv =
| score = 60–86
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2017
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Catawba
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 664
| tv =
| score = 74–59
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Furman
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 318
| tv =
| score = 71–76
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 856
| tv =
| score = 83–67
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina Central
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 673
| tv =
| score = 89–63
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/09/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Peterson Events Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 621
| tv =
| score = 55–74
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wofford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 240
| tv =
| score = 65–60
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 904
| tv =
| score = 74–62
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UNC Wilmington Seahawks}}| CAA regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Elon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 951
| tv =
| score = 67–75
| overtime =
| record = 7–5 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 718
| tv =
| score = 53–66
| overtime =
| record = 7–6 (0–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2018
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northeastern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 421
| tv =
| score = 47–54
| overtime =
| record = 7–7 (0–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 593
| tv =
| score = 61–69
| overtime =
| record = 7–8 (0–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/12/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Towson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 129
| tv =
| score = 71–72
| overtime =
| record = 7–9 (0–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 556
| tv =
| score = 42–68
| overtime =
| record = 7–9 (0–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/19/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 819
| tv =
| score = 49–82
| overtime =
| record = 7–10 (0–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 895
| tv =
| score = 48–63
| overtime =
| record = 7–11 (0–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,554
| tv =
| score = 62–80
| overtime =
| record = 7–13 (0–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northeastern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cabot Center
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 288
| tv =
| score = 39–56
| overtime =
| record = 7–14 (0–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofstra Arena
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 454
| tv =
| score = 59–55
| overtime =
| record = 8–14 (1–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = College of Charleston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 857
| tv =
| score = 63–72
| overtime =
| record = 8–15 (1–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 808
| tv =
| score = 40–58
| overtime =
| record = 8–16 (1–12)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/16/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 641
| tv =
| score = 64–49
| overtime =
| record = 9–16 (2–12)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = JMU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,636
| tv =
| score = 48–65
| overtime =
| record = 9–17 (2–13)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/23/2018
| time = 11:30 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = College of Charleston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = TD Arena
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 3,209
| tv =
| score = 76–60
| overtime =
| record = 10–17 (3–13)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Towson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 623
| tv =
| score = 64–53
| overtime =
| record = 11–17 (4–13)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Elon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 743
| tv =
| score = 67–75
| overtime =
| record = 11–18 (4–14)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UNC Wilmington Seahawks}}| 2018 CAA women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2018
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 8
| opponent = Towson
| opprank =
| oppseed = 9
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = First Round
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 58–47
| overtime =
| record = 12–18
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/2018
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 8
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 41–71
| overtime =
| record = 12–19
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
See also
References
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{{UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team}}