2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
WBI Champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–14 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Angel Elderkin (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kate Dempsey
  • Sam Pierce Jr.
  • Cristina Centeno
Home arenaHolmes Center
Seasons
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UT Arlington 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750
Little Rock *† 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
Troy 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Georgia State 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
South Alabama 9 – 9   .500 25 – 11   .694
Texas State 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Coastal Carolina 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Arkansas State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
Louisiana 5 – 13   .278 7 – 23   .233
Louisiana–Monroe 4 – 14   .222 10 – 19   .345
Georgia Southern 2 – 16   .111 7 – 22   .241
† 2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of April 3, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an invitation to the WBI where they defeated UNC Asheville, Marshall, Campbell and North Texas to win the WBI championship.

Roster

2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Maya Calder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So National Christian Academy Landover, MD
F 2 A'Lea Gilbert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr South Mecklenburg Charlotte, NC
G 3 Tierra Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So RJ Reynolds Winston-Salem, NC
G 4 Nicola Mathews 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Cabra Dominican
College of Central Florida 		Adelaide, Australia
G 5 LaPresha Stanley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Rockledge Rockledge, FL
G 10 Kaila Craven 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Southwestern Randolph Asheboro, NC
G/F 14 Armani Hampton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Atkins Winston-Salem, NC
F 15 Emma Newton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Asheville Christian Academy Asheville, NC
G 20 Brooke Bigott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Seven Lakes Katy, TX
G 23 Ashley Polacek 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr SPIRE Institute
UCF 		Ottawa, ON
G 24 Anna Perez Gomez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr CB Arenys
Eastern Wyoming College 		Canet De Mar, Spain
F 30 Lainey Gosnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Habersham Central Demorest, GA
F 32 Dominique Jeffery 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So FAMU DRS Tallahassee, FL
G 34 Madi Story 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Bandys Maiden, NC
F/C 42 Bayley Plummer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr East Davidson Thomasville, NC
F 44 Halie McDonald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Millbrook Winchester, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Lees–McRae W 82–54 
Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at UAB L 61–80  0–1
 Bartow Arena (301)
Birmingham, AL
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE 		at Georgia Tech L 53–71  0–2
 McCamish Pavilion (887)
Atlanta, GA
Nov 15, 2018*
6:30 pm 		UNC Greensboro W 68–65  1–2
 Holmes Center (254)
Boone, NC
Nov 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Davidson W 81–78  2–2
 John M. Belk Arena (587)
Davidson, NC
Nov 20, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Elon W 65–62  3–2
 Holmes Center (173)
Boone, NC
Nov 25, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Marshall W 74–52  4–2
 Holmes Center (279)
Boone, NC
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at East Tennessee State L 64–95  4–3
 J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (839)
Johnson City, TN
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm 		College of Charleston W 80–66  5–3
 Holmes Center (367)
Boone, NC
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at No. 22 South Carolina L 50–80  5–4
 Colonial Life Arena (10,380)
Columbia, SC
Dec 17, 2018*
6:30 pm 		Wofford W 94–70  6–4
 Holmes Center (189)
Boone, NC
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCNE 		at Clemson L 48–87  6–5
 Littlejohn Coliseum (722)
Clemson, SC
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:30 pm 		South Alabama W 71–63  7–5
(1–0) 		Holmes Center (323)
Boone, NC
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm 		Troy L 72–83  7–6
(1–1) 		Holmes Center (361)
Boone, NC
Jan 10, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 94–99 2OT 7–7
(1–2) 		College Park Center (836)
Arlington, TX
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm 		at Texas State W 62–49  8–7
(2–2) 		Strahan Arena (976)
San Marcos, TX
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm 		Coastal Carolina W 67–53  9–7
(3–2) 		Holmes Center (547)
Boone, NC
Jan 24, 2019
6:30 pm 		Arkansas State W 75–67  10–7
(4–2) 		Holmes Center (264)
Boone, NC
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock L 59–74  10–8
(4–3) 		Holmes Center (358)
Boone, NC
Jan 31, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 55–73  10–9
(4–4) 		Cajundome (1,091)
Lafayette, LA
Feb 2, 2019
3:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 80–58  11–9
(5–4) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,117)
Monroe, LA
Feb 7, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State W 77–56  12–9
(6–4) 		Holmes Center (840)
Boone, NC
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm 		UT Arlington L 65–72  12–10
(6–5) 		Holmes Center (774)
Boone, NC
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 66–74  12–11
(6–6) 		HTC Center (269)
Conway, SC
Feb 21, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 75–85  12–12
(6–7) 		GSU Sports Arena (779)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Georgia Southern W 70–52  13–12
(7–7) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (212)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 28, 2019
6:30 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 56–51  14–12
(8–7) 		Holmes Center (723)
Boone, NC
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm 		Louisiana W 83–69  15–12
(9–7) 		Holmes Center (617)
Boone, NC
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Troy L 66–95  15–13
(9–8) 		Trojan Arena (1,118)
Troy, AL
Mar 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Alabama W 59–50  16–13
(10–8) 		Mitchell Center (382)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
12:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (9) Coastal Carolina
Second Round 		W 78–42  17–13
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 14, 2019
12:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Georgia State
Quarterfinals 		W 47–45  18–13
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 15, 2019
12:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (1) Little Rock
Semifinals 		L 64–80  18–14
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
WBI
Mar 20, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville
First Round 		W 57–55  19–14
 Kimmel Arena (423)
Asheville, NC
Mar 25, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Marshall
Quarterfinals 		W 83–71  20–14
 Holmes Center (937)
Boone, NC
Mar 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Campbell
Semifinals 		W 70–57  21–14
 Holmes Center (1,293)
Boone, NC
Apr 3, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		North Texas
Championship Game 		W 76–59  22–14
 Holmes Center (1,823)
Boone, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Appalachian State Mountaineers". Appstatesports.com.
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