2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Southern Illinois women's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fifth year head coach Cindy Stein. They play their home games at SIU Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Drake.

2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record17–14 (11–7 The Valley)
Head coachCindy Stein (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSIU 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, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Wichita State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Milwaukee in the first round.

Roster
2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Olivia Bowling 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrElizabethtown New Haven, KY
G 10 Brittney Patrick 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoBolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
G 12 Makenzie Silvey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrEdwardsville Glen Carbon, IL
G/F 15 Caitlyn Claussen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoWamego Manhattan, KS
G/F 22 Tiajaney Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoCentral East Chicago, IN
G 23 Kristen Nelson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoHarrison Farmington Hills, MI
F 24 Criste'On Waters 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrEdwardsville Edwardsville, IL
F 25 Abby Brockmeyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLincolnwood Raymond, IL
F/C 31 Lauren Hartman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoTremont Tremont, IL
G 32 Kylie Giebelhausen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrEast Peoria East Peoria, IL
F 33 Rachel Pudlowski 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrFort Zumwalt O'Fallon, MO
F 34 Nicole Martin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoJefferson City Jefferson City, MO
F/C 35 Celina VanHyfte 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrAnnawan Annawa, IL
F/C 42 Ashley Hummel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrHilliard Bradley Hilliard, OH
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
10/28/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Kentucky Wesleyan W 89–41 
SIU Arena (605)
Carbondale, IL
11/03/2017*
6:00 PM		 Lindenwood W 90–68 
SIU Arena (650)
Carbondale, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:00 PM		 UT Martin W 84–72  1–0
 SIU Arena (625)
Carbondale, IL
11/13/2017*
4:30 PM		 at UAB L 66–76  1–1
 Bartow Arena (407)
Birmingham, AL
11/19/2017*
2:00 PM		 at Memphis W 68–56  2–1
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (440)
Memphis, TN
11/22/2017*
1:00 PM		 at Southeast Missouri State W 79–74 OT 3–1
 Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, MO
11/27/2017*
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 SIU Edwardsville L 53–57  3–2
 SIU Arena (450)
Carbondale, IL
11/30/2017*
7:15 PM		 at Morehead State L 81–85  3–3
 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,387)
Morehead, KY
12/02/2017*
12:00 PM		 at Marshall W 64–59  4–3
 Cam Henderson Center (517)
Huntington, WV
12/07/2017*
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 Martin Methodist W 60–50  5–3
 SIU Arena (2,222)
Carbondale, IL
12/10/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Western Kentucky L 49–75  5–4
 SIU Arena (700)
Carbondale, IL
12/19/2017*
12:00 PM		 vs. Albany
Puerto Rico Classic		 L 57–68  5–5
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (105)
San Juan, PR
12/20/2017*
12:00 PM		 vs. Miami (FL)
Puerto Rico Classic		 L 65–75  5–6
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (116)
San Juan, PR
Missouri Valley regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Evansville W 74–62  6–6 (1–0)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (324)
Evansville, IN
12/31/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Indiana State W 64–45  7–6 (2–0)
 Hulman Center (1,252)
Terre Haute, IN
01/05/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 Northern Iowa W 60–53 OT 8–6 (3–0)
 SIU Arena (703)
Carbondale, IL
01/07/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Drake L 64–75  8–7 (3–1)
 SIU Arena (706)
Carbondale, IL
01/12/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Bradley W 63–62  9–7 (4–1)
 Renaissance Coliseum (927)
Peoria, IL
01/14/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Illinois State L 46–49  9–8 (4–2)
 Redbird Arena (1,528)
Normal, IL
01/19/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 Loyola–Chicago W 62–46  10–8 (5–2)
 SIU Arena (713)
Carbondale, IL
01/21/2018
11:30 AM, ESPN3		 Valparaiso W 74–63  11–8 (6–2)
 SIU Arena (651)
Carbondale, IL
01/26/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Missouri State W 71–69 OT 12–8 (7–2)
 SIU Arena (703)
Carbondale, IL
02/02/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Drake L 73–84  12–9 (7–3)
 Knapp Center (2,714)
Des Moines, IA
02/04/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Northern Iowa L 63–71  12–10 (7–4)
 McLeod Center (1,387)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/09/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 Illinois State L 36–39  12–11 (7–5)
 SIU Arena (658)
Carbondale, IL
02/11/2018
11:30 AM, ESPN3		 Bradley W 62–53  13–11 (8–5)
 SIU Arena (757)
Carbondale, IL
02/16/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Valparaiso W 88–86 2OT 14–11 (9–5)
 Athletics–Recreation Center (386)
Valparaiso, IN
02/18/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Loyola–Chicago L 53–62  14–12 (9–6)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (311)
Chicago, IL
02/23/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Missouri State L 61–79  14–13 (9–7)
 JQH Arena (2,383)
Springfield, MO
03/01/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 Indiana State W 54–43  15–13 (10–7)
 SIU Arena (760)
Carbondale, IL
03/03/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Evansville W 66–41  16–13 (11–7)
 SIU Arena (755)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2018
2:30 PM, ESPN3		 (4) vs. (5) Indiana State
Quarterfinals		 W 69–67  17–13
 TaxSlayer Center (1,403)
Moline, IL
03/10/2018
1:30 PM, ESPN3		 (4) vs. (1) Drake
Semifinals		 L 59–68  17–14
 TaxSlayer Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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See also

2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team

References
  1. "Southern Illinois Athletics" (PDF). Siusalukis.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  2. "Southern Illinois Salukis Women's Basketball - Salukis News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  3. Southern Illinois Salukis. "Southern Illinois Salukis on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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