2017–18 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

2017–18 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
2017–18 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–24 (3–13 SEC)
Head coach	Stephanie White (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Carolyn Peck; Joy Cheek; Kelly Komara;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State	16	–	0	1.000	37	–	2	.949
No. 7 South Carolina †	12	–	4	.750	29	–	7	.806
No. 18 Georgia	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 12 Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
No. 17 Missouri	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
No. 14 Texas A&M	11	–	5	.688	26	–	10	.722
No. 24 LSU	11	–	5	.688	19	–	10	.655
Alabama	7	–	9	.438	20	–	14	.588
Kentucky	6	–	10	.375	15	–	17	.469
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
Arkansas	3	–	13	.188	13	–	18	.419
Florida	3	–	13	.188	11	–	19	.367
Vanderbilt	3	–	13	.188	7	–	24	.226
Ole Miss	1	–	15	.063	12	–	19	.387

† 2018 SEC tournament winner As of April 1, 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by second year head coach Stephanie White, played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the Southeastern Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 7–24, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a 3 way tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Arkansas.

Previous season

They finished the season 14–16, 4–12 in SEC play to finish in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Alabama.

Roster

2017–18 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Kayla Overbeck	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Newbury Park	Newbury Park, CA
G	2	Chelsie Hall	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Seffner Christian	Boca Raton, FL
G	3	Rachel Bell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Creek Wood	Cumberland Furnace, TN
G	10	Cierra Walker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Oregon City	Oregon City, OR
G	12	Myka Dancy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Antioch	Antioch, TN
G/F	21	Erin Whalen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Providence Day School	Charlotte, NC
C	22	Bree Horrocks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Jr	Buford Purdue	Buford, GA
F	24	Autumn Newby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Archer	Lawrenceville, GA
G	30	LeaLea Carter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Dickson County	Dickson, TN
F/C	31	Blessing Ejiofor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Eastside	Paterson, NJ
G	33	Christa Reed	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Bay	Bay St. Louis, MS
F	34	Mariella Fasoula	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS So	American Community School of Athens Boston College	Athens, Greece
G	35	Kaleigh Clemons-Green	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Baylor School	Chattanooga, TN
C	41	Paige Warren	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Dublin Coffman	Dublin, OH

Head coach

Stephanie White (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Carolyn Peck (Vanderbilt)
Joy Cheek (Duke)
Kelly Komara (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2017* 2:00 pm		Marian	W 90–78		Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 6:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 54–65	0–1	Memorial Gymnasium (2,866) Nashville, TN
11/14/2017* 6:00 pm		at Central Michigan	L 72–92	0–2	McGuirk Arena (1,500) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/17/2017* 12:00 pm		at Tulane	L 59–71	0–3	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,562) New Orleans, LA
11/20/2017* 12:00 pm		Ball State	L 79–88	0–4	Memorial Gymnasium (5,367) Nashville, TN
11/23/2017* 1:30 pm		vs. George Washington Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	W 69–59	1–4	Charles E. Smith Center (707) Washington, D.C.
11/24/2017* 2:30 pm		vs. Syracuse Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 78–84	1–5	Charles E. Smith Center (933) Washington, D.C.
11/25/2017* 11:00 am		vs. Wisconsin Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 71–73 ^OT	1–6	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		at Saint Louis	W 74–69	2–6	Chaifetz Arena (1,687) St. Louis, MO
12/02/2017* 3:00 pm, SECN		Iowa State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 77–74	3–6	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
12/07/2017* 6:00 pm		at No. 4 Louisville	L 57–79	3–7	KFC Yum! Center (6,132) Louisville, KY
12/16/2017* 6:00 pm		Memphis	L 60–71	3–8	Memorial Gymnasium (2,495) Nashville, TN
12/19/2017* 5:00 pm		NC State	L 72–83	3–9	Memorial Gymnasium (2,292) Nashville, TN
12/21/2017* 12:00 pm		Belmont	L 74–111	3–10	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
12/28/2017* 7:00 pm		Lipscomb	W 92–82	4–10	Memorial Gymnasium (2,330) Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
12/31/2017 3:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 65–82	4–11 (0–1)	Maravich Center (2,020) Baton Rouge, LA
01/04/2018 7:00 pm		Georgia	L 52–81	4–12 (0–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,153) Nashville, TN
01/07/2018 11:00 am		at No. 7 Tennessee Rivalry	L 73–86	4–13 (0–3)	Thompson–Boling Arena (2,153) Knoxville, TN
01/11/2018 7:00 pm		No. 11 Missouri	L 70–81	4–14 (0–4)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,112) Nashville, TN
01/15/2018 7:00 pm, SECN		Kentucky	W 70–55	5–14 (1–4)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,212) Nashville, TN
01/18/2018 7:00 pm		No. 10 South Carolina	L 82–95	5–15 (1–5)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,231) Nashville, TN
01/21/2018 2:00 pm		at Alabama	L 75–77	5–16 (1–6)	Coleman Coliseum (2,643) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/28/2018 2:00 pm, SECN		No. 15 Texas A&M	L 67–91	5–17 (1–7)	Memorial Gymnasium (3,009) Nashville, TN
02/01/2018 6:00 pm		at Ole Miss	W 75–72	6–17 (2–7)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,279) Oxford, MS
02/04/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 12 Tennessee Rivalry	L 64–74	6–18 (2–8)	Memorial Gymnasium (4,771) Nashville, TN
02/08/2018 8:00 pm		at No. 18 Georgia	L 55–67	6–19 (2–9)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,490) Athens, GA
02/12/2018 6:00 pm, SECN		Auburn	L 60–63	6–20 (2–10)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,758) Nashville, TN
02/15/2018 7:30 pm, SECN		No. 2 Mississippi State	L 50–95	6–21 (2–11)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,876) Nashville, TN
02/18/2018 1:00 pm, SECN		at Florida	L 71–88	6–22 (2–12)	O'Connell Center (2,007) Gainesville, FL
02/22/2018 7:00 pm		at No. 11 Missouri	L 68–83	6–23 (2–13)	Mizzou Arena (4,123) Columbia, MO
02/25/2018 2:00 pm		Arkansas	W 78–73	7–23 (3–13)	Memorial Gymnasium (4,160) Nashville, TN
SEC Women's Tournament
02/28/2018 11:00 am, SECN	(13)	vs. (12) Arkansas First Round	L 76–88	7–24	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "2017-18 Vanderbilt Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Vanderbilt University. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "Vanderbilt Commodores Women's Basketball - Commodores News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
^ "Vanderbilt Commodores on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
^ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site - Vanderbilt University". Vucommodores.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

[1] "2017-18 Vanderbilt Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Vanderbilt University. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[2] "Vanderbilt Commodores Women's Basketball - Commodores News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

[3] "Vanderbilt Commodores on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

[4] "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site - Vanderbilt University". Vucommodores.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

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v t e Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1977–present)
Rivalries	Tennessee
Culture & lore	"Dynamite"
People	Head coaches Retired numbers
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Roster

Schedule

See also

References