2018–19 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Bradley Braves women's basketball
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–10 (10–8 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Andrea Gorski (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fessler
  • Christena Hamilton
  • Kristi Zeller
Home arenaRenaissance Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 17 – 1   .944 27 – 7   .794
Missouri State † 16 – 2   .889 25 – 10   .714
Northern Iowa 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
Illinois State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Bradley 10 – 8   .556 20 – 10   .667
Southern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
Loyola–Chicago 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Indiana State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
Valparaiso 3 – 15   .167 8 – 24   .250
Evansville 2 – 16   .111 4 – 26   .133
† 2019 MVC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represents Bradley University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves were led by third year head coach Andrea Gorski. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference and play their home games at Renaissance Coliseum. They finished the season 20–10, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Illinois State. Despite having 20 wins and a better record, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

Roster

2018–19 Bradley Braves women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Gabi Haack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Elk River Elk River, MN
G 4 Aannah Interrante 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr McHenry West Johnsburg, IL
F 5 Chelsea Brackmann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Eisenhower New Berlin, WI
G 11 Lasha Petree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Arbor Prep Detroit, MI
F 12 Asia Strong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Riley South Bend, IN
G 13 Tatum Koenig 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr West Branch West Branch, IA
G 14 Ryan Wilkins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr St. Teresa's Academy Kansas City, MO
G 23 Jailynn Lawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Central Peoria, IL
G 24 Shunseere Kent 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Hapeville Charter Career Academy
East Georgia State 		East Point, GA
G 25 Amber Bozeman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dunlap Dunlap, IL
F 30 Emily Marsh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Huron Superior Township, MI
G/F 32 Ellie Spelhaug 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Pleasant Valley Bettendorf, IA
F 44 Vanessa Markert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Brown County Mount Sterling, IL
F 45 Nyjah White 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hickman Columbia, MO
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*
2:30 pm 		Quincy W 91–62 
Renaissance Coliseum (606)
Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Southeast Missouri State W 85–79  1–0
 Renaissance Coliseum (693)
Peoria, IL
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Rockhurst W 83–40  2–0
 Renaissance Coliseum (565)
Peoria, IL
Nov 23, 2018*
1:30 pm 		vs. Delaware
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals 		W 59–47  3–0
 FAU Arena (472)
Boca Raton, FL
Nov 24, 2018*
11:00 am 		at Florida Atlantic
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship 		W 80–59  4–0
 FAU Arena (415)
Boca Raton, FL
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Illinois W 67–64  5–0
 Renaissance Coliseum (571)
Peoria, IL
Dec 1, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oakland W 73–64  6–0
 Renaissance Coliseum (648)
Peoria, IL
Dec 4, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Western Illinois W 82–68  7–0
 Renaissance Coliseum (2,324)
Peoria, IL
Dec 14, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at Omaha W 80–60  8–0
 Sapp Fieldhouse (1,503)
Omaha, NE
Dec 19, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cleveland State W 67–65  9–0
 Wolstein Center (203)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 21, 2018*
11:00 am 		at Purdue L 61–74  9–1
 Mackey Arena (5,491)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chicago State W 89–59  10–1
 Renaissance Coliseum (708)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
Jan 4, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake L 63–92  10–2 (0–1)
 Renaissance Coliseum (737)
Peoria, IL
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Iowa L 78–81 OT 10–3 (0–2)
 Renaissance Coliseum (576)
Peoria, IL
Jan 11, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville W 75–68  11–3 (1–2)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323)
Evansville, IN
Jan 13, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Indiana State W 61–45  12–3 (2–2)
 Hulman Center (1,474)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 18, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Missouri State L 56–68  12–4 (2–3)
 Renaissance Coliseum (515)
Peoria, IL
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois W 58–53 OT 13–4 (3–3)
 Renaissance Coliseum (656)
Peoria, IL
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry 		W 79–68  14–4 (4–3)
 Redbird Arena (1,223)
Normal, IL
Feb 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso L 73–76  14–5 (4–4)
 Athletics–Recreation Center (377)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Loyola–Chicago W 69–56  15–5 (5–4)
 Joseph J. Gentile Center (378)
Chicago, IL
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 61–45  16–5 (6–4)
 Renaissance Coliseum (683)
Peoria, IL
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Evansville W 81–63  17–5 (7–4)
 Renaissance Coliseum (657)
Peoria, IL
Feb 15, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois L 55–62  17–6 (7–5)
 SIU Arena (356)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Missouri State L 60–82  17–7 (7–6)
 JQH Arena (2,235)
Springfield, MO
Feb 22, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry 		W 65–55  18–7 (8–6)
 Renaissance Coliseum (993)
Peoria, IL
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Valparaiso W 87–76  19–7 (9–6)
 Renaissance Coliseum (991)
Peoria, IL
Mar 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Loyola–Chicago W 71–59  20–7 (10–6)
 Renaissance Coliseum (1,024)
Peoria, IL
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 57–61  20–8 (10–7)
 McLeod Center (1,652)
Cedar Falls, IA
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 23 Drake L 53–95  20–9 (10–8)
 Knapp Center (3,257)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
Mar 15, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Illinois State
Quarterfinals 		L 55–61  20–10
 TaxSlayer Center (1,509)
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

References

  1. ^ "Official Website of Bradley University Athletics". Bubraves.com.
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