2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

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2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 201617
Teams8
Site Merrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsCentral Arkansas (2nd title)
Winning coachSandra Rushing (2nd title)
MVP Maggie Proffitt (Central Arkansas)
Television ESPN3/CBSSN
  2016
2018  
2016–17 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Central Arkansas162 .889265  .839
Abilene Christian*162 .889239  .719
Lamar 153 .833228  .733
Stephen F. Austin 144 .778258  .758
New Orleans 99 .5001415  .483
McNeese State 810 .4441417  .452
Texas A&M-CC 810 .4441418  .438
Northwestern State 711 .3891317  .433
Nicholls State 711 .3891020  .333
Incarnate Word*711 .389920  .310
Houston Baptist 414 .222622  .214
SE Louisiana 315 .167524  .172
Sam Houston State 315 .167325  .107
2017 Southland tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017
*ineligible for conference and NCAA tournament postseason play due to Div. I transition
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament , a part of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 9–12, 2017 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament, the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears, received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament.

Contents

Seeds and regular season standings

Only the Top 8 teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. The co-regular season champion Abilene Christian Wildcats were ineligible for the NCAA Tourney. Their seed fell to the next eligible team. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for post-season play as they were in the final year of a 4-year transition from D2 to D1. [1] [2] They will be eligible for the Southland tourney in 2018. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.

2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
SeedSchoolConference recordOverall record
(end of regular season)
Tiebreaker
1.Central Arkansas16-224–4
2.Lamar15-322-6
3.Stephen F. Austin14–423–6
4.New Orleans9-914-14
5.Texas A&M-CC8-1012-171-0 vs. McNeese State
6.McNeese State8-1013–160-1 vs. TXAMCC
7.Northwestern State7-1113-162-0 vs. Nicholls State/Incarnate Word
8.Nicholls State7-1110-19Incarnate Word still in-eligible
‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions.
* – Received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Source:

SessionGameTime*Matchup#Television
First round – Thursday, March 9
1111:00 am#5 Texas A&M-CC vs. #8 Nicholls StateESPN3
21:30 pm#6 McNeese State vs. #7 Northwestern State
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10
2311:00 am#4 New Orleans vs. #5 Texas A&M-CCESPN3
41:30 pm#3 Stephen F. Austin vs. #6 McNeese State
Semifinals – Saturday, March 11
351:00 pm#1 Central Arkansas vs. #5 Texas A&M CCESPN3
63:30 pm#2 Lamar vs. #3 SFA
Championship – Sunday, March 12
4712:00 pm#1 Central Arkansas vs. #3 SFACBSSN
*Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 9
ESPN3 [3]
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
ESPN3 [4]
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
ESPN3 [5]
Championship Game
Sunday, March 12
CBSSN [6]
1 Central Arkansas62
5 Texas A&M CC 44
4 New Orleans 77
5 Texas A&M-CC575 Texas A&M-CC88
8 Northwestern State 46 1 Central Arkansas60
3 Stephen F. Austin 35
2 Lamar 48
3 Stephen F. Austin62
3 Stephen F. Austin77
7 Nicholls 58 6 McNeese State 63
6 McNeese State79

First round

ESPN3
March 9
11:00 am
Northwestern State 46, Texas A&M-CC 57
Scoring by half: 20–16, 26–41
Pts: C. Brown; B. Attura: 16
Rebs: S. Abboud: 5
Asts: 3 players: 2
Pts: D. Booth: 14
Rebs: C. Davis: 11
Asts: B. Mbamalu; C. Davis: 4
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Referees: Robert Strong, Marlin Ramsey, Chaney Muench
ESPN3
March 9
1:30 pm
Nicholls 58, McNeese State 79
Scoring by half: 21–37, 35–44
Pts: C. Barrios: 17
Rebs: E. White; T. Morrison: 5
Asts: T. Morrison: 2
Pts: F. Haywood: 14
Rebs: F. Haywood: 19
Asts: F. Haywood; C. Davis: 3
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 604
Referees: Travis Jones, Darren McClure, Jennifer White

Quarterfinals

ESPN3
March 10
11:00 am
Texas A&M-CC 88, New Orleans 77
Scoring by half: 42–46, 28–49
Pts: K. Jones: 26
Rebs: C. Davis: 11
Asts: Three Players: 2
Pts: R. Brown: 21
Rebs: S. Woods: 8
Asts: D. Wright: 5
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Referees: Travis Jones, Kelly Johnson, Darren McClure
ESPN3
March 10
1:30 pm
McNeese State 63, Stephen F. Austin 77
Scoring by half: 20–43, 41–36
Pts: V. Rachal: 23
Rebs: F. Haywood: 15
Asts: Three Players: 3
Pts: T. Ross: 24
Rebs: S. Parker: 14
Asts: T. Ross: 4
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 966
Referees: Eric Koch, Chaney Muench, Britton Sherry

Semifinals

ESPN3
March 11
1:00 pm
Texas A&M-CC 44, Central Arkansas 62
Scoring by half: 20–24, 29–33
Pts: K. Jones: 13
Rebs: U. Jolivette; B. Mbamalu: 5
Asts: Six Players: 1
Pts: M. Proffitt: 21
Rebs: T. Baudoin: 13
Asts: B. Mullins: 6
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Referees: Travis Jones, D'Lynn Schertz, Darren McClure
ESPN3
March 11
3:30 pm
Stephen F. Austin 62, Lamar 48
Scoring by half: 30–32, 26–22
Pts: T. Ross: 20
Rebs: S. Parker: 13
Asts: T. Ross: 3
Pts: Four Players: 8
Rebs: K. Bowers: 13
Asts: C. Barrs; A. Miles: 3
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,413
Referees: John Fletcher, Britton Sherry, Shandra Twine

Championship

CBSSN
March 12
12:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin 35, Central Arkansas 60
Scoring by half: 20–15, 27–33
Pts: S. Parker: 11
Rebs: S. Parker: 8
Asts: S. Parker: 2
Pts: M. Proffitt: 21
Rebs: K. Jordan: 13
Asts: B. Mullins: 3
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,073
Referees: Eric Koch, Chaney Muench, Darren McClure

Awards and honors

Source: [7] Tournament MVP: Maggie Proffitt, Central Arkansas

All-Tournament Team:

  • Maggie Proffitt, Central Arkansas
  • Stevi Parker, Stephen F. Austin
  • Taylor Baudoin, Central Arkansas
  • Taylor Ross, Stephen F. Austin
  • Kassie Jones, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

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