# 2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by twelfth year head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–23, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.
On March 7, Welch-Nicholls has agreed "parted ways". She finished at Sam Houston State with a 12 year record of 119–234. On April 12, former Prairie View A&M head coach Ravon Justice was announced as her replacement.

## Roster

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## Schedule

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| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non–conference games ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 10:30 am | at Arkansas | L 54–65 | 0–1 | Bud Walton Arena (4,719) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/17/2017* 11:00 am | Wiley College | W 80–41 | 1–1 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (832) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/21/2017* 6:30 pm | Rice | L 50–79 | 1–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (554) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/29/2017* 6:30 pm | Texas Southern | L 58–77 | 1–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (558) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/02/2017* 11:00 am | St. Thomas (TX) | W 68–66 | 2–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (506) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/12/2017* 6:30 pm | Jackson State | W 74–68 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (513) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/15/2017* 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 38–58 | 3–4 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,225) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 12/17/2017* 3:00 pm | Texas State | L 41–73 | 3–5 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/27/2017* 6:30 pm | at LSU | L 58–71 | 3–6 | Maravich Center (1,746) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 65–83 | 3–7 (0–1) | Moody Coliseum (1,028) Abilene, TX |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 44–69 | 3–8 (0–2) | Farris Center (412) Conway, AR |
| 01/06/2018 3:00 pm | Incarnate Word | L 49–56 | 3–9 (0–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (583) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/10/2018 6:30 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 57–67 | 3–10 (0–4) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (533) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/13/2018 3:00 pm | Houston Baptist | L 61–69 | 3–11 (0–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (946) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/17/2018 4:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 60–63 | 3–12 (0–6) | Prather Coliseum (1,013) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | L 44–91 | 3–13 (0–7) | Montagne Center (904) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 57–52 | 4–13 (1–7) | University Center (610) Hammond, LA |
| 01/27/2018 3:30 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 53–75 | 4–14 (1–8) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,182) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/31/2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | McNeese State | L 63–66 | 4–15 (1–9) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (759) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Abilene Christian | L 72–75 | 4–16 (1–10) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,078) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/07/2018 1:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 57–67 | 4–17 (1–11) | Dugan Wellness Center (883) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lamar | L 44–68 | 4–18 (1–12) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,166) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/14/2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | Nicholls State | L 65–70 | 4–19 (1–13) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (741) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 62–65 $^{OT}$ | 4–20 (1–14) | Sharp Gymnasium (597) Houston, TX |
| 02/28/2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | Central Arkansas | L 53–73 | 4–26 (1–16) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (758) Huntsville, TX |
| 03/03/2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Stephen F. Austin | L 49–72 | 4–27 (1–17) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (610) Huntsville, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||