2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represented Jacksonville University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Dolphins, led by fifth year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin , played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] They finished the season 24–9, 12–2 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship of the 2018 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament , where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT , where they lost to UCF in the first round.
On April 5, Yolett McPhee-McCuin left Jacksonville to be a head coach at Ole Miss. She finished at Jacksonville with a 5-year record of 94–63.
All home games and conference road games are shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.
Roster
2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
1
Trudy Walker
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
Fort Pierce Westwood Eastern Florida State
Port St. Lucie, FL
G
3
Rolanda Hayes
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
RS Jr
Viera Florida Atlantic
Rockledge, FL
G
4
Brandi Buie
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Randolph-Clay
Tampa, FL
G
5
Naqaiyyah Teague
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
Malcolm X. Shabazz UNC Wilmington
Newark, NJ
G
11
Kayla Nevitt
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Jr
Andy Dekaney HS Mississippi State
Houston, TX
G
14
Alexis Pierce
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Sol C. Johnson
Savannah, GA
F
15
Kayla Gordon
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Meridian
Meridian, MS
C
20
Shalonda Neely
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS So
Arlington Country Day
Freeport, Grand Bahama
G
21
Lindsay John
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
Lycée Victor Hugo Tallahassee CC
Cholet, France
G
22
Alexis Burns
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Carver
Columbus, GA
F/C
23
Khadijah Brown
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
South Miami
Miami, FL
G
24
Jasmyn Brown
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Haines City
Haines City, FL
F/C
32
Amber Bender
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Calvary Christian Academy
Fort Lauderdale, FL
F
44
LaKaris Salter
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Jr
FAMU DRS Mississippi State
Tallahassee, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: December 15, 2017
Schedule
[ 4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *5:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State
L 44–64
0–1
Reynolds Coliseum (1,757)Raleigh, NC
11/13/2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona
W 71–62
1–1
Swisher Gymnasium (567)Jacksonville, FL
11/16/2017 *12:30 pm
at Alabama
L 60–75
1–2
Coleman Coliseum (4,179)Tuscaloosa, AL
11/18/2017 *2:00 pm
at Nicholls State
W 69–61
2–2
Stopher Gym (301)Thibodaux, LA
11/24/2017 *2:30 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Tournament
W 74–65
3–2
Swisher Gymnasium (413)Jacksonville, FL
11/25/2017 *2:30 pm, ESPN3
Webber International Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Tournament
W 64–43
4–2
Swisher Gymnasium (544)Jacksonville, FL
11/28/2017 *7:00 pm
at Florida
L 59–69
4–3
O'Connell Center (1,009)Gainesville, FL
12/01/2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Troy
L 88–89
4–4
Trojan Arena (512)Troy, AL
12/03/2017 *2:00 pm
at South Alabama
W 60–58
5–4
Mitchell Center (178)Mobile, AL
12/10/2017 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Flagler
W 79–52
6–4
Swisher Gymnasium (501)Jacksonville, FL
12/17/2017 *3:00 pm
at Bethune–Cookman
W 68–58
7–4
Moore Gymnasium (291)Daytona Beach, FL
12/19/2017 *12:00 pm
vs. Edward Waters UNF Holiday Classic
W 79–58
8–4
UNF Arena (147)Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2017 *12:00 pm
vs. Northern Kentucky UNF Holiday Classic
W 61–49
9–4
UNF Arena (112)Jacksonville, FL
12/28/2017 *7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 13 Florida State
L 50–82
9–5
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,900)Tallahassee, FL
12/31/2017 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Savannah State
W 74–46
10–5
Swisher Gymnasium (392)Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida
W 66–48
11–5 (1–0)
UNF Arena (362)Jacksonville, FL
01/13/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb
W 70–48
12–5 (2–0)
Swisher Gymnasium (416)Jacksonville, FL
01/15/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State
W 84–49
13–5 (3–0)
Swisher Gymnasium (423)Jacksonville, FL
01/20/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT
W 88–58
14–5 (4–0)
Wellness and Events Center (28)Newark, NJ
01/22/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate
W 71–45
15–5 (5–0)
G. B. Hodge Center (231)Spartanburg, SC
01/27/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
L 58–63
15–6 (5–1)
Alico Arena (2,814)Fort Myers, FL
02/01/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson
W 73–63
16–6 (6–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (599)Jacksonville, FL
02/03/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast
L 63–65
16–7 (6–2)
Swisher Gymnasium (601)Jacksonville, FL
02/07/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson
W 61–54
17–7 (7–2)
Edmunds Center (374)Lakeland, FL
02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State
W 67–49
18–7 (8–2)
KSU Convocation Center (652)Kennesaw, GA
02/12/2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb
W 70–63
19–7 (9–2)
Allen Arena (176)Nashville, TN
02/17/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate
W 65–49
20–7 (10–2)
Swisher Gymnasium (489)Jacksonville, FL
02/19/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT
W 75–53
21–7 (11–2)
Swisher Gymnasium (433)Jacksonville, FL
02/24/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida
W 64–43
22–7 (12–2)
Swisher Gymnasium (707)Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/02/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2)
(7) Kennesaw State Quarterfinals
W 79–52
23–7
Swisher Gymnasium (379)Jacksonville, FL
03/07/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2)
(6) North Florida Semifinals
W 83–77 OT
24–7
Swisher Gymnasium (1,010)Jacksonville, FL
03/11/2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3
(2)
at (1) Florida Gulf Coast Championship Game
L 58–68
24–8
Alico Arena (2,966)Fort Myers, FL
WNIT
03/14/2018 *6:00 pm
at UCF First Round
L 60–65 OT
24–9
CFE Arena (493)Orlando, FL
*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
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
See also
References
^ Jacksonville University. "Jacksonville University" (PDF) . Judolphins.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "Jacksonville Dolphins Women's Basketball - Dolphins News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ Jacksonville Dolphins. "Jacksonville Dolphins on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule - Jacksonville University" . Judolphins.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .