# 2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team

The 2017–18 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ladyjacks were led by third-year head coach Mark Kellogg and played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. They ended the season 25–7, 12–6 in Southland play, to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Nicholls State. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to George Mason.

## Previous season

The Ladyjacks finished the 2016–17 season with and overall record of 25–8 and 14–4 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the finals of the Southland women's tournament to Central Arkansas. The Ladyjacks were invited to the WBI, but lost in the first round to UT Rio Grande Valley.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 5:30 pm | | at Kansas State | L 49–74 | 0–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,838) Manhattan, KS |
| November 14* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coppin State | W 72–59 | 1–1 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,289) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 18* 1:30 pm | | Howard Payne | W 105–35 | 2–1 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (581) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 24* 8:00 pm | | vs. Alabama State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic | W 77–50 | 3–1 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,159) Hattiesburg, MS |
| November 25* 2:00 pm | | vs. Alcorn State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic | W 83–79 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,100) Hattiesburg, MS |
| November 28* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Baptist College | W 97–34 | 5–1 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (732) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 2* 1:00 pm | | South Dakota | W 77–55 | 6–1 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,465) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 7* 8:00 pm | | at Montana | L 52–60 | 6–2 | Dahlberg Arena (2,578) Missoula, MT |
| December 9* 4:30 pm | | at Montana State | L 54–59 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,371) Bozeman, MT |
| December 16* 8:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 83–61 | 7–3 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,070) Nacogdoches, TX |
| December 19* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | Central Christian College | W 105–32 | 8–3 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,721) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| December 28 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 79–67 | 9–3 (1–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (998) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 3, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Nicholls | W 86–73 | 10–3 (2–0) | Stopher Gym (133) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 6 12:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 70–62 | 11–3 (3–0) | Prather Coliseum (1,032) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 10 7:00 pm | | at New Orleans | W 74–67 | 12–3 (4–0) | Lakefront Arena (110) New Orleans, LA |
| January 13 3:30 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 60–49 | 13–3 (5–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (110) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 17 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Abilene Christian | W 66–55 | 14–3 (6–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,761) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 24 7:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 59–46 | 15–3 (7–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,103) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 27 3:30 pm | | Sam Houston State | W 75–53 | 16–3 (8–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,182) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 31 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 76–54 | 17–3 (9–0) | Sharp Gym (867) Houston, TX |
| February 3 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | L 65–79 | 17–4 (9–1) | Montagne Center (951) Beaumont, TX |
| February 7 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | McNeese | W 73–58 | 18–4 (10–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,091) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 10 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Northwestern State | W 83–48 | 19–4 (11–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,563) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 14 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 59–58 | 20–4 (12–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,116) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 17 1:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 75–50 | 21–4 (13–1) | McDermott Center (589) San Antonio, TX |
| February 21 7:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | W 55–50 | 22–4 (14–1) | Farris Center (428) Conway, AR |
| February 24 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Lamar | L 58–75 | 22–5 (14–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,221) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 28 7:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | W 78–52 | 23–5 (15–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,228) Abilene, TX |
| March 3 4:30 pm | | at Sam Houston State | W 72–49 | 24–5 (16–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (375) Huntsville, TX |
| Southland women's tournament ||||||
| March 10 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (3) Central Arkansas Semifinals | W 70–60 | 25–5 | Merrell Center (1,446) Katy, TX |
| March 11 12:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (4) Nicholls Championship | L 65–69 | 25–6 | Merrell Center (927) Katy, TX |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 16* 6:00 pm | | at George Mason First Round | L 65–69 | 25–7 | EagleBank Arena (802) Fairfax, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||