2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	3–27 (1–15 A-10)
Head coach	Daynia La-Force (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Marcus Reilly; Velaida Harris; Stephanie Tobey;
Home arena	Ryan Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	15	–	1	.938	23	–	7	.767
Duquesne	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
Fordham	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
George Mason	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
George Washington †	10	–	6	.625	19	–	14	.576
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6	.625	19	–	15	.559
Saint Louis	9	–	7	.563	17	–	16	.515
Richmond	8	–	8	.500	14	–	17	.452
Davidson	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
UMass	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
La Salle	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267
VCU	4	–	12	.250	7	–	22	.241
Rhode Island	1	–	15	.063	3	–	27	.100


† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of 22 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team will represent the University of Rhode Island during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams are led by fourth year head coach Daynia La-Force. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Ryan Center.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 3–27, 1–15 in A-10 to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Fordham.

2017–18 media

All Rams home games and most conference road games that aren't televised will be shown on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ednaija Lassiter	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Newton North	Quincy, MA
G	1	Elemy Colome	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS So	Proctor Academy James Madison	Lawrence, MA
F	2	Jalissa Ross	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Fenway	Roxbury, MA
G	3	Charise Wilson	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	St. Anthony's	West Babylon, NY
G	4	Laura Perez	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS So	CETYS Universidad	Baja California, Mexico
G	11	Davida Dale	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	St. Andrew's Syracuse	Providence, RI
G	12	Maia Moffitt	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	St. Anthony's	Bay Shore, NY
G	13	Marta Vargas	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Vergilio Ferreira	Amadora, Portugal
G	14	Erin Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Voorhees Hartford	High Bridge, NJ
C	22	Gabrielle Green	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Mt. Hebron	Ellicott City, MD
G	23	Kasey Gagan	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	St. Raphael Academy	Warwick, RI
G	31	Abby Streeter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Lawrence Academy	Nashua, NH
C	32	Nicole Jorgensen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Quincy	Quincy, MA
F	33	Meghan Oberg	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Islip	Islip, NY
C	34	Dina Motrechuk	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Moore Catholic	Staten Island, NY
G	35	Jessica Rogers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Rutherford	Rutherford, NJ

Head coach

Daynia La-Force (Georgetown)

Assistant coach(es)

Marcus Reilly (Trinity (CT))
Stephanie Tobey (Bryant)
Velaida Harris (Portland State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017* 1:00 pm		NYIT	W 77–76		Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:00 pm		UMass Lowell	W 81–64	1–0	Ryan Center (6,367) Kingston, RI
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm		Minnesota	L 60–82	1–1	Ryan Center (310) Kingston, RI
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm		at Samford	L 37–67	1–2	Pete Hanna Center (242) Homewood, AL
11/20/2017* 8:00 pm		at Jacksonville State	L 53–63	1–3	Pete Mathews Coliseum (302) Jacksonville, AL
11/24/2017* 4:00 pm		at Dartmouth	L 54–70	1–4	Leede Arena (427) Hanover, NH
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Bryant Ocean State Tip-Off semifinals	L 52–58	1–5	Alumni Hall (582) Providence, RI
12/03/2017* 12:00 pm		at Providence Ocean State Tip-Off 3rd place game	L 41–65	1–6	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
12/06/2017* 5:00 pm		at Marist	L 42–64	1–7	McCann Field House (1,334) Poughkeepsie, NY
12/09/2017* 2:00 pm		at Michigan State	L 38–82	1–8	Breslin Center (5,743) East Lansing, MI
12/11/2017* 7:00 pm		Fairfield	W 62–47	2–8	Ryan Center (359) Kingston, RI
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		Holy Cross	L 63–69	2–9	Ryan Center (407) Kingston, RI
12/22/2017* 1:00 pm		at Penn	L 66–84	2–10	Palestra (456) Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2017* 2:00 pm		Southern Connecticut	L 57–62	2–11	Ryan Center (443) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		Richmond	L 53–74	2–12 (0–1)	Ryan Center (354) Kingston, RI
01/04/2018 7:00 pm		at Dayton	L 58–116	2–13 (0–2)	UD Arena (1,615) Dayton, OH
01/07/2018 2:00 pm		at Davidson	L 67–77	2–14 (0–3)	John M. Belk Arena (259) Davidson, NC
01/10/2018 7:00 pm		VCU	L 49–61	2–15 (0–4)	Ryan Center (243) Kingston, RI
01/14/2018 2:00 pm		George Mason	L 53–92	2–16 (0–5)	Ryan Center (378) Kingston, RI
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 70–81	2–17 (0–6)	Reilly Center (821) Olean, NY
01/20/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN		La Salle	W 72–63	3–17 (1–6)	Ryan Center (328) Kingston, RI
01/24/2018 11:00 am		at George Washington	L 52–65	3–18 (1–7)	Charles E. Smith Center (1,100) Washington, D.C.
01/28/2018 2:00 pm		UMass	L 59–61	3–19 (1–8)	Ryan Center (454) Kingston, RI
01/31/2018 11:00 am		Davidson	L 67–79	3–20 (1–9)	Ryan Center (596) Kingston, RI
02/04/2018 2:00 pm		at Fordham	L 64–76	3–21 (1–10)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (935) Bronx, NY
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 46–64	3–22 (1–11)	Hagan Arena (346) Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		Saint Louis	L 66–70	3–23 (1–12)	Ryan Center (585) Kingston, RI
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 71–80	3–24 (1–13)	Palumbo Center (948) Pittsburgh, PA
02/21/2018 7:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	L 72–77	3–25 (1–14)	Ryan Center (473) Kingston, RI
02/24/2018 12:00 pm		at UMass	L 50–87	3–26 (1–15)	Mullins Center (644) Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018 7:00 pm	(14)	at (3) Fordham First Round	L 53–75	3–27	Rose Hill Gymnasium (662) Bronx, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Eastern Time .

References

^ "Rhode Island" (PDF). Gorhody.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Rhode Island Rams Women's Basketball - Rams News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. February 9, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ Rhode Island Rams. "Rhode Island Rams on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "2017-18 Rhode Island Women's Basketball Schedule - Rhode Island". gorhody.com.

[1] "Rhode Island" (PDF). Gorhody.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[2] "Rhode Island Rams Women's Basketball - Rams News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. February 9, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[3] Rhode Island Rams. "Rhode Island Rams on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[gorhody-4] "2017-18 Rhode Island Women's Basketball Schedule - Rhode Island". gorhody.com.

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2017–18 media

Roster

Schedule

See also

References