2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team represented the Saint Louis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Billikens, led by sixth year head coach Lisa Stone, played their home games at the Chaifetz Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[1][2][3] They finished the season 17–16, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Kansas State in the first round.

2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–16 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach	Lisa Stone (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Geary Ty Margenthaler Jordann Reese
Home arena	Chaifetz Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	15	–	1		.938			23	–	7		.767
Duquesne	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
Fordham	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
George Mason	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
George Washington †	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Saint Joseph's	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Davidson	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
UMass	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
St. Bonaventure	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
VCU	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Rhode Island	1	–	15		.063			3	–	27		.100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of 22 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Media

All non-televised Billikens home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Jackie Kemph 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Rolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL G 4 Kerri McMahan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Novi Akron Novi, MI G 5 Aaliyah Covington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL F 10 Jenny Vliet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Rolling Meadows Arlington Heights, IL G 14 Tasia Jeffries 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Butler Louisville, KY G 15 Paige Rakers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Carlyle Michigan Carlyle, IL G 20 Jordyn Frantz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr NorthWood Wakarusa, IN G 21 Ellie Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr H.H. Dow Midland, MI C 24 Amber Lindfors  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Elk Grove Valparaiso Elk Grove Village, IL G 30 Lauryn Hughes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr MICDS St. Louis, MO F 34 Kendra Wilken 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Breese Central Bartelso, IL F 42 Maddison Gits 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Oregon Fitchburg, WI C 45 Tara Dusharm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Foley Foley, MN F 55 Shea Shipman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Olathe Northwest Olathe, KS	Head coach Lisa Stone (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Mike Geary (Aquinas (MI)) Ty Margenthaler (SIU Edwardsville) Jordann Reese (Drake) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 14, 2017

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017* 7:30 pm		Lindenwood	W 77–56		Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 6:00 pm		at Indiana State	W 60–59	1–0	Hulman Center (1,469) Terre Haute, IN
11/13/2017* 4:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	L 60–62	1–1	Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
11/17/2017* 4:00 pm		vs. Ole Miss Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals	W 79–64	2–1	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
11/18/2017* 4:00 pm		at DePaul Maggie Dixon Classic championship	L 78–86	2–2	Wintrust Arena (1,964) Chicago, IL
11/21/2017* 7:00 pm		at SIU Edwardsville	L 72–79	2–3	Vadalabene Center (928) Edwardsville, IL
11/24/2017* 10:00 pm		vs. Cleveland State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 80–64	3–3	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
11/25/2017* 10:00 pm		vs. LSU South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	L 59–71	3–4	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		Vanderbilt	L 69–74	3–5	Chaifetz Arena (1,687) St. Louis, MO
12/01/2017* 7:00 pm		Little Rock	W 48–45	4–5	Chaifetz Arena (778) St. Louis, MO
12/04/2017* 9:00 pm		at Washington State	L 63–85	4–6	Beasley Coliseum (479) Pullman, WA
12/08/2017* 7:00 pm		at No. 17 Missouri	L 58–70	4–7	Mizzou Arena (3,470) Columbia, MO
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm		Lipscomb	W 101–57	5–7	Chaifetz Arena (622) St. Louis, MO
12/19/2017* 5:00 pm		Tulsa	W 77–66	6–7	Chaifetz Arena (822) St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	W 78–55	7–7 (1–0)	Chaifetz Arena (1,709) St. Louis, MO
01/03/2018 6:00 pm		at Richmond	W 79–61	8–7 (2–0)	Robins Center (505) Richmond, VA
01/06/2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Fordham	L 63–66	8–8 (2–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium  Bronx, NY
01/14/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Dayton	L 76–101	8–9 (2–2)	UD Arena (1,837) Dayton, OH
01/18/2018 7:00 pm		UMass	W 64–63	9–9 (3–2)	Chaifetz Arena (486) St. Louis, MO
01/21/2018 1:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	W 96–73	10–9 (4–2)	Chaifetz Arena (6,346) St. Louis, MO
01/24/2018 6:00 pm		at George Mason	L 72–81	10–10 (4–3)	EagleBank Arena (711) Fairfax, VA
01/27/2018 11:00 am		at George Washington	W 72–69 OT	11–10 (5–3)	Charles E. Smith Center (757) Washington, D.C.
01/31/2018 11:00 am, NBCSN		Fordham	W 91–85 2OT	12–10 (6–3)	Chaifetz Arena (4,320) St. Louis, MO
02/04/2018 2:00 pm		Davidson	W 88–72	13–10 (7–3)	Chaifetz Arena (637) St. Louis, MO
02/07/2018 6:00 pm		at La Salle	L 76–87	13–11 (7–4)	Tom Gola Arena (402) Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2018 1:00 pm		at Rhode Island	W 70–66	14–11 (8–4)	Ryan Center (585) Kingston, RI
02/14/2018 7:00 pm		Duquesne	L 66–76	14–12 (8–5)	Chaifetz Arena (402) St. Louis, MO
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		George Washington	L 58–71	14–13 (8–6)	Chaifetz Arena (764) St. Louis, MO
02/21/2018 5:00 pm		at VCU	L 84–88 OT	14–14 (8–7)	Siegel Center (646) Richmond, VA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		Dayton	W 85–72	15–14 (9–7)	Chaifetz Arena (4,461) St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 Tournament
02/27/2018 7:00 pm	(7)	(10) UMass First Round	W 70–64	16–14	Chaifetz Arena (543) St. Louis, MO
03/02/2018 3:30 pm	(7)	vs. (2) Duquesne Quarterfinals	W 71–65	17–14	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
03/03/2018 12:30 pm, CBSSN	(7)	vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Semifinals	L 49–58	17–15	Richmond Coliseum (1,709) Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/15/2018* 7:00 pm		at Kansas State First Round	L 61–75	17–16	Bramlage Coliseum (1,254) Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

References

1. "Saint Louis Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
2. Graham Hays. "Saint Louis Billikens Women's Basketball - Billikens News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
3. Saint Louis Billikens. "Saint Louis Billikens on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
4. "Women's Basketball - Schedule". SLUBillikens.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.