# 2017–18 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team

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. 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.

## Schedule

| 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. ||||||