2018–19 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record21–11 (15–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Jenny Huth (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Christian Blanks
  • Kari Korver
  • Jana Pearson
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 Big Sky women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Idaho 16 – 4   .800 22 – 12   .647
Northern Colorado 15 – 5   .750 21 – 11   .656
Idaho State 15 – 5   .750 20 – 11   .645
Portland State † 14 – 6   .700 25 – 8   .758
Montana State 11 – 9   .550 16 – 15   .516
Eastern Washington 9 – 11   .450 13 – 20   .394
Montana 9 – 11   .450 14 – 16   .467
Northern Arizona 8 – 12   .400 13 – 18   .419
Sacramento State 6 – 14   .300 10 – 19   .345
Southern Utah 4 – 16   .200 8 – 23   .258
Weber State 3 – 17   .150 6 – 25   .194
† 2019 Big Sky tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by first year head coach Jenny Huth, played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 15–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Wyoming in the first round.

Roster

2018–19 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shian Hanks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Peyton HS Peyton, CO
G 1 Krystal Leger-Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr   Waikato, New Zealand
G 3 Brooklyn Evans 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Red Oak HS Red Oak, TX
G 10 Savannah Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Fossil Ridge HS Fort Collins, CO
G 15 Shian Hanks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Flowing Wells HS
Pima CC 		Tucson, AZ
G 20 Alexis Chapman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So North Garland HS Garland, TX
G 21 Abby Kain 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Simley HS Inver Grove Heights, MN
G/F 22 Micayla Isenbart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Kit Carson HS Stratton, CO
F/C 24 Ali Meyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Palmer Ridge HS
Colorado Christian 		Monument, CO
C 44 Bridget Hintz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Elk Rapids HS Elk Rapids, MI
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
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018*
7:00 pm 		South Dakota Mines W 71–39 
Bank of Colorado Arena (991)
Greeley, CO
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Colorado L 69–77  0–1
 CU Events Center (1,384)
Boulder, CO
Nov 11, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at LSU L 57–62  0–2
 Maravich Center (1,805)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Denver W 74–66  1–2
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,162)
Greeley, CO
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Colorado State W 53–47  2–2
 Moby Arena (1,145)
Fort Collins, CO
Nov 23, 2018*
3:00 pm 		at San Francisco W 68–63  3–2
 War Memorial Gymnasium (263)
San Francisco, CA
Nov 28, 2018*
5:00 pm 		at Air Force L 57–69  3–3
 Clune Arena (446)
Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm 		SMU W 58–57  4–3
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,145)
Greeley, CO
Dec 13, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Chattanooga W 68–65  5–3
 Bank of Colorado Arena (741)
Greeley, CO
Dec 21, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at BYU L 50–70  5–4
 Marriott Center (681)
Provo, UT
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018
2:00 pm 		Sacramento State W 82–69  6–4
(1–0) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,063)
Greeley, CO
Dec 31, 2018
6:00 pm 		Portland State W 79–63  7–4
(2–0) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (931)
Greeley, CO
Jan 5, 2019
3:00 pm 		at Idaho W 86–72  8–4
(3–0) 		Cowan Spectrum (415)
Moscow, ID
Jan 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Eastern Washington W 67–62 OT 9–4
(4–0) 		Reese Court (273)
Cheney, WA
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Montana W 73–62  10–4
(5–0) 		Dahlberg Arena (2,924)
Missoula, MT
Jan 14, 2019
7:00 pm 		Montana State L 66–79  10–5
(5–1) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (979)
Greeley, CO
Jan 17, 2019
12:00 pm 		Weber State L 54–55  10–6
(5–2) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (2,765)
Greeley, CO
Jan 19, 2019
7:00 pm 		Idaho State W 60–56  11–6
(6–2) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,237)
Greeley, CO
Jan 24, 2019
6:30 pm 		at Southern Utah W 71–44  12–6
(7–2) 		America First Events Center (647)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm 		Northern Arizona W 63–53  13–6
(8–2) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,339)
Greeley, CO
Feb 4, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Montana State W 84–73  14–6
(9–2) 		Shroyer Gymnasium (1,142)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 9, 2019
3:00 pm 		at Portland State L 66–85  14–7
(9–3) 		Viking Pavilion (427)
Portland, OR
Feb 11, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Sacramento State W 71–61  15–7
(10–3) 		Hornets Nest (246)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm 		Eastern Washington L 72–76  15–8
(10–4) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (968)
Greeley, CO
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm 		Idaho W 77–72  16–8
(11–4) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,547)
Greeley, CO
Feb 25, 2019
7:00 pm 		Montana W 79–61  17–8
(12–4) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,274)
Greeley, CO
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Idaho State W 61–59  18–8
(13–4) 		Reed Gym (1,128)
Pocatello, ID
Mar 2, 2019
12:00 pm 		at Weber State W 71–61  19–8
(14–4) 		Dee Events Center (622)
Ogden, UT
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		Southern Utah W 88–71  20–8
(15–4) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,328)
Greeley, CO
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Northern Arizona L 68–79  20–9
(15–5) 		Walkup Skydome (461)
Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky Women's Tournament
Mar 12, 2019
5:30 pm 		(2) vs. (10) Southern Utah
Quarterfinals 		W 82–50  21–9
 CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
Mar 13, 2019
8:30 pm, ELVN 		(2) vs. (6) Eastern Washington
Semifinals 		L 57–59  21–10
 CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
6:30 pm 		at Wyoming
First Round 		L 60–68  21–11
 Arena-Auditorium (2,685)
Laramie, WY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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 N/A
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "University of Northern Colorado - 2018–19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Uncbears.com.
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