# 2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

The 2017–18 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented the Louisiana Tech University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by second year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–12, 10–6 in C-USA play to finish in a 4-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament to North Texas. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Missouri State in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10* 11:00 a.m. | | Grambling State | W 64–53 | 1–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,811) Ruston, LA |
| November 12* 2:00 p.m. | | LSU–Alexandria | W 87–47 | 2–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,563) Ruston, LA |
| November 16* 6:30 p.m. | | Memphis | W 65–40 | 3–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,851) Ruston, LA |
| November 19* 6:00 p.m. | | at Auburn | L 59–75 | 3–1 | Auburn Arena (1,879) Auburn, AL |
| November 24* 7:45 p.m. | | vs. Penn State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 71–59 | 4–1 | South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| November 26* 11:00 p.m. | | vs. Niagara South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 67–73 | 4–2 | South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| November 30* 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas | L 54–88 | 4–3 | Frank Erwin Center (2,956) Austin, TX |
| December 4* 6:30 p.m. | | Clemson | L 47–55 | 4–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,129) Ruston, LA |
| December 7* 6:30 p.m. | | at Little Rock | W 58–49 | 5–4 | Jack Stephens Center (1,141) Little Rock, AR |
| December 11* 6:30 p.m. | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 71–49 | 6–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,045) Ruston, LA |
| December 18* 6:30 p.m. | | McNeese State | W 78–62 | 7–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,823) Ruston, LA |
| December 21* 6:30 p.m. | | Houston Baptist | W 85–62 | 8–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,659) Ruston, LA |
| December 29* 6:30 p.m. | | Alcorn State | W 87–50 | 9–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,555) Ruston, LA |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| January 3 6:30 p.m. | | North Texas | W 61–53 | 10–4 (1–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,749) Ruston, LA |
| January 5 6:30 p.m. | | UTSA | W 63–55 | 11–4 (2–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,735) Ruston, LA |
| January 11 6:00 p.m. | | at Southern Miss | L 50–65 | 11–5 (2–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,264) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 13 12:00 p.m. | | at Marshall | W 74–65 | 12–5 (3–1) | Cam Henderson Center (483) Huntington, WV |
| January 18 11:00 a.m., ESPN3 | | at FIU | L 54–57 | 12–6 (3–2) | FIU Arena (2,151) Miami, FL |
| January 20 6:00 p.m. | | at Florida Atlantic | L 72–86 | 12–7 (3–3) | FAU Arena (804) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 26 6:30 p.m. | | Old Dominion | W 59–45 | 13–7 (4–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,229) Ruston, LA |
| January 28 2:00 p.m. | | Western Kentucky | L 64–74 | 13–8 (4–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,134) Ruston, LA |
| February 1 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Middle Tennessee | W 66–49 | 14–8 (5–4) | Murphy Center (3,436) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 4 2:00 p.m. | | UAB | L 61–66 | 14–9 (5–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,032) Ruston, LA |
| February 7 6:30 p.m. | | Rice | W 75–55 | 15–9 (6–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,039) Ruston, LA |
| February 10 2:00 p.m. | | at UTEP | W 65–62 | 16–9 (7–5) | Don Haskins Center (1,104) El Paso, TX |
| February 15 4:30 p.m. | | Charlotte | L 51–64 | 16–10 (7–6) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,562) Ruston, LA |
| February 17 2:30 p.m. | | Southern Miss | W 89–57 | 17–10 (8–6) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,748) Ruston, LA |
| February 24 2:00 p.m. | | at UAB | W 70–60 | 18–10 (9–6) | Bartow Arena (517) Birmingham, AL |
| March 1 5:00 p.m. | | at Rice | W 70–62 | 19–10 (10–6) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,514) Houston, TX |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 8 2:30 p.m. | (3) | vs. (11) North Texas Quarterfinals | L 69–76 | 19–11 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 15* 6:30 p.m. | | Missouri State First Round | L 59–63 | 19–12 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,734) Ruston, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||