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.

2017–18 Bradley Braves women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	13–18 (6–12 The Valley)
Head coach	Andrea Gorski (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Paul Fessler Christena Hamilton Kristi Zeller
Home arena	Renaissance Coliseum

2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Drake †	18	–	0		1.000			26	–	8		.765
Missouri State	15	–	3		.833			21	–	12		.636
Northern Iowa	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Southern Illinois	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Indiana State	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Illinois State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Bradley	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Valparaiso	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Loyola–Chicago	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Evansville	0	–	18		.000			3	–	27		.100
† 2018 MVC tournament winner As of March 17, 2018

Roster

2017–18 Bradley Braves women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Danielle Brewer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Home schooled Coatsville, IN G 3 Gabi Haack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Elk River Elk River, MN G 4 Missy Adrian 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Fremd Rolling Meadows, IL F 5 Chelsea Brackmann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Eisenhower New Berlin, WI G 12 Kellee Clay 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Metea Valley Naperville, IL G 14 Ryan Wilkins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So St. Teresa's Academy Kansas City, MO G 20 Shareece Burrell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr East Des Moines, IA G 23 Jailynn Lawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Central Peoria, IL G 24 Shunseere Kent 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Hapeville Charter Career Academy East Georgia State East Point, GA G 25 Amber Bozeman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Dunlap Dunlap, IL F 30 Emily Marsh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Huron Superior Township, MI G 32 Madison Dellamuth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Prairie Cedar Rapids, IA G 33 Anneke Schlueter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Max-Weber-Schule Ulm, Germany F 44 Vanessa Markert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Brown County Mount Sterling, IL F 45 Nyjah White 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Hickman Columbia, MO	Head coach Andrea Gorski (Bradley) Assistant coach(es) Paul Fessler (Northern Iowa) Christena Hamilton (Temple) Kristi Zeller (Toledo) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 3, 2018

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.

See also

2017–18 Bradley Braves men's basketball team