2017–18 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by second year head coach Kate Achter, play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 7–23, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Valparaiso.

2017–18 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record7–23 (5–13 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Kate Achter (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Maria Noucas
  • Michael Scruggs
  • Bianca Smith
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drake180 1.000  268  .765
Missouri State153 .833  2112  .636
Northern Iowa135 .722  1914  .576
Southern Illinois117 .611  1714  .548
Indiana State99 .500  1119  .367
Illinois State810 .444  1416  .467
Bradley612 .333  1318  .419
Valparaiso513 .278  1318  .419
Loyola–Chicago513 .278  723  .233
Evansville018 .000  327  .100
2018 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018; 

Previous season

They finished the season 2–28, 2–16 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Bradley.

Roster

2017–18 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Lauren Segars 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBoys and Girls Queens, NY
G 2 Ellie Rice 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrRegents School of Austin Austin, TX
G/F 3 Alexis Meyer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWestview Portland, OR
G/F 4 Abby O'Connor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSt. Joseph South Bend, IN
G 5 Tiara Wallace 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoMontini Catholic Berkeley, IL
G/F 11 Brandi Segars 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMount Zion Christian Academy Queens, NY
G/F 12 Citiana Negatu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBlake Silver Spring, MD
G/F 13 Katie Salmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrWauwatosa East Wauwatosa, WI
G 20 Kailyn Strawbridge 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrRockford Lutheran Rockford, IL
G 30 Jessica Cerda 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrStreamwood
Chicago State
Streamwood, IL
F/C 32 Kat Nolan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrRolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL
G/F 33 Lee Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrPotter's House Christian Academy
Chattanooga State CC
Ajax, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2017*
7:00 pm
Concordia (IL) W 91–56 
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (215)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm
at Fort Wayne L 70–79  0–1
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (637)
Fort Wayne, IN
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan L 47–65  0–2
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (312)
Chicago, IL
11/18/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State L 49–73  0–3
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (224)
Chicago, IL
11/21/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee L 41–63  0–4
Klotsche Center (352)
Milwaukee, WI
11/28/2017*
11:30 am, SPEC
at No. 23 Marquette L 30–93  0–5
Al McGuire Center (3,700)
Milwaukee, WI
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm
at Chicago State W 46–28  1–5
Jones Convocation Center (112)
Chicago, IL
12/04/2017*
11:30 am
at DePaul L 47–88  1–6
Wintrust Arena (5,152)
Chicago, IL
12/06/2017*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois L 71–80  1–7
Convocation Center (1,271)
DeKalb, IL
12/10/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 Green Bay L 39–76  1–8
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (304)
Chicago, IL
12/18/2017*
7:00 pm
at Butler L 52–64  1–9
Hinkle Fieldhouse (427)
Indianapolis, IN
12/22/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC W 57–55  2–9
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (167)
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 41–70  2–10 (0–1)
McLeod Center (1,234)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/31/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 46–72  2–11 (0–2)
Knapp Center (2,190)
Des Moines, IA
01/05/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley L 57–59  2–12 (0–3)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (233)
Chicago, IL
01/07/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 62–59  3–12 (1–3)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (302)
Chicago, IL
01/12/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 60–76  3–13 (1–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (348)
Valparaiso, IN
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 46–62  3–14 (1–5)
SIU Arena (713)
Carbondale, IL
01/21/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 36–75  3–15 (1–6)
JQH Arena (2,326)
Springfield, MO
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State L 65–73  3–16 (1–7)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (307)
Chicago, IL
01/28/2018
11:00 am, ESPN3
Evansville W 82–63  4–16 (2–7)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221)
Chicago, IL
02/02/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State L 49–57  4–17 (2–8)
Redbird Arena (719)
Normal, IL
02/04/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 71–61  5–17 (3–8)
Renaissance Coliseum (558)
Peoria, IL
02/11/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso L 53–63  5–18 (3–9)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (367)
Chicago, IL
02/16/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State L 58–69  5–19 (3–10)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (502)
Chicago, IL
02/18/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 62–53  6–19 (4–10)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (311)
Chicago, IL
02/23/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 60–47  7–19 (5–10)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (419)
Evansville, IN
02/25/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 67–74  7–20 (5–11)
Hulman Center (1,580)
Terre Haute, IN
03/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 53–97  7–21 (5–12)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (272)
Chicago, IL
03/03/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 38–64  7–22 (5–13)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (342)
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/08/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (8) Valparaiso
First Round
L 46–63  7–23
TaxSlayer Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "Loyola University Chicago" (PDF). Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  2. "Loyola-Chicago Ramblers Women's Basketball - Ramblers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  3. Loyola Chicago Ramblers. "Loyola Chicago Ramblers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  4. "Loyola University Chicago". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.