2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represents Central Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by eleventh year head coach Sue Guevara, play their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 30–5, 16–1 in MAC play to win MAC West Division. They won the MAC Women's Tournament and earns an automatic to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they upset LSU in the first round to win their first NCAA tournament win in school history, Ohio State in the second round to advanced to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history. They lost to Oregon. With 30 wins, they finish with the most wins in school history.

2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
Junkanoo Jam Champions
MAC West Division Champions
MAC Regular Season Champions
MAC Tournament Champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
2017–18 record30–5 (17–1 MAC)
Head coachSue Guevara (11th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo162 .889  296  .829
Miami (OH)126 .667  2111  .656
Ohio99 .500  1615  .516
Kent State513 .278  1319  .406
Bowling Green315 .167  1119  .367
Akron315 .167  921  .300
West
Central Michigan171 .944  305  .857
Ball State135 .722  257  .781
Western Michigan99 .500  1815  .545
Toledo810 .444  1815  .545
Northern Illinois711 .389  1515  .500
Eastern Michigan612 .333  1120  .355
2018 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018; 

Roster

2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Micaela Kelly 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrDetroit Martin Luther King
DePaul
Detroit, MI
F 2 Tinara Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrSouthgate Anderson Southgate, MI
G 3 Presley Hudson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWayland Union Wayland, MI
G 4 Maddy Watters 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRockford Rockford, MI
G 5 Aleah Swary 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrNorthrop Fort Wayne, IN
G 10 Cassie Breen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrWoodhaven Woodhaven, MI
G 11 Sophia Karasinski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrGrand Rapids Catholic Central Grand Rapids, MI
F 13 Reyna Frost 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrReese Reese, MI
G 14 Amani Corley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrSouthgate Anderson Southgate, MI
C 20 Annie Yost 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLivonia Churchill Livonia, MI
G 21 Jeada Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrBloomfield Hills Marian Bloomfield Hills, MI
G 22 Kalle Martinez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrJohn Glenn Bay City, MI
F 33 Gabrielle Bird 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoSouth Lyon East South Lyon, MI
G/F 42 MacKenna Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoFrankfort Frankfort, MI
F 50 Kyra Bussell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGrand Rapids Catholic Central Grand Rapids, MI
C 55 Averi Gamble 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSacred Heart Mount Pleasant, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:30 PM, ESPN3
Purdue L 69–79  0–1
McGuirk Arena (2,035)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 14, 2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Vanderbilt W 92–72  1–1
McGuirk Arena (1,500)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 17, 2017*
12:00 PM, CSN
College of Charleston W 79–58  2–1
McGuirk Arena (3,084)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 24, 2017*
5:15 PM
vs. San Diego State
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division semifinals
W 85–76 OT 3–1
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
November 25, 2017*
6:45 PM
vs. Iowa State
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division championship
W 81–60  4–1
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
November 30, 2017*
7:00 PM
Aquinas W 96–47  5–1
McGuirk Arena (1,509)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 3, 2017*
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Oakland W 103–85  6–1
Athletics Center O'rena (862)
Auburn Hills, MI
December 7, 2017*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at SIU Edwardsville W 94–56  7–1
Vadalabene Center (647)
Edwardsville, IL
December 9, 2017*
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 77–67  8–1
Hulman Center (1,322)
Terre Haute, IN
December 17, 2017*
2:30 PM
at Duquesne L 61–64  8–2
Palumbo Center (721)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Quinnipiac L 70–84  8–3
McGuirk Arena (1,645)
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC regular season
December 30, 2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Ball State W 69–65  9–3
(1–0)
Worthen Arena (1,513)
Muncie, IN
January 3, 2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Ohio W 82–58  10–3
(2–0)
McGuirk Arena (1,539)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) W 84–66  11–3
(3–0)
Millett Hall (1,003)
Oxford, OH
January 10, 2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Bowling Green W 90–54  12–3
(4–0)
McGuirk Arena (1,494)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 13, 2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Kent State W 88–84  13–3
(5–0)
McGuirk Arena (1,756)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 17, 2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 81–78  14–3
(6–0)
Convocation Center (468)
DeKalb, IL
January 20, 2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Akron W 95–86  15–3
(7–0)
James A. Rhodes Arena (682)
Akron, OH
January 27, 2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 74–70  16–3
(8–0)
McGiurk Arena (2,307)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 31, 2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Buffalo W 86–79  17–3
(9–0)
McGiurk Arena (1,765)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2018
2:30 PM, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan W 95–72  18–3
(10–0)
Convocation Center (2,520)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 7, 2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Ohio W 74–72  19–3
(11–0)
Convocation Center (265)
Muncie, IN
February 10, 2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Toledo W 85–47  20–3
(12–0)
McGuirk Arena (1,888)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 14, 2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Buffalo L 82–85  20–4
(12–1)
Alumni Arena (1,010)
Buffalo, NY
February 17, 2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 95–82  21–4
(13–1)
McGuirk Arena (2,189)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 21, 2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 91–77  22–4
(14–1)
McGuirk Arena (1,614)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 24, 2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Western Michigan W 78–62  23–4
(15–1)
University Arena (1,276)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 28, 2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Ball State W 88–80  24–4
(15–1)
McGuirk Arena (2,132)
Mount Pleasant, MI
March 3, 2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Toledo W 72–67  25–4
(17–1)
Savage Arena (4,837)
Toledo, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
March 7, 2018
12:00 PM, ESPN3
(1) vs. (9) Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 67–64  26–4
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 9, 2018
11:00 AM, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) Miami (OH)
Semifinals
W 61–58  27–4
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2018
11:00 AM, CBSSN
(1) vs. (2) Buffalo
Championship Game
W 96–91  28–4
Quicken Loans Arena (1,656)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2018*
11:00 AM, ESPN2
(11 S) vs. (6 S) No. 24 LSU
First Round
W 78–69  29–4
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
March 19, 2018*
6:30 PM, ESPN2
(11 S) at (3 S) No. 10 Ohio State
Second Round
W 95–78  30–4
St. John Arena (3,571)
Columbus, OH
March 24, 2018*
6:30 PM, ESPN
(11 S) vs. (2 S) No. 6 Oregon
Sweet Sixteen
L 69–83  30–5
Spokane Arena (5,084)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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