2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–21 (2–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jonathan Tsipis (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Sasha Palmer; Craig Carter; Myia McCurdy-Johnson;
Home arena	Kohl Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Ohio State †	13	–	3	.813	28	–	7	.800
No. 16 Maryland	12	–	4	.750	26	–	8	.765
Iowa	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Minnesota	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
Nebraska	11	–	5	.688	21	–	11	.656
Michigan	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Indiana	9	–	7	.563	23	–	14	.622
Purdue	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Rutgers	7	–	9	.438	20	–	12	.625
Michigan State	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Penn State	6	–	10	.375	16	–	16	.500
Northwestern	4	–	12	.250	12	–	20	.375
Wisconsin	2	–	14	.125	9	–	21	.300
Illinois	0	–	16	.000	9	–	21	.300

† 2018 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers, led by second-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis, played their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 2–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Northwestern.

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2016–17 season 9–22, 3–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way for 11th place. They defeated Rutgers in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament before losing to Michigan State.

Roster

2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Kelly Karlis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Montini Catholic Ohio	Medinah, IL
G	3	Suzanne Gilreath	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Fridley	Brooklyn Park, MN
G	5	Roichelle Marble	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	East	Des Moines, IA
G	10	Kendra Van Leeuwen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	St. John's College (ON)	Brantford, ON
F	11	Marsha Howard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Crete Monee	Chicago, IL
F	14	Abby Laszewski	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Avon	Hartford, CT
G	15	Lexy Richardson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Verona Area	Verona, WI
G	20	Lizzie Miller	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	De Pere	De Pere, WI
G	22	Niya Beverley	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	St. John's College (DC)	Laurel, MD
G	23	Cayla McMorris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Park Center	Brooklyn Park, MN
F/C	24	Malayna Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Jr	Montini Catholic	Bellwood, IL
G	30	Kara Crowley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Beaver Dam	Beaver Dam, WI
F	33	Courtney Fredrickson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Minnetonka	Excelsior, MN
F/C	35	Kendall Shaw	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	GS	Barbers Hill Vanderbilt	Mont Belvieu, TX
F	43	Grace Mueller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Verona Area	Madison, WI

Head coach

Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Sasha Palmer (Northern Michigan)
Craig Carter (Rutgers)
Myia McCurdy-Johnson (Rutgers)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 9, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 08, 2017* 7:00 pm		UW–Platteville	W 107–58	–	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2017* 11:00 am		Charlotte	W 80–66	1–0	Kohl Center (3,235) Madison, WI
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm		Green Bay	L 34–67	1–1	Kohl Center (3,495) Madison, WI
Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		Southern	W 77–74	2–1	Kohl Center (2,808) Madison, WI
Nov 23, 2017* 10:00 am		vs. Syracuse Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 74–77	2–2	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Nov 24, 2017* 12:00 pm		vs. George Washington Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	L 46–61	2–3	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Nov 25, 2017* 10:00 am		vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division	W 73–71 ^OT	3–3	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Nov 29, 2017* 2:30 pm		at Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 58–57	4–3	Petersen Events Center (762) Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 02, 2017* 11:00 am		La Salle	W 71–60	5–3	Kohl Center (3,771) Madison, WI
Dec 04, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Marquette	L 65–88	5–4	Al McGuire Center (1,629) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 06, 2017* 7:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 82–54	6–4	Kohl Center (2,809) Madison, WI
Dec 08, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Butler	L 62–69	6–5	Hinkle Fieldhouse (869) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 10, 2017* 2:00 pm		Savannah State	W 82–24	7–5	Kohl Center (3,344) Madison, WI
Dec 14, 2017* 7:00 pm		Milwaukee	L 64–67	7–6	Kohl Center (3,233) Madison, WI
Big Ten regular season
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm		No. 23 Iowa	L 46–56	7–7 (0–1)	Kohl Center (3,865) Madison, WI
Dec 31, 2017 1:00 pm		at Purdue	L 35–57	7–8 (0–2)	Mackey Arena (6,218) West Lafayette, IN
Jan 04, 2018 7:00 pm, BTN		No. 22 Michigan	L 57–80	7–9 (0–3)	Kohl Center (2,978) Madison, WI
Jan 07, 2018 2:00 pm		No. 13 Maryland	L 44–71	7–10 (0–4)	Kohl Center (3,882) Madison, WI
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm		at Northwestern	L 60–69	7–11 (0–5)	Beardsley Gym (652) Evanston, IL
Jan 14, 2018 1:00 pm, BTN		Penn State	L 62–69	7–12 (0–6)	Kohl Center (3,729) Madison, WI
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm		at Minnesota	L 65–90	7–13 (0–7)	Williams Arena (3,588) Minneapolis, MN
Jan 21, 2018 4:30 pm, BTN		Northwestern	W 56–48	8–13 (1–7)	Kohl Center (5,110) Madison, WI
Jan 24, 2018 6:00 pm		at Indiana	L 55–69	8–14 (1–8)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,574) Bloomington, IN
Jan 28, 2018 3:00 pm, BTN		at Illinois	W 70–61	9–14 (2–8)	State Farm Center (3,237) Champaign, IL
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm		Minnesota	L 61–71	9–15 (2–9)	Kohl Center (3,583) Madison, WI
Feb 03, 2018 12:00 pm, BTN		No. 18 Ohio State	L 55–68	9–16 (2–10)	Kohl Center (6,623) Madison, WI
Feb 11, 2018 2:00 pm		at Nebraska	L 48–51	9–17 (2–11)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,823) Lincoln, NE
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm		Rutgers	L 50–63	9–18 (2–12)	Kohl Center (3,073) Madison, WI
Feb 18, 2018 7:00 pm		at Iowa	L 61–88	9–19 (2–13)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,495) Iowa City, IA
Feb 21, 2018 6:00 pm		at Michigan State	L 61–69	9–20 (2–14)	Breslin Center (5,355) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
Feb 28, 2018 1:30 pm, RSN	(13)	vs. (12) Northwestern First Round	L 63–68	9–21	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved October 9, 2017.

[1] "2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved October 9, 2017.

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Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References