2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record1716 (97 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Geary
  • Ty Margenthaler
  • Jordann Reese
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton151 .938  237  .767
Duquesne133 .813  258  .758
Fordham124 .750  2410  .706
George Mason115 .688  2410  .706
George Washington106 .625  1914  .576
Saint Joseph's106 .625  1915  .559
Saint Louis97 .563  1716  .515
Richmond88 .500  1417  .452
Davidson79 .438  1218  .400
UMass610 .375  1416  .467
La Salle313 .188  822  .267
St. Bonaventure313 .188  822  .267
VCU412 .250  722  .241
Rhode Island115 .063  327  .100
2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Jackie Kemph 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrRolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL
G 4 Kerri McMahan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrNovi
Akron
Novi, MI
G 5 Aaliyah Covington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrEdwardsville Edwardsville, IL
F 10 Jenny Vliet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrRolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL
G 14 Tasia Jeffries 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrButler Louisville, KY
G 15 Paige Rakers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrCarlyle
Michigan
Carlyle, IL
G 20 Jordyn Frantz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNorthWood Wakarusa, IN
G 21 Ellie Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrH.H. Dow Midland, MI
C 24 Amber Lindfors  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrElk Grove
Valparaiso
Elk Grove Village, IL
G 30 Lauryn Hughes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMICDS St. Louis, MO
F 34 Kendra Wilken 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBreese Central Bartelso, IL
F 42 Maddison Gits 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrOregon Fitchburg, WI
C 45 Tara Dusharm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrFoley Foley, MN
F 55 Shea Shipman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrOlathe Northwest Olathe, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2017

Schedule

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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
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Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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