TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Fourth-year Indiana State women's basketball head coach
Joey Wells revealed the Sycamores non-conference schedule for the 2017-18 season, highlighted by a two-game trip to Cancun, Mexico.
Seven home dates, three away contests and two neutral sites games make up this year's slate after ISU played eight road games during the non-conference schedule a year ago.
"We really wanted to give our fans a chance to see us play at home this season after playing 17 games on the road last year," said head coach
Joey Wells. "I think the non-conference schedule we have put together this year with the quality of teams is going to help us get better as a team and really prepare for the Missouri Valley Conference schedule and postseason play."
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The Sycamores open the season with an exhibition contest inside the Hulman Center against Illinois-Springfield on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m.
ISU will begin the 2017-18 regular season on Nov. 10 when it plays hosts Saint Louis at 7 p.m., a return game from the 2016-17 campaign when the Sycamores defeated SLU, 70-67 on the road. The Billikens finished the 2016-17 season with a record of 25-9 and advanced to the second round of the WNIT.
From there, the Sycamores will make their first road trip of the season to Indianapolis to take on IUPUI Nov. 17 before returning to the Hulman Center for a contest with Florida Atlantic set for Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. The Jaguars were 24-9 in 2016-17 and earned a berth in the WNIT. They were second in The Summit League with a 12-4 mark and lost in overtime to Western Illinois in the conference tournament title game.
The Sycamores will then head south of the border for two games as part of the 2017 Cancun Challenge. Indiana State will take on Montana Nov. 23 at 9 p.m. and South Dakota Nov. 24 at 6:30 p.m. For more information about the Cancun Challenge, click
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Following Thanksgiving, the Sycamores will return to Terre Haute Nov. 28 for a single game when they take on Missouri S&T beginning at 7 p.m.
Indiana State will then make a two-game road swing starting Nov. 30 when the team heads to Chicago for a game with Illinois-Chicago out of the Horizon League. ISU will then finish their non-conference road slate at Big 10 foe Illinois Dec. 7 at 8 p.m.
The Sycamores wrap up non-conference play with three-straight games inside the Hulman Center. ISU will host Central Michigan Dec. 9 at 1 p.m. before Miami (OH) comes to town Dec. 19 for a 7 p.m. tip. Indiana State will wrap up the homestand with the Butler Bulldogs Dec. 21 at 2 p.m.
The Sycamores' Missouri Valley Conference schedule will be released in the coming weeks.
| Sunday |
November 5 |
Illinois-Springfield @ Indiana State (Exh.) |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Friday |
November 10 |
Saint Louis @ Indiana State |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Friday |
November 17 |
Indiana State @ IUPUI |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Monday |
November 20 |
Florida Atlantic @ Indiana State |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Thursday |
November 23 |
Indiana State vs. Montana |
Cancun, Mexico |
| Friday |
November 24 |
Indiana State vs. South Dakota |
Cancun, Mexico |
| Tuesday |
November 28 |
Missouri S&T @ Indiana State |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Thursday |
November 30 |
Indiana State @ UIC |
Chicago, Ill. |
| Thursday |
December 7 |
Indiana State @ Illinois |
Champaign, Ill. |
| Saturday |
December 9 |
Central Michigan @ Indiana State |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Tuesday |
December 19 |
Miami (OH) @ Indiana State |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Thursday |
December 21 |
Butler @ Indiana State |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
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