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2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball
2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball
Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	19–13 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach	DoBee Plaisance (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Justin Payne; Kris Goff; Jenny Nash;
Home arena	Stopher Gym
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by tenth year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They won their first Southland women's tournament and earns an automatic trip to their first NCAA women's tournament in school history where they lost in the first round to Mississippi State.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 11:30 am		at SMU	L 61–68	0–1	Moody Coliseum (1,368) Dallas, TX
November 14* 6:00 pm		Spring Hill College	W 78–70	1–1	Stopher Gym (466) Thibodaux, LA
November 14* 6:00 pm		Jacksonville	L 61–69	1–2	Stopher Gym (301) Thibodaux, LA
November 21* 7:00 pm		at LSU	L 50–65	1–3	Maravich Center (1,665) Baton Rouge, LA
November 24* 1:00 pm		vs. Bradley SEMO Thanksgiving Classic	L 65–75	1–4	Show Me Center (215) Cape Girardeau, MO
November 25* 1:00 pm		vs. Evangel SEMO Thanksgiving Classic	W 72–55	2–4	Show Me Center (142) Cape Girardeau, MO
November 29* 11:30 pm		SUNO	W 83–45	3–4	Stopher Gym (1,214) Thibodaux, LA
December 2* 3:00 pm		at Jackson State	W 90–64	4–4	Williams Assembly Center (250) Jackson, MS
December 15* 3:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 62–57	5–4	Harrison HPER Complex (432) Itta Bena, MS
December 18* 7:00 pm, ELVN		No. 6 Baylor	L 43–85	5–5	Stopher Gym (1,034) Thibodaux, LA
December 21* 1:00 pm		at Iowa State	L 47–75	5–6	Hilton Coliseum (9,466) Ames, IA
Southland regular season
December 28 6:30 pm		at Northwestern State	W 79–63	6–6 (1–0)	Prather Coliseum (717) Natchitoches, LA
December 30 1:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	L 62–64	6–7 (1–1)	McDermott Center (352) San Antonio, TX
January 3, 2018 6:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 73–86	6–8 (1–2)	Stopher Gym (133) Thibodaux, LA
January 6 2:00 pm		at Houston Baptist	W 73–61	7–8 (2–2)	Sharp Gym (326) Houston, TX
January 10 6:30 pm		at McNeese State	W 61–54	8–8 (3–2)	Burton Coliseum (727) Lake Charles, LA
January 13 1:30 pm		Central Arkansas	L 48–69	8–9 (3–3)	Stopher Gym (315) Thibodaux, LA
January 17 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 55–76	8–10 (3–4)	Dugan Wellness Center (573) Corpus Christi, TX
January 24 6:00 pm		Lamar	L 61–76	8–11 (3–5)	Stopher Gym (222) Thibodaux, LA
January 27 4:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	L 57–66	8–12 (3–6)	Stopher Gym (678) Thibodaux, LA
February 3 2:00 pm		at New Orleans	W 62–61	9–12 (4–6)	Lakefront Arena (347) New Orleans, LA
February 7 6:00 pm		Abilene Christian	W 81–60	10–12 (5–6)	Stopher Gym (202) Thibodaux, LA
February 10 1:00 pm		Houston Baptist	W 63–45	11–12 (6–6)	Stopher Gym (230) Thibodaux, LA
February 14 6:30 pm		at Sam Houston State	W 70–65	12–12 (7–6)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (741) Huntsville, TX
February 17 1:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	L 42–60	12–13 (7–7)	Farris Center (910) Conway, AR
February 21 6:00 pm		McNeese State	W 63–51	13–13 (8–7)	Stopher Gym (202) Thibodaux, LA
February 24 4:00 pm		New Orleans	W 72–48	14–13 (9–7)	Stopher Gym (433) Thibodaux, LA
February 28 6:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 85–53	15–13 (10–7)	Stopher Gym (265) Thibodaux, LA
March 3 2:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 79–64	16–13 (11–7)	University Center (816) Hammond, LA
Southland Women's Tournament
March 9 11:00 am, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (5) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Quarterfinals	W 61–59	17–13	Merrell Center Katy, TX
March 10 1:00 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (1) Lamar Semifinals	W 74–68	18–13	Merrell Center Katy, TX
March 11 12:00 pm, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (2) Stephen F. Austin Championship Game	W 69–65	19–12	Merrell Center (927) Katy, TX
Southland Women's Tournament
March 17* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	(16 KC)	at (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State First Round	L 50–95	19–13	Humphrey Coliseum (10,211) Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Central Time.

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Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
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(RV)		Received Votes
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2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

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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