2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represents Central Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by eleventh year head coach Sue Guevara, play their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 16–1 in MAC play to win MAC West Division. They won the MAC women's tournament and earns an automatic to the NCAA women's tournament where they upset LSU in the first round to win their first NCAA tournament win in school history, Ohio State in the second round to advanced to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history. They lost to Oregon. With 30 wins, they finish with the most wins in school history.

2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
Junkanoo Jam Champions MAC West Division Champions MAC Regular Season Champions MAC tournament champions
NCAA women's tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
Record	30–5 (17–1 MAC)
Head coach	Sue Guevara (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Heather Oesterle Murriel Page Courtney Shelton
Home arena	McGuirk Arena

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

Roster

2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Micaela Kelly 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr Detroit Martin Luther King DePaul Detroit, MI F 2 Tinara Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Southgate Anderson Southgate, MI G 3 Presley Hudson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Wayland Union Wayland, MI G 4 Maddy Watters 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Rockford Rockford, MI G 5 Aleah Swary 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Northrop Fort Wayne, IN G 10 Cassie Breen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Woodhaven Woodhaven, MI G 11 Sophia Karasinski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Grand Rapids Catholic Central Grand Rapids, MI F 13 Reyna Frost 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Reese Reese, MI G 14 Amani Corley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Southgate Anderson Southgate, MI C 20 Annie Yost 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Livonia Churchill Livonia, MI G 21 Jeada Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bloomfield Hills Marian Bloomfield Hills, MI G 22 Kalle Martinez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr John Glenn Bay City, MI F 33 Gabrielle Bird 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So South Lyon East South Lyon, MI G/F 42 MacKenna Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Frankfort Frankfort, MI F 50 Kyra Bussell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Grand Rapids Catholic Central Grand Rapids, MI C 55 Averi Gamble 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Sacred Heart Mount Pleasant, MI	Head coach Sue Guevara (Saginaw Valley State) Assistant coach(es) Heather Oesterle (Michigan) Murriel Page (Florida) Courtney Shelton (Northern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 7:30 PM, ESPN3		Purdue	L 69–79	0–1	McGuirk Arena (2,035) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 14, 2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Vanderbilt	W 92–72	1–1	McGuirk Arena (1,500) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 17, 2017* 12:00 PM, CSN		College of Charleston	W 79–58	2–1	McGuirk Arena (3,084) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 24, 2017* 5:15 PM		vs. San Diego State Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division semifinals	W 85–76 OT	3–1	Gateway Christian Academy  Bimini, Bahamas
November 25, 2017* 6:45 PM		vs. Iowa State Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division championship	W 81–60	4–1	Gateway Christian Academy  Bimini, Bahamas
November 30, 2017* 7:00 PM		Aquinas	W 96–47	5–1	McGuirk Arena (1,509) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 3, 2017* 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Oakland	W 103–85	6–1	Athletics Center O'rena (862) Auburn Hills, MI
December 7, 2017* 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at SIU Edwardsville	W 94–56	7–1	Vadalabene Center (647) Edwardsville, IL
December 9, 2017* 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Indiana State	W 77–67	8–1	Hulman Center (1,322) Terre Haute, IN
December 17, 2017* 2:30 PM		at Duquesne	L 61–64	8–2	Palumbo Center (721) Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Quinnipiac	L 70–84	8–3	McGuirk Arena (1,645) Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC regular season
December 30, 2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Ball State	W 69–65	9–3 (1–0)	Worthen Arena (1,513) Muncie, IN
January 3, 2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Ohio	W 82–58	10–3 (2–0)	McGuirk Arena (1,539) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 84–66	11–3 (3–0)	Millett Hall (1,003) Oxford, OH
January 10, 2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 90–54	12–3 (4–0)	McGuirk Arena (1,494) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 13, 2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		Kent State	W 88–84	13–3 (5–0)	McGuirk Arena (1,756) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 17, 2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	W 81–78	14–3 (6–0)	Convocation Center (468) DeKalb, IL
January 20, 2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Akron	W 95–86	15–3 (7–0)	James A. Rhodes Arena (682) Akron, OH
January 27, 2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 74–70	16–3 (8–0)	McGiurk Arena (2,307) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 31, 2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Buffalo	W 86–79	17–3 (9–0)	McGiurk Arena (1,765) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2018 2:30 PM, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	W 95–72	18–3 (10–0)	Convocation Center (2,520) Ypsilanti, MI
February 7, 2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Ohio	W 74–72	19–3 (11–0)	Convocation Center (265) Muncie, IN
February 10, 2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		Toledo	W 85–47	20–3 (12–0)	McGuirk Arena (1,888) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 14, 2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 82–85	20–4 (12–1)	Alumni Arena (1,010) Buffalo, NY
February 17, 2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	W 95–82	21–4 (13–1)	McGuirk Arena (2,189) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 21, 2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 91–77	22–4 (14–1)	McGuirk Arena (1,614) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 24, 2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	W 78–62	23–4 (15–1)	University Arena (1,276) Kalamazoo, MI
February 28, 2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Ball State	W 88–80	24–4 (15–1)	McGuirk Arena (2,132) Mount Pleasant, MI
March 3, 2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Toledo	W 72–67	25–4 (17–1)	Savage Arena (4,837) Toledo, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
March 7, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (9) Eastern Michigan Quarterfinals	W 67–64	26–4	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
March 9, 2018 11:00 am, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (4) Miami (OH) Semifinals	W 61–58	27–4	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2018 11:00 am, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (2) Buffalo Championship Game	W 96–91	28–4	Quicken Loans Arena (1,656) Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN2	(11 S)	vs. (6 S) No. 24 LSU First Round	W 78–69	29–4	St. John Arena  Columbus, OH
March 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	(11 S)	at (3 S) No. 10 Ohio State Second Round	W 95–78	30–4	St. John Arena (3,571) Columbus, OH
March 24, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN	(11 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 6 Oregon Sweet Sixteen	L 69–83	30–5	Spokane Arena (5,084) Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP														RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches		N/A										RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	20

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team