2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

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2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball
Belmont Bruins wordmark.svg
OVC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 23
2017–18 record31–4 (18–0 OVC)
Head coach
  • (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jamey Givens
  • Amy Malo
  • Karmen Graham
Home arenaCurb Event Center
Seasons
← 
2018–19 →
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
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
13 – 5   .722 17 – 15   .531
12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
5 – 13   .278 8 – 19   .296
4 – 14   .222 7 – 22   .241
4 – 14   .222 6 – 21   .222
2 – 16   .111 3 – 26   .103
† 2018 OVC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represents Belmont University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by first year head coach , play their home games at the Curb Event Center as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).[1][2][3] They finished the season 31–4, 18–0 in OVC play win the OVC regular season. They won the OVC Women's Tournament by defeating UT Martin and earns an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Duke in the first round. With 31 wins, they finish with most wins in school history.

Roster[]

2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 10 Allison Luly Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 10, 2018

Schedule and results[]

[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 PM 		at No. 22 Oklahoma L 73–96  0–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (3,306)
Norman, OK
11/12/2017*
2:00 PM 		at Tulsa W 90–65  1–1
 Reynolds Center (274)
Tulsa, OK
11/15/2017*
6:00 PM 		W 74–42  2–1
 Curb Event Center (496)
Nashville, TN
11/21/2017*
6:00 PM 		W 83–46  3–1
 Curb Event Center (641)
Nashville, TN
11/23/2017*
10:00 PM 		vs. Gonzaga
Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals 		W 71–63  4–1
 Mandalay Bay Arena (323)
Paradise, NV
11/24/2017*
10:00 PM 		vs. No. 14 Stanford
Play4Kay Shootout Semifinals 		L 53–74  4–2
 Mandalay Bay Arena (1,221)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2017*
7:30 PM 		vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Play4Kay Shootout 3rd place game 		W 75–65  5–2
 Mandalay Bay Arena 
Paradise, NV
11/28/2017*
6:00 PM 		Trevecca Nazarene W 97–39  6–2
 Curb Event Center (253)
Nashville, TN
12/01/2017*
11:00 AM 		Presbyterian W 90–48  7–2
 Curb Event Center (1,371)
Nashville, TN
12/01/2017*
5:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Lipscomb
Battle of the Boulevard 		W 91–59  8–2
 Allen Arena (475)
Nashville, TN
12/14/2017*
11:30 AM 		at Arkansas State W 83–52  9–2
 First National Bank Arena (4,374)
Jonesboro, TN
12/18/2017*
6:00 PM 		L 81–91  9–3
 Curb Event Center (731)
Nashville, TN
12/21/2017*
12:00 PM 		at Vanderbilt W 111–74  10–3
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/28/2017
5:15 PM 		at  W 67–57  11–3 (1–0)
 Show Me Center (675)
Cape Girardeau, MO
12/30/2017
4:00 PM 		at UT Martin W 65–63  12–3 (2–0)
 Skyhawk Arena (1,662)
Martin, TN
01/04/2018
5:00 PM 		W 78–59  13–3 (3–0)
 Curb Event Center (1,024)
Nashville, TN
01/06/2018
3:00 PM 		W 71–55  14–3 (4–0)
 Curb Event Center (1,064)
Nashville, TN
01/10/2018
7:00 PM 		at  W 72–55  15–3 (5–0)
 Vadalabene Center (904)
Edwardsville, IL
01/13/2018
1:00 PM 		at  W 86–58  16–3 (6–0)
 Lantz Arena (422)
Charleston, IL
01/17/2018
6:00 PM 		W 70–65  17–3 (7–0)
 Curb Event Center (632)
Nashville, TN
01/20/2018
3:00 PM 		W 78–75  18–3 (8–0)
 Curb Event Center (1,473)
Nashville, TN
01/25/2018
5:00 PM 		Eastern Illinois W 59–37  19–3 (9–0)
 Curb Event Center (1,021)
Nashville, TN
01/27/2018
3:00 PM 		SIU Edwardsville W 86–64  20–3 (10–0)
 Curb Event Center (1,412)
Nashville, TN
02/01/2018
4:30 PM 		at  W 77–55  21–3 (11–0)
 MacBrayer Arena (600)
Richmond, KY
02/03/2018
5:15 PM 		at  W 83–62  22–3 (12–0)
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,688)
Morehead, KY
02/08/2018
5:30 PM 		at  W 87–70  23–3 (13–0)
 Gentry Center (1,539)
Nashville, TN
02/10/2018
5:30 PM 		at Tennessee Tech W 68–60  24–3 (14–0)
 Eblen Center (2,899)
Cookeville, TN
02/15/2018
5:00 PM 		No. 24 Eastern Kentucky W 95–62  25–3 (15–0)
 Curb Event Center (1,854)
Nashville, TN
02/17/2018
5:15 PM 		No. 24 Morehead State W 80–56  26–3 (16–0)
 Curb Event Center (600)
Nashville, TN
02/21/2018
6:00 PM 		No. 23 at Jacksonville State W 66–35  27–3 (17–0)
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,064)
Jacksonville, AL
02/24/2018
3:00 PM 		No. 23 Tennessee State W 84–42  28–3 (18–0)
 Curb Event Center (2,278)
Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
02/28/2018
1:00 PM, OVCDN/ESPN3 		(1) No. 22 vs. (8) Murray State
Quarterfinals 		W 88–64  29–3
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
03/02/2018
1:00 PM, OVCDN/ESPN3 		(1) No. 22 vs. (4) Jacksonville State
Semifinals 		W 63–53  30–3
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
03/03/2018
2:00 PM, 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
03/17/2018*
11:00 AM, 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 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 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. ^ "Belmont Bruins" (PDF). Belmont Bruins. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. ^ "Belmont Bruins Women's Basketball - Bruins News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  3. ^ Belmont Bruins. "Belmont Bruins on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  4. ^ "2017-18 Belmont Women's Basketball Schedule". Belmont Bruins. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
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