2017–18 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Spartans, led by thirteenth year head coach Tammy George , played their games at G. B. Hodge Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] They finished the season 11–19, 6–8 in A-Sun play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Lipscomb.
The season marked the final season for USC Upstate as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, as the school announced on November 15, 2017 that they will be moving to the Big South Conference for the 2018–19 season.
All home games and conference road are shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Non conference road games are typically available on the opponents website.
Roster
2017–18 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Brittney Delva
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sr
Amos P. Goby HS South Georgia Tech College
Boynton Beach, FL
G
1
Tamera Thrope
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Greensboro Day School
Greensboro, NC
G
3
Breanna Jefferson
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So
Virginia Episcopal School
Lynchburg, VA
G
10
Rylie Parkhurst
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Miamisburg HS
Miamisburg, OH
G
11
Camilla Kilinc
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Filbornaskolan School Monroe CC
Helsingborg, Sweden
G
15
Anda Kuzmina
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Latvijas Universitate
Riga, Latvia
G
20
Bailey Wensler
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Perkins-Tryon HS
Stillwater, OK
C
21
Riley Popplewell
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
South Central HS
Union Mills, IN
G
22
Diamon Shiflet
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Greer HS
Taylors, SC
G
23
DeNisha Swain
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Potter's House Christian Academy
Jacksonville, FL
C
24
A'Lexxus Davis
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Potter's House Christian Academy
Jacksonville, FL
C
30
Morgan Williams
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
RS So
Dutch Fork HS Coker College
Irmo, SC
F
32
Latasha Johnson
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
RS Fr
Woodmont HS
Greenville, SC
F
33
Michaela Gibbons
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Hopewell HS
Troutman, NC
G
35
Victoria Hadler
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
RS So
Deerfield HS
Deerfield Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: December 16, 2017
Schedule
[ 4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *8:00 pm
at East Carolina
L 53–66
0–1
Williams Arena (954)Greenville, TN
11/15/2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Presbyterian
L 69–83
0–2
G. B. Hodge Center (317)Spartanburg, SC
11/17/2017 *9:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech
L 56–87
0–3
Cassell Coliseum (2,162)Blacksburg, VA
11/19/2017 *2:00 pm
at Campbell
L 49–69
0–4
Gore Arena (864)Buies Creek, NC
11/21/2017 *5:00 pm, ESPN3
Converse
W 71–51
1–4
G. B. Hodge Center (151)Spartanburg, SC
11/24/2017 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
Omaha
L 66–69
1–5
G. B. Hodge Center (218)Spartanburg, SC
11/28/2017 *11:00 am
at Gardner–Webb
L 39–60
1–6
Paul Porter Arena (347)Boiling Springs, NC
11/30/2017 *5:00 pm, ESPN3
Bob Jones
W 79–45
2–6
G. B. Hodge Center (187)Spartanburg, SC
12/03/2017 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman
L 59–80
2–7
G. B. Hodge Center (120)Spartanburg, SC
12/05/2017 *7:00 pm
at William & Mary
L 63–83
2–8
Kaplan Arena (549)Williamsburg, VA
12/09/2017 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina State
W 63–44
3–8
G. B. Hodge Center (148)Spartanburg, SC
12/16/2017 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Asheville
L 70–76
3–9
G. B. Hodge Center (164)Spartanburg, SC
12/19/2017 *6:00 pm
at Oklahoma State
L 71–108
3–10
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,830)Stillwater, OK
12/30/2017 *4:30 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina Central
W 66–61
4–10
G. B. Hodge Center (192)Spartanburg, SC
01/02/2018 *5:00 pm, ESPN3
Brevard
W 109–39
5–10
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/06/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT
W 97–59
6–10 (1–0)
Wellness and Events Center (199)Newark, NJ
01/13/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson
L 61–62
6–11 (1–1)
Edmunds Center (357)DeLand, FL
01/15/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
L 60–93
6–12 (1–2)
Alico Arena (2,347)Fort Myers, FL
01/20/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida
L 61–65
6–13 (1–3)
G. B. Hodge Center (232)Spartanburg, SC
01/22/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville
L 45–71
6–14 (1–4)
G. B. Hodge Center (231)Spartanburg, SC
01/27/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State
W 65–61
7–14 (2–4)
G. B. Hodge Center (264)Spartanburg, SC
02/01/2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb
L 78–97
7–15 (2–5)
Allen Arena (367)Nashville, TN
02/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State
W 70–64
8–15 (3–5)
KSU Convocation Center (471)Kennesaw, GA
02/07/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb
W 80–64
9–15 (4–5)
G. B. Hodge Center (438)Spartanburg, SC
02/10/2018 1:30 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast
L 44–88
9–16 (4–6)
G. B. Hodge Center (315)Spartanburg, SC
02/12/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson
W 69–64
10–16 (5–6)
G. B. Hodge Center (318)Spartanburg, SC
02/17/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville
L 49–65
10–17 (5–7)
Swisher Gymnasium (489)Jacksonville, FL
02/19/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida
L 61–79
10–18 (5–8)
UNF Arena (259)Jacksonville, FL
02/24/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT
W 74–67
11–18 (6–8)
G. B. Hodge Center (237)Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/02/2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3
(5)
at (4) Lipscomb Quarterfinals
L 53–95
11–19
Allen Arena (401)Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
References
^ "USC Upstate" (PDF) . Upstatespartans.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017 .
^ "South Carolina Upstate Spartans Women's Basketball - Spartans News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2017 .
^ USC Upstate Spartans. "USC Upstate Spartans on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017 .
^ "2017-18 USC Upstate Women's Basketball Schedule - USC Upstate" . Upstatespartans.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017 .