2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
The 2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by second year head coach Travis Mays, play their home games at Moody Coliseum and are fifth year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 10–20, 4–12 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to East Carolina.
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 10–20 (4–12 The American) |
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Home arena | Moody Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UConn † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 36 | – | 1 | .973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 South Florida | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 American Tournament winner As of 30 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll |
Media
All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 11:30 am |
Nicholls State | W 68–61 | 1–0 |
Moody Coliseum (1,368) Dallas, TX | |||||||
11/14/2017* 7:00 pm |
TCU | L 58–64 | 1–1 |
Moody Coliseum (938) Dallas, TX | |||||||
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm |
at No. 21 Oklahoma | L 75–87 | 1–2 |
Lloyd Noble Center (2,538) Norman, OK | |||||||
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Texas–Arlington | L 55–58 | 1–3 |
College Park Center (649) Arlington, TX | |||||||
11/21/2017* 7:00 pm |
Abilene Christian | W 65–44 | 2–3 |
Moody Coliseum (960) Dallas, TX | |||||||
11/24/2017* 6:30 pm |
vs. UC Riverside Nugget Classic semifinals |
W 73–51 | 3–3 |
Lawlor Events Center (146) Reno, NV | |||||||
11/26/2017* 4:00 pm |
at Nevada Nugget Classic championship |
L 72–80 | 3–4 |
Lawlor Events Center (1,586) Reno, NV | |||||||
11/29/2017* 11:30 am |
at North Texas | L 40–47 | 3–5 |
The Super Pit (3,243) Denton, TX | |||||||
12/03/2017* 2:00 pm |
Cal State Bakersfield | W 41–29 | 4–5 |
Moody Coliseum (777) Dallas, TX | |||||||
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm |
at Alabama | L 44–59 | 4–6 |
Coleman Coliseum (2,229) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
12/20/2017* 1:00 pm |
Loyola Marymount | W 63–60 | 5–6 |
Moody Coliseum (656) Dallas, TX | |||||||
12/22/2017* 1:00 pm |
McNeese State | W 65–59 | 6–6 |
Moody Coliseum (651) Dallas, TX | |||||||
12/28/2017* 7:00 pm |
at No. 22 Texas A&M | L 57–79 | 6–7 |
Reed Arena (4,316) College Station, TX | |||||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2017 2:00 pm |
Houston | L 75–85 | 6–8 (0–1) |
Moody Coliseum (992) Dallas, TX | |||||||
01/03/2018 7:00 pm |
UCF | L 42–60 | 6–9 (0–2) |
Moody Coliseum (850) Dallas, TX | |||||||
01/07/2018 11:00 am, ESPNU |
at Temple | L 52–55 | 6–10 (0–3) |
McGonigle Hall (782) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/13/2018 2:00 pm, ADN |
East Carolina | W 65–51 | 7–10 (1–3) |
Moody Coliseum (720) Dallas, TX | |||||||
01/16/2018 2:00 pm |
at Wichita State | L 43–66 | 7–11 (1–4) |
Charles Koch Arena (1,088) Wichita, KS | |||||||
01/20/2018 1:00 pm, ADN |
at UCF | L 43–58 | 7–12 (1–5) |
CFE Arena (3,176) Orlando, FL | |||||||
01/24/2018 2:00 pm, ADN |
Cincinnati | L 40–58 | 7–13 (1–6) |
Moody Coliseum (946) Dallas, TX | |||||||
01/27/2018 2:00 pm |
at Houston | L 56–60 | 7–14 (1–7) |
H&PE Arena (746) Houston, TX | |||||||
01/31/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Temple | W 60–56 | 8–14 (2–7) |
Moody Coliseum (1,325) Dallas, TX | |||||||
02/03/2018 4:00 pm |
at East Carolina | L 47–76 | 8–15 (2–8) |
Williams Arena (882) Greenville, NC | |||||||
02/07/2018 7:00 pm |
Tulsa | W 74–70 | 9–15 (3–8) |
Moody Coliseum (984) Dallas, TX | |||||||
02/10/2018 2:00 pm |
at Memphis | W 53–35 | 10–15 (4–8) |
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (437) Memphis, TN | |||||||
02/14/2018 6:00 pm, ADN |
at No. 22 South Florida | L 54–64 | 10–16 (4–9) |
USF Sun Dome (2,004) Tampa, FL | |||||||
02/17/2018 2:00 pm |
Wichita State | L 45–52 | 10–17 (4–10) |
Moody Coliseum (1,286) Dallas, TX | |||||||
02/24/2018 5:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 |
No. 1 Connecticut | L 36–80 | 10–18 (4–11) |
Moody Coliseum (6,981) Dallas, TX | |||||||
02/26/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Tulane | L 46–52 | 10–19 (4–12) |
Devlin Fieldhouse (845) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
AAC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(10) | vs. (7) East Carolina First Round |
L 74–85 | 10–20 |
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,380) Uncasville, CT | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- "SMU Athletics". Smumustangs.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- Kate Fagan. "SMU Mustangs Women's Basketball - Mustangs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- SMU Mustangs. "SMU Mustangs on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- "SMU Athletics". Smumustangs.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.