2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Kurt Godlevske, play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Marquette.

2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Big East
2017–18 record	15–17 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Kurt Godlevske (4th season)
Assistant coaches	John Marcum Kierra McCleary Gabe Henry
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse

2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
DePaul †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Marquette	15	–	3		.833			24	–	10		.706
Villanova	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Creighton	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
St. John's	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Butler	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Xavier	3	–	15		.167			10	–	20		.333
Providence	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
† 2018 Big East Tournament winner As of 25 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 6–25, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Creighton.

Roster

2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Kaela Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Pontiac Township Wabash Valley Odell, IL G/F 3 Alisha Aube 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Thornton Academy Westbrook, ME G 4 Taylor Buford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Adlai Stevenson Long Grove, IL F 10 Naira Caceres  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Colegio Manuel Peleteiro Maine Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain G 11 Michelle Weaver 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Saint Joseph South Bend, IN G 12 Sydney Buck 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Homestead Fort Wayne, IN G 14 Sarah Humphrey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Crete-Monee Crete, IL G 15 Whitney Jennings 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr Logansport Iowa Logansport, IN G 21 Katherine Strong  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Bloom VCU Chicago Heights, IL G 22 Iman Lathan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Perris Cal State Fullerton Temecula, CA G/F 23 Shae Brey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Eau Claire Regis Altoona, WI G 24 Kristen Spolyar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lebanon Lebanon, IN C 32 Ashanti Thomas  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Lafayette Penn State Lexington, KY F 34 Tori Schickel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Mater Dei Evansville, IN	Head coach Kurt Godlevske (Northern Michigan) Assistant coach(es) John Marcum (East Central) Kierra McCleary (North Alabama) Gabe Henry (Missouri Valley) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 23, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017* 7:00 PM		Austin Peay	W 75–54	1–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (883) Indianapolis, IN
11/15/2017* 12:00 PM		at Murray State	W 88–59	2–0	CFSB Center (494) Murray, KY
11/17/2017* 7:00 PM		Lipscomb	W 70–58	3–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (506) Indianapolis, IN
11/20/2017* 7:00 PM		at No. 17 South Florida	L 55–71	3–1	USF Sun Dome (2,223) Tampa, FL
11/23/2017* 3:30 PM		vs. No. 11 West Virginia Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	L 68–75	3–2	Titan Field House  Melbourne, FL
11/24/2017* 6:00 PM		vs. Virginia Tech Paradise Jam Touranment Island Division	W 79–77	4–2	Titan Field House (369) Melbourne, FL
11/25/2017* 3:30 PM		vs. Drexel Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	L 62–76	4–3	Titan Field House (276) Melbourne, FL
11/29/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Ball State	L 75–87	4–4	Worthen Arena (1,564) Muncie, IN
12/02/2017* 3:00 PM, ESPN3		at Illinois State	W 56–45	5–4	Redbird Arena (613) Normal, IL
12/08/2017* 7:00 PM		Wisconsin	W 69–62	6–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (869) Indianapolis, IN
12/18/2017* 7:00 PM		Loyola–Chicago	W 64–52	7–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (427) Indianapolis, IN
12/21/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Indiana State	W 60–51	8–4	Hulman Center (1,277) Terre Haute, IN
Big East Conference Play
12/29/2017 7:00 PM, FS2		Xavier	L 62–69	8–5 (0–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (799) Indianapolis, IN
01/02/2017 7:00 PM, BEDN		at No. 21 Villanova	W 76–53	9–5 (1–1)	Jake Nevin Field House (404) Villanova, PA
01/05/2018 7:00 PM, BEDN		at Georgetown	W 66–57	10–5 (2–1)	McDonough Gymnasium (297) Washington, D.C.
01/07/2018 1:00 PM, BEDN		Seton Hall	W 66–48	11–5 (3–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (543) Indianapolis, IN
01/10/2018 7:00 PM, FS2		St. John's	L 55–73	11–6 (3–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (401) Indianapolis, IN
01/12/2018 8:00 PM, BEDN		at Marquette	L 67–69	11–7 (3–3)	Al McGuire Center (1,707) Milwaukee, WI
01/14/2018 4:30 PM, CBSSN		at DePaul	L 65–87	11–8 (3–4)	Wintrust Arena (1,979) Chicago, IL
01/19/2018 7:00 PM, BEDN		Creighton	W 59–53	12–8 (4–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (922) Indianapolis, IN
01/21/2018 1:00 PM, BEDN		Providence	W 68–57	13–8 (5–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (862) Indianapolis, IN
01/26/2017 7:00 PM, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 52–63	13–9 (5–5)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (773) Indianapolis, IN
01/28/2017 1:00 PM, BEDN		at Villanova	L 67–69	13–10 (5–6)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (736) Indianapolis, IN
02/02/2018 7:00 PM, BEDN		at St. John's	L 38–76	13–11 (5–7)	Carnesecca Arena (716) Queens, NY
02/04/2017 1:00 PM, BEDN		at Seton Hall	L 64–75	13–12 (5–8)	Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) South Orange, NJ
02/09/2018 7:00 PM, BEDN		DePaul	L 65–87	13–13 (5–9)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,047) Indianapolis, IN
02/11/2018 1:00 PM, BEDN		Marquette	L 59–78	13–14 (5–10)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,317) Indianapolis, IN
02/16/2018 7:00 PM, BEDN		at Providence	W 69–48	14–14 (6–10)	Alumni Hall (463) Providence, RI
02/18/2018 2:00 PM, BEDN		at Creighton	L 55–64	14–15 (6–11)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,261) Omaha, NE
02/25/2018 7:00 PM, BEDN		at Xavier	L 54–57	14–16 (6–12)	Cintas Center (1,776) Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 5:00 PM, BEDN	(8)	vs. (9) Providence First Round	W 73–67 ^OT	15–16	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
03/04/2018 1:00 PM, BEDN	(8)	vs. (2) Marquette Quarterfinals	L 61–73	15–17	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern BEDN=Big East Digital Network.

See also

2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

1. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/butler.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/10/21/2016_17_WBB_Media_Guide.pdf?id=6435
2. "Butler Bulldogs Women's Basketball - Bulldogs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
3. Butler Bulldogs. "Butler Bulldogs on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
4. "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.