2017–18 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

The 2017–18 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by fifth year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 21–12, 15–3 in MVC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Louisiana Tech in the first round before losing to TCU in the second round.

2017–18 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record21–12 (15–3 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drake †18–0 1.000  26–8  .765
Missouri State15–3 .833  21–12  .636
Northern Iowa13–5 .722  19–14  .576
Southern Illinois11–7 .611  17–14  .548
Indiana State9–9 .500  11–19  .367
Illinois State8–10 .444  14–16  .467
Bradley6–12 .333  13–18  .419
Valparaiso5–13 .278  13–18  .419
Loyola–Chicago5–13 .278  7–23  .233
Evansville0–18 .000  3–27  .100
† 2018 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018; 

Previous season

They finished the season 16–15, 12–4 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Evansville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Iowa in the first round.

Roster
2017–18 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Danielle Gitzen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrChanhassen High Victoria, MN
G 2 Elle Ruffridge 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrPocahontas Area High Pocahontas, IA
G 3 Lee Ann Polowy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrBlair Oaks High Jefferson City, MO
F 4 Abby Hipp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSt. Pius X High Kansas City, MO
G 5 Liza Fruendt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrBatavia High Batavia, IL
G 11 Brice Calip 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrSapulpa High Sapulpa, OK
F 12 Sydney Schultz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrOswego East High Aurora, IL
F 13 Audrey Holt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrRock Bridge High Columbia, MO
F 21 Aubrey Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrParkview High Springfield, MO
G 22 Alexia Willard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoStoutland High Lebanon, MO
F 30 Shameka Ealy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRussellville High Russellville, AR
G 34 Bri Ellis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrRock Bridge High Columbia, MO
C 50 Emily Gartner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS FrHiawatha High Hiawatha, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
11/05/2017*
2:00 pm		 Lindenwood W 75–48 
JQH Arena (1,780)
Springfield, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Ball State L 58–70  0–1
 Worthen Arena (1,040)
Muncie, IN
11/15/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 Central Missouri W 62–36  1–1
 JQH Arena (3,001)
Springfield, MO
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm, KOZL		 No. 23 Missouri L 59–69  1–2
 JQH Arena (4,251)
Springfield, MO
11/23/2017*
7:00 pm		 vs. No. 8 Baylor
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals		 L 58–100  1–3
 Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
11/24/2017*
6:45 pm		 vs. Penn
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division 3rd place game		 L 60–65  1–4
 Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm, KOZL		 at Wichita State L 58–72  1–5
 Charles Koch Arena (1,988)
Wichita, KS
12/04/2017*
6:30 pm		 at Little Rock L 51–63  1–6
 Jack Stephens Center (1,037)
Little Rock, AR
12/07/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Wichita State W 78–65  2–6
 JQH Arena (1,821)
Springfield, MO
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm, 0ESPN3		 Oral Roberts W 76–66  3–6
 JQH Arena (2,034)
Springfield, MO
12/16/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northwestern W 90–59  4–6
 JQH Arena (2,121)
Springfield, MO
12/19/2017*
12:00 pm		 at Alabama L 61–65  4–7
 Coleman Coliseum (1,971)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Missouri Valley regular season
12/29/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Indiana State W 77–63  5–7
(1–0)		 Hulman Center (1,272)
Terre Haute, IN
12/31/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Evansville W 95–65  6–7
(2–0)		 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (332)
Evansville, IN
01/05/2018
7:00 pm, KOZL		 Drake L 68–80  6–8
(2–1)		 JQH Arena (2,204)
Springfield, MO
01/07/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Iowa W 62–52  7–8
(3–1)		 JQH Arena (1,871)
Springfield, MO
01/12/2018
7:00 pm, KOZL		 at Illinois State W 56–50  8–8
(4–1)		 Redbird Arena (718)
Normal, IL
01/14/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bradley W 71–65  9–8
(5–1)		 Renaissance Coliseum (918)
Peoria, IL
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Valparaiso W 83–60  10–8
(6–1)		 JQH Arena (2,486)
Springfield, MO
01/21/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Loyola–Chicago W 75–36  11–8
(7–1)		 JQH Arena (2,326)
Springfield, MO
01/26/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois L 69–71 OT 11–9
(7–2)		 SIU Arena (703)
Carbondale, IL
02/02/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Iowa W 57–52  12–9
(8–2)		 McLeod Center (1,406)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/04/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Drake L 65–84  12–10
(8–3)		 Knapp Center (3,784)
Des Moines, IA
02/09/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bradley W 74–54  13–10
(9–3)		 JQH Arena (2,417)
Springfield, MO
02/11/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Illinois State W 75–58  14–10
(10–3)		 JQH Arena (1,246)
Springfield, MO
02/16/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Loyola–Chicago W 69–58  15–10
(11–3)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (502)
Chicago, IL
02/18/2018
3:00 pm, KOZL		 at Valparaiso W 66–60  16–10
(12–3)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (349)
Valparaiso, IN
02/23/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Southern Illinois W 79–61  17–10
(13–3)		 JQH Arena (2,383)
Springfield, MO
03/01/2018
7:00 pm, KOZL		 Evansville W 97–51  18–10
(14–3)		 JQH Arena (1,875)
Springfield, MO
03/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Indiana State W 69–56  19–10
(15–3)		 JQH Arena (2,412)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 (2) vs. (7) Bradley
Quarterfinals		 W 76–68  20–10
 TaxSlayer Center 
Moline, IL
03/10/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 (2) vs. (3) Northern Iowa
Semifinals		 L 58–70  20–11
 TaxSlayer Center (2,129)
Moline, IL
WNIT
03/15/2018*
6:30 pm		 at Louisiana Tech
First Round		 W 63–59  21–11
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,734)
Ruston, LA
03/17/2018*
12:00 pm		 at TCU
Second Round		 L 51–86  21–12
 Schollmaier Arena (1,069)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site" (PDF). missouristatebears.com.
  2. "Missouri State Lady Bears Women's Basketball - Lady Bears News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN".
  3. "Missouri State Bears on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Yahoo Sports.
  4. "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site". www.missouristatebears.com.
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