2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team

2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record20–13 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
  • Todd Starkey (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Fran Recchia
  • Morgan Toles
  • Mike McKee
Home arenaMAC Center
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Ohio 14 – 4   .778 30 – 6   .833
Miami (OH) 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Buffalo † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Kent State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Akron 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
Bowling Green 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Northern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Western Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Ball State 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258
† 2019 MAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represents Kent State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by third year head coach Todd Starkey, play their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing to Butler in the second round.

Roster

2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 2 Annie Pavlansky 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lakeview Cortland, OH
G 3 Asiah Dingle 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Archbishop Williams Stoughton, MA
G 5 Mariah Modkins 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Fr Solon Solon, OH
G 10 Jess Wallis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Rhea County
Walters State CC 		Dayton, TN
F 15 Sydney Brinlee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Latta
Highland CC 		Allen, OK
F 22 Merissa Barber-Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr La Follette Madison, WI
G 23 Ali Poole 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Carrollton Carrollton, OH
G 24 Alexa Golden 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Chartiers Valley Pittsburgh, PA
G 25 Monique Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Serra San Diego, CA
G 31 Megan Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr North Farmington Farmington Hills, MI
G 32 Hannah Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Brookville Forest, VA
G 40 Margaux Eibel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
F 44 Lindsey Thall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Strongville Strongsville, OH
C 50 Amanda Sape 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Bloomfield Hills Bloomfield Hills, MI
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 4, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Slippery Rock W 77–48 
MAC Center 
Kent, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
6:00 pm, ACCNE 		at North Carolina L 60–73  0–1
 Carmichael Arena (2,005)
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE 		at NC State L 61–78  0–2
 Reynolds Coliseum (2,126)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 17, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Kentucky
Kent State Classic 		W 62–61  1–2
 MAC Center (1,273)
Kent, OH
Nov 18, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland
Kent State Classic 		W 75–65  2–2
 MAC Center (821)
Kent, OH
Nov 20, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Youngstown State W 62–34  3–2
 MAC Center (1,925)
Kent, OH
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Duquesne L 72–77  3–3
 MAC Center (413)
Kent, OH
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 55–61  3–4
 Nutter Center (343)
Dayton, OH
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Robert Morris W 54–46  4–4
 North Athletic Complex (466)
Moon Township, PA
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure W 76–64  5–4
 Reilly Center (457)
Olean, NY
Dec 21, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at NJIT W 57–40  6–4
 Wellness and Events Center (322)
Newark, NJ
Dec 31, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Clarion W 92–38  7–4
 MAC Center (359)
Kent, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 71–64  8–4
(1–0) 		MAC Center (1,724)
Kent, OH
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Illinois W 87–78  9–4
(2–0) 		MAC Center (215)
Kent, OH
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo W 58–47  10–4
(3–0) 		Savage Arena (4,071)
Toledo, OH
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ohio L 81–83  10–5
(3–1) 		Convocation Center (450)
Athens, OH
Jan 19, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Central Michigan L 75–82  10–6
(3–2) 		MAC Center (1,552)
Kent, OH
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ball State L 44–48  10–7
(3–3) 		Worthen Arena (1,055)
Muncie, IN
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) L 63–79  10–8
(3–4) 		Millett Hall (770)
Oxford, OH
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Akron W 73–58  11–8
(4–4) 		MAC Center (2,224)
Akron, OH
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 55–51  12–8
(5–4) 		MAC Center (931)
Akron, OH
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Buffalo L 66–75  12–9
(5–5) 		Alumni Arena (2,385)
Amherst, MA
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 67–54  13–9
(6–5) 		Convocation Center (1,086)
Ypsilanti, MI
Feb 16, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bowling Green W 77–73  14–9
(7–5) 		MAC Center (1,660)
Kent, OH
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan W 56–52  15–9
(8–5) 		University Arena (517)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ohio L 67–69  15–10
(8–6) 		MAC Center (1,208)
Kent, OH
Feb 27, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) W 67–58  16–10
(9–6) 		MAC Center (1,342)
Kent, OH
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green L 49–62  16–11
(9–7) 		Stroh Center (1,928)
Bowling Green, OH
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Akron W 65–55 OT 17–11
(10–7) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (671)
Akron, OH
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo W 62–53  18–11
(11–7) 		MAC Center (1,731)
Akron, OH
MAC Tournament
Mar 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) (12) Bowling Green
First Round 		W 86–62  19–11
 MAC Center 
Kent, OH
Mar 13, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Buffalo
Quarterfinals 		L 52–85  19–12
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Green Bay
First Round 		W 64–59  20–12
 Kress Events Center (1,269)
Green Bay, WI
Mar 23, 2019*
3:00 pm 		at Butler
Second Round 		L 52–70  20–13
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (747)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kent State University Athletics". Kentstatesports.com.
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