2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Kurt Godlevske , played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] 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 Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 4]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017 *7:00 pm
Austin Peay W 75–54 1–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
11/15/2017 *12:00 pm
at Murray State
W 88–59 2–0
CFSB Center 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 Tampa, FL
11/23/2017 *3:30 pm
vs. No. 11 West Virginia Paradise Jam Tournament Island DivisionL 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 Muncie, IN
12/02/2017 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State
W 56–45 5–4
Redbird Arena 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 Terre Haute, IN
Big East Conference Play
12/29/2017 7:00 pm, FS2
Xavier L 62–69 8–5
Hinkle Fieldhouse (799)Indianapolis, IN
01/02/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 21 Villanova
W 76–53 9–5
Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, PA
01/05/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown
W 66–57 10–5
McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall W 66–48 11–5
Hinkle Fieldhouse (543)Indianapolis, IN
01/10/2018 7:00 pm, FS2
St. John's L 55–73 11–6
Hinkle Fieldhouse (401)Indianapolis, IN
01/12/2018 8:00 pm, BEDN
at Marquette
L 67–69 11–7
Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
01/14/2018 4:30 pm, CBSSN
at DePaul
L 65–87 11–8
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
01/19/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
Creighton W 59–53 12–8
Hinkle Fieldhouse (922)Indianapolis, IN
01/21/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN
Providence W 68–57 13–8
Hinkle Fieldhouse (862)Indianapolis, IN
01/26/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown
L 52–63 13–9
Hinkle Fieldhouse (773)Indianapolis, IN
01/28/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN
at Villanova
L 67–69 13–10
Hinkle Fieldhouse (736)Indianapolis, IN
02/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's
L 38–76 13–11
Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
02/04/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall
L 64–75 13–12
Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
02/09/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
DePaul L 65–87 13–13
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,047)Indianapolis, IN
02/11/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN
Marquette L 59–78 13–14
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,317)Indianapolis, IN
02/16/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence
W 69–48 14–14
Alumni Hall Providence, RI
02/18/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN
at Creighton
L 55–64 14–15
D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
02/25/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier
L 54–57 14–16
Cintas Center 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.
See also
2017–18 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
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 .
