2017–18 Bradley Braves women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|sport=Women's Basketball
|year=2017–18
|team=Bradley Braves
|image=Bradley Braves logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
|division=
|short_conf=The Valley
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 13–18
|conf_record= 6–12
|head_coach=Andrea Gorski
|hc_year = 2nd
|asst_coach1=Paul Fessler
|asst_coach2=Christena Hamilton
|asst_coach3=Kristi Zeller
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Renaissance Coliseum
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2017–18 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves were led by second year head coach Andrea Gorski. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference and played their home games at Renaissance Coliseum.{{cite web|url=https://bradleybraves.com/sports/2010/4/1/204920396.aspx |title=Official Website of Bradley University Athletics |publisher=Bradleybraves.com |date= |accessdate=2018-01-03}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/_/id/71/bradley-braves |title=Bradley Braves Women's Basketball - Braves News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More |publisher=ESPN |date= |accessdate=2018-01-03}}{{cite web|author=Bradley Braves |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaw/teams/baq/ |title=Bradley Braves on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |date= |accessdate=2018-01-03}} They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament, where they lost to Missouri State.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Gabi|last=Haack|dab=|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=FR|rs=|home=Elk River, MN|high_school=Elk River}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Missy|last=Adrian|dab=|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=FR|rs=|home=Rolling Meadows, IL|high_school=Fremd}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chelsea|last=Brackmann|dab=|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=SO|rs=|home=New Berlin, WI|high_school=Eisenhower}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kellee|last=Clay|dab=|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=JR|rs=|home=Naperville, IL|high_school=Metea Valley}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ryan|last=Wilkins|dab=|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=5|class=SO|rs=|home=Kansas City, MO|high_school=St. Teresa's Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shareece|last=Burrell|dab=|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SR|rs=|home=Des Moines, IA|high_school=East}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jailynn|last=Lawson|dab=|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=FR|rs=|home=Peoria, IL|high_school=Central}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shunseere|last=Kent|dab=|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=JR|rs=|home=East Point, GA|high_school=Hapeville Charter Career Academy
East Georgia State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Amber|last=Bozeman|dab=|num=25|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SO|rs=|home=Dunlap, IL|high_school=Dunlap}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Emily|last=Marsh|dab=|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Superior Township, MI|high_school=Huron}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Madison|last=Dellamuth|dab=|num=32|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=SR|rs=|home=Cedar Rapids, IA|high_school=Prairie}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Anneke|last=Schlueter|dab=|num=33|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=Ulm, Germany|high_school=Max-Weber-Schule}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Vanessa|last=Markert|dab=|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=JR|rs=|home=Mount Sterling, IL|high_school=Brown County}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nyjah|last=White|dab=|num=45|pos=F|ft=5|in=11|class=FR|rs=|home=Columbia, MO|high_school=Hickman}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Andrea Gorski ({{college|Bradley}})
|asst_coach=
- Paul Fessler ({{college|Northern Iowa}})
- Christena Hamilton ({{college|Temple}})
- Kristi Zeller ({{college|Toledo}})
|roster_url=http://www.bubraves.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball
|accessdate=January 3, 2018
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2017|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
! colspan="9" style={{NCAA color cell|Bradley Braves}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/04/2017
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Upper Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 557
| tv =
| score = 79–40
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style={{NCAA color cell|Bradley Braves}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/10/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Omaha
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 643
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–56
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lincoln (MO)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 646
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 88–44
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,135
| tv =
| score = 62–74
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Nicholls State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Show Me Center
| site_cityst = Cape Girardeau, MO
| gamename = SEMO Thanksgiving Classic
| attend = 215
| tv =
| score = 75–65
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/2017
| time = 3:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southeast Missouri State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Show Me Center
| site_cityst = Cape Girardeau, MO
| gamename = SEMO Thanksgiving Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 53–57
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2017
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 636
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 52–76
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UIC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 635
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 58–48
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2017
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lantz Arena
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 379
| tv =
| score = 67–52
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Green Bay
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Kress Events Center
| site_cityst = Green Bay, WI
| gamename =
| attend = 2,239
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 40–72
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2017
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cleveland State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 3,096
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 65–67
| overtime =
| record = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Western Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 854
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 87–80
| overtime =
| record = 6–5
}}
|-
! colspan="12" style={{NCAA color cell|Bradley Braves}}| Missouri Valley Conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2017
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Redbird Arena
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 741
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 62–42
| overtime =
| record = 7–5 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola–Chicago
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joseph J. Gentile Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 233
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 59–57
| overtime =
| record = 8–5 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2018
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Valparaiso
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Athletics–Recreation Center
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 322
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 88–69
| overtime =
| record = 9–5 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/12/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 927
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 62–63
| overtime =
| record = 9–6 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 918
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 65–71
| overtime =
| record = 9–7 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/19/2018
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 1,791
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 50–65
| overtime =
| record = 9–8 (3–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Evansville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Meeks Family Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Evansville, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 287
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 117–59
| overtime =
| record = 10–8 (4–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 287
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 40–56
| overtime =
| record = 10–9 (4–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drake
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 733
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 75–84
| overtime =
| record = 10–10 (4–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Valparaiso
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 780
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–58
| overtime =
| record = 11–10 (5–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola–Chicago
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 558
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–71
| overtime =
| record = 11–11 (5–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = JQH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,417
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 54–74
| overtime =
| record = 11–12 (5–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2018
| time = 11:30 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SIU Arena
| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 757
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 53–62
| overtime =
| record = 11–13 (5–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/16/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Evansville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 684
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 92–47
| overtime =
| record = 12–13 (6–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 811
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–74
| overtime =
| record = 12–15 (6–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/23/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drake
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,922
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 71–77
| overtime =
| record = 12–16 (6–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,166
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 50–63
| overtime =
| record = 12–16 (6–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Renaissance Coliseum
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 810
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 41–53
| overtime =
| record = 12–17 (6–12)
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style={{NCAA color cell|Bradley Braves}}| 2018 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Evansville
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = TaxSlayer Center
| site_cityst = Moline, IL
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 1,028
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 77–49
| overtime =
| record = 13–17
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2018
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Missouri State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = TaxSlayer Center
| site_cityst = Moline, IL
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–76
| overtime =
| record = 13–18
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time}}
See also
References
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