2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	12–19 (4–14 CAA)
Head coach	Karen Barefoot (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Tina Martin David Caputo Brittany Morris
Home arena	Trask Coliseum
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 CAA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
James Madison	16	–	2	.889	23	–	11	.676
Elon †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Delaware	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Northeastern	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
William & Mary	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
Hofstra	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
UNC Wilmington	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
Towson	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
College of Charleston	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226


† 2018 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).^[1]^[2]^[3] 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

2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ashli Jeune	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Life Center Academy Rutgers	Westampton, NJ
F	1	Paige Powell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	East Columbus	Hallsboro, NC
G	2	Moriah Crisp	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	So	Bishop McNamara	Waldorf, MD
G	3	Katelyn Weems	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	North Greene	Chuckey, TN
G	4	Shrita Parker	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Ocean Lakes Rutgers	Virginia Beach, VA
G	5	Madison Raque	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Eastern	Louisville, KY
G	10	Gigi Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Lake Taylor Old Dominion	Norfolk, VA
F	11	Micah Hoggatt	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Salem	Conyers, GA
G	12	Julia Buehler	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	John T. Hoggard Appalachian State	Wilmington, NC
G	13	Lacey Suggs	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	East Bladen	White Lake, NC
G	14	Timber Tate	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Forest Trail Academy	Thomasville, NC
F	21	Jenny DeGraaf	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	Springboro Penn State	Springboro, OH
F	24	Chinyere Bell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	South View George Mason	Fayetteville, NC
G	25	Diamond Willis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	C.E. Byrd Bossier Parish CC	Shreveport, LA
C	32	Rebekah Banks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Cary Academy	Durham, NC
G	33	Grace Sacco	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Ocean City	Ocean City, NJ
G	34	Sierra Clayborn	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Evanston Township State Fair CC	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Karen Barefoot (Christopher Newport)

Assistant coach(es)

Tina Martin (Lock Haven)
David Caputo (Montclair State)
Brittany Morris (Seton Hall)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2017* 2:00 pm		Greensboro	W 81–37		Trask Coliseum (743) Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		UNC Pembroke	W 73–64	1–0	Trask Coliseum (803) Wilmington, NC
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm		East Carolina	W 66–62	2–0	Trask Coliseum (927) Wilmington, NC
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	L 41–57	2–1	HTC Center (276) Conway, SC
11/22/2017* 2:00 pm		at North Carolina	L 60–86	2–2	Carmichael Arena (2,823) Chapel Hill, NC
11/24/2017* 4:00 pm		Catawba	W 74–59	3–2	Trask Coliseum (664) Wilmington, NC
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm		at Furman	L 71–76	3–3	Timmons Arena (318) Greenville, SC
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		VCU	W 83–67	4–3	Trask Coliseum (856) Wilmington, NC
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm		North Carolina Central	W 89–63	5–3	Trask Coliseum (673) Wilmington, NC
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm		at Pittsburgh	L 55–74	5–4	Peterson Events Center (621) Pittsburgh, PA
12/16/2017* 7:00 pm		at Wofford	W 65–60	6–4	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (240) Spartanburg, SC
12/21/2017* 1:00 pm		Georgia State	W 74–62	7–4	Trask Coliseum (904) Wilmington, NC
CAA regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 pm		at Elon	L 67–75	7–5 (0–1)	Alumni Gym (951) Elon, NC
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		William & Mary	L 53–66	7–6 (0–2)	Trask Coliseum (718) Wilmington, NC
01/05/2018 4:00 pm		Northeastern	L 47–54	7–7 (0–3)	Trask Coliseum (421) Wilmington, NC
01/07/2018 1:00 pm		Hofstra	L 61–69	7–8 (0–4)	Trask Coliseum (593) Wilmington, NC
01/12/2018 7:00 pm		at Towson	L 71–72	7–9 (0–5)	SECU Arena (129) Towson, MD
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		at Drexel	L 42–68	7–9 (0–5)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (556) Philadelphia, PA
01/19/2018 7:00 pm		Delaware	L 49–82	7–10 (0–6)	Trask Coliseum (819) Wilmington, NC
01/21/2018 2:00 pm		James Madison	L 48–63	7–11 (0–7)	Trask Coliseum (895) Wilmington, NC
01/28/2018 1:00 pm		at Delaware	L 62–80	7–13 (0–9)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,554) Philadelphia, PA
02/02/2018 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 39–56	7–14 (0–10)	Cabot Center (288) Boston, MA
02/04/2018 1:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 59–55	8–14 (1–10)	Hofstra Arena (454) Hempstead, NY
02/09/2018 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	L 63–72	8–15 (1–11)	Trask Coliseum (857) Wilmington, NC
02/11/2018 1:00 pm		Drexel	L 40–58	8–16 (1–12)	Trask Coliseum (808) Wilmington, NC
02/16/2018 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 64–49	9–16 (2–12)	Kaplan Arena (641) Williamsburg, VA
02/18/2018 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 48–65	9–17 (2–13)	JMU Convocation Center (2,636) Harrisonburg, VA
02/23/2018 11:30 am		at College of Charleston	W 76–60	10–17 (3–13)	TD Arena (3,209) Charleston, SC
03/01/2018 7:00 pm		Towson	W 64–53	11–17 (4–13)	Trask Coliseum (623) Wilmington, NC
03/03/2018 2:00 pm		Elon	L 67–75	11–18 (4–14)	Trask Coliseum (743) Wilmington, NC
CAA Women's Tournament
03/07/2018 12:00 pm	(8)	vs. (9) Towson First Round	W 58–47	12–18	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
03/08/2018 12:00 pm	(8)	at (1) Drexel Quarterfinals	L 41–71	12–19	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "The Official Website of University of North Carolina Wilmington Athletics". Uncwsports.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ "UNC Wilmington Seahawks Women's Basketball - Seahawks News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ UNCW Seahawks. "UNCW Seahawks on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ "The Official Website of University of North Carolina Wilmington Athletics". Uncwsports.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

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