2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team

2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball
2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	13–18 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach	Tracey Dorow (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Justin Rees; Clyde Manns; Megan Leuzinger;
Home arena	Athletics–Recreation Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Maya Meredith	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Cathedral	Indianapolis, IN
G	2	Meredith Hamlet	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	McBain	McBain, MI
G	3	Hannah Schaub	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Park Center	Brooklyn Park, MN
G	11	Georgi Donchetz	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Burnsville	Savage, MN
G/F	12	Addison Stoller	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Cissna Park	Cissna Park, IL
F	13	Ella Ellenson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Rice Lake	Rice Lake, WI
F	14	Marlee Profitt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Highland	Medina, OH
F	15	Nicole Johnanson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Herscher	Herscher, IL
G	20	Nicole Konieczny	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Fr	South Bend Saint Joseph	Granger, IN
F	22	Bryce Blood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Whitmer	Toledo, OH
G/F	25	Grace Hales	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Westview	Cromwell, IN
F	32	Dani Franklin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	George Washington	Cedar Rapids, IA
G/F	33	Allison Schofield	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Heritage Christian	McCordsville, IN
G	34	Taylor Richards	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Chippewa	Doylestown, OH
F	40	Caitlin Morrison	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Glenbrook South	Glenview, IL

Head coach

Tracey Dorow (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Justin Rees (Barry)
Clyde Manns (Pitt–Greensburg)
Megan Leuzinger (Liberty)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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]

References[edit]

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

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

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