2017–18 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Retrievers, led by sixteenth year head coach Phil Stern and members of the America East Conference ,[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] began the season playing home games in the Retriever Activities Center before the opening of the new UMBC Event Center on February 3, 2018.[ 4] The women's first game in the new arena was on February 8 against Binghamton .[ 5]
All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. Select games will be broadcast on the radio on WQLL-1370 AM.
Roster
2017–18 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
1
Janee'a Summers
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Bound Brook
Bound Brook, NJ
G
2
O'lesheya Braxton
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Paterson Kennedy
Paterson, NJ
G
3
Te'yJah Oliver
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Riverdale Baptist
Clinton, MD
F
10
Chukwuma Chiamaka
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Eastern Arizona College
Lagos, Nigeria
F
13
Jen Gast
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Catonsville
Baltimore, MD
G
21
Carly Harris
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sr
Shaler Area
Glenshaw, PA
F
23
Kristen Teklits
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
New Fairfield
New Fairfield, CT
F/C
24
Lucrezia Costa
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Liceo Classico Enrico Perito
Rome, Italy
G
25
Laura Castaldo
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Clarkstown South
West Nyack, NY
G
31
Brittany Burgess
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Sr
St. Mary's Ryken VCU
White Plains, MD
G
35
Allison McGrath
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
South Park
South Park, PA
G
42
Tyler Moore
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Norfolk Academy
Portsmouth, VA
F
44
Kayla Hinderlie
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Edmund Burke School
Silver Spring, MD
F
45
Lakiah Sims
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Charles Drew Palm Beach State
Riverdale, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Carlee Cassidy-Dewey (UMBC )
Chelsea Barker Walsh (UMBC )
Courtnay Pilypaitis (Vermont )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 6]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *5:00 pm
at Fordham
L 46–55
0–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,923)Bronx, NY
11/12/2017 *2:00 pm
at Hofstra
L 55–71
0–2
Hofstra Arena (323)Hempstead, NY
11/14/2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Gettysburg
W 72–45
1–2
Retriever Activities Center (382)Catonsville, MD
11/17/2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
LIU Brooklyn
L 52–66
1–3
Retriever Activities Center (341)Catonsville, MD
11/21/2017 *11:00 am
at Towson
L 64–95
1–4
SECU Arena (3,100)Towson, MD
11/25/2017 *1:00 pm
vs. St. Bonaventure Navy Classic semifinals
L 53–64
1–5
Alumni Hall (378)Annapolis, MD
11/26/2017 *1:00 pm
vs. North Dakota State Navy Classic 3rd place game
L 53–67
1–6
Alumni Hall (215)Annapolis, MD
11/29/2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
American
L 48–61
1–7
Retriever Activities Center (320)Catonsville, MD
12/03/2017 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
Columbia
L 44–60
1–8
Retriever Activities Center (318)Catonsville, MD
12/07/2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Denver
L 48–70
1–9
Retriever Activities Center (266)Catonsville, MD
12/11/2017 *7:00 pm
at George Mason
L 38–58
1–10
EagleBank Arena (527)Fairfax, VA
12/21/2017 *6:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore
L 43–66
1–11
Hytche Athletic Center (322)Princess Anne, MD
12/30/2017 *4:00 pm
at Princeton
L 44–70
1–12
Jadwin Gymnasium (828)Princeton, NJ
America East regular season
01/03/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3
at New Hampshire
L 51–56
1–13 (0–1)
Lundholm Gym (156)Durham, NH
01/06/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont
L 58–72
1–14 (0–2)
Retriever Activities Center (291)Catonsville, MD
01/10/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3
Maine
L 50–65
1–15 (0–3)
Retriever Activities Center (2,366)Catonsville, MD
01/13/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell
W 66–54
2–15 (1–3)
Retriever Activities Center (291)Catonsville, MD
01/15/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford
L 54–65
2–16 (1–4)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,005)Hartford, CT
01/21/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany
L 75–78
2–17 (1–5)
Retriever Activities Center (281)Catonsville, MD
01/24/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton
L 51–81
2–18 (1–6)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,151)Vestal, NY
01/31/2018 7:00 pm
Stony Brook
L 44–69
2–19 (1–7)
Retriever Activities Center (324)Catonsville, MD
01/28/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine
L 36–69
2–20 (1–8)
Cross Insurance Center (2,469)Bangor, ME
02/03/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont
W 52–51
3–20 (2–8)
Patrick Gym (156)Burlington, VT
02/08/2018 7:00 pm
Binghamton
L 53–68
3–21 (2–9)
UMBC Event Center (518)Catonsville, MD
02/11/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire
L 46–51
3–22 (2–10)
UMBC Event Center (220)Catonsville, MD
02/14/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook
L 49–53
3–23 (2–11)
Binghamton University Events Center (267)Stony Brook, NY
02/17/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany
L 45–79
3–24 (2–12)
SEFCU Arena (1,158)Albany, NY
02/22/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford
L 54–61
3–25 (2–13)
UMBC Event Center (203)Catonsville, MD
02/25/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell
W 61–39
4–25 (3–13)
Costello Athletic Center (891)Lowell, MA
America East Women's Tournament
02/28/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
(9)
(8) UMass Lowell First Round
W 73–65
5–25
UMBC Event Center (281)Catonsville, MD
02/28/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
(9)
vs. (1) Maine Quarterfinals
L 43–65
5–26
Cross Insurance Arena (2,158)Portland, ME
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
References
^ "UMBC" (PDF) . Umbcretrievers.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017 .
^ "UMBC Retrievers Women's Basketball - Retrievers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2017 .
^ UMBC Retrievers. "UMBC Retrievers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017 .
^ Shaffer, Jonas (January 24, 2018). "New UMBC Event Center to open for Feb. 3 men's basketball game vs. Vermont" . The Baltimore Sun . Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
^ "Retrievers Fall in RAC Finale, 69-44 to Stony Brook" (Press release). UMBC Retrievers. January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018 . UMBC will have their Event Center opener against Binghamton on Thursday, Feb. 8.
^ "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - UMBC" . Umbcretrievers.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017 .