# 2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by tenth year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They won their first Southland women's tournament and earned an automatic trip to their first NCAA women's tournament in school history, where they lost in the first round to Mississippi State.

## Previous season

The Colonels finished the season 10–20 overall and 7–11 in Southland play a three-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament to McNeese State.

## Roster

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## Schedule

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| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 11:30 am | | at SMU | L 61–68 | 0–1 | Moody Coliseum (1,368) Dallas, TX |
| November 14* 6:00 pm | | Spring Hill College | W 78–70 | 1–1 | Stopher Gym (466) Thibodaux, LA |
| November 14* 6:00 pm | | Jacksonville | L 61–69 | 1–2 | Stopher Gym (301) Thibodaux, LA |
| November 21* 7:00 pm | | at LSU | L 50–65 | 1–3 | Maravich Center (1,665) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 24* 1:00 pm | | vs. Bradley SEMO Thanksgiving Classic | L 65–75 | 1–4 | Show Me Center (215) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| November 25* 1:00 pm | | vs. Evangel SEMO Thanksgiving Classic | W 72–55 | 2–4 | Show Me Center (142) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| November 29* 11:30 pm | | SUNO | W 83–45 | 3–4 | Stopher Gym (1,214) Thibodaux, LA |
| December 2* 3:00 pm | | at Jackson State | W 90–64 | 4–4 | Williams Assembly Center (250) Jackson, MS |
| December 15* 3:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 62–57 | 5–4 | Harrison HPER Complex (432) Itta Bena, MS |
| December 18* 7:00 pm, ELVN | | No. 6 Baylor | L 43–85 | 5–5 | Stopher Gym (1,034) Thibodaux, LA |
| December 21* 1:00 pm | | at Iowa State | L 47–75 | 5–6 | Hilton Coliseum (9,466) Ames, IA |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| December 28 6:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 79–63 | 6–6 (1–0) | Prather Coliseum (717) Natchitoches, LA |
| December 30 1:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | L 62–64 | 6–7 (1–1) | McDermott Center (352) San Antonio, TX |
| January 3, 2018 6:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | L 73–86 | 6–8 (1–2) | Stopher Gym (133) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 6 2:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 73–61 | 7–8 (2–2) | Sharp Gym (326) Houston, TX |
| January 10 6:30 pm | | at McNeese State | W 61–54 | 8–8 (3–2) | Burton Coliseum (727) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 13 1:30 pm | | Central Arkansas | L 48–69 | 8–9 (3–3) | Stopher Gym (315) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 17 7:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 55–76 | 8–10 (3–4) | Dugan Wellness Center (573) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 24 6:00 pm | | Lamar | L 61–76 | 8–11 (3–5) | Stopher Gym (222) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 27 4:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 57–66 | 8–12 (3–6) | Stopher Gym (678) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 3 2:00 pm | | at New Orleans | W 62–61 | 9–12 (4–6) | Lakefront Arena (347) New Orleans, LA |
| February 7 6:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | W 81–60 | 10–12 (5–6) | Stopher Gym (202) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 10 1:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 63–45 | 11–12 (6–6) | Stopher Gym (230) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 14 6:30 pm | | at Sam Houston State | W 70–65 | 12–12 (7–6) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (741) Huntsville, TX |
| February 17 1:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | L 42–60 | 12–13 (7–7) | Farris Center (910) Conway, AR |
| February 21 6:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 63–51 | 13–13 (8–7) | Stopher Gym (202) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 24 4:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 72–48 | 14–13 (9–7) | Stopher Gym (433) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 28 6:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 85–53 | 15–13 (10–7) | Stopher Gym (265) Thibodaux, LA |
| March 3 2:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 79–64 | 16–13 (11–7) | University Center (816) Hammond, LA |
| Southland Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 9 11:00 am, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Quarterfinals | W 61–59 | 17–13 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| March 10 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (1) Lamar Semifinals | W 74–68 | 18–13 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| March 11 12:00 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (2) Stephen F. Austin Championship Game | W 69–65 | 19–12 | Merrell Center (927) Katy, TX |
| Southland Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 17* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (16 KC) | at (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State First Round | L 50–95 | 19–13 | Humphrey Coliseum (10,211) Starkville, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |