2017–18 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team represents Miami University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by first year head coach Megan Duffy, play their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 21–11, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Duquesne in the first round.

2017–18 Miami RedHawks women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2017–18 record	21–11 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach	Megan Duffy (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Frank Goldsberry Ke'Sha Blanton Michaela Mabrey
Home arena	Millett Hall

2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo	16	–	2		.889			29	–	6		.829
Miami (OH)	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Ohio	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Kent State	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Bowling Green	3	–	15		.167			11	–	19		.367
Akron	3	–	15		.167			9	–	21		.300
West
Central Michigan †	17	–	1		.944			30	–	5		.857
Ball State	13	–	5		.722			25	–	7		.781
Western Michigan	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Toledo	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Northern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
† 2018 MAC Tournament winner As of March 24, 2018;

Roster

2017–18 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Nanci Hunter 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Jr Sycamore Cincinnati, OH F 10 Kristen Levering 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Olentangy Liberty Powell, OH G 13 Lauren Dickerson 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN G 15 Kayla Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Westfield Westfield, IN G 21 Leah Purvis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr The Buckley School Los Angeles, CA G 22 Jazz Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Rogers Toledo, OH G 23 Kenzie Schmitz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Germantown Germantown, WI G 24 Baleigh Reid 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH G/F 25 Molly McDonagh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Glenbrook South Glenview, IL F 32 Savannah Kluesner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Lutheran St. Charles, MO F 34 Megan Galloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Greenville Greenville, OH G/F 35 Abbey Hoff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Incarnate Word Academy St. Peters, MO G/F 40 Kendall McCoy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Sylvania Northview Sylvania, OH F 54 Kelly McLaughlin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. Joseph's Academy St. Louis, MO	Head coach Megan Duffy (Notre Dame) Assistant coach(es) Frank Goldsberry (Ball State) Ke'Sha Blanton (Toledo) Michaela Mabrey (Notre Dame) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017* 7:00 PM		Central State	W 91–45		Millett Hall  Oxford, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Detroit	W 91–64	1–0	Millett Hall (1,678) Oxford, OH
11/15/2017* 7:00 PM		at Purdue	L 66–75	1–1	Mackey Arena (5,610) West Lafayette, IN
11/18/2017* 2:00 PM		at Cincinnati	L 62–73	1–2	Saint Ursula Academy Gym (500) Cincinnati, OH
11/21/2017* 12:00 PM, ESPN3		Valparaiso	W 77–68	2–2	Millett Hall (1,037) Oxford, OH
11/24/2017* 6:30 PM		at Loyola Marymount LMU Thanksgiving Classic	L 71–84	2–3	Gersten Pavilion (351) Los Angeles, CA
11/25/2017* 4:00 PM		vs. Denver LMU Thanksgiving Classic	W 69–52	3–3	Gersten Pavilion (215) Los Angeles, CA
12/03/2017* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Canisius	W 72–47	4–3	Millett Hall (355) Oxford, OH
12/06/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at IUPUI	W 96–83 ^OT	5–3	The Jungle (507) Indianapolis, IN
12/09/2017* 3:30 PM, ESPN3		Jacksonville State	W 58–55	6–3	Millett Hall (213) Oxford, OH
12/19/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Indiana State	W 68–56	7–3	Hulman Center (1,295) Terre Haute, IN
12/21/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Florida A&M	W 73–33	8–3	Millett Hall (245) Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
12/30/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 67–65	9–3 (1–0)	Millett Hall  Oxford, OH
01/03/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Ball State	L 61–86	9–4 (1–1)	Worthen Arena (1,111) Muncie, IN
01/06/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 66–84	9–5 (1–2)	Millett Hall (1,003) Oxford, OH
01/10/2018 7:00 PM		at Buffalo	L 67–72	9–6 (1–3)	Alumni Arena (1,032) Buffalo, NY
01/13/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	L 59–74	9–7 (1–4)	Millett Hall (307) Oxford, OH
01/17/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Akron	W 75–67	10–7 (2–4)	Millett Hall (256) Oxford, OH
01/20/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 70–81	10–8 (2–5)	University Arena (737) Kalamazoo, MI
01/24/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	W 73–69	11–8 (3–5)	Convocation Center (399) Ypsilanti, MI
01/27/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		Ohio	W 64–55	12–8 (4–5)	Millett Hall (737) Oxford, OH
01/31/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	W 77–62	13–8 (5–5)	Convocation Center (457) DeKalb, IL
02/03/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 66–62	14–8 (6–5)	Stroh Center (737) Bowling Green, OH
02/07/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Toledo	W 67–58	15–8 (7–5)	Millett Hall (328) Oxford, OH
02/10/2018 1:00 PM		Buffalo	L 49–64	15–9 (7–6)	Millett Hall (1,507) Oxford, OH
02/17/2018 4:30 PM, ESPN3		at Kent State	W 65–59	16–9 (8–6)	MAC Center (6,055) Kent, OH
02/21/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Akron	W 77–50	17–9 (9–6)	James A. Rhodes Arena (553) Akron, OH
02/24/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 92–64	18–9 (10–6)	Millett Hall (589) Oxford, OH
02/28/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Ohio	W 78–56	19–9 (11–6)	Convocation Center (328) Kalamazoo, MI
03/03/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		Kent State	W 58–35	20–9 (12–6)	Millett Hall (527) Oxford, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2018 2:30 PM, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (5) Ohio Quarterfinals	W 69–66	21–9	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
03/09/2018 11:00 AM, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (1) Central Michigan Semifinals	L 58–61	21–10	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
WNIT
03/15/2018* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Duquesne First Round	L 56–69	21–11	Millett Hall (510) Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

References

1. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf
2. "Miami (OH) RedHawks Women's Basketball - RedHawks News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN".
3. "Miami (OH) RedHawks on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
4. "Miami RedHawks Women's Basketball Official Athletic Site :: MiamiRedHawks.com". www.miamiredhawks.com.