2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–20 (4–14 MAC)
Head coach
  • Shane Clipfell (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Russ Rose
  • Cetera Washington
  • Vanessa Abel
Home arenaUniversity Arena
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Ohio 14 – 4   .778 30 – 6   .833
Miami (OH) 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Buffalo † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Kent State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Akron 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
Bowling Green 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Northern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Western Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Ball State 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258
† 2019 MAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team represents Western Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by seventh year head coach Shane Clipfell, play their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 4–14 in MAC play to finish in fifth place of the West division. They lost in the first round of the MAC women's tournament to Northern Illinois.

Roster

2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jacinta Gibson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, IN
G 1 Kia Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Lawndale Chicago, IL
G 2 Maddie Watters 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Williamston Williamston, MI
G 3 Jillian Fletcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Ursuline Academy
West Virginia State 		Cincinnati, OH
G 4 Deja Wimby 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Snider Fort Wayne, IN
G 5 Nina Farkic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Cameron Heights Kitchener, ON
F 10 Breanna Mobley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lansing Waverly Lansing, MI
G 11 Kamrin Reed 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Holt Holt, MI
G 20 Logan McCane 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Rockford Rockford, MI
F 21 Hannah Douglas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Walled Lake Central Walled Lake, MI
G/F 22 Meredith Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Hilliard Bradley Hilliard, OH
G 23 Jordan Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mona Shores Muskegon, MI
F 24 Leighah-Amori Wool 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Evanston Evanston, IL
G 32 Kiana Cencula 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Adlai E. Stevenson Lincolnshire, IL
G 34 Jasmyn Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Mona Shores
Valparaiso 		Muskegon, MI
F 44 Maxine Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Detroit Country Day Southfield, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018*
6:00 pm 		Grace Christian W 91–46 
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 69–61  1–0
 University Arena (560)
Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 11, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Mexico State L 54–66  1–1
 University Arena (591)
Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Michigan L 42–79  1–2
 University Arena (1,250)
Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 18, 2018*
3:00 pm 		at Ole Miss L 66–69  1–3
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,311)
Oxford, MS
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky W 64–53  2–3
 University Arena (380)
Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 3, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Loyola–Chicago L 53–64  2–4
 University Arena (462)
Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 9, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy W 54–44  3–4
 Calihan Hall (407)
Detroit, MI
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 69–59  4–4
 FAU Arena (340)
Boca Raton, FL
Dec 20, 2018*
3:00 pm 		vs. North Dakota
Hatter Classic 		L 50–62  4–5
 Edmunds Center (105)
DeLand, FL
Dec 21, 2018*
3:00 pm 		vs. Florida A&M
Hatter Classic 		W 69–50  5–5
 Edmunds Center (75)
DeLand, FL
Dec 31, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saginaw Valley State W 75–51  6–5
 University Arena (590)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 84–82  7–5 (1–0)
 Stroh Center (1,465)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Akron L 59–72  7–6 (1–1)
 University Arena (578)
Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 12, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		L 61–64  7–7 (1–2)
 Convocation Center (2,865)
Ypsilanti, MI
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo L 57–80  7–8 (1–3)
 University Arena (513)
Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Buffalo L 59–61  7–9 (1–4)
 University Arena (730)
Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ball State W 65–62  8–9 (2–4)
 Worthen Arena (1,066)
Muncie, IN
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) L 62–81  8–10 (2–5)
 University Arena (1,012)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 51–55  8–11 (2–6)
 MAC Center (931)
Kent, OH
Feb 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Akron L 62–69  8–12 (2–7)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (455)
Akron, OH
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		L 53–87  8–13 (2–8)
 University Arena (721)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 16, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ohio L 56–70  8–14 (2–9)
 Convocation Center (729)
Athens, OH
Feb 18, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois
Rescheduled from January 30 		L 64–77  8–15 (2–10)
 Convocation Center (296)
DeKalb, IL
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kent State L 52–56  8–16 (2–11)
 University Arena (517)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 71–68  9–16 (3–11)
 University Arena (660)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo L 63–73  9–17 (3–12)
 Savage Arena (3,377)
Toledo, OH
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ball State W 72–54  10–17 (3–13)
 University Arena (915)
Kalamazoo, MI
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		L 57–80  10–18 (3–14)
 McGuirk Arena (1,942)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois L 71–74  10–19 (3–15)
 University Arena (594)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) at (7) Northern Illinois
First Round 		L 69–70  10–20
 Convocation Center (496)
DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Official Site of Western Michigan Athletics". Wmubroncos.com.
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