2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by sixth year head coach Shane Clipfell, played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place of the West division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC women's tournament, where they lost to Buffalo.

2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	18–15 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach	Shane Clipfell (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Russ Rose Tangela Smith Cetera Washington
Home arena	University Arena

2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo	16	–	2		.889			29	–	6		.829
Miami (OH)	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Ohio	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Kent State	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Bowling Green	3	–	15		.167			11	–	19		.367
Akron	3	–	15		.167			9	–	21		.300
West
Central Michigan †	17	–	1		.944			30	–	5		.857
Ball State	13	–	5		.722			25	–	7		.781
Western Michigan	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Toledo	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Northern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
† 2018 MAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2018

Roster

2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kia Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr North Lawndale Chicago, IL G 2 Alexis Parks 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Africentric Columbus, OH G 3 Jillian Fletcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Ursuline Academy West Virginia State Cincinnati, OH G 4 Deja Wimby 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Snider Fort Wayne, IN G 5 Nina Farkic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Cameron Heights Kitchener, ON F 10 Breanna Mobley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lansing Waverly Lansing, MI G 11 Kamrin Reed 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Holt Holt, MI G 14 Najee Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Neuqua Valley Naperville, IL G 15 Aneisha Carlisle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Kalamazoo Central Kalamazoo, MI G 20 Logan McCane 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Rockford Rockford, MI G/F 22 Meredith Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Hilliard Bradley Hilliard, OH G 23 Jordan Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mona Shores Muskegon, MI F 24 Leighah-Amori Wool 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Evanston Evanston, IL G 32 LaTondra Brooks 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL F 33 Marley Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Africentric Cincinnati Cleveland, OH G 34 Jasmyn Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Mona Shores Valparaiso Muskegon, MI C 52 Emma Vanzanten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Northview Grand Rapids, MI	Head coach Shane Clipfell (Eastern Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Russ Rose (Davenport) Tangela Smith (Iowa) Cetera Washington (Michigan State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 1, 2018

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017* 7:00 PM		Lake Superior State	W 72–59		University Arena  Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 9:00 PM		at New Mexico	L 76–88	0–1	Dreamstyle Arena (4,145) Albuquerque, NM
11/12/2017* 4:00 PM, ESPN3		at New Mexico State	W 64–55	1–1	Pan American Center (646) Las Cruces, NM
11/15/2017* 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Loyola Chicago	W 65–47	2–1	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (312) Chicago, IL
11/19/2017* 3:00 PM		at Iowa	L 56–79	2–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,578) Iowa City, IA
11/24/2017* 11:00 AM		vs. St. John's Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	L 48–76	2–3	Germain Arena (1,207) Estero, FL
11/25/2017* 11:00 AM		vs. Rutgers Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round	L 64–75	2–4	Germain Arena (1,100) Fort Myers, FL
11/26/2017* 11:00 AM		vs. East Tennessee State Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game	W 87–79	3–4	Germain Arena  Estero, FL
11/30/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Olivet	W 86–37	4–4	University Arena (1,060) Kalamazoo, MI
12/03/2017* 12:30 PM		at Michigan State	L 62–65	4–5	Breslin Center (6,313) East Lansing, MI
12/08/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Detroit	W 74–62	5–5	University Arena (636) Kalamazoo, MI
12/08/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Kentucky State	W 85–50	6–5	University Arena (646) Kalamazoo, MI
12/19/2017* 6:00 PM, ESPN3		Goshen	W 87–36	7–5	University Arena (192) Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
12/30/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 67–58	8–5 (1–0)	University Arena (782) Kalamazoo, MI
01/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 49–71	8–6 (1–1)	Alumni Arena (1,059) Buffalo, NY
01/06/2018 4:30 PM, ESPN3		at Kent State	W 66–61	9–6 (2–1)	MAC Center (336) Kent, OH
01/10/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 88–83	10–6 (3–1)	University Arena (635) Kalamazoo, MI
01/13/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Ohio	L 54–69	10–7 (3–2)	University Arena (415) Kalamazoo, MI
01/17/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	L 67–69 OT	10–8 (3–3)	Convocation Center (1,050) Ypsilanti, MI
01/20/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 81–70	11–8 (4–3)	University Arena (737) Kalamazoo, MI
01/24/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Akron	W 59–51	12–8 (5–3)	James A. Rhodes Arena (473) Akron, OH
01/27/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 70–74	12–9 (5–4)	McGuirk Arena (2,307) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/31/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Toledo	L 73–78	12–10 (5–5)	University Arena (505) Kalamazoo, MI
02/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Akron	W 76–60	13–10 (6–5)	University Arena (607) Kalamazoo, MI
02/07/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 81–67	14–10 (7–5)	Stroh Center (1,013) Bowling Green, OH
02/10/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3		Ball State	L 71–81	14–11 (7–6)	University Arena  Kalamazoo, MI
02/17/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Toledo	L 68–69	14–12 (7–7)	Savage Arena (5,024) Toledo, OH
02/21/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Ball State	L 58–85	14–13 (7–8)	Worthen Arena (1,275) Muncie, IN
02/24/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 62–78	14–14 (7–9)	University Arena (1,276) Kalamazoo, MI
02/28/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	W 74–66	15–14 (8–9)	University Arena (659) Kalamazoo, MI
03/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	W 85–66	16–14 (9–9)	Convocation Center (593) DeKalb, IL
MAC Women's Tournament
03/05/2018 5:30 pm, ESPN3	(6)	(11) Bowling Green First Round	W 85–71	17–14	University Arena (546) Kalamazoo, MI
03/07/2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (3) Ball State Quarterfinals	W 65–54	18–14	Quicken Loans Arena (3,012) Cleveland, OH
03/09/2018 1:30 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (2) Buffalo Semifinals	L 53–85	18–15	Quicken Loans Arena (1,271) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team