2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–10 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • C. Vivian Stringer (24th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Timothy Eatman
  • Kelley Gibson
  • Nadine Domond
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Maryland 15 – 3   .833 29 – 5   .853
No. 8 Iowa † 14 – 4   .778 29 – 7   .806
Rutgers 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688
Michigan 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
Ohio State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483
Minnesota 9 – 9   .500 21 – 11   .656
Michigan State 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Northwestern 9 – 9   .500 21 – 15   .583
Nebraska 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Indiana 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Purdue 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Penn State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
Wisconsin 4 – 14   .222 15 – 18   .455
Illinois 2 – 16   .111 10 – 20   .333
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represents Rutgers University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 24th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, play their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Iowa. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament in the 7th seed in the Albany Regional where they got upset by Buffalo in the first round.

Roster

2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Zipporah Broughton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Robert E. Lee Wetumpka, AL
G 2 Noga Peleg Pelc 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr   Even Yehuda, Israel
G 3 Charise Wilson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr St. Anthony's
Rhode Island 		West Babylon, NY
G 4 Sierra Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Christ the King
Ohio State 		Brooklyn, NY
G 5 Ciani Cryor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr Neumann-Goretti
Georgia Tech 		Philadelphia, PA
G 12 Khadaizha Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Bishop McNamara Virginia Beach, IL
F 13 Mael Gilles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Montmorency Montréal-Nord, Quebec
F 15 Caitlin Jenkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Huntington
Southern Miss/Southern 		Shreveport, LA
F 22 Tyia Singleton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
G 24 Arella Guirantes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Bellport
Texas Tech 		Bellport, NY
G/F 31 Tekia Mack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Marshall Chicago, IL
F 35 Stasha Carey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Berea-Midpark
Pittsburgh 		Cleveland, OH
F/C 40 Victoria Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Parkview Snellville, GA
C 44 Jordan Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Sterling Somerdale, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm 		St. Francis (PA) W 96–52  1–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,415)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 9, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Stony Brook W 61–47  2–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,187)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN 		Central Connecticut State W 73–44  3–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,583)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 16, 2018*
5:00 pm 		at Charlotte Postponed[1] Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Nov 18, 2018*
4:00 pm 		Albany W 65–39  4–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,625)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 22, 2018*
5:30 pm 		vs. Drake
Vancouver Showcase Quarterfinals 		L 59–69  4–1
 Vancouver Convention Centre (383)
Vancouver, BC
Nov 23, 2018*
3:00 pm 		vs. Gonzaga
Vancouver Showcase Consolation 2nd round 		L 40–57  4–2
 Vancouver Convention Centre (1,022)
Vancouver, BC
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm 		vs. East Tennessee State
Vancouver Showcase 7th place game 		W 68–44  5–2
 Vancouver Convention Centre (722)
Vancouver, BC
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L 51–67  5–3
 Cassell Coliseum (966)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Harvard W 60–49  6–3
 Lavietes Pavilion (783)
Cambridge, MA
Dec 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTN 		LSU W 57–43  7–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,726)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 28, 2018
4:00 pm 		Northwestern W 45–41  8–3
(1–0) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,952)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 31, 2018
12:00 pm 		at No. 4 Maryland W 73–65  9–3
(2–0) 		Xfinity Center (5,892)
College Park, MD
Jan 4, 2019*
4:00 pm 		Brown W 73–52  10–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,449)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 6, 2019
4:00 pm 		Penn State W 74–61  11–3
(3–0) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,868)
Piscatway, NJ
Jan 9, 2019
8:00 pm 		at Illinois W 71–60  12–3
(4–0) 		State Farm Center (1,150)
Champaign, IL
Jan 13, 2019
3:00 pm, BTN 		at Nebraska W 62–56  13–3
(5–0) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,222)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm 		No. 20 Purdue W 65–63 OT 14–3
(6–0) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,419)
Piscatway, NJ
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm 		No. 20 No. 17 Michigan State W 76–62  15–3
(7–0) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,539)
Piscatway, NJ
Jan 23, 2019
8:00 pm 		No. 14 at No. 17 Iowa L 66–72  15–4
(7–1) 		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,035)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm 		No. 14 at Penn State W 69–61  16–4
(8–1) 		Bryce Jordan Center (2,463)
University Park, PA
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm 		No. 17 Indiana W 69–64  17–4
(9–1) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,776)
Piscatway, NJ
Feb 3, 2019
4:00 pm 		No. 17 at Minnesota L 46–60  17–5
(9–2) 		Williams Arena (4,888)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm 		No. 20 No. 10 Maryland L 48–62  17–6
(9–3) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,573)
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 14, 2019
4:00 pm 		No. 23 Ohio State L 39–59  17–7
(9–4) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,849)
Piscatway, NJ
Feb 18, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Indiana W 69–61  18–7
(10–4) 		Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,324)
Bloomington, IN
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Michigan L 76–86  18–8
(10–5) 		Crisler Center (2,508)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 25, 2019
7:00 pm 		Wisconsin W 73–53  19–8
(11–5) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,154)
Piscatway, NJ
Feb 28, 2019
6:30 pm, BTN 		Minnesota W 60–54  20–8
(12–5) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,852)
Piscatway, NJ
Mar 3, 2019
2:00 pm, BTN 		at Ohio State W 66–56  21–8
(13–5) 		Value City Arena (5,030)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019
9:00 pm, BTN 		(3) vs. (11) Purdue
Quarterfinals 		W 64–49  22–8
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,325)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 9, 2019
7:30 pm, BTN 		(3) vs. (2) No. 10 Iowa
Semifinals 		L 67–72  22–9
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,415)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN2 		(7 A) vs. (10 A) Buffalo
First Round 		L 71–82  22–10
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP RV 20-T 14 17 20-T 23 RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV 23 18 19 24 24 RV RV RV RV RV

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Game at Charlotte Postponed". Rutgers Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
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