2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by first-year head coach Bart Brooks, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 31–4, 18–0 in OVC play, to win the OVC regular season. They won the OVC women's tournament by defeating UT Martin^[1] and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Duke in the first round.^[2] With 31 wins, they finished 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
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	31–4 (18–0 OVC)
Head coach	Bart Brooks (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jamey Givens Amy Malo Karmen Graham
Home arena	Curb Event Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 23 Belmont †	18	–	0		1.000			31	–	4		.886
UT Martin	13	–	5		.722			19	–	15		.559
SIU Edwardsville	13	–	5		.722			17	–	15		.531
Morehead State	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Jacksonville State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Austin Peay	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Murray State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	19		.367
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	13		.278			8	–	19		.296
Tennessee Tech	4	–	14		.222			7	–	22		.241
Tennessee State	4	–	14		.222			6	–	21		.222
Eastern Illinois	2	–	16		.111			3	–	26		.103
† 2018 OVC tournament winner As of March 17, 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 10 Allison Luly  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Creekview Alpharetta, GA G 11 Caitlyn Yost 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Forrest Lewisburg, TN G 12 Sierra Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Madison Academy Huntsville, AL F 20 Conley Chinn  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Jackson Academy Jackson, MS G 21 Paris Lawson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Oakland Murfreesboro, TN G 22 Maddie Cook  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Oakland Murfreesboro, TN G 23 Kylee Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Alpharetta Vanderbilt Alpharetta, GA G 24 Jenny Roy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Brentwood Brentwood, TN G 25 Grace Smith  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Cary Christian School Raleigh, NC F 30 Ellie Harmeyer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Shoreland Lutheran Kenosha, WI G 31 Maura Muensterman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Mater Dei Indiana Evansville, IN G 33 Darby Maggard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Fort Wayne Canterbury Larwill, IN G 34 Hannah Harmeyer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Shoreland Lutheran Wisconsin Lutheran Kenosha, WI C 50 Sally McCabe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Mt. Juliet Mount Juliet, TN F 55 Maddie Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Boyd-Buchanan Chattanooga, TN	Head coach Bart Brooks (Wyoming) Assistant coach(es) Jamey Givens (Florida State) Amy Malo (Vanderbilt) Karmen Graham (Northern Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 20, 2024

Schedule and results

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

Source:^[3]

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular-season polls

Poll	Pre- season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP										RV		RV	RV	RV	24	23	22	23	23	N/A
Coaches		N/A													RV	RV	RV	25	25	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No change
(RV)		Received votes
(NR)		Not ranked

See also

• 2017–18 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

References

1. "Reigning Champions". Belmont University. March 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
2. "Agonizing End in Athens". Belmont University. March 17, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
3. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". belmontbruins.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.