2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–20 (2–16 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Nancy Fahey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • LaKale Malone
  • Tianna Kirkland
  • Steve Cochran
Home arenaState Farm Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Maryland 15 – 3   .833 29 – 5   .853
No. 8 Iowa † 14 – 4   .778 29 – 7   .806
Rutgers 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688
Michigan 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
Ohio State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483
Minnesota 9 – 9   .500 21 – 11   .656
Michigan State 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Northwestern 9 – 9   .500 21 – 15   .583
Nebraska 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Indiana 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Purdue 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Penn State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
Wisconsin 4 – 14   .222 15 – 18   .455
Illinois 2 – 16   .111 10 – 20   .333
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team represented the University of Illinois during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by second-year head coach Nancy Fahey, played their home games at State Farm Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Purdue.

Roster

2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 J-Naya Ephraim 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Southern Durham Saint Croix, USVI
G 1 Brandi Beasley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Ridgeway Memphis, TN
F 2 Lyric Robins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Plano West Plano, TX
G 3 Arieal Scott 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Urbana Urbana, IL
F 4 Mackenzie Blazek 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Whiteland Community Franklin, IN
G 5 Cierra Rice 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Grosse Pointe South Gross Pointe, MI
G 11 Carolyn Waleski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lincoln-Way East Frankfort, IL
G 13 Petra Holešínská 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Sportovni Gzmnazium Ludvika Danka Vracov, Czech Republic
F 21 Nancy Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr American Community Schools of Athens Athens, Greece
G 23 Jaelyne Kirkpatrick 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr St. Ignatius of Loyola Oakville, Ontario
G 30 Courtney Joens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr City High Iowa City, IA
F 31 Sarah Shewan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic
Quinnipiac 		Russell, ON
G 33 Meagan McNicholas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Rochester Rochester, IL
F 35 Alex Wittinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Delano Delano, MN
F 50 Ali Andrews 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Huntley Lake in the Hills, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/07/2018*
11:00 am 		Alabama A&M W 88–60  1–0
 State Farm Center (2,364)
Champaign, IL
11/14/2018*
7:00 pm 		Valparaiso W 73–54  2–0
 State Farm Center (1,163)
Champaign, IL
11/18/2018*
1:00 pm 		Columbia W 76–69  3–0
 State Farm Center (1,439)
Champaign, IL
11/23/2018*
4:00 pm 		at Cal Poly
ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic 		W 74–51  4–0
 Mott Athletics Center (548)
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/24/2018*
4:00 pm 		vs. Sacramento State
ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic 		L 107–109  4–1
 Mott Athletics Center (152)
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/28/2018*
6:00 pm 		at Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L 67–69 OT 4–2
 Littlejohn Coliseum (412)
Clemson, SC
12/01/2018*
2:00 pm 		Eastern Michigan W 72–66 OT 5–2
 State Farm Center (1,383)
Champaign, IL
12/05/2018*
7:00 pm 		Indiana State W 75–57  6–2
 State Farm Center (981)
Champaign, IL
12/11/2018*
7:00 pm 		Murray State W 84–52  7–2
 State Farm Center (986)
Champaign, IL
12/15/2018*
6:00 pm 		SIU Edwardsville W 74–57  8–2
 State Farm Center (1,335)
Champaign, IL
12/21/2018*
12:00 pm 		Missouri L 45–67  8–3
 State Farm Center (1,288)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten conference season
12/28/2018
7:00 pm 		Indiana L 83–85 OT 8–4
(0–1) 		State Farm Center (1,622)
Champaign, IL
12/31/2018
2:00 pm, BTN 		at Northwestern L 45–68  8–5
(0–2) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,129)
Evanston, IL
01/06/2019
3:00 pm 		at No. 12 Minnesota W 66–62  9–5
(1–2) 		Williams Arena (6,622)
Minneapolis, MN
01/09/2019
7:00 pm 		Rutgers L 60–71  9–6
(1–3) 		State Farm Center (1,150)
Champaign, IL
01/12/2019
1:00 pm 		at Penn State L 48–62  9–7
(1–4) 		Bryce Jordan Center (2,472)
University Park, PA
01/17/2019
7:00 pm 		Nebraska L 67–77  9–8
(1–5) 		State Farm Center (1,349)
Champaign, IL
01/20/2019
2:00 pm 		No. 22 Iowa L 75–94  9–9
(1–6) 		State Farm Center (3,019)
Champaign, IL
01/24/2019
6:00 pm 		No. 23 Michigan State L 60–77  9–10
(1–7) 		State Farm Center (4,745)
Champaign, IL
01/27/2019
2:00 pm 		Northwestern L 56–64  9–11
(1–8) 		State Farm Center (1,532)
Champaign, IL
01/31/2019
6:00 pm 		at Ohio State L 70–78  9–12
(1–9) 		Value City Arena (3,804)
Columbus, OH
02/04/2019
6:30 pm, BTN 		No. 10 Maryland L 66–80  9–13
(1–10) 		State Farm Center (1,088)
Champaign, IL
02/07/2019
6:00 pm 		at Purdue L 50–72  9–14
(1–11) 		Mackey Arena (6,024)
West Lafayette, IN
02/10/2019
2:00 pm 		Wisconsin W 78–68  10–14
(2–11) 		State Farm Center (1,844)
Champaign, IL
02/14/2019
7:00 pm 		at No. 14 Iowa L 66–88  10–15
(2–12) 		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,877)
Iowa City, IA
02/17/2019
2:00 pm 		Michigan L 56–70  10–16
(2–13) 		State Farm Center (1,609)
Champaign, IL
02/20/2019
7:00 pm 		at Wisconsin L 67–75  10–17
(2–14) 		Kohl Center (3,866)
Madison, WI
02/24/2019
3:00 pm, BTN 		Penn State L 65–76  10–18
(2–15) 		State Farm Center (1,532)
Champaign, IL
03/02/2019
1:00 pm 		at No. 8 Maryland L 62–71  10–19
(2–16) 		Xfinity Center (8,638)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/06/2019
3:00 pm, BTN 		(14) vs. (11) Purdue
First Round 		L 60–72  10–20
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,014)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP N/A
Coaches RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Illinois Athletics.
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