2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first-year head coach Kristen Gillespie, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).[1] They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MVC play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Northern Iowa.

2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
Beach Classic champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record14–16 (8–10 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jessica Keller
  • Niki Washington
  • Scott Gillespie
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
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

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In 2016–17, the Redbirds finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in MVC play, to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.

Roster

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2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zakiya Beckles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Middlesex Middlesex, NJ
G 2 Deja Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Plant Tampa, FL
G 3 Ajai Simmons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Brentwood Studio City, CA
F 12 Millie Stevens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Sevenoaks Suns (WBBL team) Surrey, England
G 13 Katrina Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G 14 Paige Saylor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Roncalli Martinsville, IN
G 15 Frannie Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lyons Township La Grange Park, IL
G 23 Viria Livingston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Hopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 24 Megan Talbot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Barrington Barrington, IL
F 25 Hannah Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr West Ranch
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
G 30 Amaria Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Colerain Cincinnati, OH
F 32 Simone Goods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Benson HS
Kirkwood CC
Omaha, NE
G 33 Morgan VanHyfte 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Annawan Annawan, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 2, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
Eureka W 80–54 
Redbird Arena (564)
Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2017*
12:00 p.m.
at Oakland L 43–64  0–1
Athletics Center O'rena (801)
Rochester, MI
November 15, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 49–37  1–1
Redbird Arena (561)
Normal, IL
November 22, 2017*
11:00 a.m.
at George Mason L 37–56  1–2
EagleBank Arena (432)
Fairfax, VA
November 26, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
UMKC W 64–53  2–2
Redbird Arena (572)
Normal, IL
November 30, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville W 62–47  3–2
Redbird Arena (782)
Normal, IL
December 2, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Butler L 45–56  3–3
Redbird Arena (613)
Normal, IL
December 7, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Milwaukee L 59–61  3–4
Klotsche Center (389)
Milwaukee, WI
December 10, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 65–56  4–4
Redbird Arena (592)
Normal, IL
December 17, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Cleveland State L 47–56  4–5
Redbird Arena (657)
Normal, IL
December 20, 2017*
5:00 p.m.
at Long Beach State
Beach Classic semifinals
W 59–51  5–5
Walter Pyramid (712)
Long Beach, CA
December 21, 2017*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Northeastern
Beach Classic championship game
W 65–55  6–5
Walter Pyramid (684)
Long Beach, CA
Missouri Valley regular season
December 31, 2017
11:00 a.m., ESPN3
Bradley L 42–62  6–6 (0–1)
Redbird Arena (741)
Normal, IL
January 5, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 50–56  6–7 (0–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (372)
Valparaiso, IN
January 7, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 59–62  6–8 (0–3)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (302)
Chicago, IL
January 12, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Missouri State L 50–56  6–9 (0–4)
Redbird Arena (718)
Normal, IL
January 14, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 49–46  7–9 (1–4)
Redbird Arena (1,528)
Normal, IL
January 19, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Evansville W 67–43  8–9 (2–4)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (447)
Evansville, IN
January 21, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Indiana State L 49–52  8–10 (2–5)
Hulman Center (1,811)
Terre Haute, IN
January 26, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Drake L 58–65  8–11 (2–6)
Redbird Arena (607)
Normal, IL
January 28, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 36–58  8–12 (2–7)
Redbird Arena (1,073)
Normal, IL
February 2, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 57–49  9–12 (3–7)
Redbird Arena (719)
Normal, IL
February 4, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Valparaiso W 63–55  10–12 (4–7)
Redbird Arena (741)
Normal, IL
February 9, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 39–36  11–12 (5–7)
SIU Arena (658)
Carbondale, IL
February November 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Missouri State L 58–75  11–13 (5–8)
JQH Arena (1,246)
Springfield, MO
February 16, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Indiana State W 63–53  12–13 (6–8)
Redbird Arena (579)
Normal, IL
February 18, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Evansville W 70–44  13–13 (7–8)
Redbird Arena (1,109)
Normal, IL
February 23, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 48–66  13–14 (7–9)
McLeod Center (1,461)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 25, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Drake L 64–80  13–15 (7–10)
Knapp Center (3,152)
Des Moines, IA
March 3, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Bradley W 53–41  14–15 (8–10)
Renaissance Coliseum (810)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley women's tournament
March 9, 2018
8:30 p.m., ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals
L 36–56  14–16
TaxSlayer Center (1,706)
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Redbird Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Illinois State University. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". goredbirds.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.