# 2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Islanders were led by sixth year head coach Royce Chadwick. They played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Nicholls State.

## Previous season

The Islanders finished the season 14–18 overall and 8–10 in Southland play to finish tied for sixth place. They were 2-1 as fifth seed in the Southland women's tournament. Their season ended losing to tournament champion Central Arkansas in the Semifinal round.

## Media

Video streaming of all non-televised home games and audio for all road games is available at GoIslanders.com.

## Roster

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## Schedule and Results

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| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 5:00 pm | | Texas Lutheran Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Classic | W 87–56 | 1–0 | Dugan Wellness Center (613) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 11* 7:00 pm | | McMurry Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Classic | W 62–43 | 2–0 | Dugan Wellness Center (679) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 14* 7:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 53–56 | 2–1 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (328) Edinburg, TX |
| November 18* 7:00 pm | | at UTEP | L 49–69 | 2–2 | Don Haskins Center (536) El Paso, TX |
| November 20* 7:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 61–70 | 2–3 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM |
| November 25* 12:00 pm | | vs. Prairie View A&M Feast of Sharing Tournament | W 72–62 | 3–3 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (128) Edinburg, TX |
| November 26* 12:00 pm | | vs. Florida A&M Feast of Sharing Tournament | W 58–55 | 4–3 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (102) Edinburg, TX |
| November 26* 7:00 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 71–41 | 5–3 | Dugan Wellness Center (540) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 5* 7:00 pm | | Texas A&M International | W 53–34 | 6–3 | Dugan Wellness Center (542) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 18* 7:00 pm | | Rice | L 56–67 | 6–4 | Dugan Wellness Center (331) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 20* 7:00 pm | | St. Thomas | W 72–42 | 7–4 | Dugan Wellness Center (362) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| December 28 1:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | L 50–58 | 7–5 (0–1) | Dugan Wellness Center (158) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 30 5:00 pm | | Lamar | L 31–70 | 7–6 (0–2) | American Bank Center (2,472) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 3, 2018 6:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 62–56 | 8–6 (1–2) | Prather Coliseum (775) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 10 6:30 pm | | at Sam Houston State | W 67–57 | 9–6 (2–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (533) Huntsville, TX |
| January 13 2:00 pm | | at New Orleans | L 49–66 | 9–7 (2–3) | Lakefront Arena (213) New Orleans, LA |
| January 17 7:00 pm | | Nicholls | W 76–55 | 10–7 (3–3) | Dugan Wellness Center (573) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 24 7:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | L 59–61 | 10–8 (3–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,042) Abilene, TX |
| January 27 5:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 50–49 | 11–8 (4–4) | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 31 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 56–52 | 12–8 (5–4) | Dugan Wellness Center (756) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 3 1:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 62–58 | 13–8 (6–4) | McDermott Center (1,211) San Antonio, TX |
| February 7 1:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | W 62–48 | 14–8 (7–4) | Dugan Wellness Center (883) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 10 2:00 pm | | New Orleans Homecoming | W 75–68 | 15–8 (8–4) | American Bank Center (812) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 14 7:00 pm | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 58–59 | 15–9 (8–5) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,116) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 17 2:00 pm | | at Lamar | L 59–65 | 15–10 (8–6) | Montagne Center (1,297) Beaumont, TX |
| February 21 7:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | W 70–51 | 16–10 (9–6) | Dugan Wellness Center (776) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 24 11:30 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 75–59 | 17–10 (10–6) | Dugan Wellness Center Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 28 6:30 pm | | at McNeese | L 64–70 | 17–11 (10–7) | Burton Coliseum (711) Lake Charles, LA |
| March 3 2:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 73–68 | 18–11 (11–7) | Sharp Gym (632) Houston, TX |
| Southland Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 8 11:00 am, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (8) McNeese First Round | W 75–52 | 19–11 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| March 9 11:00 am, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Nicholls Quarterfinals | L 59–61 | 19–12 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||