2018–19 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team

American women's college basketball season

2018–19 Radford Highlanders women's basketball
Big South regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record26–7 (17–1 Big South)
Head coach
  • Mike McGuire (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Christie Rogers
  • Ross Jolly
  • Camille Collier
Home arenaDedmon Center
Seasons
← 2017–18
2019–20 →
2018–19 Big South women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford † 17 – 1   .944 26 – 6   .813
High Point 15 – 3   .833 22 – 8   .733
Hampton 12 – 6   .667 16 – 14   .533
UNC Asheville 11 – 7   .611 17 – 13   .567
Campbell 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625
Gardner-Webb 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Charleston Southern 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Winthrop 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Presbyterian 4 – 14   .222 7 – 24   .226
USC Upstate 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233
Longwood 2 – 16   .111 3 – 26   .103
† 2019 Big South tournament winner
As of March 14, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders are led by sixth year head coach Mike McGuire. They finished the season 26–7, 17–1 in Big South play win the Big South regular season title. Radford won the conference tournament championship game over the Campbell Lady Camels, 57–45 to earn an automatic bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Maryland in the first round.

Roster

2018–19 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Tina Lindenfeld 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Midlothian Richmond, VA
G 4 Khiana Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Western Branch Chesapeake, VA
G 5 Jen Falconer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Cumberland Valley Mechanicsburg, PA
G/F 10 Destinee Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr West Florence Florence, SC
G 12 Bryonna McClean 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
G 14 Makaila Wilson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Brentwood Academy Nashville, TN
F 20 Lydia Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Kinston Kinston, NC
G/F 21 Piper Morningstar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr North Allegheny Pittsburgh, PA
G 23 Alexis Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Meade Severn, MD
F 35 Amele Ngwafang 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Paint Branch Silver Spring, MD
F 42 Laney Corbin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Page County Stanley, VA
F 45 Savannah Felgemacher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr James Madison Church Hill, TN
C 50 Sydney Nunley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Greenbrier East Lewisburg, WV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Roanoke W 77–27 
Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 61–31  1–0
 Dedmon Center (733)
Radford, VA
Nov 15, 2018*
11:00 am 		ETSU W 79–64  2–0
 Dedmon Center (724)
Radford, VA
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE 		at No. 17 NC State L 58–75  2–1
 Reynolds Coliseum (2,405)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 23, 2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. Temple
Miami Thanksgiving Classic 		W 56–50  3–1
 Watsco Center (569)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 25, 2018*
12:00 pm 		vs. Nebraska
Miami Thanksgiving Classic 		L 39–77  3–2
 Watsco Center (425)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCNE 		at Virginia Tech
New River Valley rivalry 		L 44–55  3–3
 Cassell Coliseum (1,763)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE 		at Virginia W 57–44  4–3
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,365)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Morehead State L 72–79  4–4
 Dedmon Center (683)
Radford, VA
Dec 19, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at VCU W 54–49  5–4
 Siegel Center (654)
Richmond, VA
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Shepherd W 60–46  6–4
 Dedmon Center (587)
Radford, VA
Jan 2, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Mount St. Mary's L 72–79  6–5
 Knott Arena (218)
Emmitsburg, MD
Big South regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Asheville W 60–46  7–5 (1–0)
 Dedmon Center (818)
Radford, VA
Jan 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		High Point W 80–58  8–5 (2–0)
 Dedmon Center (597)
Radford, VA
Jan 10, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hampton L 54–68  8–6 (2–1)
 Hampton Convocation Center (2,123)
Hampton, VA
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Winthrop W 70–49  9–6 (3–1)
 Dedmon Center (616)
Radford, VA
Jan 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern W 67–41  10–6 (4–1)
 CSU Field House (217)
North Charleston, SC
Jan 19, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Longwood W 68–34  11–6 (5–1)
 Willett Hall (336)
Farmville, VA
Jan 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 59–49  12–6 (6–1)
 Dedmon Center (732)
Radford, VA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Campbell W 56–52  13–6 (7–1)
 Pope Center (1,049)
Buies Creek, NC
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at USC Upstate W 82–41  14–6 (8–1)
 G. B. Hodge Center (328)
Spartanburg, SC
Feb 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 79–69  15–6 (9–1)
 Dedmon Center (655)
Radford, VA
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at High Point W 84–79 2OT 16–6 (10–1)
 Millis Center (596)
High Point, NC
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Longwood W 81–52  17–6 (11–1)
 Dedmon Center (808)
Radford, VA
Feb 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Winthrop W 79–57  18–6 (12–1)
 Winthrop Coliseum (147)
Rock Hill, SC
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Campbell W 61–57  19–6 (13–1)
 Dedmon Center (973)
Radford, VA
Feb 26, 2019
7:00 pm 		at UNC Asheville W 45–44  20–6 (14–1)
 Kimmel Arena (913)
Asheville, NC
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 55–43  21–6 (15–1)
 Dedmon Center (802)
Radford, VA
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hampton W 84–59  22–6 (16–1)
 Dedmon Center (749)
Radford, VA
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian W 48–43  23–6 (17–1)
 Templeton Center (256)
Clinton, SC
Big South Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(1) (9) Presbyterian
Quarterfinals 		W 60–49  24–6
 Dedmon Center (981)
Radford, VA
Mar 15, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) (4) UNC Asheville
Semifinals 		W 59–52  25–6
 Dedmon Center (817)
Radford, VA
Mar 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) (6) Campbell
Championship Game 		W 57–45  26–6
 Dedmon Center (1,162)
Radford, VA
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 23, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN2 		(14 A) at (3 A) No. 9 Maryland
First Round 		L 51–73  26–7
 Xfinity Center (5,072)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Highlanders schedule". Radford Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
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