# 2017–18 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2017–18 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by second-year head coach Kacie Cryer, played all their home games at Burton Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference.

## Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2016–17 season with a 14–17 overall record and an 8–10 Southland Conference record to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin.

## Roster

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## Schedule

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| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 7, 2017* 6:00 pm | | Wiley College | W 72–43 | | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 12* 2:00 pm | | Southern (N.O.) | W 76–61 | 1–0 | Burton Coliseum (918) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 15* 11:00 am, LHN | | at No. 2 Texas | L 34–100 | 1–1 | Frank Erwin Center (7,651) Austin, TX |
| November 19* 2:00 pm | | LSU–Alexandria | W 73–53 | 2–1 | Burton Coliseum (801) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 22* 1:00 pm | | Grambling | L 60–75 | 2–2 | Burton Coliseum (796) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 26* 2:00 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 65–61 | 3–2 | Burton Coliseum (751) Lake Charles, LA |
| November 29* 7:00 pm | | Tulane | L 66–70 | 3–3 | Burton Coliseum (729) Lake Charles, LA |
| December 3* 5:00 pm, CST | | at Louisiana | L 86–98 $^{3OT}$ | 3–4 | Cajundome (753) Lafayette, LA |
| December 11* 6:00 pm | | Louisiana College | W 84–46 | 4–4 | Burton Coliseum (791) Lake Charles, LA |
| December 13* 6:30 pm, FSSW | | at No. 6 Baylor | L 34–95 | 4–5 | Ferrell Center (6,583) Waco, TX |
| December 18* 12:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 62–78 | 4–6 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,823) Ruston, LA |
| December 22* 1:00 pm | | at SMU | L 59–65 | 4–7 | Moody Coliseum (691) Dallas, TX |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| December 28 6:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 66–57 | 5–7 (1–0) | McDermott Center (356) San Antonio, TX |
| December 30 1:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 72–67 | 6–7 (2–0) | Burton Coliseum (782) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 3, 2018 6:30 pm | | Abilene Christian | L 75–80 | 6–8 (2–1) | Burton Coliseum (850) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 6 1:00 pm | | New Orleans | L 64–77 | 6–9 (2–2) | Burton Coliseum (821) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 10 6:30 pm | | Nicholls State | L 54–61 | 6–10 (2–3) | Burton Coliseum (727) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 13 2:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 77–65 | 7–10 (3–3) | University Center (579) Hammond, LA |
| January 20 2:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 86–74 | 8–10 (4–3) | Sharp Gym (478) Houston, TX |
| January 27 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | L 58–83 | 8–11 (4–4) | Montagne Center (955) Beaumont, TX |
| January 31 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Sam Houston State | W 66–63 | 9–11 (5–4) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (759) Huntsville, TX |
| February 3 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northwestern State | W 60–44 | 10–11 (6–4) | Prather Coliseum (1,001) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 7 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 48–83 | 10–12 (6–5) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,091) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 10 1:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 69–47 | 11–12 (7–5) | Burton Coliseum (539) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 14 6:30 pm | | Central Arkansas | L 45–51 | 11–13 (7–6) | Burton Coliseum (767) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 17 2:00 pm | | at New Orleans | L 62–84 | 11–14 (7–7) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| February 21 6:00 pm | | at Nicholls State | L 51–63 | 11–15 (7–8) | Stopher Gym (202) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 24 2:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | L 61–67 $^{OT}$ | 11–16 (7–9) | Burton Coliseum (717) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 28 6:30 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 70–64 | 12–16 (8–9) | Burton Coliseum (711) Lake Charles, LA |
| March 3 1:00 pm | | Lamar | L 72–81 | 12–17 (8–10) | Burton Coliseum (983) Lake Charles, LA |
| Southland Tournament ||||||
| March 8 11:00 am, ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First Round | L 52–75 | 12–18 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||