2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team represents Indiana State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by interim head coach Josh Keister, play their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 11–19, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Southern Illinois.

2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record11–19 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Josh Keister (Interim)
Assistant coaches
  • Janet Eaton
  • Evan Dodd
Home arenaHulman Center
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drake180 1.000  268  .765
Missouri State153 .833  2112  .636
Northern Iowa135 .722  1914  .576
Southern Illinois117 .611  1714  .548
Indiana State99 .500  1119  .367
Illinois State810 .444  1416  .467
Bradley612 .333  1318  .419
Valparaiso513 .278  1318  .419
Loyola–Chicago513 .278  723  .233
Evansville018 .000  327  .100
2018 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018; 

Previous season

They finished the season 12–18, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Illinois State.

Roster

2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Ashley Taia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrSt. John Paul
Odessa College
Brisbane, Australia
G 2 Freja Christensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrFalkonergardens Gymnasium Copenhagen, Denmark
G 3 Ashli O'Neal 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoWyoming Wyoming, OH
G 4 Maryam Wilcher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMorton West Berwyn, IL
G 5 Maeva Kitantou 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrNortheast CC Orléans, France
G 11 Krystal Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrFlint Hamady Flint, MI
G 13 Alexis Delgado 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrTolleston Union
Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ
G 14 Tierra Webb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrRich South Richton Park, IL
F 21 Kendra Boone 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrRidgeway
State Fair CC
Memphis, TN
F 23 Wendi Bibbins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHelen Cox
Jones County JC
Harvey, LA
F 24 Kierra Isaiah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHogan Preparatory Academy
Johnson County CC
Kansas City, MO
F 30 Regan Wentland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrCenter Grove Greenwood, IN
F 33 Ty Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrOswego East Plainfield, IL
F 34 AJ Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrNorth Central Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Janet Eaton (Dillard)
  • Evan Dodd (ISU)

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

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
5:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois
Hurricane Relief Charity Event
L 70–77 
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL
11/05/2017*
2:00 pm
Illinois–Springfield W 72–46 
Hulman Center (1,340)
Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm
Saint Louis L 59–60  0–1
Hulman Center (1,469)
Terre Haute, IN
11/17/2017*
7:00 pm
at IUPUI L 57–86  0–2
The Jungle (611)
Indianapolis, IN
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic L 58–66  0–3
Hulman Center (1,258)
Terre Haute, IN
11/23/2017*
9:00 pm
vs. Montana
Cancún Challenge Rivera Division
W 57–45  1–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017*
6:30 pm
vs. South Dakota
Cancún Challenge Rivera Division
L 59–71  1–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/28/2017*
7:00 pm
Missouri S&T W 84–51  2–4
Hulman Center (1,402)
Terre Haute, IN
11/30/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC L 46–55  2–5
UIC Pavilion (701)
Chicago, IL
12/07/2017*
8:00 pm
at Illinois L 52–81  2–6
State Farm Center (1,044)
Champaign, IL
12/09/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan L 67–77  2–7
Hulman Center (1,322)
Terre Haute, IN
12/19/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) L 56–68  2–8
Hulman Center (1,295)
Terre Haute, IN
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Xavier L 51–60  2–9
Hulman Center (1,277)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State L 63–77  2–10 (0–1)
Hulman Center (1,272)
Terre Haute, IN
12/31/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 45–64  2–11 (0–2)
Hulman Center (1,252)
Terre Haute, IN
01/05/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 56–48  3–11 (1–2)
Hulman Center (1,529)
Terre Haute, IN
01/12/2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 64–85  3–12 (1–3)
Knapp Center (2,287)
Des Moines, IA
01/14/2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 53–59  3–13 (1–4)
McLeod Center (1,486)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 65–50  4–13 (2–4)
Hulman Center (1,791)
Terre Haute, IN
01/21/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 52–49  5–13 (3–4)
Hulman Center (1,811)
Terre Haute, IN
01/26/2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago W 73–65  6–13 (4–4)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (307)
Chicago, IL
01/28/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 67–54  7–13 (5–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (319)
Valparaiso, IN
02/02/2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 66–57  8–13 (6–4)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (404)
Evansville, IN
02/09/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 46–56  8–14 (6–5)
Hulman Center (1,639)
Terre Haute, IN
02/11/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 51–84  8–15 (6–6)
Hulman Center (1,657)
Terre Haute, IN
02/16/2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State L 53–63  8–16 (6–7)
Redbird Arena (579)
Normal, IL
02/18/2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 74–70  9–16 (7–7)
Renaissance Coliseum (811)
Peoria, IL
02/23/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 64–46  10–16 (8–7)
Hulman Center (1,450)
Terre Haute, IN
02/25/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 74–67  11–16 (9–7)
Hulman Center (1,580)
Terre Haute, IN
03/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 43–54  11–17 (9–8)
SIU Arena (760)
Carbondale, IL
03/03/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 56–69  11–18 (9–9)
JQH Arena (2,412)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Southern Illinois
Quarterfinals
L 67–69  11–19
TaxSlayer Center (1,403)
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

References

  1. "Official Site of Indiana State Athletics" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  2. "Indiana State Sycamores Women's Basketball - Sycamores News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  3. Indiana State Sycamores. "Indiana State Sycamores on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  4. "Official Site of Indiana State Athletics". GoSycamores.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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