# 2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Southern Illinois women's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fifth year head coach Cindy Stein. They played their home games at SIU Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament, where they lost to Drake.

## Previous season

They finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Wichita State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Milwaukee in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/28/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 89–41 | | SIU Arena (605) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/03/2017* 6:00 pm | | Lindenwood | W 90–68 | | SIU Arena (650) Carbondale, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 6:00 pm | | UT Martin | W 84–72 | 1–0 | SIU Arena (625) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/13/2017* 4:30 pm | | at UAB | L 66–76 | 1–1 | Bartow Arena (407) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Memphis | W 68–56 | 2–1 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (440) Memphis, TN |
| 11/22/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 79–74 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 11/27/2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | SIU Edwardsville | L 53–57 | 3–2 | SIU Arena (450) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/30/2017* 7:15 pm | | at Morehead State | L 81–85 | 3–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,387) Morehead, KY |
| 12/02/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Marshall | W 64–59 | 4–3 | Cam Henderson Center (517) Huntington, WV |
| 12/07/2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Martin Methodist | W 60–50 | 5–3 | SIU Arena (2,222) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Kentucky | L 49–75 | 5–4 | SIU Arena (700) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/19/2017* 12:00 pm | | vs. Albany Puerto Rico Classic | L 57–68 | 5–5 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (105) San Juan, PR |
| 12/20/2017* 12:00 pm | | vs. Miami (FL) Puerto Rico Classic | L 65–75 | 5–6 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (116) San Juan, PR |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | W 74–62 | 6–6 (1–0) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (324) Evansville, IN |
| 12/31/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | W 64–45 | 7–6 (2–0) | Hulman Center (1,252) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/05/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | W 60–53 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (3–0) | SIU Arena (703) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | L 64–75 | 8–7 (3–1) | SIU Arena (706) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | W 63–62 | 9–7 (4–1) | Renaissance Coliseum (927) Peoria, IL |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | L 46–49 | 9–8 (4–2) | Redbird Arena (1,528) Normal, IL |
| 01/19/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola–Chicago | W 62–46 | 10–8 (5–2) | SIU Arena (713) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/21/2018 11:30 am, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 74–63 | 11–8 (6–2) | SIU Arena (651) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/26/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 12–8 (7–2) | SIU Arena (703) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 73–84 | 12–9 (7–3) | Knapp Center (2,714) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 63–71 | 12–10 (7–4) | McLeod Center (1,387) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/09/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | L 36–39 | 12–11 (7–5) | SIU Arena (658) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/11/2018 11:30 am, ESPN3 | | Bradley | W 62–53 | 13–11 (8–5) | SIU Arena (757) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | W 88–86 $^{2OT}$ | 14–11 (9–5) | Athletics–Recreation Center (386) Valparaiso, IN |
| 02/18/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 53–62 | 14–12 (9–6) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (311) Chicago, IL |
| 02/23/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 61–79 | 14–13 (9–7) | JQH Arena (2,383) Springfield, MO |
| 03/01/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Indiana State | W 54–43 | 15–13 (10–7) | SIU Arena (760) Carbondale, IL |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 66–41 | 16–13 (11–7) | SIU Arena (755) Carbondale, IL |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2018 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) Indiana State Quarterfinals | W 69–67 | 17–13 | TaxSlayer Center (1,403) Moline, IL |
| 03/10/2018 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (1) Drake Semifinals | L 59–68 | 17–14 | TaxSlayer Center Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||