2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
Beach Classic Champions
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	14–16 (8–10 The Valley)
Head coach	Kristen Gillespie (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Jessica Keller; Niki Washington; Scott Gillespie;
Home arena	Redbird Arena
	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 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represents Illinois State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Kristen Gillespie, play their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Northern Iowa.

Previous season[edit]

They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Zakiya Beckles	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Middlesex	Middlesex, NJ
G	2	Deja Turner	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Plant	Tampa, FL
G	3	Ajai Simmons	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Brentwood	Studio City, CA
F	12	Millie Stevens	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Sevenoaks Suns (WBBL team)	Surrey, England
G	13	Katrina Beck	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL
G	14	Paige Saylor	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Roncalli	Martinsville, IN
G	15	Frannie Corrigan	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Lyons Township	LaGrange, IL
G	23	Viria Livingston	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Hopkins	Minnetonka, MN
F	24	Megan Talbot	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Barrington	Barrington, IL
F	25	Hannah Green	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	West Ranch College of the Canyons	Santa Clarita, CA
G	30	Amaria Allen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Colerain	Cincinnati, OH
F	32	Simone Goods	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Benson HS Kirkwood CC	Omaha, NE
G	33	Morgan VanHyfte	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Annawan	Annawan, IL

Head coach

Kristen Gillespie (NC State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jessica Keller (Quincy)
Niki Washington (Southern Illinois)
Scott Gillespie (Ripon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2018

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017* 7:00 pm		Eureka	W 80–54		Redbird Arena (564) Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017* 12:00 pm		at Oakland	L 43–64	0–1	Athletics Center O'rena (801) Rochester, MI
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Kentucky	W 49–37	1–1	Redbird Arena (561) Normal, IL
11/22/2017* 11:00 am		at George Mason	L 37–56	1–2	EagleBank Arena (432) Fairfax, VA
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		UMKC	W 64–53	2–2	Redbird Arena (572) Normal, IL
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		SIU Edwardsville	W 62–47	3–2	Redbird Arena (782) Normal, IL
12/02/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Butler	L 45–56	3–3	Redbird Arena (613) Normal, IL
12/07/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	L 59–61	3–4	Klotsche Center (389) Milwaukee, WI
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	W 65–56	4–4	Redbird Arena (592) Normal, IL
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Cleveland State	L 47–56	4–5	Redbird Arena (657) Normal, IL
12/20/2017* 5:00 pm		at Long Beach State Beach Classic semifinals	W 59–51	5–5	Walter Pyramid (712) Long Beach, CA
12/21/2017* 4:00 pm		vs. Northeastern Beach Classic championship game	W 65–55	6–5	Walter Pyramid (684) Long Beach, CA
Missouri Valley regular season
12/31/2017 11:00 am, ESPN3		Bradley	L 42–62	6–6 (0–1)	Redbird Arena (741) Normal, IL
01/05/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Valparaiso	L 50–56	6–7 (0–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center (372) Valparaiso, IN
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Loyola–Chicago	L 59–62	6–8 (0–3)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (302) Chicago, IL
01/12/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Missouri State	L 50–56	6–9 (0–4)	Redbird Arena (718) Normal, IL
01/14/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Southern Illinois	W 49–46	7–9 (1–4)	Redbird Arena (1,528) Normal, IL
01/19/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Evansville	W 67–43	8–9 (2–4)	Meeks Family Fieldhouse (447) Evansville, IN
01/21/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Indiana State	L 49–52	8–10 (2–5)	Hulman Center (1,811) Terre Haute, IN
01/26/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Drake	L 58–65	8–11 (2–6)	Redbird Arena (607) Normal, IL
01/28/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Iowa	L 36–58	8–12 (2–7)	Redbird Arena (1,073) Normal, IL
02/02/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Loyola–Chicago	W 57–49	9–12 (3–7)	Redbird Arena (719) Normal, IL
02/04/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Valparaiso	W 63–55	10–12 (4–7)	Redbird Arena (741) Normal, IL
02/09/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	W 39–36	11–12 (5–7)	SIU Arena (658) Carbondale, IL
02/11/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 58–75	11–13 (5–8)	JQH Arena (1,246) Springfield, MO
02/16/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Indiana State	W 63–53	12–13 (6–8)	Redbird Arena (579) Normal, IL
02/18/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Evansville	W 70–44	13–13 (7–8)	Redbird Arena (1,109) Normal, IL
02/23/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	L 48–66	13–14 (7–9)	McLeod Center (1,461) Cedar Falls, IA
02/25/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Drake	L 64–80	13–15 (7–10)	Knapp Center (3,152) Des Moines, IA
03/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	W 53–41	14–15 (8–10)	Renaissance Coliseum (810) Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (3) Northern Iowa Quarterfinals	L 36–56	14–16	TaxSlayer Center (1,706) Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References[edit]

^ "2016-17 Redbird Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Illinois State University. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^ "Illinois State Redbirds Women's Basketball - Redbirds News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ "Illinois State Redbirds on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ "Illinois State Athletics". Goredbirds.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[1] "2016-17 Redbird Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). Illinois State University. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[2] "Illinois State Redbirds Women's Basketball - Redbirds News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[3] "Illinois State Redbirds on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[4] "Illinois State Athletics". Goredbirds.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

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v t e Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
Venues	Horton Fieldhouse (1971–1988) CEFCU Arena (1989–present)
Rivalries	Bradley
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Previous season[edit]

Roster[edit]

Schedule[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]