2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record17–16 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach
  • Lisa Stone (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Geary
  • Ty Margenthaler
  • Jordann Reese
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 – 1   .938 23 – 7   .767
Duquesne 13 – 3   .813 25 – 8   .758
Fordham 12 – 4   .750 24 – 10   .706
George Mason 11 – 5   .688 24 – 10   .706
George Washington † 10 – 6   .625 19 – 14   .576
Saint Joseph's 10 – 6   .625 19 – 15   .559
Saint Louis 9 – 7   .563 17 – 16   .515
Richmond 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
Davidson 7 – 9   .438 12 – 18   .400
UMass 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467
La Salle 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
St. Bonaventure 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
VCU 4 – 12   .250 7 – 22   .241
Rhode Island 1 – 15   .063 3 – 27   .100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team represents the Saint Louis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Billikens, led by sixth year head coach Lisa Stone, play their home games at the Chaifetz Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 17–16, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Kansas State in the first round.

Media

All non-televised Billikens home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Jackie Kemph 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Rolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL
G 4 Kerri McMahan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Novi
Akron 		Novi, MI
G 5 Aaliyah Covington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
F 10 Jenny Vliet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Rolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL
G 14 Tasia Jeffries 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Butler Louisville, KY
G 15 Paige Rakers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Carlyle
Michigan 		Carlyle, IL
G 20 Jordyn Frantz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr NorthWood Wakarusa, IN
G 21 Ellie Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr H.H. Dow Midland, MI
C 24 Amber Lindfors Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Elk Grove
Valparaiso 		Elk Grove Village, IL
G 30 Lauryn Hughes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr MICDS St. Louis, MO
F 34 Kendra Wilken 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Breese Central Bartelso, IL
F 42 Maddison Gits 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Oregon Fitchburg, WI
C 45 Tara Dusharm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Foley Foley, MN
F 55 Shea Shipman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Olathe Northwest Olathe, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
7:30 pm 		Lindenwood W 77–56 
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:00 pm 		at Indiana State W 60–59  1–0
 Hulman Center (1,469)
Terre Haute, IN
11/13/2017*
4:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount L 60–62  1–1
 Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
11/17/2017*
4:00 pm 		vs. Ole Miss
Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals 		W 79–64  2–1
 Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
11/18/2017*
4:00 pm 		at DePaul
Maggie Dixon Classic championship 		L 78–86  2–2
 Wintrust Arena (1,964)
Chicago, IL
11/21/2017*
7:00 pm 		at SIU Edwardsville L 72–79  2–3
 Vadalabene Center (928)
Edwardsville, IL
11/24/2017*
10:00 pm 		vs. Cleveland State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		W 80–64  3–3
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/25/2017*
10:00 pm 		vs. LSU
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		L 59–71  3–4
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm 		Vanderbilt L 69–74  3–5
 Chaifetz Arena (1,687)
St. Louis, MO
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm 		Little Rock W 48–45  4–5
 Chaifetz Arena (778)
St. Louis, MO
12/04/2017*
9:00 pm 		at Washington State L 63–85  4–6
 Beasley Coliseum (479)
Pullman, WA
12/08/2017*
7:00 pm 		at No. 17 Missouri L 58–70  4–7
 Mizzou Arena (3,470)
Columbia, MO
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm 		Lipscomb W 101–57  5–7
 Chaifetz Arena (622)
St. Louis, MO
12/19/2017*
5:00 pm 		Tulsa W 77–66  6–7
 Chaifetz Arena (822)
St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017
2:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure W 78–55  7–7 (1–0)
 Chaifetz Arena (1,709)
St. Louis, MO
01/03/2018
6:00 pm 		at Richmond W 79–61  8–7 (2–0)
 Robins Center (505)
Richmond, VA
01/06/2018
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Fordham L 63–66  8–8 (2–1)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
01/14/2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Dayton L 76–101  8–9 (2–2)
 UD Arena (1,837)
Dayton, OH
01/18/2018
7:00 pm 		UMass W 64–63  9–9 (3–2)
 Chaifetz Arena (486)
St. Louis, MO
01/21/2018
1:00 pm 		Saint Joseph's W 96–73  10–9 (4–2)
 Chaifetz Arena (6,346)
St. Louis, MO
01/24/2018
6:00 pm 		at George Mason L 72–81  10–10 (4–3)
 EagleBank Arena (711)
Fairfax, VA
01/27/2018
11:00 am 		at George Washington W 72–69 OT 11–10 (5–3)
 Charles E. Smith Center (757)
Washington, D.C.
01/31/2018
11:00 am, NBCSN 		Fordham W 91–85 2OT 12–10 (6–3)
 Chaifetz Arena (4,320)
St. Louis, MO
02/04/2018
2:00 pm 		Davidson W 88–72  13–10 (7–3)
 Chaifetz Arena (637)
St. Louis, MO
02/07/2018
6:00 pm 		at La Salle L 76–87  13–11 (7–4)
 Tom Gola Arena (402)
Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018
1:00 pm 		at Rhode Island W 70–66  14–11 (8–4)
 Ryan Center (585)
Kingston, RI
02/14/2018
7:00 pm 		Duquesne L 66–76  14–12 (8–5)
 Chaifetz Arena (402)
St. Louis, MO
02/17/2018
2:00 pm 		George Washington L 58–71  14–13 (8–6)
 Chaifetz Arena (764)
St. Louis, MO
02/21/2018
5:00 pm 		at VCU L 84–88 OT 14–14 (8–7)
 Siegel Center (646)
Richmond, VA
02/24/2018
2:00 pm 		Dayton W 85–72  15–14 (9–7)
 Chaifetz Arena (4,461)
St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 Tournament
02/27/2018
7:00 pm 		(7) (10) UMass
First Round 		W 70–64  16–14
 Chaifetz Arena (543)
St. Louis, MO
03/02/2018
3:30 pm 		(7) vs. (2) Duquesne
Quarterfinals 		W 71–65  17–14
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
03/03/2018
12:30 pm, CBSSN 		(7) vs. (6) Saint Joseph's
Semifinals 		L 49–58  17–15
 Richmond Coliseum (1,709)
Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/15/2018*
7:00 pm 		at Kansas State
First Round 		L 61–75  17–16
 Bramlage Coliseum (1,254)
Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "Saint Louis Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Graham Hays. "Saint Louis Billikens Women's Basketball - Billikens News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Saint Louis Billikens. "Saint Louis Billikens on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball - Schedule". SLUBillikens.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
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