# 2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by interim head coach Josh Keister, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Southern Illinois.

## Previous season

They finished the season 12–18, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Illinois State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 5:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois Hurricane Relief Charity Event | L 70–77 | | Lantz Arena Charleston, IL |
| 11/05/2017* 2:00 pm | | Illinois–Springfield | W 72–46 | | Hulman Center (1,340) Terre Haute, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | L 59–60 | 0–1 | Hulman Center (1,469) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | at IUPUI | L 57–86 | 0–2 | The Jungle (611) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | L 58–66 | 0–3 | Hulman Center (1,258) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/23/2017* 9:00 pm | | vs. Montana Cancún Challenge Rivera Division | W 57–45 | 1–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/24/2017* 6:30 pm | | vs. South Dakota Cancún Challenge Rivera Division | L 59–71 | 1–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | Missouri S&T | W 84–51 | 2–4 | Hulman Center (1,402) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/30/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | L 46–55 | 2–5 | UIC Pavilion (701) Chicago, IL |
| 12/07/2017* 8:00 pm | | at Illinois | L 52–81 | 2–6 | State Farm Center (1,044) Champaign, IL |
| 12/09/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | L 67–77 | 2–7 | Hulman Center (1,322) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/19/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | L 56–68 | 2–8 | Hulman Center (1,295) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Xavier | L 51–60 | 2–9 | Hulman Center (1,277) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | L 63–77 | 2–10 (0–1) | Hulman Center (1,272) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Illinois | L 45–64 | 2–11 (0–2) | Hulman Center (1,252) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 56–48 | 3–11 (1–2) | Hulman Center (1,529) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/12/2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 64–85 | 3–12 (1–3) | Knapp Center (2,287) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/14/2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 53–59 | 3–13 (1–4) | McLeod Center (1,486) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/19/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bradley | W 65–50 | 4–13 (2–4) | Hulman Center (1,791) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 52–49 | 5–13 (3–4) | Hulman Center (1,811) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/26/2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 73–65 | 6–13 (4–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (307) Chicago, IL |
| 01/28/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | W 67–54 | 7–13 (5–4) | Athletics–Recreation Center (319) Valparaiso, IN |
| 02/02/2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | W 66–57 | 8–13 (6–4) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (404) Evansville, IN |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 46–56 | 8–14 (6–5) | Hulman Center (1,639) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | L 51–84 | 8–15 (6–6) | Hulman Center (1,657) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/16/2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | L 53–63 | 8–16 (6–7) | Redbird Arena (579) Normal, IL |
| 02/18/2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | W 74–70 | 9–16 (7–7) | Renaissance Coliseum (811) Peoria, IL |
| 02/23/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 64–46 | 10–16 (8–7) | Hulman Center (1,450) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola–Chicago | W 74–67 | 11–16 (9–7) | Hulman Center (1,580) Terre Haute, IN |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 43–54 | 11–17 (9–8) | SIU Arena (760) Carbondale, IL |
| 03/03/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 56–69 | 11–18 (9–9) | JQH Arena (2,412) Springfield, MO |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2018 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Southern Illinois Quarterfinals | L 67–69 | 11–19 | TaxSlayer Center (1,403) Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||