2017–18 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

2017–18 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball
2017–18 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	7–23 (5–13 The Valley)
Head coach	Kate Achter (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Maria Noucas; Michael Scruggs; Bianca Smith;
Home arena	Joseph J. Gentile Arena
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake †	18	–	0	1.000	26	–	8	.765
Missouri State	15	–	3	.833	21	–	12	.636
Northern Iowa	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
Southern Illinois	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
Indiana State	9	–	9	.500	11	–	19	.367
Illinois State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Bradley	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Valparaiso	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Loyola–Chicago	5	–	13	.278	7	–	23	.233
Evansville	0	–	18	.000	3	–	27	.100


† 2018 MVC tournament winner As of March 17, 2018

The 2017–18 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by second year head coach Kate Achter, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 7–23, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Valparaiso.

Previous season

They finished the season 2–28, 2–16 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Bradley.

Roster

2017–18 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Lauren Segars	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Boys and Girls	Queens, NY
G	2	Ellie Rice	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Regents School of Austin	Austin, TX
G/F	3	Alexis Meyer	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Westview	Portland, OR
G/F	4	Abby O'Connor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	St. Joseph	South Bend, IN
G	5	Tiara Wallace	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Montini Catholic	Berkeley, IL
G/F	11	Brandi Segars	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Mount Zion Christian Academy	Queens, NY
G/F	12	Citiana Negatu	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Blake	Silver Spring, MD
G/F	13	Katie Salmon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Wauwatosa East	Wauwatosa, WI
G	20	Kailyn Strawbridge	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Rockford Lutheran	Rockford, IL
G	30	Jessica Cerda	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Streamwood Chicago State	Streamwood, IL
F/C	32	Kat Nolan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Rolling Meadows	Arlington Heights, IL
G/F	33	Lee Williams	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Potter's House Christian Academy Chattanooga State CC	Ajax, ON

Head coach

Kate Achter (Bowling Green)

Assistant coach(es)

Maria Noucas (Bowdoin)
Michael Scruggs (Tennessee)
Bianca Smith (Colorado)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2017* 7:00 pm		Concordia (IL)	W 91–56		Joseph J. Gentile Arena (215) Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		at Fort Wayne	L 70–79	0–1	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (637) Fort Wayne, IN
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan	L 47–65	0–2	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (312) Chicago, IL
11/18/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Youngstown State	L 49–73	0–3	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (224) Chicago, IL
11/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	L 41–63	0–4	Klotsche Center (352) Milwaukee, WI
11/28/2017* 11:30 am, SPEC		at No. 23 Marquette	L 30–93	0–5	Al McGuire Center (3,700) Milwaukee, WI
12/01/2017* 7:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 46–28	1–5	Jones Convocation Center (112) Chicago, IL
12/04/2017* 11:30 am		at DePaul	L 47–88	1–6	Wintrust Arena (5,152) Chicago, IL
12/06/2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	L 71–80	1–7	Convocation Center (1,271) DeKalb, IL
12/10/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 23 Green Bay	L 39–76	1–8	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (304) Chicago, IL
12/18/2017* 7:00 pm		at Butler	L 52–64	1–9	Hinkle Fieldhouse (427) Indianapolis, IN
12/22/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UIC	W 57–55	2–9	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (167) Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley regular season
12/29/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	L 41–70	2–10 (0–1)	McLeod Center (1,234) Cedar Falls, IA
12/31/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Drake	L 46–72	2–11 (0–2)	Knapp Center (2,190) Des Moines, IA
01/05/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bradley	L 57–59	2–12 (0–3)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (233) Chicago, IL
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Illinois State	W 62–59	3–12 (1–3)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (302) Chicago, IL
01/12/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Valparaiso	L 60–76	3–13 (1–4)	Athletics–Recreation Center (348) Valparaiso, IN
01/19/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	L 46–62	3–14 (1–5)	SIU Arena (713) Carbondale, IL
01/21/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 36–75	3–15 (1–6)	JQH Arena (2,326) Springfield, MO
01/26/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Indiana State	L 65–73	3–16 (1–7)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (307) Chicago, IL
01/28/2018 11:00 am, ESPN3		Evansville	W 82–63	4–16 (2–7)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221) Chicago, IL
02/02/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Illinois State	L 49–57	4–17 (2–8)	Redbird Arena (719) Normal, IL
02/04/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	W 71–61	5–17 (3–8)	Renaissance Coliseum (558) Peoria, IL
02/11/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Valparaiso	L 53–63	5–18 (3–9)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (367) Chicago, IL
02/16/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Missouri State	L 58–69	5–19 (3–10)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (502) Chicago, IL
02/18/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Southern Illinois	W 62–53	6–19 (4–10)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (311) Chicago, IL
02/23/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Evansville	W 60–47	7–19 (5–10)	Meeks Family Fieldhouse (419) Evansville, IN
02/25/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Indiana State	L 67–74	7–20 (5–11)	Hulman Center (1,580) Terre Haute, IN
03/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Drake	L 53–97	7–21 (5–12)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (272) Chicago, IL
03/03/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Iowa	L 38–64	7–22 (5–13)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (342) Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/08/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3	(9)	vs. (8) Valparaiso First Round	L 46–63	7–23	TaxSlayer Center Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Loyola University Chicago" (PDF). Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ "Loyola-Chicago Ramblers Women's Basketball - Ramblers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ Loyola Chicago Ramblers. "Loyola Chicago Ramblers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ "Loyola University Chicago". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[1] "Loyola University Chicago" (PDF). Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[2] "Loyola-Chicago Ramblers Women's Basketball - Ramblers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[3] Loyola Chicago Ramblers. "Loyola Chicago Ramblers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[4] "Loyola University Chicago". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

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v t e Loyola Ramblers women's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gym (1979–1996) Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1996–present)
Culture & lore	Racial integration leader Wolf Rambler Rowdies
People	Head coaches WNBA draftees
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See also

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