2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–24 (5–13 Southland)
Head coach	Christy Smith (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Betsy Adams John Clark Marvin Walker
Home arena	McDermott Center (Capacity: 2,000)
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar	17	–	1	.944	24	–	7	.774
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	2	.889	25	–	7	.781
Nicholls	14	–	4	.778	20	–	12	.625
Abilene Christian †	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Sam Houston State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	13	.552
Texas A&M-CC	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
New Orleans	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Central Arkansas	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
Northwestern State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	18	.379
McNeese State	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
Incarnate Word	5	–	13	.278	5	–	24	.172
Houston Baptist	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.310

† 2019 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team will represent the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2018-19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by coach Christy Smith, in her third season. They finished the season 5–24, 5–13 in Southland play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

On March 10, Christy Smith's contract was not renewed. She finished with a 3 year record of 21–68.^[1]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2017–18 season 5–24, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in eleventh place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.^[2]

Roster

Sources:^[3]

2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Alexandra Busby-Leija	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Southwest HS	San Antonio, TX
G	4	Gabbi Bowie	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Johnson HS University of Utah	San Antonio, TX
SG	5	Kara Speer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Metro Christian Academy	Tulsa, OK
G	11	Imani Robinson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Cedar Ridge HS	Round Rock, TX
F	20	Charmaine McBride	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Vista Ridge HS	Cedar Park, TX
G	22	Liz Holter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Seton Catholic Prep	Gilbert, AZ
C	24	Quincy Baker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Klein HS	Houston, TX
F	32	Olivia Noah	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Cy-Fair HS	Cypress, TX
F	33	Kandyce Shepard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Westwood HS	Round Rock, TX

Head coach

Christy Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Betsy Adams
John Clark
Marvin Walker

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2018

Schedule

Sources:^[4]^[5]^[6]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 9:30 pm	at Arizona State	L 43–81	0–1	7 – 2 tied	8 – Henry	2 – 2 tied	Wells Fargo Arena (2,221) Tempe, AZ
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Grand Canyon	L 63–74	0–2	17 – Robinson	15 – Omozee	1 – 4 tied	GCU Arena (958) Phoenix, AZ
Nov 11, 2018* 3:15 pm, Midco SN	at South Dakota	L 43–96	0–3	11 – Henry	5 – Omozee	2 – Robinson	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,799) Vermillion, SD
Nov 16, 2018* 11:30 am	Houston	L 60–79	0–4	19 – Omozee	10 – Omozee	5 – Robinson	McDermott Convocation Center (404) San Antonio, TX
Nov 18, 2018* 3:00 pm, MTN	at San Diego State	L 38–81	0–5	8 – Henry	7 – Henry	1 – 6 tied	Viejas Arena (1,477) San Diego, CA
Nov 21, 2018* 5:00 pm	Weber State	L 64–72	0–6	19 – Wiggins	10 – Omozee	4 – Tied	McDermott Convocation Center (432) San Antonio, TX
Nov 27, 2018* 7:30 pm	at Arizona	L 42–84	0–7	11 – Wiggins	5 – Tied	3 – Bowie	McKale Center (1,059) Tucson, AZ
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm	UT Arlington	L 49–97	0–8	15 – Noah	9 – Henry	3 – Tied	McDermott Convocation Center (349) San Antonio, TX
Dec 5, 2018* 12:00 pm, BTN+	at No. 14 Minnesota	L 39–75	0–9	13 – Wiggins	6 – Omozee	3 – Robinson	Williams Arena (7,835) Minneapolis, MN
Dec 7, 2018* 8:00 pm	at UMass	L 59–71	0–10	21 – Wiggins	4 – Robinson	3 – 2 tied	Mullins Center (555) Amherst, MA
Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm	Rice	L 63–74	0–11	16 – Robinson	5 – Robinson	9 – Ray	McDermott Convocation Center (247) San Antonio, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 2, 2019 6:30 pm	at McNeese State	W 68–66	1–11 (1–0)	16 – Wiggins	11 – Henry	2 – 4 tied	H&HP Complex (1,639) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm	at Nicholls State	L 62–86	1–12 (1–1)	16 – Robinson	8 – Henry	3 – Omozee	Stopher Gym (161) Thibodaux, LA
Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm	Sam Houston State	L 56–76	1–13 (1–2)	10 – 2 tied	6 – Henry	4 – Robinson	McDermott Convocation Center (358) San Antonio, TX
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	L 43–74	1–14 (1–3)	13 – 2 tied	9 – Omozee	1 – 4 tied	Farris Center (327) Conway, AR
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Stephen F. Austin	L 56–66	1–15 (1–4)	13 – Speer	7 – Omozee	5 – Omozee	McDermott Convocation Center (854) San Antonio, TX
Jan 23, 2019 6:30 pm	Lamar	L 51–77	1–16 (1–5)	11 – Omozee	10 – Omozee	4 – Bowie	McDermott Convocation Center (344) San Antonio, TX
Jan 26, 2019 12:15 pm	New Orleans	W 81–69	2–16 (2–5)	26 – Robinson	6 – 2 tied	7 – Bowie	McDermott Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	L 59–60	2–17 (2–6)	18 – Omozee	9 – 2 tied	4 – Robinson	Sharp Gymnasium (327) Houston, TX
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm	at New Orleans	L 55–58	2–18 (2–7)	18 – Omozee	9 – Omozee	2 – 3 tied	Lakefront Arena (240) New Orleans, LA
Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 49–57	2–19 (2–8)	10 – Omozee	6 – Henry	2 – 2 tied	American Bank Center (811) Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 13, 2019 6:30 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	W 76–69	3–19 (3–8)	17 – Bowie	8 – 2 tied	5 – Bowie	McDermott Convocation Center (274) San Antonio, TX
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm	Abilene Christian	L 50–71	3–20 (3–9)	12 – Holter	6 – Speer	3 – 2 tied	McDermott Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar	L 53–79	3–21 (3–10)	12 – Noah	11 – Speer	2 – 4 tied	Montagne Center (1,150) Beaumont, TX
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Stephen F. Austin	L 48–65	3–22 (3–11)	15 – Robinson	10 – Robinson	2 – 2 tied	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,684) Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 27, 2019 6:30 pm	Northwestern State	W 100–91	4–22 (4–11)	28 – Wiggins	6 – Henry	9 – Bowie	McDermott Convocation Center (511) San Antonio, TX
Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 77–72	5–22 (5–11)	17 – 2 tied	7 – Speer	4 – Robinson	McDermott Convocation Center (488) San Antonio, TX
Mar 6, 2019 6:30 pm	Houston Baptist	L 52–67	5–23 (5–12)	12 – Henry	11 – Robinson	5 – Bowie	McDermott Convocation Center (339) San Antonio, TX
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	L 53–102	5–24 (5–13)	13 – Noah	6 – Henry	3 – Wiggins	Moody Coliseum (1,111) Abilene, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

^ "UIW begins search for new women's basketball head coach" (Press release). Incarante Word Cardinals. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". The University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

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