2017–18 Towson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Towson Tigers women's basketball team represents Towson University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach Diane Richardson, play their home games at SECU Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).[1][2][3] They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to UNC Wilmington.

2017–18 Towson Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record9–21 (4–14 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Zach Kancher
  • Wanisha Smith
  • Billie Wilson
Home arenaSECU Arena
2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drexel162 .889278  .771
James Madison162 .8892311  .676
Elon144 .778258  .758
Delaware117 .6111913  .594
Northeastern117 .6111615  .516
William & Mary711 .3891614  .533
Hofstra513 .2781119  .367
UNC Wilmington414 .2221219  .387
Towson414 .222921  .300
College of Charleston216 .111724  .226
2018 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 12–18, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA women's tournament to Hofstra.

Roster

2017–18 Towson Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Danielle Durjan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrWatkins Mills
Hartford CC/Sacred Heart
Montgomery County, MD
G/F 1 Nukiya Mayo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoMonsignor Scanlan Bronx, NY
G 2 Rayna Barbour 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrPaul VI Catholic Fort Washington, MD
G 4 Jalynn Holmes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRiverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD
G 5 Kayla Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrSt. Marguerite d'Youville
Xavier
Brampton, ON
G 10 Raine Bankston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrJohn Glenn H.S.
Delaware State
Detroit, MI
G 13 Etalyia Vogt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoSt. Anthony's H.S. Long Island, NY
G 15 Mariah Gray 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoGood Counsel H.S. Ellicott City, MD
F 22 Mary Cuevas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrCD CREF
ASA College
Madrid, Spain
F 23 Brittany Tarr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSevier County Sevierville, TN
F 24 Tess Borgosz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrDepew Depew, NY
C 25 Maia Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrMcLean
Old Dominion
McLean, VA
C 33 Daijha Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrCalvert St. Leonard, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2017*
2:00 pm
at UMass L 49–72  0–1
Mullins Center (361)
Amherst, MA
November 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
George Washington L 43–66  0–2
SECU Arena (1,213)
Towson, MD
November 19, 2017*
2:00 pm
at Pittsburgh L 63–81  0–3
Petersen Events Center (1,124)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 21, 2017*
11:00 am
UMBC W 95–64  1–3
SECU Arena (3,100)
Towson, MD
November 26, 2017*
2:00 pm
Colgate L 61–65  1–4
SECU Arena (151)
Towson, MD
November 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
Wagner W 64–42  2–4
SECU Arena (186)
Towson, MD
December 5, 2017*
7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 90–66  3–4
SECU Arena (209)
Towson, MD
December 9, 2017*
1:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 76–67  4–4
Reitz Arena (787)
Baltimore, MD
December 12, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 76–86  4–5
Echols Hall (178)
Norfolk, VA
December 21, 2017*
5:15 pm
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
W 70–44  5–5
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
December 22, 2017*
3:00 pm
vs. Radford
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
L 66–69  5–6
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
CAA regular season
December 29, 2017
7:00 pm
Northeastern L 61–70  5–7 (0–1)
SECU Arena (206)
Towson, MD
December 31, 2017
12:00 pm
College of Charleston L 67–80  5–8 (0–2)
SECU Arena (171)
Towson, MD
January 5, 2018
7:00 pm
at James Madison L 45–69  5–9 (0–3)
JMU Convocation Center (1,818)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 7, 2018
2:00 pm
at William & Mary W 67–66  6–9 (1–3)
Kaplan Arena (589)
Williamsburg, VA
January 12, 2018
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 72–71  7–9 (2–3)
SECU Arena (129)
Towson, MD
January 14, 2018
2:00 pm
at Delaware L 49–51  7–10 (2–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,554)
Newark, DE
January 19, 2018
7:00 pm
at Elon L 61–84  7–11 (2–5)
Alumni Gym (872)
Elon, NC
January 21, 2018
2:00 pm
at College of Charleston W 83–58  8–11 (3–5)
TD Arena (290)
Charleston, SC
January 28, 2018
2:00 pm
Elon L 45–71  7–12 (3–6)
SECU Arena (564)
Towson, MD
February 2, 2018
7:00 pm
at Drexel L 53–78  7–13 (3–7)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (508)
Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2018
2:00 pm
William & Mary L 63–75  7–14 (3–8)
SECU Arena (253)
Towson, MD
February 9, 2018
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 73–72  8–14 (4–8)
SECU Arena (286)
Towson, MD
February 11, 2018
2:00 pm
James Madison L 55–64  9–15 (4–9)
SECU Arena (457)
Towson, MD
February 16, 2018
7:00 pm
at Northeastern L 61–79  9–16 (4–10)
Cabot Center (334)
Boston, MA
February 18, 2018
2:00 pm
at Hofstra L 72–83  9–17 (4–11)
Hofstra Arena (1,020)
Hempstead, NY
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm
Drexel L 54–62  9–18 (4–12)
SECU Arena (423)
Towson, MD
March 1, 2018
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 53–64  9–19 (4–13)
Trask Coliseum (623)
Wilmington, NC
March 3, 2018
2:00 pm
Delaware L 55–81  9–20 (4–14)
SECU Arena (455)
Towson, MD
CAA Tournament
March 7, 2018
12:00 pm
(9) vs. (8) UNC Wilmington
First Round
L 47–58  9–21
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Towson Tigers men's basketball team

References

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  2. "Towson Tigers Women's Basketball - Tigers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. Towson Tigers. "Towson Tigers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. "Towson University Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Towsontigers.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
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