2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Big East
Record	15–17 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Kurt Godlevske (4th season);
Assistant coaches	John Marcum; Kierra McCleary; Gabe Henry;
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse

2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
DePaul †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Marquette	15	–	3	.833	24	–	10	.706
Villanova	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Creighton	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
St. John's	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Georgetown	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Butler	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Xavier	3	–	15	.167	10	–	20	.333
Providence	3	–	15	.167	10	–	21	.323


† 2018 Big East tournament winner As of 25 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Kurt Godlevske, play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Marquette.

Previous season

They finished the season 6–25, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Creighton.

Roster

2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Kaela Hodges	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Pontiac Township Wabash Valley	Odell, IL
G/F	3	Alisha Aube	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Thornton Academy	Westbrook, ME
G	4	Taylor Buford	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Adlai Stevenson	Long Grove, IL
F	10	Naira Caceres	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Colegio Manuel Peleteiro Maine	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
G	11	Michelle Weaver	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Saint Joseph	South Bend, IN
G	12	Sydney Buck	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Homestead	Fort Wayne, IN
G	14	Sarah Humphrey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Crete-Monee	Crete, IL
G	15	Whitney Jennings	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS Jr	Logansport Iowa	Logansport, IN
G	21	Katherine Strong	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Bloom VCU	Chicago Heights, IL
G	22	Iman Lathan	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Perris Cal State Fullerton	Temecula, CA
G/F	23	Shae Brey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Eau Claire Regis	Altoona, WI
G	24	Kristen Spolyar	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Lebanon	Lebanon, IN
C	32	Ashanti Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Lafayette Penn State	Lexington, KY
F	34	Tori Schickel	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Mater Dei	Evansville, IN

Head coach

Kurt Godlevske (Northern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

John Marcum (East Central)
Kierra McCleary (North Alabama)
Gabe Henry (Missouri Valley)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 23, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017* 7:00 pm		Austin Peay	W 75–54	1–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (883) Indianapolis, IN
11/15/2017* 12:00 pm		at Murray State	W 88–59	2–0	CFSB Center (494) Murray, KY
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm		Lipscomb	W 70–58	3–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (506) Indianapolis, IN
11/20/2017* 7:00 pm		at No. 17 South Florida	L 55–71	3–1	USF Sun Dome (2,223) Tampa, FL
11/23/2017* 3:30 pm		vs. No. 11 West Virginia Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	L 68–75	3–2	Titan Field House Melbourne, FL
11/24/2017* 6:00 pm		vs. Virginia Tech Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	W 79–77	4–2	Titan Field House (369) Melbourne, FL
11/25/2017* 3:30 pm		vs. Drexel Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	L 62–76	4–3	Titan Field House (276) Melbourne, FL
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ball State	L 75–87	4–4	Worthen Arena (1,564) Muncie, IN
12/02/2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Illinois State	W 56–45	5–4	Redbird Arena (613) Normal, IL
12/08/2017* 7:00 pm		Wisconsin	W 69–62	6–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (869) Indianapolis, IN
12/18/2017* 7:00 pm		Loyola–Chicago	W 64–52	7–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (427) Indianapolis, IN
12/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Indiana State	W 60–51	8–4	Hulman Center (1,277) Terre Haute, IN
Big East Conference Play
12/29/2017 7:00 pm, FS2		Xavier	L 62–69	8–5 (0–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (799) Indianapolis, IN
01/02/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 21 Villanova	W 76–53	9–5 (1–1)	Jake Nevin Field House (404) Villanova, PA
01/05/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	W 66–57	10–5 (2–1)	McDonough Gymnasium (297) Washington, D.C.
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	W 66–48	11–5 (3–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (543) Indianapolis, IN
01/10/2018 7:00 pm, FS2		St. John's	L 55–73	11–6 (3–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (401) Indianapolis, IN
01/12/2018 8:00 pm, BEDN		at Marquette	L 67–69	11–7 (3–3)	Al McGuire Center (1,707) Milwaukee, WI
01/14/2018 4:30 pm, CBSSN		at DePaul	L 65–87	11–8 (3–4)	Wintrust Arena (1,979) Chicago, IL
01/19/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		Creighton	W 59–53	12–8 (4–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (922) Indianapolis, IN
01/21/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		Providence	W 68–57	13–8 (5–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (862) Indianapolis, IN
01/26/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 52–63	13–9 (5–5)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (773) Indianapolis, IN
01/28/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Villanova	L 67–69	13–10 (5–6)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (736) Indianapolis, IN
02/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at St. John's	L 38–76	13–11 (5–7)	Carnesecca Arena (716) Queens, NY
02/04/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	L 64–75	13–12 (5–8)	Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) South Orange, NJ
02/09/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		DePaul	L 65–87	13–13 (5–9)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,047) Indianapolis, IN
02/11/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		Marquette	L 59–78	13–14 (5–10)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,317) Indianapolis, IN
02/16/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Providence	W 69–48	14–14 (6–10)	Alumni Hall (463) Providence, RI
02/18/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	L 55–64	14–15 (6–11)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,261) Omaha, NE
02/25/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Xavier	L 54–57	14–16 (6–12)	Cintas Center (1,776) Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 5:00 pm, BEDN	(8)	vs. (9) Providence First Round	W 73–67 ^OT	15–16	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
03/04/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN	(8)	vs. (2) Marquette Quarterfinals	L 61–73	15–17	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern BEDN=Big East Digital Network.

References

↑ "Butler Basketball 2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). Butler University. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
↑ "Butler Bulldogs Women's Basketball - Bulldogs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
↑ "Butler Bulldogs on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
↑ "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

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[1] "Butler Basketball 2016-17 Media Guide" (PDF). Butler University. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[2] "Butler Bulldogs Women's Basketball - Bulldogs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

[3] "Butler Bulldogs on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

[4] "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

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