2018–19 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Miami RedHawks women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record23–9 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
  • Megan Duffy (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Frank Goldsberry
  • Ke'Sha Blanton
  • Justine Raterman
Home arenaMillett Hall
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 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team represents Miami University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by second year head coach Megan Duffy, play their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Ohio. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Western Kentucky in the first round.

Roster

2018–19 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Alexis Straw 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lebanon Lebanon, OH
G 3 Nia Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Ben Davis Indianapolis, IN
G 4 Vannessa Garrelts 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Marian Central Catholic Spring Grove, IL
F 10 Kristen Levering 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Olentangy Liberty Powell, OH
G 11 Kennedy Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bishop Hartley Columbus, OH
G 13 Lauren Dickerson 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 21 Leah Purvis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr The Buckley School Los Angeles, CA
G 23 Kenzie Schmitz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Germantown Germantown, WI
G 24 Baleigh Reid 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH
F 32 Savannah Kluesner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lutheran St. Charles, MO
G/F 35 Abbey Hoff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Incarnate Word Academy St. Peters, MO
G/F 40 Kendall McCoy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Sylvania Northview Sylvania, OH
F 45 Tihanna Fulton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Mason Mason, OH
F 54 Kelly McLaughlin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So St. Joseph's Academy St. Louis, 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 4, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Tiffin W 93–59 
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Canisius W 62–59  1–0
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,228)
Buffalo, NY
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky W 60–44  2–0
 Millett Hall (227)
Oxford, OH
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy W 78–59  3–0
 Calihan Hall (324)
Detroit, MI
Nov 20, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		High Point W 68–55  4–0
 Millett Hall (1,052)
Oxford, OH
Nov 26, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at No. 5 Louisville L 73–95  4–1
 KFC Yum! Center (7,544)
Louisville, KY
Dec 1, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC W 65–56  5–1
 Credit Union 1 Arena (686)
Chicago, IL
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Cincinnati W 78–65  6–1
 Millett Hall (571)
Oxford, OH
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Valparaiso W 68–47  7–1
 Athletics–Recreation Center (589)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Florida A&M L 56–57  7–2
 Teaching Gym (350)
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 18, 2018*
6:15 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State W 58–41  8–2
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (315)
Jacksonville, AL
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Ohio Dominican W 74–29  9–2
 Millett Hall (398)
Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois L 71–82  9–3 (0–1)
 Convocation Center (507)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo W 65–64  10–3 (1–1)
 Millett Hall (275)
Oxford, OH
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 59–66  10–4 (1–2)
 Millett Hall (315)
Oxford, OH
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 70–67  11–4 (2–2)
 McGuirk Arena (2,054)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ball State W 60–57  12–4 (3–2)
 Millett Hall (317)
Oxford, OH
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Kent State W 79–63  13–4 (4–2)
 Millett Hall (770)
Oxford, OH
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio W 67–61  14–4 (5–2)
 Convocation Center (446)
Athens, OH
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan W 81–62  15–4 (6–2)
 University Arena (1,012)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 63–58  16–4 (7–2)
 Millett Hall (396)
Oxford, OH
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 82–75  17–4 (8–2)
 Stroh Center (1,376)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois W 70–45  18–4 (9–2)
 Millett Hall (466)
Oxford, OH
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Akron W 67–61  19–4 (10–2)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (628)
Akron, OH
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo W 65–56  20–4 (11–2)
 Savage Arena (3,704)
Toledo, OH
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bowling Green W 75–62  21–4 (12–2)
 Millett Hall (2,876)
Oxford, OH
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 58–67  21–5 (12–3)
 MAC Center (1,342)
Kent, OH
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Buffalo L 61–86  21–6 (12–4)
 Alumni Arena (3,509)
Amherst, NY
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ohio L 66–70  21–7 (12–5)
 Millett Hall (622)
Oxford, OH
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Akron W 66–49  22–7 (13–5)
 Millett Hall (642)
Oxford, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Toledo
Quarterfinals 		W 72–54  23–7
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 15, 2019
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) Ohio
Semifinals 		L 48–74  23–8
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Western Kentucky
First Round 		L 63–67  23–9
 Millett Hall (338)
Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
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6		 Week
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10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP RV N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2018–19 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Miami RedHawks Women's Basketball Official Athletic Site :: MiamiRedHawks.com". www.miamiredhawks.com.
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