2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represents Illinois State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Kristen Gillespie, play their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Northern Iowa.

2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
Beach Classic Champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record14–16 (8–10 The Valley)
Head coachKristen Gillespie (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jessica Keller
  • Niki Washington
  • Scott Gillespie
Home arenaRedbird Arena
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 8–23, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.

Roster

2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zakiya Beckles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoMiddlesex Middlesex, NJ
G 2 Deja Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoPlant Tampa, FL
G 3 Ajai Simmons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBrentwood Studio City, CA
F 12 Millie Stevens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSevenoaks Suns (WBBL team) Surrey, England
G 13 Katrina Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 14 Paige Saylor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrRoncalli Martinsville, IN
G 15 Frannie Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoLyons Township LaGrange, IL
G 23 Viria Livingston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrHopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 24 Megan Talbot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBarrington Barrington, IL
F 25 Hannah Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWest Ranch
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
G 30 Amaria Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoColerain Cincinnati, OH
F 32 Simone Goods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBenson HS
Kirkwood CC
Omaha, NE
G 33 Morgan VanHyfte 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoAnnawan Annawan, IL
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
11/01/2017*
7:00 PM
Eureka W 80–54 
Redbird Arena (564)
Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
12:00 PM
at Oakland L 43–64  0–1
Athletics Center O'rena (801)
Rochester, MI
11/15/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 49–37  1–1
Redbird Arena (561)
Normal, IL
11/22/2017*
11:00 AM
at George Mason L 37–56  1–2
EagleBank Arena (432)
Fairfax, VA
11/26/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
UMKC W 64–53  2–2
Redbird Arena (572)
Normal, IL
11/30/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville W 62–47  3–2
Redbird Arena (782)
Normal, IL
12/02/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Butler L 45–56  3–3
Redbird Arena (613)
Normal, IL
12/07/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Milwaukee L 59–61  3–4
Klotsche Center (389)
Milwaukee, WI
12/10/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 65–56  4–4
Redbird Arena (592)
Normal, IL
12/17/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Cleveland State L 47–56  4–5
Redbird Arena (657)
Normal, IL
12/20/2017*
5:00 PM
at Long Beach State
Beach Classic semifinals
W 59–51  5–5
Walter Pyramid (712)
Long Beach, CA
12/21/2017*
4:00 PM
vs. Northeastern
Beach Classic championship game
W 65–55  6–5
Walter Pyramid (684)
Long Beach, CA
Missouri Valley regular season
12/31/2017
11:00 AM, ESPN3
Bradley L 42–62  6–6 (0–1)
Redbird Arena (741)
Normal, IL
01/05/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 50–56  6–7 (0–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (372)
Valparaiso, IN
01/07/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 59–62  6–8 (0–3)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (302)
Chicago, IL
01/12/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Missouri State L 50–56  6–9 (0–4)
Redbird Arena (718)
Normal, IL
01/14/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 49–46  7–9 (1–4)
Redbird Arena (1,528)
Normal, IL
01/19/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Evansville W 67–43  8–9 (2–4)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (447)
Evansville, IN
01/21/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 49–52  8–10 (2–5)
Hulman Center (1,811)
Terre Haute, IN
01/26/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Drake L 58–65  8–11 (2–6)
Redbird Arena (607)
Normal, IL
01/28/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 36–58  8–12 (2–7)
Redbird Arena (1,073)
Normal, IL
02/02/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 57–49  9–12 (3–7)
Redbird Arena (719)
Normal, IL
02/04/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 63–55  10–12 (4–7)
Redbird Arena (741)
Normal, IL
02/09/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 39–36  11–12 (5–7)
SIU Arena (658)
Carbondale, IL
02/11/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 58–75  11–13 (5–8)
JQH Arena (1,246)
Springfield, MO
02/16/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Indiana State W 63–53  12–13 (6–8)
Redbird Arena (579)
Normal, IL
02/18/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Evansville W 70–44  13–13 (7–8)
Redbird Arena (1,109)
Normal, IL
02/23/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 48–66  13–14 (7–9)
McLeod Center (1,461)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/25/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Drake L 64–80  13–15 (7–10)
Knapp Center (3,152)
Des Moines, IA
03/03/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Bradley W 53–41  14–15 (8–10)
Renaissance Coliseum (810)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2018
8:30 PM, ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals
L 36–56  14–16
TaxSlayer Center (1,706)
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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See also

2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

References

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