2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
FIU Holiday Tournament Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record25–11 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Terry Fowler (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Yolisha Jackson
  • Dan Presel
  • Rachel Travis
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UT Arlington 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750
Little Rock *† 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
Troy 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Georgia State 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
South Alabama 9 – 9   .500 25 – 11   .694
Texas State 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Coastal Carolina 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Arkansas State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
Louisiana 5 – 13   .278 7 – 23   .233
Louisiana–Monroe 4 – 14   .222 10 – 19   .345
Georgia Southern 2 – 16   .111 7 – 22   .241
† 2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of April 3, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by sixth year head coach Terry Fowler and played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Lamar in the first round before losing to Wyoming in the second round.

Roster

2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Mahogany Vaught 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Olive Branch HS Olive Branch, MS
G 2 Shaforia Kines 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Huffman HS Birmingham, AL
G 3 Jayla Morrow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Wenonah HS Birmingham, AL
G 4 Christen Carter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr The Bolles School Jacksonville, FL
G/F 5 Emerald Hart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Pal Beach Gardens HS
NW Kansas Tech 		Riviera Beach, FL
G 12 Damaya Telemaque 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Summer Creek HS Houston, TX
G 14 Savannah Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So St. Martin HS Ocean Springs, MS
G 15 Alexis Sykes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Nazareth Regional HS Brooklyn, NY
G 21 Casey Ferguson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So D'Iberville HS Biloxi, MS
G 23 Jala Buster 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cypress Ranch HS Houston, TX
F 25 Kennedi Centers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Samuel Clemens HS New Braunfels, TX
F/C 35 Antoinette Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Harding Academy Memphis, TN
F/C 44 India Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Brentwood Academy Antioch, TN
G 45 Devyn Lowe 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Woodstock HS Woodstock, GA
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 1, 2018*
7:00 pm 		William Carey W 82–38 
Mitchell Center (582)
Mobile, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Spring Hill W 75–57  1–0
 Mitchell Center (491)
Mobile, AL
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Miss W 77–68  2–0
 Mitchell Center (781)
Mobile, AL
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas W 58–50  3–0
 Farris Center (325)
Conway, AR
Nov 19, 2018*
5:30 pm 		at Southern W 53–49  4–0
 F. G. Clark Center (175)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 26, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 81–74  5–0
 Mitchell Center (316)
Mobile, AL
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Tennessee State W 78–56  6–0
 Gentry Complex (387)
Nashville, TN
Dec 5, 2018*
11:30 am 		at Alabama W 72–67  7–0
 Coleman Coliseum (4,149)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Alabama State W 77–65  8–0
 Mitchell Center (613)
Mobile, AL
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Faulkner W 97–40  9–0
 Mitchell Center (443)
Mobile, AL
Dec 20, 2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. New Mexico State
FIU Holiday Tournament semifinals 		W 68–67  10–0
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
Dec 21, 2018*
1:00 pm 		at FIU
FIU Holiday Tournament championship 		W 84–77 2OT 11–0
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 3, 2019
5:30 pm 		at Appalachian State L 63–71  11–1 (0–1)
 Holmes Center (323)
Boone, NC
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina W 88–78  12–1 (1–1)
 HTC Center (224)
Conway, SC
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State L 64–77  12–2 (1–2)
 Mitchell Center (474)
Mobile, AL
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock L 42–65  12–3 (1–3)
 Mitchell Center (391)
Mobile, AL
Jan 17, 2019
5:00 pm 		at Georgia State W 68–59  13–3 (2–3)
 GSU Sports Arena (365)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Georgia Southern W 69–53  14–3 (3–3)
 Hanner Fieldhouse (254)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 24, 2019
11:00 am 		Louisiana W 83–60  15–3 (4–3)
 Mitchell Center (2,152)
Mobile, AL
Jan 26, 2019
3:00 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 77–49  16–3 (5–3)
 Mitchell Center (381)
Mobile, AL
Feb 2, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy W 80–77  17–3 (6–3)
 Mitchell Center (4,469)
Mobile, AL
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 58–69  17–4 (6–4)
 First National Bank Arena (587)
Jonesboro, AR
Feb 9, 2019
3:00 pm 		at Little Rock L 44–47  17–5 (6–5)
 Jack Stephens Center (1,227)
Little Rock, AR
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 73–60  18–5 (7–5)
 Mitchell Center (341)
Mobile, AL
Feb 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 62–59  19–5 (8–5)
 Mitchell Center (391)
Mobile, AL
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Troy L 58–66  19–6 (8–6)
 Trojan Arena (2,327)
Troy, AL
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm 		at UT Arlington L 51–72  19–7 (8–7)
 College Park Center (1,139)
Arlington, TX
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Texas State L 45–77  19–8 (8–8)
 Strahan Arena (2,084)
San Marcos, TX
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 67–50  20–8 (9–8)
 Mitchell Center (376)
Mobile, AL
Mar 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State L 50–59  20–9 (9–9)
 Mitchell Center (382)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) (10) Louisiana
First Round 		W 73–61  21–9
 Mitchell Center (214)
Mobile, AL
Mar 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (6) Texas State
Second Round 		W 68–67  22–9
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 14, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (3) Troy
Quarterfinals 		W 87–74  23–9
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 15, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) UT Arlington
Semifinals 		W 57–50  24–9
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 16, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN3 		(7) vs. (1) Little Rock
Championship Game 		L 56–57  24–10
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
WNIT
Mar 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lamar
First Round 		W 73–71  25–10
 Montagne Center (1,829)
Beaumont, TX
Mar 24, 2019*
3:00 pm 		at Wyoming
Second Round 		L 71–78  25–11
 Arena-Auditorium (3,405)
Laramie, WY
*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
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 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Official Website of the South Alabama Jaguars". Usajaguars.com.

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