# 2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by sixth-year head coach Tracey Dorow, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as first-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament, where they lost to Drake.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 7, 2017* 7:00 pm | | St. Francis (IL) | W 49–40 | | Athletics–Recreation Center (196) Valparaiso, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IU Kokomo | W 81–47 | 1–0 | Athletics–Recreation Center (438) Valparaiso, IN |
| Nov 21, 2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | L 68–77 | 1–1 | Millett Hall (1,037) Oxford, OH |
| Nov 25, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Grand Canyon | W 80–75 | 2–1 | Athletics–Recreation Center (239) Valparaiso, IN |
| Nov 28, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | L 77–90 | 2–2 | Stroh Center (1,389) Bowling Green, OH |
| Dec 2, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Liberty | L 40–61 | 2–3 | Vines Center (1,351) Lynchburg, VA |
| Dec 3, 2017 1:00 pm | | at Longwood | W 81–68 | 3–3 | Willett Hall (473) Farmville, VA |
| Dec 8, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at Purdue | L 49–95 | 3–4 | Mackey Arena (5,534) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 10, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Chicago State | W 71–60 | 4–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center (289) Valparaiso, IN |
| Dec 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IU Northwest | W 99–59 | 5–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center (388) Valparaiso, IN |
| Dec 18, 2017* 12:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois | W 76–67 | 6–4 | Lantz Arena (2,177) Charleston, IL |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fort Wayne | W 68–50 | 7–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center (495) Valparaiso, IN |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 50–86 | 7–5 (0–1) | Knapp Center (2,310) Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 31, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 56–77 | 7–6 (0–2) | McLeod Center (1,368) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 56–50 | 8–6 (1–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center (372) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 7, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bradley | L 69–88 | 8–7 (1–3) | Athletics–Recreation Center (322) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola–Chicago | W 76–60 | 9–7 (2–3) | Athletics–Recreation Center (348) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 19, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 60–83 | 9–8 (2–4) | JQH Arena (2,486) Springfield, MO |
| Jan 21, 2018 11:30 am, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 61–74 | 9–9 (2–5) | SIU Arena (651) Carbondale, IL |
| Jan 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 101–59 | 10–9 (3–5) | Athletics–Recreation Center (492) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 28, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Indiana State | L 54–67 | 10–10 (3–6) | Athletics–Recreation Center (319) Valparaiso, IN |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 58–69 | 10–11 (3–7) | Renaissance Coliseum (780) Peoria, IL |
| Feb 4, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | L 55–63 | 10–12 (3–8) | Redbird Arena (681) Bloomington, IL |
| Feb 11, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 63–53 | 11–12 (4–8) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (367) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Illinois | L 86–88 $^{2OT}$ | 11–13 (4–9) | Athletics–Recreation Center (386) Valparaiso, IN |
| Feb 18, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | L 60–66 | 11–14 (4–10) | Athletics–Recreation Center (349) Valparaiso, IN |
| Feb 23, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | L 46–64 | 11–15 (4–11) | Hulman Center (1,450) Terre Haute, IN |
| Feb 25, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | W 67–54 | 12–15 (5–11) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323) Evansville, IN |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 53–76 | 12–16 (5–12) | Athletics–Recreation Center (260) Valparaiso, IN |
| Mar 3, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | L 53–85 | 12–17 (5–13) | Athletics–Recreation Center (440) Valparaiso, IN |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (9) Loyola Chicago First Round | W 63–46 | 13–17 | TaxSlayer Center Moline, IL |
| March 9, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (1) Drake Quarterfinals | L 40–89 | 13–18 | TaxSlayer Center Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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