# 2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by sixth year head coach Zenarae Antoine, played their home games at Strahan Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament, where they lost to Little Rock. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they lost to Rice in the first round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 16–15, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette. They were invited to the WBI where they lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Texas Tech | W 87–70 | 1–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,611) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/15/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 74–33 | 2–0 | McDermott Center (1,000) San Antonio, TX |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm | | at TCU | L 58–82 | 2–1 | Schollmaier Arena (1,766) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/21/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Texas Southern | W 70–56 | 3–1 | H&PE Arena (622) Houston, TX |
| 11/25/2017* 2:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 76–59 | 4–1 | Strahan Coliseum (1,047) San Marcos, TX |
| 11/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | Houston | L 67–72 | 4–2 | Strahan Coliseum (1,192) San Marcos, TX |
| 12/02/2017* 7:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 84–57 | 5–2 | Strahan Coliseum (1,287) San Marcos, TX |
| 12/05/2017* 7:00 pm | | UTSA I-35 Rivalry | W 91–38 | 6–2 | Strahan Coliseum (1,085) San Marcos, TX |
| 12/17/2017* 3:00 pm | | at Sam Houston State | W 73–41 | 7–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/20/2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. Bethune–Cookman Hatter Classic | L 56–62 | 7–3 | Edmunds Center (353) DeLand, FL |
| 12/21/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson Hatter Classic | L 54–61 | 7–4 | Edmunds Center (279) DeLand, FL |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 4:00 pm | | at Appalachian State | W 69–54 | 8–4 (1–0) | Holmes Center (654) Boone, NC |
| 12/31/2017 12:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 64–65 | 8–5 (1–1) | HTC Center (250) Conway, SC |
| 01/04/2018 5:30 pm | | South Alabama | W 78–63 | 9–5 (2–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,407) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Troy | W 83–75 | 10–5 (3–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,560) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/11/2018 5:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | W 67–55 | 11–5 (4–1) | First National Bank Arena (1,275) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/13/2018 3:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 48–63 | 10–6 (4–2) | Jack Stephens Center (2,165) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/18/2018 5:30 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 86–52 | 11–6 (5–2) | Strahan Coliseum (2,233) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | Louisiana | L 58–65 | 11–7 (5–3) | Strahan Coliseum (3,222) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/25/2018 4:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | W 81–56 | 12–7 (6–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (147) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/27/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | W 83–63 | 13–7 (7–3) | GSU Sports Arena (332) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/01/2018 5:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 78–69 | 14–7 (8–3) | Strahan Coliseum (2,278) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 92–50 | 15–7 (9–3) | Strahan Coliseum (1,744) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas–Arlington | L 59–61 $^{OT}$ | 15–8 (9–4) | College Park Center (2,602) Arlington, TX |
| 02/15/2018 5:00 pm | | at Louisiana | W 56–53 | 17–8 (10–4) | Cajundome (936) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/17/2018 12:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 81–45 | 18–8 (11–4) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,810) Monroe, LA |
| 02/22/2018 12:00 pm | | Georgia State | W 82–40 | 19–8 (12–4) | Strahan Coliseum (4,225) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern | W 60–51 | 20–8 (13–4) | Strahan Coliseum (1,934) San Marcos, TX |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Texas–Arlington | W 75–58 | 21–8 (14–4) | Strahan Coliseum (1,699) San Marcos, TX |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals | W 78–69 | 22–8 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| 03/10/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (6) Louisiana Semifinals | W 62–56 | 23–8 | Lakefront Arena (898) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/11/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (1) Little Rock Championship Game | L 53–54 | 23–9 | Lakefront Arena (1,214) New Orleans, LA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Rice First Round | L 60–71 | 23–10 | Tudor Fieldhouse (320) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||