2017–18 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

2017–18 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
2017–18 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	14–16 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Cara Consuegra (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Nicole Woods; Joanne Aluka-White; Tanisha Wright;
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena

2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
Western Kentucky †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
Rice	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Louisiana Tech	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Middle Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
	10	–	6	.625	14	–	16	.467
UTEP	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Florida Atlantic	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
Southern Miss	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
North Texas	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
UTSA	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Old Dominion	6	–	10	.375	8	–	23	.258
FIU	5	–	11	.313	8	–	21	.276
Marshall	3	–	13	.188	9	–	20	.310

† 2018 C-USA tournament winner As of 20 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by sixth-year head coach Cara Consuegra, played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of Conference USA (C-USA).^[1] They finished the season 14–16, 10–6 in C-USA play, to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to North Texas.^[2]

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2016–17 season 21–10, 12–6 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech.^[3] Despite having 21 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

Roster

2017–18 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Christian Hithe	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Spring Valley UCF	Columbia, SC
G	3	Mariah Linney	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Goose Creek	Goose Creek, SC
G	4	Laia Raventós	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	IES Joaquim Blume	Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer, Spain
G	5	Jade Phillips	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Southeast Raleigh Syracuse	Raleigh, NC
G	10	Jada Martin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Fairfield Central Spartanburg Methodist	Winnsboro, SC
G	13	Octavia Wilson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Eleanor Roosevelt	Greenbelt, MD
F	15	Nyilah Jamison-Myers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Orangeburg-Wilkinson Clemson	Orangeburg, SC
G	22	Lauren Harley	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Blythewood	Columbia, SC
F	24	Lyrissa Deans	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Bishop Ireton	Waldorf, MD
F	30	Jaida Robinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Albemarle	Albemarle, NC
F	34	Dara Pearson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS So	Hampton	Hampton, VA
G	44	Amaya Ransom	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Landstown	Virginia Beach, VA
F	45	Ka'Neeshia Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	South Miami Daytona State	Miami, FL

Head coach

Cara Consuegra (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Nicole Woods (Belmont Abbey)
Joanne Aluka-White (Middle Tennessee)
Tanisha Wright (Penn State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 17, 2025

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		Coker	W 78–47		Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 5:00 p.m.		Duquesne	W 75–72	1–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,841) Charlotte, NC
November 12, 2017* 12:00 p.m.		at Wisconsin	L 66–80	1–1	Kohl Center (3,235) Madison, WI
November 16, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		Rutgers	L 54–77	1–2	Dale F. Halton Arena (872) Charlotte, NC
November 18, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		at UNC Asheville	W 51–47	2–2	Kimmel Arena (756) Asheville, NC
November 23, 2017* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Iowa Puerto Rico Clasico	L 64–77	2–3	Cardinal Gibbons High School (172) Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 25, 2017* 2:30 p.m.		vs. South Dakota State Puerto Rico Clasico	L 70–71	2–4	Cardinal Gibbons High School (172) Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 30, 2017* 5:30 p.m.		at East Carolina	L 55–58	2–5	Williams Arena (824) Greenville, NC
December 3, 2017* 1:00 p.m.		Coppin State	W 78–49	3–5	Dale F. Halton Arena (975) Charlotte, NC
December 7, 2017* 8:00 p.m.		at Arkansas	L 72–73	3–6	Bud Walton Arena (1,139) Fayetteville, AR
December 18, 2017* 11:00 a.m.		at Wake Forest	L 69–71	3–7	LJVM Coliseum (10,011) Winston-Salem, NC
December 21, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		at Davidson	L 66–68	3–8	John M. Belk Arena (379) Davidson, NC
December 28, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		South Carolina State	W 64–49	4–8	Dale F. Halton Arena (814) Charlotte, NC
December 30, 2017* 4:00 p.m.		Mercer	L 74–90	4–9	Dale F. Halton Arena (863) Charlotte, NC
Conference USA regular season
January 4, 2018 11:30 a.m.		Southern Miss	W 66–56	5–10 (1–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,438) Charlotte, NC
January 6, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion	W 63–60	6–10 (2–0)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,522) Norfolk, VA
January 11, 2018 3:00 p.m., beIN		at UTEP	L 58–67	6–11 (2–1)	Don Haskins Center (1,375) El Paso, TX
January 13, 2018 4:00 p.m.		at North Texas	L 68–73	6–12 (2–2)	The Super Pit (643) Denton, TX
January 20, 2018 7:00 p.m.		Rice	L 55–62	6–13 (2–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena (802) Charlotte, NC
January 25, 2018 7:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	W 85–79 ^2OT	7–13 (3–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,346) Hattiesburg, MS
January 28, 2018 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Middle Tennessee	L 45–64	7–13 (3–4)	Murphy Center (3,441) Murfreesboro, TN
February 2, 2018 7:00 p.m.		Marshall	W 67–61	8–13 (4–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (865) Charlotte, NC
February 4, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		FIU	W 80–57	9–13 (5–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (778) Charlotte, NC
February 10, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		UTSA	W 88–75	10–13 (6–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (1,048) Charlotte, NC
February 15, 2018 5:30 p.m.		at Louisiana Tech	W 64–51	11–13 (7–4)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,562) Ruston, LA
February 17, 2018 3:00 p.m.		at UAB	W 64–51	12–13 (8–4)	Bartow Arena (427) Birmingham, AL
February 23, 2018 8:00 p.m.		at Western Kentucky	L 61–83	12–14 (8–5)	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,459) Bowling Green, KY
February 25, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Middle Tennessee	L 53–54	12–15 (8–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,441) Charlotte, NC
March 1, 2018 5:00 p.m.		Old Dominion	W 51–43	13–15 (9–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,305) Charlotte, NC
March 3, 2018 5:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 83–69	14–15 (10–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,587) Charlotte, NC
Conference USA women's tournament
March 7, 2018 3:00 p.m.	(6)	vs. (11) North Texas First round	L 55–58	14–16	The Ford Center at The Star (2,031) Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[4]

Rankings

Regular-season polls
Poll	Pre- season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No change
(RV)		Received votes
(NR)		Not ranked

References

^ "Charlotte 49ers" (PDF). Charlotte 49ers. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
^ "Opening Round Setback Ends Niners' Season". Charlotte Athletics. March 7, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
^ "Tournament Run Halted in Quarterfinals". Charlotte Athletics. March 9, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte 49ers. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[1] "Charlotte 49ers" (PDF). Charlotte 49ers. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[2] "Opening Round Setback Ends Niners' Season". Charlotte Athletics. March 7, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[3] "Tournament Run Halted in Quarterfinals". Charlotte Athletics. March 9, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[4] "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Charlotte 49ers. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

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