2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team represents Indiana State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by interim head coach Josh Keister, play their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 11–19, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Southern Illinois.

2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record	11–19 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach	Josh Keister (Interim)
Assistant coaches	Janet Eaton Evan Dodd
Home arena	Hulman Center

2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Drake †	18	–	0		1.000			26	–	8		.765
Missouri State	15	–	3		.833			21	–	12		.636
Northern Iowa	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Southern Illinois	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Indiana State	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Illinois State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Bradley	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Valparaiso	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Loyola–Chicago	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Evansville	0	–	18		.000			3	–	27		.100
† 2018 MVC Tournament winner As of March 17, 2018;

Previous season

They finished the season 12–18, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Illinois State.

Roster

2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Ashley Taia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr St. John Paul Odessa College Brisbane, Australia G 2 Freja Christensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Falkonergardens Gymnasium Copenhagen, Denmark G 3 Ashli O'Neal 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Wyoming Wyoming, OH G 4 Maryam Wilcher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Morton West Berwyn, IL G 5 Maeva Kitantou 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Northeast CC Orléans, France G 11 Krystal Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Flint Hamady Flint, MI G 13 Alexis Delgado 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Tolleston Union Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ G 14 Tierra Webb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Rich South Richton Park, IL F 21 Kendra Boone 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Ridgeway State Fair CC Memphis, TN F 23 Wendi Bibbins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Helen Cox Jones County JC Harvey, LA F 24 Kierra Isaiah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hogan Preparatory Academy Johnson County CC Kansas City, MO F 30 Regan Wentland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Center Grove Greenwood, IN F 33 Ty Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Oswego East Plainfield, IL F 34 AJ Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr North Central Detroit, MI	Head coach Josh Keister (Mount Mercy) Assistant coach(es) Janet Eaton (Dillard) Evan Dodd (ISU) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 4, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017* 5:00 PM		at Eastern Illinois Hurricane Relief Charity Event	L 70–77		Lantz Arena  Charleston, IL
11/05/2017* 2:00 PM		Illinois–Springfield	W 72–46		Hulman Center (1,340) Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 PM		Saint Louis	L 59–60	0–1	Hulman Center (1,469) Terre Haute, IN
11/17/2017* 7:00 PM		at IUPUI	L 57–86	0–2	The Jungle (611) Indianapolis, IN
11/20/2017* 7:00 PM		Florida Atlantic	L 58–66	0–3	Hulman Center (1,258) Terre Haute, IN
11/23/2017* 9:00 PM		vs. Montana Cancún Challenge Rivera Division	W 57–45	1–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017* 6:30 PM		vs. South Dakota Cancún Challenge Rivera Division	L 59–71	1–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
11/28/2017* 7:00 PM		Missouri S&T	W 84–51	2–4	Hulman Center (1,402) Terre Haute, IN
11/30/2017* 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at UIC	L 46–55	2–5	UIC Pavilion (701) Chicago, IL
12/07/2017* 8:00 PM		at Illinois	L 52–81	2–6	State Farm Center (1,044) Champaign, IL
12/09/2017* 1:00 PM, ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 67–77	2–7	Hulman Center (1,322) Terre Haute, IN
12/19/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	L 56–68	2–8	Hulman Center (1,295) Terre Haute, IN
12/21/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Xavier	L 51–60	2–9	Hulman Center (1,277) Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Missouri State	L 63–77	2–10 (0–1)	Hulman Center (1,272) Terre Haute, IN
12/31/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Southern Illinois	L 45–64	2–11 (0–2)	Hulman Center (1,252) Terre Haute, IN
01/05/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Evansville	W 56–48	3–11 (1–2)	Hulman Center (1,529) Terre Haute, IN
01/12/2018 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Drake	L 64–85	3–12 (1–3)	Knapp Center (2,287) Des Moines, IA
01/14/2018 3:00 PM, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	L 53–59	3–13 (1–4)	McLeod Center (1,486) Cedar Falls, IA
01/19/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Bradley	W 65–50	4–13 (2–4)	Hulman Center (1,791) Terre Haute, IN
01/21/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Illinois State	W 52–49	5–13 (3–4)	Hulman Center (1,811) Terre Haute, IN
01/26/2018 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Loyola–Chicago	W 73–65	6–13 (4–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (307) Chicago, IL
01/28/2018 4:00 PM, ESPN3		at Valparaiso	W 67–54	7–13 (5–4)	Athletics–Recreation Center (319) Valparaiso, IN
02/02/2018 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Evansville	W 66–57	8–13 (6–4)	Meeks Family Fieldhouse (404) Evansville, IN
02/09/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Northern Iowa	L 46–56	8–14 (6–5)	Hulman Center (1,639) Terre Haute, IN
02/11/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Drake	L 51–84	8–15 (6–6)	Hulman Center (1,657) Terre Haute, IN
02/16/2018 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Illinois State	L 53–63	8–16 (6–7)	Redbird Arena (579) Normal, IL
02/18/2018 3:00 PM, ESPN3		at Bradley	W 74–70	9–16 (7–7)	Renaissance Coliseum (811) Peoria, IL
02/23/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Valparaiso	W 64–46	10–16 (8–7)	Hulman Center (1,450) Terre Haute, IN
02/25/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Loyola–Chicago	W 74–67	11–16 (9–7)	Hulman Center (1,580) Terre Haute, IN
03/01/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	L 43–54	11–17 (9–8)	SIU Arena (760) Carbondale, IL
03/03/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 56–69	11–18 (9–9)	JQH Arena (2,412) Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2018 2:30 PM, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Southern Illinois Quarterfinals	L 67–69	11–19	TaxSlayer Center (1,403) Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

References

1. "Official Site of Indiana State Athletics" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
2. "Indiana State Sycamores Women's Basketball - Sycamores News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
3. Indiana State Sycamores. "Indiana State Sycamores on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
4. "Official Site of Indiana State Athletics". GoSycamores.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.