2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Kurt Godlevske, play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Marquette.

2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceBig East
2017–18 record15–17 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Marcum
  • Kierra McCleary
  • Gabe Henry
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
DePaul153 .833  278  .771
Marquette153 .833  2410  .706
Villanova126 .667  239  .719
Creighton117 .611  1913  .594
St. John's99 .500  1915  .559
Georgetown99 .500  1616  .500
Seton Hall711 .389  1616  .500
Butler612 .333  1517  .469
Xavier315 .167  1020  .333
Providence315 .167  1021  .323
2018 Big East Tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 6–25, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Creighton.

Roster

2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 2 Kaela Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrPontiac Township
Wabash Valley
Odell, IL
G/F 3 Alisha Aube 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrThornton Academy Westbrook, ME
G 4 Taylor Buford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrAdlai Stevenson Long Grove, IL
F 10 Naira Caceres  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoColegio Manuel Peleteiro
Maine
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
G 11 Michelle Weaver 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrSaint Joseph South Bend, IN
G 12 Sydney Buck 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrHomestead Fort Wayne, IN
G 14 Sarah Humphrey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCrete-Monee Crete, IL
G 15 Whitney Jennings 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS JrLogansport
Iowa
Logansport, IN
G 21 Katherine Strong  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBloom
VCU
Chicago Heights, IL
G 22 Iman Lathan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrPerris
Cal State Fullerton
Temecula, CA
G/F 23 Shae Brey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoEau Claire Regis Altoona, WI
G 24 Kristen Spolyar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoLebanon Lebanon, IN
C 32 Ashanti Thomas  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrLafayette
Penn State
Lexington, KY
F 34 Tori Schickel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMater Dei Evansville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • John Marcum (East Central)
  • Kierra McCleary (North Alabama)
  • Gabe Henry (Missouri Valley)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 23, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
7:00 pm
Austin Peay W 75–54  1–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse (883)
Indianapolis, IN
11/15/2017*
12:00 pm
at Murray State W 88–59  2–0
CFSB Center (494)
Murray, KY
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm
Lipscomb W 70–58  3–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse (506)
Indianapolis, IN
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm
at No. 17 South Florida L 55–71  3–1
USF Sun Dome (2,223)
Tampa, FL
11/23/2017*
3:30 pm
vs. No. 11 West Virginia
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 68–75  3–2
Titan Field House 
Melbourne, FL
11/24/2017*
6:00 pm
vs. Virginia Tech
Paradise Jam Touranment Island Division
W 79–77  4–2
Titan Field House (369)
Melbourne, FL
11/25/2017*
3:30 pm
vs. Drexel
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 62–76  4–3
Titan Field House (276)
Melbourne, FL
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State L 75–87  4–4
Worthen Arena (1,564)
Muncie, IN
12/02/2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 56–45  5–4
Redbird Arena (613)
Normal, IL
12/08/2017*
7:00 pm
Wisconsin W 69–62  6–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse (869)
Indianapolis, IN
12/18/2017*
7:00 pm
Loyola–Chicago W 64–52  7–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse (427)
Indianapolis, IN
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 60–51  8–4
Hulman Center (1,277)
Terre Haute, IN
Big East Conference Play
12/29/2017
7:00 pm, FS2
Xavier L 62–69  8–5
(0–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (799)
Indianapolis, IN
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 21 Villanova W 76–53  9–5
(1–1)
Jake Nevin Field House (404)
Villanova, PA
01/05/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown W 66–57  10–5
(2–1)
McDonough Gymnasium (297)
Washington, D.C.
01/07/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall W 66–48  11–5
(3–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (543)
Indianapolis, IN
01/10/2018
7:00 pm, FS2
St. John's L 55–73  11–6
(3–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (401)
Indianapolis, IN
01/12/2018
8:00 pm, BEDN
at Marquette L 67–69  11–7
(3–3)
Al McGuire Center (1,707)
Milwaukee, WI
01/14/2018
4:30 pm, CBSSN
at DePaul L 65–87  11–8
(3–4)
Wintrust Arena (1,979)
Chicago, IL
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
Creighton W 59–53  12–8
(4–4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (922)
Indianapolis, IN
01/21/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
Providence W 68–57  13–8
(5–4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (862)
Indianapolis, IN
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown L 52–63  13–9
(5–5)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (773)
Indianapolis, IN
01/28/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Villanova L 67–69  13–10
(5–6)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (736)
Indianapolis, IN
02/02/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's L 38–76  13–11
(5–7)
Carnesecca Arena (716)
Queens, NY
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall L 64–75  13–12
(5–8)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,655)
South Orange, NJ
02/09/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
DePaul L 65–87  13–13
(5–9)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,047)
Indianapolis, IN
02/11/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
Marquette L 59–78  13–14
(5–10)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,317)
Indianapolis, IN
02/16/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence W 69–48  14–14
(6–10)
Alumni Hall (463)
Providence, RI
02/18/2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
at Creighton L 55–64  14–15
(6–11)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,261)
Omaha, NE
02/25/2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier L 54–57  14–16
(6–12)
Cintas Center (1,776)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/03/2018
5:00 pm, BEDN
(8) vs. (9) Providence
First Round
W 73–67 OT 15–16
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
03/04/2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
(8) vs. (2) Marquette
Quarterfinals
L 61–73  15–17
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern BEDN=Big East Digital Network.

See also

2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

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