2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represents Belmont University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by first year head coach Bart Brooks, play their home games at the Curb Event Center as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).[1][2][3] They finished the season 31–4, 18–0 in OVC play win the OVC regular season. They won the OVC women's tournament by defeating UT Martin and earns an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Duke in the first round. With 31 wins, they finish with most wins in school history.

2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball
OVC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 23
Record31–4 (18–0 OVC)
Head coach
  • Bart Brooks (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jamey Givens
  • Amy Malo
  • Karmen Graham
Home arenaCurb Event Center
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Belmont180 1.000314  .886
UT Martin135 .7221915  .559
SIU Edwardsville135 .7221715  .531
Morehead State126 .6672111  .656
Jacksonville State126 .6671912  .613
Austin Peay99 .5001614  .533
Southeast Missouri State99 .5001417  .452
Murray State711 .3891119  .367
Eastern Kentucky513 .278819  .296
Tennessee Tech414 .222722  .241
Tennessee State414 .222621  .222
Eastern Illinois216 .111326  .103
2018 OVC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 10 Allison Luly Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCreekview Alpharetta, GA
G 11 Caitlyn Yost 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrForrest Lewisburg, TN
G 12 Sierra Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMadison Academy Huntsville, AL
F 20 Conley Chinn Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrJackson Academy Jackson, MS
G 21 Paris Lawson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoOakland Murfreesboro, TN
G 22 Maddie Cook Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrOakland Murfreesboro, TN
G 23 Kylee Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrAlpharetta
Vanderbilt
Alpharetta, GA
G 24 Jenny Roy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBrentwood Brentwood, TN
G 25 Grace Smith Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCary Christian School Raleigh, NC
F 30 Ellie Harmeyer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoShoreland Lutheran Kenosha, WI
G 31 Maura Muensterman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoMater Dei
Indiana
Evansville, IN
G 33 Darby Maggard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrFort Wayne Canterbury Larwill, IN
G 34 Hannah Harmeyer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrShoreland Lutheran
Wisconsin Lutheran
Kenosha, WI
C 50 Sally McCabe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrMt. Juliet Mount Juliet, TN
F 55 Maddie Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBoyd-Buchanan Chattanooga, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 10, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 PM
at No. 22 Oklahoma L 73–96  0–1
Lloyd Noble Center (3,306)
Norman, OK
11/12/2017*
2:00 PM
at Tulsa W 90–65  1–1
Reynolds Center (274)
Tulsa, OK
11/15/2017*
6:00 PM
Fort Wayne W 74–42  2–1
Curb Event Center (496)
Nashville, TN
11/21/2017*
6:00 PM
Samford W 83–46  3–1
Curb Event Center (641)
Nashville, TN
11/23/2017*
10:00 PM
vs. Gonzaga
Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals
W 71–63  4–1
Mandalay Bay Arena (323)
Paradise, NV
11/24/2017*
10:00 PM
vs. No. 14 Stanford
Play4Kay Shootout Semifinals
L 53–74  4–2
Mandalay Bay Arena (1,221)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2017*
7:30 PM
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Play4Kay Shootout 3rd place game
W 75–65  5–2
Mandalay Bay Arena 
Paradise, NV
11/28/2017*
6:00 PM
Trevecca Nazarene W 97–39  6–2
Curb Event Center (253)
Nashville, TN
12/01/2017*
11:00 AM
Presbyterian W 90–48  7–2
Curb Event Center (1,371)
Nashville, TN
12/01/2017*
5:00 PM, ESPN3
at Lipscomb
Battle of the Boulevard
W 91–59  8–2
Allen Arena (475)
Nashville, TN
12/14/2017*
11:30 AM
at Arkansas State W 83–52  9–2
First National Bank Arena (4,374)
Jonesboro, TN
12/18/2017*
6:00 PM
Wright State L 81–91  9–3
Curb Event Center (731)
Nashville, TN
12/21/2017*
12:00 PM
at Vanderbilt W 111–74  10–3
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/28/2017
5:15 PM
at Southeast Missouri State W 67–57  11–3 (1–0)
Show Me Center (675)
Cape Girardeau, MO
12/30/2017
4:00 PM
at UT Martin W 65–63  12–3 (2–0)
Skyhawk Arena (1,662)
Martin, TN
01/04/2018
5:00 PM
Tennessee Tech W 78–59  13–3 (3–0)
Curb Event Center (1,024)
Nashville, TN
01/06/2018
3:00 PM
Jacksonville State W 71–55  14–3 (4–0)
Curb Event Center (1,064)
Nashville, TN
01/10/2018
7:00 PM
at SIU Edwardsville W 72–55  15–3 (5–0)
Vadalabene Center (904)
Edwardsville, IL
01/13/2018
1:00 PM
at Eastern Illinois W 86–58  16–3 (6–0)
Lantz Arena (422)
Charleston, IL
01/17/2018
6:00 PM
Murray State W 70–65  17–3 (7–0)
Curb Event Center (632)
Nashville, TN
01/20/2018
3:00 PM
Austin Peay W 78–75  18–3 (8–0)
Curb Event Center (1,473)
Nashville, TN
01/25/2018
5:00 PM
Eastern Illinois W 59–37  19–3 (9–0)
Curb Event Center (1,021)
Nashville, TN
01/27/2018
3:00 PM
SIU Edwardsville W 86–64  20–3 (10–0)
Curb Event Center (1,412)
Nashville, TN
02/01/2018
4:30 PM
at Eastern Kentucky W 77–55  21–3 (11–0)
MacBrayer Arena (600)
Richmond, KY
02/03/2018
5:15 PM
at Morehead State W 83–62  22–3 (12–0)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,688)
Morehead, KY
02/08/2018
5:30 PM
at Tennessee State W 87–70  23–3 (13–0)
Gentry Center (1,539)
Nashville, TN
02/10/2018
5:30 PM
at Tennessee Tech W 68–60  24–3 (14–0)
Eblen Center (2,899)
Cookeville, TN
02/15/2018
5:00 PM
No. 24 Eastern Kentucky W 95–62  25–3 (15–0)
Curb Event Center (1,854)
Nashville, TN
02/17/2018
5:15 PM
No. 24 Morehead State W 80–56  26–3 (16–0)
Curb Event Center (600)
Nashville, TN
02/21/2018
6:00 PM
No. 23 at Jacksonville State W 66–35  27–3 (17–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,064)
Jacksonville, AL
02/24/2018
3:00 PM
No. 23 Tennessee State W 84–42  28–3 (18–0)
Curb Event Center (2,278)
Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
02/28/2018
1:00 PM, OVCDN/ESPN3
(1) No. 22 vs. (8) Murray State
Quarterfinals
W 88–64  29–3
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
03/02/2018
1:00 PM, OVCDN/ESPN3
(1) No. 22 vs. (4) Jacksonville State
Semifinals
W 63–53  30–3
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
03/03/2018
2:00 PM, OVCDN/ESPN3
(1) No. 22 vs. (2) UT Martin
Championship Game
W 63–56 OT 31–3
Ford Center (823)
Evansville, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
11:00 AM, ESPN2
(12 A) No. 23 vs. (5 A) No. 20 Duke
First Round
L 58–72  31–4
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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AP RV RV RV RV 24 23 22 23 23 N/A
Coaches N/A RV RV RV 25 25 RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

References

  1. "Belmont Bruins" (PDF). Belmont Bruins. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  2. "Belmont Bruins Women's Basketball - Bruins News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. Belmont Bruins. "Belmont Bruins on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  4. "2017-18 Belmont Women's Basketball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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