# 2017–18 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves were led by second year head coach Andrea Gorski. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference and played their home games at Renaissance Coliseum. They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament, where they lost to Missouri State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 4:00 pm | | Upper Iowa | W 79–40 | | Renaissance Coliseum (557) Peoria, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Omaha | W 69–56 | 1–0 | Renaissance Coliseum (643) Peoria, IL |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lincoln (MO) | W 88–44 | 2–0 | Renaissance Coliseum (646) Peoria, IL |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Illinois | L 62–74 | 2–1 | State Farm Center (1,135) Champaign, IL |
| 11/24/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Nicholls State SEMO Thanksgiving Classic | W 75–65 | 3–1 | Show Me Center (215) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 11/25/2017* 3:15 pm | | at Southeast Missouri State SEMO Thanksgiving Classic | L 53–57 | 3–2 | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 11/29/2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 52–76 | 3–3 | Convocation Center (636) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UIC | W 58–48 | 4–3 | Renaissance Coliseum (635) Peoria, IL |
| 12/05/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois | W 67–52 | 5–3 | Lantz Arena (379) Charleston, IL |
| 12/16/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 21 Green Bay | L 40–72 | 5–4 | Kress Events Center (2,239) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/19/2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | L 65–67 | 5–5 | Renaissance Coliseum (3,096) Peoria, IL |
| 12/28/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Illinois | W 87–80 | 6–5 | Renaissance Coliseum (854) Peoria, IL |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | W 62–42 | 7–5 (1–0) | Redbird Arena (741) Normal, IL |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 59–57 | 8–5 (2–0) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (233) Chicago, IL |
| 01/07/2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | W 88–69 | 9–5 (3–0) | Athletics–Recreation Center (322) Valparaiso, IN |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Illinois | L 62–63 | 9–6 (3–1) | Renaissance Coliseum (927) Peoria, IL |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | L 65–71 | 9–7 (3–2) | Renaissance Coliseum (918) Peoria, IL |
| 01/19/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | L 50–65 | 9–8 (3–3) | Hulman Center (1,791) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | W 117–59 | 10–8 (4–3) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (287) Evansville, IN |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 40–56 | 10–9 (4–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (287) Peoria, IL |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | L 75–84 | 10–10 (4–5) | Renaissance Coliseum (733) Peoria, IL |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 69–58 | 11–10 (5–5) | Renaissance Coliseum (780) Peoria, IL |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola–Chicago | L 61–71 | 11–11 (5–6) | Renaissance Coliseum (558) Peoria, IL |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 54–74 | 11–12 (5–7) | JQH Arena (2,417) Springfield, MO |
| 02/11/2018 11:30 am, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 53–62 | 11–13 (5–8) | SIU Arena (757) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 92–47 | 12–13 (6–8) | Renaissance Coliseum (684) Peoria, IL |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Indiana State | L 70–74 | 12–15 (6–9) | Renaissance Coliseum (811) Peoria, IL |
| 02/23/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 71–77 | 12–16 (6–10) | Knapp Center (3,922) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 50–63 | 12–16 (6–11) | McLeod Center (1,166) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | L 41–53 | 12–17 (6–12) | Renaissance Coliseum (810) Peoria, IL |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (10) Evansville First Round | W 77–49 | 13–17 | TaxSlayer Center (1,028) Moline, IL |
| 03/09/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) Missouri State Quarterfinals | L 68–76 | 13–18 | TaxSlayer Center Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||