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
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 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.
  4. "Southern Illinois Athletics". Siusalukis.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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