2017–18 UCF Knights women's basketball team

The 2017–18 UCF Knights women's basketball team will represent the University of Central Florida during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 41st season of basketball, were led by second-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.[1][2][3] They finished the season 22–11, 12–4 in AAC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to South Florida. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where defeated Jacksonville in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round.

2017–18 UCF Knights women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record22–11 (12–4 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFE Arena
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn †16–0 1.00036–1  .973
No. 19 South Florida13–3 .81326–8  .765
UCF12–4 .75022–11  .667
Cincinnati10–6 .62519–13  .594
Houston9–7 .56320–12  .625
Wichita State9–7 .56314–17  .452
East Carolina7–9 .43816–15  .516
Tulane5–11 .31314–17  .452
Memphis5–11 .31310–20  .333
SMU4–12 .25010–20  .333
Temple3–13 .18812–19  .387
Tulsa3–13 .18810–21  .323
† 2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Media

All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

Roster
2017–18 UCF Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Sianni Martin Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrNeumann Goretti HS
Towson		 Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Anna Kelly Current redshirt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoLexington HS
Fordham		 Lexington, MA
G 2 Korneila Wright 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoJones HS Orlando, FL
G 3 Zakiya Saunders 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrCarthage Central HS
Albany		 Augusta, GA
F 4 Masseny Kaba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrCathedral HS Dorchester, MA
G 11 Kayla Thingpen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrPalm Beach Lakes HS West Palm Beach, FL
F 12 Nyala Shuler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrEdgewater HS Orlando, FL
G 21 Sydnee McDonald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrFlint Carman-Ainsworth HS
Chipola College		 Flint, MI
G 22 Aliyah Gregory 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrStrawberry Crest Tampa, FL
G 23 Lawriell Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWarren Easton Charter
Tallahassee CC		 Kenner, LA
F 24 Fifi Ndour 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMontverde Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 25 Tolulope Omokore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrEleanor Roosevelt HS Greenbelt, MD
G 30 Delphine Robitaille 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCégep Édouard-Montpetit Montreal, QC
G 33 Jamesha Paul 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrDillard HS Pompano Beach, FL
F 34 Ruona Uwusiaba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSouthwest Dekalb Zaiaro Otor-Owhe, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
5:30 pm		 Mercer L 64–73  0–1
 CFE Arena (3,574)
Orlando, FL
11/13/2017*
6:30 pm		 at Chattanooga W 58–57  1–1
 McKenzie Arena (1,534)
Chattanooga, TN
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Gardner-Webb W 65–30  2–1
 Paul Porter Arena (842)
Boiling Springs, NC
11/19/2017*
6:30 pm, ACCN Extra		 at Virginia Tech L 69–86  2–2
 Cassell Coliseum (2,166)
Blacksburg, VA
11/22/2017*
2:00 pm		 Elon L 57–71  2–3
 CFE Arena (2,332)
Orlando, FL
11/25/2017*
2:30 pm		 IUPUI
UCF Thanksgiving Classic		 W 63–59  3–3
 CFE Arena (2,807)
Orlando, FL
11/26/2017*
1:30 pm		 Northern Iowa
UCF Thanksgiving Classic		 W 53–43  4–3
 CFE Arena (2,755)
Orlando, FL
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Samford L 51–58  4–4
 Pete Hanna Center (207)
Birmingham, AL
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm		 Georgia Southern W 62–38  5–4
 CFE Arena (2,868)
Orlando, FL
12/13/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Boston University W 47–32  6–4
 Case Gym (301)
Boston, MA
12/17/2017*
7:00 pm		 at UC Davis W 62–55  7–4
 The Pavilion (710)
Davis, CA
12/20/2017*
8:00 pm		 at Pacific L 74–78 OT 7–5
 Alex G. Spanos Center (238)
Stockton, CA
12/28/2017*
2:00 pm		 Davidson W 62–54  8–5
 CFE Arena (3,035)
Orlando, FL
AAC regular season
12/30/2017
2:00 pm		 Temple W 76–46  9–5
(1–0)		 CFE Arena (2,789)
Orlando, FL
01/03/2018
8:00 pm		 at SMU W 60–42  10–5
(2–0)		 Moody Coliseum (850)
Dallas, TX
01/06/2018
2:00 pm, ADN		 Wichita State W 59–53  11–5
(3–0)		 CFE Arena (3,385)
Orlando, FL
01/09/2018
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		 at No. 1 Connecticut L 44–80  11–6
(3–1)		 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,482)
Storrs, CT
01/14/2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 at South Florida
Rivalry		 L 45–62  11–7
(3–2)		 USF Sun Dome (2,370)
Tampa, FL
01/17/2018
7:00 pm, ADN		 Tulane W 59–51  12–7
(4–2)		 CFE Arena (3,107)
Orlando, FL
01/20/2018
2:00 pm, ADN		 SMU W 58–43  13–7
(5–2)		 CFE Arena (3,176)
Orlando, FL
01/27/2018
2:00 pm, ADN		 at Tulsa W 47–44  14–7
(6–2)		 Reynolds Center (317)
Tulsa, OK
01/30/2018
7:00 pm		 at Cincinnati W 50–38  15–7
(7–2)		 St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium (353)
Cincinnati, OH
02/03/2018
2:00 pm		 Memphis W 61–41  16–7
(8–2)		 CFE Arena (3,388)
Orlando, FL
02/07/2018
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		 No. 1 Connecticut L 37–55  16–8
(8–3)		 CFE Arena (6,155)
Orlando, FL
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, ADN		 at Temple W 64–57  17–8
(9–3)		 McGonigle Hall (1,211)
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2018
12:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 22 South Florida
Rivalry		 L 68–77 OT 17–9
(9–4)		 CFE Arena (3,550)
Orlando, FL
02/21/2018
8:00 pm, ADN		 at Memphis W 63–40  18–9
(10–4)		 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (391)
Memphis, TN
02/24/2018
1:00 pm, ADN		 at Houston W 64–59  19–9
(11–4)		 H&PE Arena (1,099)
Houston, TX
02/26/2018
7:00 pm		 East Carolina W 75–54  20–9
(12–4)		 CFE Arena (3,339)
Orlando, FL
AAC Women's Tournament
03/04/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 (3) vs. (11) Temple
Quarterfinals		 W 77–70  21–9
 Mohegan Sun Arena (3,392)
Uncasville, CT
03/05/2018
4:30 pm, ESPNU		 (3) vs. (2) No. 19 South Florida
Semifinals		 L 59–74  21–10
 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,033)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/14/2018*
6:00 pm		 Jacksonville
First Round		 W 65–60 OT 22–10
 CFE Arena (493)
Orlando, FL
03/18/2018*
3:00 pm		 at Alabama
Second Round		 L 61–80  22–11
 Coleman Coliseum (321)
Tuscaloosa, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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19		Final
AP N/A
Coaches RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References
  1. "UCFKnights.com" (PDF). UCF Knights. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. "UCF Knights Women's Basketball - Knights News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. UCF Knights. "UCF Knights on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  4. "(W) Basketball". UCFKnights.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
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