2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record12–18 (8–8 The Summit)
Head coach
  • JD Gravina (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Seth Minter
  • Sydney Crafton
  • Emily Clemens
Home arenaWestern Hall
Seasons
← 2017–18
2019–20 →
2018–19 Summit League women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 15 – 1   .938 28 – 7   .800
South Dakota 14 – 2   .875 28 – 6   .824
Oral Roberts 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581
Denver 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563
Western Illinois 8 – 8   .500 12 – 18   .400
North Dakota 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387
North Dakota State 4 – 12   .250 7 – 22   .241
Purdue Fort Wayne 3 – 13   .188 7 – 22   .241
Omaha 2 – 14   .125 8 – 21   .276
† 2019 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball represent Western Illinois University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by eighth-year head coach JD Gravina, play their home games at the Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 12–18, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League women's tournament to Oral Roberts.

Roster

2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Annabel Graettinger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Muscatine
South Dakota State 		Muscatine, IA
G 4 Danni Nichols 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr David H. Hickman Columbia, MO
G 10 Payton Courier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Big Foot Walworth, WI
G 13 Olivia Kaufmann 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Jacksonville Jacksonville, IL
G 14 Elizabeth Lutz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr California California, MO
G 15 Carla Flores Garcia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mare de deu de la Salut Barcelona, Spain
G 21 Grace Gilmore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Arrowhead Hartland, WI
G 22 Mackenzie Rogers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mediapolis Mediapolis, IA
G 24 Taylor Higginbotham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Germantown Germantown, WI
G 30 Avery Hamm 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr University
Parkland College 		Bloomington, IL
F 32 Kyra Washington 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Charles East
Parkland College 		West Chicago, IL
F 33 Jinda Guidinger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI
G 34 Sam Pryor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Burlington Central Elgin, IL
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
Oct 28, 2018*
4:30 pm 		Truman State W 92–86 
Western Hall (254)
Macomb, IL
Nov 1, 2018*
5:30 pm 		William Jewell W 89–77 
Western Hall (301)
Macomb, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
8:30 pm 		No. 16 Missouri L 64–89  0–1
 Western Hall (1,227)
Macomb, IL
Nov 10, 2018*
4:30 pm 		Drake L 71–98  0–2
 Western Hall (681)
Macomb, IL
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm 		MacMurray College W 136–39  1–2
 Western Hall (429)
Macomb, IL
Nov 15, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN 		at Purdue L 60–81  1–3
 Mackey Arena (5,816)
West Lafayette, IN
Nov 17, 2018*
1:00 pm 		at Butler L 51–92  1–4
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (479)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 20, 2018*
6:30 pm 		at Southeast Missouri State L 71–81  1–5
 Show Me Center (362)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Nov 27, 2018*
5:30 pm 		William Woods W 81–73  2–5
 Western Hall (875)
Macomb, IL
Dec 2, 2018*
4:30 pm 		Austin Peay W 77–72  3–5
 Western Hall (436)
Macomb, IL
Dec 4, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Bradley L 68–82  3–6
 Renaissance Coliseum (2,324)
Peoria, IL
Dec 7, 2018*
4:30 pm 		vs. Eastern Illinois
Compass Challenge 		L 62–64  3–7
 SIU Arena (100)
Carbondale, IL
Dec 8, 2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. Northern Illinois
Compass Challenge 		L 61–86  3–8
 SIU Arena (100)
Carbondale, IL
Dec 20, 2018*
4:30 pm 		vs. UTEP
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 		L 72–84  3–9
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
Dec 21, 2018*
4:30 pm 		vs. Furman
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 		W 78–65  4–9
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
Summit League regular season
Dec 28, 2018
7:00 pm 		South Dakota State L 84–93  4–10 (0–1)
 Western Hall (389)
Macomb, IL
Dec 30, 2018
2:00 pm 		Denver W 87–78  5–10 (1–1)
 Western Hall (472)
Macomb, IL
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Oral Roberts L 64–68  5–11 (1–2)
 Mabee Center (1,083)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State L 60–68  5–12 (1–3)
 Scheels Center (378)
Fargo, ND
Jan 13, 2019
2:00 pm 		at North Dakota W 92–80  6–12 (2–3)
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,400)
Grand Forks, ND
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm 		Omaha W 78–70  7–12 (3–3)
 Western Hall (712)
Macomb, IL
Jan 19, 2019
4:30 pm 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 73–59  8–12 (4–3)
 Western Hall (521)
Macomb, IL
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at South Dakota L 49–92  8–13 (4–4)
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,568)
Vermillion, SD
Feb 1, 2019
7:00 pm 		North Dakota W 111–90  9–13 (5–4)
 Western Hall (566)
Macomb, IL
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Dakota State W 82–70  10–13 (6–4)
 Western Hall (417)
Macomb, IL
Feb 6, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Purdue Fort Wayne W 90–61  11–13 (7–4)
 Gates Sports Center (348)
Fort Wayne, IN
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Omaha W 79–67  12–13 (8–4)
 Baxter Arena (438)
Omaha, NE
Feb 16, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		No. 25 South Dakota L 61–83  12–14 (8–5)
 Western Hall (573)
Macomb, IL
Feb 23, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Oral Roberts W 87–78  12–15 (8–6)
 Western Hall (792)
Macomb, IL
Feb 28, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Denver L 85–94  12–16 (8–7)
 Hamilton Gymnasium (294)
Denver, CO
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm 		at South Dakota State L 62–100  12–17 (8–8)
 Frost Arena (3,064)
Brookings, SD
Summit League Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2019
12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		(5) vs. (4) Oral Roberts
Quarterfinals 		L 67–80  12–18
 Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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