2017–18_Central_Arkansas_Sugar_Bears_basketball_team

2017–18 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
2017–18 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
WBI, Runner-up
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	25–10 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach	Sandra Rushing (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Long; Shameka Thomas; Arissa Jackson;
Home arena	Farris Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2017–18 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears were led by sixth year head coach Sandra Rushing and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They received an invite to the WBI where they defeated SIU Ewardsville, Weber State and Nevada in the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Yale in the championship game.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular Schedule
November 10, 2017* 6:00 pm		Hendrix College	W 79–22	1–0	Farris Center (682) Conway, AR
November 14* 7:00 pm, FCS		at No. 3 Baylor	L 55–86	1–1	Ferrell Center (4,877) Waco, TX
November 20* 6:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 75–52	2–1	Farris Center (410) Conway, AR
November 28* 6:00 pm		Crowley's Ridge College	W 106–23	3–1	Farris Center (327) Conway, AR
November 30* 6:00 pm		at No. 12 Tennessee	L 34–77	3–2	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,311) Knoxville, TN
December 4* 6:00 pm		Williams Baptist College	W 77–31	4–2	Farris Center (327) Conway, AR
December 7* 6:00 pm		Central Baptist College	W 75–34	5–2	Farris Center (302) Conway, AR
December 9* 1:00 pm		at No. 21 Texas A&M	L 61–72	5–3	Reed Arena (3,886) College Station, TX
December 16* 1:05 pm		at South Alabama	L 43–64	5–4	Mitchell Center (1,901) Mobile, AL
December 20* 2:31 pm		vs. Clemson FIU Holiday Tournament	W 57–43	6–4	FIU Arena (284) Miami, FL
December 21* 1:00 pm		vs. North Dakota State FIU Holiday Tournament	W 68–45	7–4	FIU Arena Miami, FL
Southland Conference Schedule
December 28 1:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 58–50	8–4 (1–0)	Dugan Wellness Center (158) Corpus Christi, TX
December 31 1:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 63–47	9–4 (2–0)	Farris Center (512) Conway, AR
January 3, 2018 7:00 pm		Sam Houston State	W 69–44	10–4 (3–0)	Farris Center (412) Conway, AR
January 6, 2018 1:00 pm		Lamar	W 51–39	11–4 (4–0)	Farris Center (425) Conway, AR
January 10 6:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 57–35	12–4 (5–0)	McDermott Center (791) San Antonio, TX
January 13 6:00 pm		at Nicholls	W 69–48	13–4 (6–0)	Stopher Gym (315) Thibodeaux, LA
January 17 7:00 pm		New Orleans	L 48–52	13–5 (6–1)	Farris Center (423) Conway, AR
January 20 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Abilene Christian	W 63–45	14–5 (7–1)	Farris Center (742) Conway, AR
January 24 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stephen F. Austin	L 46–59	14–6 (7–2)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,103) Nacogdoches, TX
January 27 1:00 pm		at Northwestern State	W 61–53	15–6 (8–2)	Prather Coliseum (1,518) Natchitoches, LA
February 3 2:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 70–78	15–7 (8–3)	University Center (595) Hammond, LA
February 7 7:00 pm		Houston Baptist	W 64–56	16–7 (9–3)	Farris Center (479) Conway, AR
February 14 6:30 pm		at McNeese	W 51–45	17–7 (10–3)	Burton Coliseum (767) Lake Charles, LA
February 17 1:00 pm		Nicholls	W 60–42	18–7 (11–3)	Farris Center (910) Conway, AR
February 21 7:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 50–55	18–8 (11–4)	Farris Center (428) Conway, AR
February 24 2:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	W 73–61	19–8 (12–4)	Moody Coliseum (1,450) Abilene, TX
February 28 6:30 pm		at Sam Houston State	W 73–53	20–8 (13–4)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (758) Huntsville, TX
March 3 3:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 59–39	21–8 (14–4)	Farris Center (1,045) Conway, AR
Southland Women's Tournament
March 9 1:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (7) Abilene Christian Quarterfinals	W 54–41	22–8	Merrell Center (606) Katy, TX
March 10 3:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (2) Stephen F. Austin Semifinals	L 60–70	22–9	Merrell Center (1,446) Katy, TX
WBI
March 15* 7:00 pm		SIU Edwardsville First Round	W 51–39	23–9	Farris Center (487) Conway, AR
March 19 7:00 pm		Weber State Quarterfinals	W 82–67	24–9	Farris Center (2,570) Conway, AR
March 24 5:00 pm		Nevada Semifinals	W 65–56	25–9	Farris Center (1,457) Conway, AR
March 29 7:00 pm		Yale Championship Game	L 50–54	25–10	Farris Center (3,526) Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar	17	–	1	.944	22	–	7	.759
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	2	.889	25	–	6	.806
Central Arkansas	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
Texas A&M-CC	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Nicholls State †	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
New Orleans	11	–	7	.611	15	–	15	.500
Abilene Christian	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
McNeese State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Southeastern Louisiana	7	–	11	.389	8	–	21	.276
Houston Baptist	6	–	12	.333	10	–	18	.357
Incarnate Word	4	–	14	.222	5	–	24	.172
Northwestern State	2	–	16	.111	7	–	22	.241
Sam Houston State	1	–	17	.056	4	–	23	.148

† 2018 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll