2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record18–15 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829
Miami (OH) 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Ohio 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Kent State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Bowling Green 3 – 15   .167 11 – 19   .367
Akron 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300
West
Central Michigan † 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857
Ball State 13 – 5   .722 25 – 7   .781
Western Michigan 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Toledo 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
† 2018 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018

The 2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by sixth year head coach Shane Clipfell, played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place of the West division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC women's tournament, where they lost to Buffalo.

Roster

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2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kia Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr North Lawndale Chicago, IL
G 2 Alexis Parks 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Africentric Columbus, OH
G 3 Jillian Fletcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Ursuline Academy
West Virginia State 		Cincinnati, OH
G 4 Deja Wimby 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Snider Fort Wayne, IN
G 5 Nina Farkic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Cameron Heights Kitchener, ON
F 10 Breanna Mobley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lansing Waverly Lansing, MI
G 11 Kamrin Reed 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Holt Holt, MI
G 14 Najee Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Neuqua Valley Naperville, IL
G 15 Aneisha Carlisle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Kalamazoo Central Kalamazoo, MI
G 20 Logan McCane 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Rockford Rockford, MI
G/F 22 Meredith Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Hilliard Bradley Hilliard, OH
G 23 Jordan Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mona Shores Muskegon, MI
F 24 Leighah-Amori Wool 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Evanston Evanston, IL
G 32 LaTondra Brooks 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL
F 33 Marley Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Africentric
Cincinnati 		Cleveland, OH
G 34 Jasmyn Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Mona Shores
Valparaiso 		Muskegon, MI
C 52 Emma Vanzanten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Northview Grand Rapids, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2018

Schedule

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Source:[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
7:00 PM 		Lake Superior State W 72–59 
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
9:00 PM 		at New Mexico L 76–88  0–1
 Dreamstyle Arena (4,145)
Albuquerque, NM
11/12/2017*
4:00 PM, ESPN3 		at New Mexico State W 64–55  1–1
 Pan American Center (646)
Las Cruces, NM
11/15/2017*
8:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Loyola Chicago W 65–47  2–1
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (312)
Chicago, IL
11/19/2017*
3:00 PM 		at Iowa L 56–79  2–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,578)
Iowa City, IA
11/24/2017*
11:00 AM 		vs. St. John's
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals 		L 48–76  2–3
 Germain Arena (1,207)
Estero, FL
11/25/2017*
11:00 AM 		vs. Rutgers
Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round 		L 64–75  2–4
 Germain Arena (1,100)
Fort Myers, FL
11/26/2017*
11:00 AM 		vs. East Tennessee State
Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game 		W 87–79  3–4
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/30/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Olivet W 86–37  4–4
 University Arena (1,060)
Kalamazoo, MI
12/03/2017*
12:30 PM 		at Michigan State L 62–65  4–5
 Breslin Center (6,313)
East Lansing, MI
12/08/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Detroit W 74–62  5–5
 University Arena (636)
Kalamazoo, MI
12/08/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Kentucky State W 85–50  6–5
 University Arena (646)
Kalamazoo, MI
12/19/2017*
6:00 PM, ESPN3 		Goshen W 87–36  7–5
 University Arena (192)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
12/30/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Bowling Green W 67–58  8–5 (1–0)
 University Arena (782)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/03/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Buffalo L 49–71  8–6 (1–1)
 Alumni Arena (1,059)
Buffalo, NY
01/06/2018
4:30 PM, ESPN3 		at Kent State W 66–61  9–6 (2–1)
 MAC Center (336)
Kent, OH
01/10/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Northern Illinois W 88–83  10–6 (3–1)
 University Arena (635)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/13/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Ohio L 54–69  10–7 (3–2)
 University Arena (415)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/17/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan L 67–69 OT 10–8 (3–3)
 Convocation Center (1,050)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/20/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 81–70  11–8 (4–3)
 University Arena (737)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/24/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Akron W 59–51  12–8 (5–3)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (473)
Akron, OH
01/27/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan L 70–74  12–9 (5–4)
 McGuirk Arena (2,307)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/31/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Toledo L 73–78  12–10 (5–5)
 University Arena (505)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/03/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Akron W 76–60  13–10 (6–5)
 University Arena (607)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/07/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 81–67  14–10 (7–5)
 Stroh Center (1,013)
Bowling Green, OH
02/10/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		Ball State L 71–81  14–11 (7–6)
 University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
02/17/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 68–69  14–12 (7–7)
 Savage Arena (5,024)
Toledo, OH
02/21/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Ball State L 58–85  14–13 (7–8)
 Worthen Arena (1,275)
Muncie, IN
02/24/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Central Michigan L 62–78  14–14 (7–9)
 University Arena (1,276)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/28/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 74–66  15–14 (8–9)
 University Arena (659)
Kalamazoo, MI
03/03/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois W 85–66  16–14 (9–9)
 Convocation Center (593)
DeKalb, IL
MAC Women's Tournament
03/05/2018
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		(6) (11) Bowling Green
First Round 		W 85–71  17–14
 University Arena (546)
Kalamazoo, MI
03/07/2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(6) vs. (3) Ball State
Quarterfinals 		W 65–54  18–14
 Quicken Loans Arena (3,012)
Cleveland, OH
03/09/2018
1:30 pm, ESPN3 		(6) vs. (2) Buffalo
Semifinals 		L 53–85  18–15
 Quicken Loans Arena (1,271)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Official Site of Western Michigan Athletics" (PDF). Wmubroncos.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Western Michigan Broncos Women's Basketball - Broncos News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Western Michigan Broncos. "Western Michigan Broncos on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Official Site of Western Michigan Athletics". Wmubroncos.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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