2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team represents Valparaiso University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by sixth-year head coach Tracey Dorow, play their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as first-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament where they lost to Drake.

2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record13–18 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Rees
  • Clyde Manns
  • Megan Leuzinger
Home arenaAthletics–Recreation Center
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drake †18–0 1.00026–8  .765
Missouri State15–3 .83321–12  .636
Northern Iowa13–5 .72219–14  .576
Southern Illinois11–7 .61117–14  .548
Indiana State9–9 .50011–19  .367
Illinois State8–10 .44414–16  .467
Bradley6–12 .33313–18  .419
Valparaiso5–13 .27813–18  .419
Loyola–Chicago5–13 .2787–23  .233
Evansville0–18 .0003–27  .100
† 2018 MVC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018

Roster
2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Maya Meredith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoCathedral Indianapolis, IN
G 2 Meredith Hamlet 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMcBain McBain, MI
G 3 Hannah Schaub 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrPark Center Brooklyn Park, MN
G 11 Georgi Donchetz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBurnsville Savage, MN
G/F 12 Addison Stoller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrCissna Park Cissna Park, IL
F 13 Ella Ellenson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRice Lake Rice Lake, WI
F 14 Marlee Profitt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrHighland Medina, OH
F 15 Nicole Johnanson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrHerscher Herscher, IL
G 20 Nicole Konieczny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) FrSouth Bend Saint Joseph Granger, IN
F 22 Bryce Blood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWhitmer Toledo, OH
G/F 25 Grace Hales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoWestview Cromwell, IN
F 32 Dani Franklin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGeorge Washington Cedar Rapids, IA
G/F 33 Allison Schofield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrHeritage Christian McCordsville, IN
G 34 Taylor Richards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrChippewa Doylestown, OH
F 40 Caitlin Morrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoGlenbrook South Glenview, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7, 2017*
7:00 pm		 St. Francis (IL) W 49–40 
Athletics–Recreation Center (196)
Valparaiso, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 IU Kokomo W 81–47  1–0
 Athletics–Recreation Center (438)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 21, 2017*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 at Miami (OH) L 68–77  1–1
 Millett Hall (1,037)
Oxford, OH
Nov 25, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Grand Canyon W 80–75  2–1
 Athletics–Recreation Center (239)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 28, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bowling Green L 77–90  2–2
 Stroh Center (1,389)
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 2, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Liberty L 40–61  2–3
 Vines Center (1,351)
Lynchburg, VA
Dec 3, 2017
1:00 pm		 at Longwood W 81–68  3–3
 Willett Hall (473)
Farmville, VA
Dec 8, 2017*
6:00 pm		 at Purdue L 49–95  3–4
 Mackey Arena (5,534)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 10, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Chicago State W 71–60  4–4
 Athletics–Recreation Center (289)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 IU Northwest W 99–59  5–4
 Athletics–Recreation Center (388)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec 18, 2017*
12:00 pm		 at Eastern Illinois W 76–67  6–4
 Lantz Arena (2,177)
Charleston, IL
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Fort Wayne W 68–50  7–4
 Athletics–Recreation Center (495)
Valparaiso, IN
Missouri Valley regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Drake L 50–86  7–5
(0–1)		 Knapp Center (2,310)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 31, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Iowa L 56–77  7–6
(0–2)		 McLeod Center (1,368)
Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Illinois State W 56–50  8–6
(1–2)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (372)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 7, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bradley L 69–88  8–7
(1–3)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (322)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 12, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Loyola–Chicago W 76–60  9–7
(2–3)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (348)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 19, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Missouri State L 60–83  9–8
(2–4)		 JQH Arena (2,486)
Springfield, MO
Jan 21, 2018
11:30 am, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois L 61–74  9–9
(2–5)		 SIU Arena (651)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 26, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Evansville W 101–59  10–9
(3–5)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (492)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 28, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Indiana State L 54–67  10–10
(3–6)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (319)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bradley L 58–69  10–11
(3–7)		 Renaissance Coliseum (780)
Peoria, IL
Feb 4, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Illinois State L 55–63  10–12
(3–8)		 Redbird Arena (681)
Bloomington, IL
Feb 11, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Loyola–Chicago W 63–53  11–12
(4–8)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (367)
Chicago, IL
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Southern Illinois L 86–88 2OT 11–13
(4–9)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (386)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 18, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Missouri State L 60–66  11–14
(4–10)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (349)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 23, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Indiana State L 46–64  11–15
(4–11)		 Hulman Center (1,450)
Terre Haute, IN
Feb 25, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Evansville W 67–54  12–15
(5–11)		 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323)
Evansville, IN
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Iowa L 53–76  12–16
(5–12)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (260)
Valparaiso, IN
Mar 3, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Drake L 53–85  12–17
(5–13)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (440)
Valparaiso, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
March 8, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 (8) vs. (9) Loyola Chicago
First Round		 W 63–46  13–17
 TaxSlayer Center 
Moline, IL
March 9, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 (8) vs. (1) Drake
Quarterfinals		 L 40–89  13–18
 TaxSlayer Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also

2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

References
  1. "Women's basketball schedule". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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