2017–18 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second year head coach Tiara Malcom, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA.^[1][2][3] They finished the season 8–21, 5–11 in C-USA play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA women's tournament.

2017–18 FIU Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	8–21 (5–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Tiara Malcom (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Keunta Miles Gabriel Lazo Joe Silvestri
Home arena	FIU Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UAB	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
Western Kentucky †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
Rice	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Louisiana Tech	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
Middle Tennessee	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Charlotte	10	–	6		.625			14	–	16		.467
UTEP	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Florida Atlantic	7	–	9		.438			13	–	15		.464
Southern Miss	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
North Texas	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
UTSA	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
Old Dominion	6	–	10		.375			8	–	23		.258
FIU	5	–	11		.313			8	–	21		.276
Marshall	3	–	13		.188			9	–	20		.310
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner As of 20 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Elizabeth Toye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Lindblom Academy Wisconsin Chicago, IL G 1 Kiandre'a Pound 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Sebastian River HS Vero Beach, FL G 2 Cabria Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Northeast HS Lake Worth, FL G 3 Lauryn Snipes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Wellington HS Wellington, KS G 5 Kayla Rogers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Jean Ribault Jacksonville, FL G 10 TaMiracle Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Fort Lauderdale HS Fort Lauderdale, FL F 12 Quira Demery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Millwood HS Central Florida Oklahoma City, OK G 15 Kristian Hudson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Clay-Chalkville HS Birmingham, AL G 21 Alexis Gordon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Covenant Christian Palm Bay, FL F 23 Callie Cavanaugh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Holyoke HS Holyoke, MA F 34 Shante Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr South Broward HS West Park, FL C Chelsea Guimaraes  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Professor José Augusto Lucas Georgia Tech Almada, Portugal	Head coach Tiara Malcom (Delaware) Assistant coach(es) Keunta Miles (North Florida) Gabriel Lazo (Barry) Joe Silvestri (Central Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Miami (FL)	L 69–77	0–1	Watsco Center (1,073) Coral Gables, FL
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 59–77	0–2	FIU Arena (594) Miami, FL
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm		Florida Gulf Coast	L 52–88	0–3	FIU Arena (360) Miami, FL
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm		Air Force	W 70–69	1–3	FIU Arena (310) Miami, FL
11/25/2017* 12:00 pm		Alabama A&M 2017 Thanksgiving Tournament	L 51–58	1–4	FIU Arena (421) Miami, FL
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm		Charleston Southern 2017 Thanksgiving Tournament	W 77–70	2–4	FIU Arena (364) Miami, FL
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		at Georgetown	L 56–77	2–5	McDonough Gymnasium (239) Washington, D.C.
12/02/2017* 7:00 pm		at Howard	L 62–69	2–6	Burr Gymnasium (150) Washington, D.C.
12/04/2017* 5:30 pm		at Morgan State	L 51–62	2–7	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
12/17/2017* 3:00 pm		vs. No. 22 South Florida	L 52–82	2–8	Rick Case Arena (350) Fort Lauderdale, FL
12/20/2017* 12:00 pm		North Dakota State 2017 Holiday Tournament	L 68–71	2–9	FIU Arena (284) Miami, FL
12/21/2017* 2:00 pm		Clemson 2017 Holiday Tournament	L 65–67	2–10	FIU Arena (281) Miami, FL
12/30/2017* 1:00 pm		Vermont	W 80–70	3–10	FIU Arena (216) Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season
01/05/2018 7:00 pm		UTEP	L 76–77	3–11 (0–1)	FIU Arena (289) Miami, FL
01/07/2018 2:00 pm		Marshall	W 67–54	4–11 (1–1)	FIU Arena (327) Miami, FL
01/11/2018 8:00 pm		at Western Kentucky	L 47–101	4–12 (1–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,126) Bowling Green, KY
01/13/2018 7:00 pm		Rice	W 68–58	5–12 (2–2)	FIU Arena (346) Miami, FL
01/18/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Louisiana Tech	W 57–54	6–12 (3–2)	FIU Arena (2,151) Miami, FL
01/25/2018 7:00 pm		UAB	L 61–71	6–13 (3–3)	FIU Arena (505) Miami, FL
01/28/2018 1:00 pm		at Marshall	L 75–78	6–14 (3–4)	Cam Henderson Center (1,018) Huntington, WV
02/02/2018 11:00 am		at Old Dominion	L 61–71	6–15 (3–5)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,859) Norfolk, VA
02/04/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Charlotte	L 57–80	6–16 (3–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (778) Charlotte, NC
02/08/2018 7:00 pm		North Texas	L 46–92	6–17 (3–7)	FIU Arena (298) Miami, FL
02/10/2018 2:00 pm, beIN		Middle Tennessee	L 59–63	6–18 (3–8)	FIU Arena (327) Miami, FL
02/14/2018 9:00 pm		at UTSA	L 66–69	6–19 (3–9)	Convocation Center (395) San Antonio, TX
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 86–65	7–19 (4–9)	FIU Arena (433) Miami, FL
02/25/2018 2:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	L 63–67	7–20 (4–10)	FAU Arena (569) Boca Raton, FL
03/01/2018 9:00 pm		at UTEP	L 70–86	7–21 (4–11)	Don Haskins Center (655) El Paso, TX
03/03/2018 3:00 pm		at Southern Miss	W 74–70	8–21 (5–11)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,322) Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

References

1. "FIU Women's Basketball - 2017-18 Quick Facts" (PDF). Florida International University. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
2. Graham Hays. "Florida International Panthers Women's Basketball - Panthers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
3. "FIU Golden Panthers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
4. "Florida International University Panthers - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fiusports.com. Retrieved December 28, 2017.