2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's basketball
|year=2017–18
|team=Purdue Boilermakers
|image=Purdue Boilermakers logo.svg
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Ten
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 20–14
|conf_record= 9–7
|head_coach=Sharon Versyp
|hc_year=12th
|asst_coach1=Nadine Morgan
|asst_coach2=Beth Couture
|asst_coach3=Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
|stadium=Mackey Arena
|champion=
|bowl=WNIT
|bowl_result=Third Round
}}
{{2017–18 Big Ten women's basketball standings}}
The 2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Boilermakers, led by 12th year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Rutgers. They received an at-large bid of the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated IUPUI and Ball State in the first and second rounds before losing to their Big Ten member and their rival Indiana in the third round.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Miracle|last=Gray|link=n|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=SO|rs=|home=Stone Mountain, GA|high_school=Stephenson}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Andreona|last=Keys|link=n|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SR|rs=|home=Atlanta, GA|high_school=Roswell}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Sharon Versyp ({{college|Purdue}})
|asst_coach=
- Nadine Morgan ({{college|James Madison}})
- Beth Couture (Erskine)
- Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton ({{college|Purdue}})
|roster_url=http://www.purduesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/pur-w-baskbl-mtt.html
|accessdate=Nov 28, 2017
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=yes|ranklink=2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2017|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 5, 2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Francis (IL)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,774
| tv =
| score = 88–39
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 10, 2017
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McGuirk Arena
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 2,035
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 79–69
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 15, 2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,610
| tv =
| score = 75–66
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 18, 2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lamar
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,579
| tv =
| score = 79–64
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 20, 2017
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 1,887
| tv = P12N
| score = 68–81
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 24, 2017
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Classic
| attend = N/A
| tv =
| score = 46–58
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 25, 2017
| time = 10:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hawaii
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Classic
| attend = 1,366
| tv =
| score = 79–67
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 26, 2017
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Marist
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Classic
| attend = N/A
| tv =
| score = 61–47
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McCamish Pavilion
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| attend = 1,201
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 55–68
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ball State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 6,068
| tv =
| score = 60–66
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Valparaiso
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,534
| tv =
| score = 95–49
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,654
| tv = BTN
| score = 71–77
| overtime =
| record = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 2017
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational
| attend = 6,193
| tv = BTN
| score = 65–40
| overtime =
| record = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 18, 2017
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UT Martin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational
| attend = 5,387
| tv =
| score = 60–58
| overtime =
| record = 8–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20, 2017
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Mary's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational
| attend = 6,510
| tv =
| score = 70–60
| overtime =
| record = 9–5
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Big Ten conference season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| attend = 1,827
| tv =
| score = 50–58
| overtime =
| record = 9–6 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 31, 2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 6,218
| tv =
| score = 57–35
| overtime =
| record = 10–6 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
| attend = 4,768
| tv =
| score = 54–72
| overtime =
| record = 10–7 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,774
| tv =
| score = 47–33
| overtime =
| record = 11–7 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 2018
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 7,477
| tv = BTN
| score = 76–70
| overtime =
| record = 12–7 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,795
| tv =
| score = 63–60
| overtime =
| record = 13–7 (4–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 24, 2018
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename =
| attend = 4,167
| tv =
| score = 51–75
| overtime =
| record = 13–8 (4–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 28, 2018
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 6,970
| tv = BTN
| score = 88–73
| overtime =
| record = 14–8 (5–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1, 2018
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Crisler Center
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| attend = 2,281
| tv = BTN
| score = 81–79
| overtime = OT
| record = 15–8 (6–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 4, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,902
| tv = BTN
| score = 73–54
| overtime =
| record = 16–8 (7–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,827
| tv =
| score = 74–78
| overtime =
| record = 16–9 (7–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 12, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
| attend = 7,054
| tv = BTN
| score = 44–52
| overtime =
| record = 16–10 (7–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 2018
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Xfinity Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 4,521
| tv = BTN
| score = 75–65
| overtime =
| record = 17–10 (8–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 8,081
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 60–73
| overtime =
| record = 17–11 (8–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 21, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,655
| tv =
| score = 64–51
| overtime =
| record = 18–11 (9–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 6,800
| tv = BTN
| score = 68–82
| overtime =
| record = 18–12 (9–7)
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#000000; color:white;"| Big Ten Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1, 2018
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 8
| opponent = Rutgers
| oppseed = 9
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Second Round
| attend =
| tv = RSN
| score = 60–62
| overtime =
| record = 18–13
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#000000; color:white;"| WNIT
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 15, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = IUPUI
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Jungle
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 488
| tv =
| score = 48–46
| overtime =
| record = 19–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 18, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ball State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Worthen Arena
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 1,307
| tv =
| score = 77–72
| overtime =
| record = 20–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 22, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = Third Round/Rivalry
| attend = 5,564
| tv =
| score = 51–73
| overtime =
| record = 20–14
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
Rankings
{{main|2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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See also
References
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