2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=2017
| Conference=Southland Conference
| Division=I
| Gender=Women's
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| Caption=Tournament logo
| Teams=8
| Arena=Merrell Center
| City=Katy, Texas
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| Champions=Central Arkansas
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| Coach=Sandra Rushing
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| MVP=Maggie Proffitt
| MVPTeam=Central Arkansas
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{{2016–17 Southland Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 9–12, 2017 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament, the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears, received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament.
Seeds and regular season standings
Only the Top 8 teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. The co-regular season champion Abilene Christian Wildcats were ineligible for the NCAA Tourney. Their seed fell to the next eligible team. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for post-season play as they were in the final year of a 4-year transition from D2 to D1.{{cite news|last=Richards|first=Joey|title=Abilene Christian offered Southland Conference/ Division I membership|url=http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/aug/20/southland-conference-ties-to-abilene-christiain/|newspaper=Abilene Reporter|date=August 20, 2012|access-date=November 12, 2016|archive-date=November 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102103604/http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/aug/20/southland-conference-ties-to-abilene-christiain/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Incarnate Word to join Southland during transition to D1|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012-08-20/incarnate-word-join-southland-conference-during-transition-di|accessdate=20 August 2012|newspaper=NCAA.com|date=20 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020045525/http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012-08-20/incarnate-word-join-southland-conference-during-transition-di|archive-date=2012-10-20|url-status=dead}} They will be eligible for the Southland tourney in 2018. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.
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| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#DDDDDD; font:#000000" | 2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds |
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!Seed !School !Conference record !Overall record !Tiebreaker |
| 1.
|Central Arkansas |16-2 |24–4 | |
| 2.
|Lamar |15-3 |22-6 | |
| 3.
|Stephen F. Austin |14–4 |23–6 | |
| 4.
|New Orleans |9-9 |14-14 | |
| 5.
|Texas A&M-CC |8-10 |12-17 | 1-0 vs. McNeese State |
| 6.
|McNeese State |8-10 |13–16 | 0-1 vs. TXAMCC |
| 7.
|Northwestern State |7-11 |13-16 |2-0 vs. Nicholls State/Incarnate Word |
| 8.
|Nicholls State |7-11 |10-19 | Incarnate Word still in-eligible |
| colspan=6 align=left|‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. |
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Schedule
Source:
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!Session !Game !Time* !Matchup# !Television |
| colspan=6| First round – Thursday, March 9 |
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| rowspan=2|1
|1 |11:00 am |#5 Texas A&M-CC vs. #8 Nicholls State |rowspan=2|ESPN3 |
| 2
|1:30 pm |#6 McNeese State vs. #7 Northwestern State |
| colspan=6| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 |
| rowspan=2|2
|3 |11:00 am |#4 New Orleans vs. #5 Texas A&M-CC |rowspan=2|ESPN3 |
| 4
|1:30 pm |#3 Stephen F. Austin vs. #6 McNeese State |
| colspan=7| Semifinals – Saturday, March 11 |
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|5 |1:00 pm |#1 Central Arkansas vs. #5 Texas A&M CC |rowspan=2|ESPN3 |
| 6
|3:30 pm |#2 Lamar vs. #3 SFA |
| colspan=7| Championship – Sunday, March 12 |
| 4
|7 |12:00 pm | #1 Central Arkansas vs. #3 SFA |CBSSN |
| colspan=6| *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
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| RD1=First round
Thursday, March 9
ESPN3{{cite web|title=NCAAW Basketball Scoreboard|url=http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/25/date/20170309|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=April 9, 2017|date=March 9, 2017}}
| RD2=Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
ESPN3{{cite web|title=NCAAW Basketball Scoreboard|url=http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/25/date/20170310|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=April 9, 2017|date=March 10, 2017}}
| RD3=Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
ESPN3{{cite web|title=NCAAW Basketball Scoreboard|url=http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/25/date/20170311|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=April 9, 2017|date=March 11, 2017}}
| RD4=Championship Game
Sunday, March 12
CBSSN{{cite web|title=NCAAW Basketball Scoreboard|url=http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/25/date/20170312|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=April 9, 2017|date=March 12, 2017}}
| RD1-seed07= 5
| RD1-team07= Texas A&M-CC
| RD1-score07=57
| RD1-seed08= 8
| RD1-team08= Northwestern State
| RD1-score08=46
| RD1-seed15= 7
| RD1-team15= Nicholls
| RD1-score15=58
| RD1-seed16= 6
| RD1-team16= McNeese State
| RD1-score16=79
| RD2-seed03= 4
| RD2-team03= New Orleans
| RD2-score03=77
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04=Texas A&M-CC
| RD2-score04=88
| RD2-seed07= 3
| RD2-team07= Stephen F. Austin
| RD2-score07=77
| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08=McNeese State
| RD2-score08=63
| RD3-seed01= 1
| RD3-team01= Central Arkansas
| RD3-score01=62
| RD3-seed02=5
| RD3-team02=Texas A&M CC
| RD3-score02=44
| RD3-seed03= 2
| RD3-team03= Lamar
| RD3-score03=48
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=Stephen F. Austin
| RD3-score04=62
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Central Arkansas
| RD4-score01= 60
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=Stephen F. Austin
| RD4-score02= 35
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=First round=
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| date = March 9
| time = 11:00 am
| report =
| team1 = Northwestern State
| score1 = 46
| team2 = Texas A&M-CC
| score2 = 57
| H1 = 20–16
| H2 = 26–41
| points1 = C. Brown; B. Attura: 16
| rebounds1 = S. Abboud: 5
| assist1 = 3 players: 2
| points2 = D. Booth: 14
| rebounds2 = C. Davis: 11
| assist2 = B. Mbamalu; C. Davis: 4
| place = Merrell Center
Katy, TX
| attendance =
| referee = Robert Strong, Marlin Ramsey, Chaney Muench
| TV = ESPN3
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{{basketballbox
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| date = March 9
| time = 1:30 pm
| report =
| team1 = Nicholls
| score1 = 58
| team2 = McNeese State
| score2 = 79
| H1 = 21–37
| H2 = 35–44
| points1 = C. Barrios: 17
| rebounds1 = E. White; T. Morrison: 5
| assist1 = T. Morrison: 2
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = F. Haywood: 14
| rebounds2 = F. Haywood: 19
| assist2 = F. Haywood; C. Davis: 3
| otherstat2 =
| place = Merrell Center
Katy, TX
| attendance = 604
| referee = Travis Jones, Darren McClure, Jennifer White
| TV = ESPN3
}}
=Quarterfinals=
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| date = March 10
| time = 11:00 am
| report =
| team1 = Texas A&M-CC
| score1 = 88
| team2 = New Orleans
| score2 = 77
| H1 = 42–46
| H2 = 28–49
| points1 = K. Jones: 26
| rebounds1 = C. Davis: 11
| assist1 = Three Players: 2
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = R. Brown: 21
| rebounds2 = S. Woods: 8
| assist2 = D. Wright: 5
| otherstat2 =
| place = Merrell Center
Katy, TX
| attendance =
| referee = Travis Jones, Kelly Johnson, Darren McClure
| TV = ESPN3
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{{basketballbox
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| date = March 10
| time = 1:30 pm
| report =
| team1 = McNeese State
| score1 = 63
| team2 = Stephen F. Austin
| score2 = 77
| H1 = 20–43
| H2 = 41–36
| points1 = V. Rachal: 23
| rebounds1 = F. Haywood: 15
| assist1 = Three Players: 3
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = T. Ross: 24
| rebounds2 = S. Parker: 14
| assist2 = T. Ross: 4
| otherstat2 =
| place = Merrell Center
Katy, TX
| attendance = 966
| referee = Eric Koch, Chaney Muench, Britton Sherry
| TV = ESPN3
}}
=Semifinals=
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| date = March 11
| time = 1:00 pm
| report =
| team1 = Texas A&M-CC
| score1 = 44
| team2 = Central Arkansas
| score2 = 62
| H1 = 20–24
| H2 = 29–33
| points1 = K. Jones: 13
| rebounds1 = U. Jolivette; B. Mbamalu: 5
| assist1 = Six Players: 1
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = M. Proffitt: 21
| rebounds2 = T. Baudoin: 13
| assist2 = B. Mullins: 6
| otherstat2 =
| place = Merrell Center
Katy, TX
| attendance =
| referee = Travis Jones, D'Lynn Schertz, Darren McClure
| TV = ESPN3
}}
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 11
| time = 3:30 pm
| report =
| team1 = Stephen F. Austin
| score1 = 62
| team2 = Lamar
| score2 = 48
| H1 = 30–32
| H2 = 26–22
| points1 = T. Ross: 20
| rebounds1 = S. Parker: 13
| assist1 = T. Ross: 3
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = Four Players: 8
| rebounds2 = K. Bowers: 13
| assist2 = C. Barrs; A. Miles: 3
| otherstat2 =
| place = Merrell Center
Katy, TX
| attendance = 1,413
| referee = John Fletcher, Britton Sherry, Shandra Twine
| TV = ESPN3
}}
=Championship=
{{basketballbox
| bg = #e3e3e3
| date = March 12
| time = 12:00 pm
| report =
| team1 = Stephen F. Austin
| score1 = 35
| team2 = Central Arkansas
| score2 = 60
| H1 = 20–15
| H2 = 27–33
| points1 = S. Parker: 11
| rebounds1 = S. Parker: 8
| assist1 = S. Parker: 2
| otherstat1 =
| points2 = M. Proffitt: 21
| rebounds2 = K. Jordan: 13
| assist2 = B. Mullins: 3
| otherstat2 =
| place = Merrell Center
Katy, TX
| attendance = 1,073
| referee = Eric Koch, Chaney Muench, Darren McClure
| TV = CBSSN
}}
Awards and honors
Tournament MVP: Maggie Proffitt, Central Arkansas
All-Tournament Team:
:* Maggie Proffitt, Central Arkansas
:* Stevi Parker, Stephen F. Austin
:* Taylor Baudoin, Central Arkansas
:* Taylor Ross, Stephen F. Austin
:* Kassie Jones, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
See also
References
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External links
- [http://southland.org/sports/2017/1/27/MBB_0127174049.aspx 2017 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Tournament Page]
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