2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Neighbors and played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record22–15 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lacey Goldwire
  • Todd Schaefer
  • Pauline Love
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
(Capacity: 19,368)
Seasons
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State 15 1   .938 33 3   .917
No. 15 South Carolina 13 3   .813 23 9   .719
No. 14 Texas A&M 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 17 Kentucky 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
Missouri 10 6   .625 24 11   .686
Auburn 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
Georgia 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
Tennessee 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
LSU 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Arkansas 6 10   .375 22 15   .595
Alabama 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
Ole Miss 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Florida 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
Vanderbilt 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Razorbacks finished the regular season 17–13, 6–10 in conference play. They were seeded 10th in the SEC tournament, earning a first-round bye. The team advanced to the finals, the lowest seed to do so in tournament history, against Mississippi State, where they lost 101–70. The team completed its postseason by advancing to the third round in the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to TCU.[1]

Previous season

edit

The Razorbacks finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the SEC tournament, where they lost to Texas A&M.

Roster

edit
2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 A'Tyanna Gaulden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Americus Sumter HS
Florida State
Ocilla, GA
G 1 Raven Northcross-Baker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Malvern HS
Chipola College
Malvern, AR
G 2 Alexis Tolefree 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Conway HS
Jones County JC
Conway, AR
G 3 Malica Monk 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr North Little Rock HS North Little Rock, AR
G/F 4 Keiryn Swenson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Maize HS Wichita, KS
F/C 10 Kiara Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Little Rock Central HS Little Rock, AR
G 13 Grayce Spangler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, AR
G 14 Jailyn Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr William Mason HS Mason, OH
F 20 Sydney Stout 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bixby HS Bixby, OK
G/F 22 Bailey Zimmerman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Wonderview HS Hattieville, AR
G 23 Amber Ramirez   5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Wagner
TCU
San Antonio, TX
F 24 Taylah Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mansfield Timberview HS Arlington, TX
F 30 Macy Weaver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Stillman Valley HS Davis Junction, IL
G 33 Chelsea Dungee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Sapulpa HS
Oklahoma
Sapulpa, OK
G 52 Rokia Doumbia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr IMG Academy Bradenton, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

edit
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
Southwest Baptist W 115–53 
Bud Walton Arena (1,058)
Fayetteville, AR
November 1*
7:00 pm
East Central W 101–46 
Bud Walton Arena (900)
Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 9*
10:30 am
Northwestern State W 98–53  1–0
Bud Walton Arena (5,497)
Fayetteville, AR
November 14*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 66–65  2–0
College Park Center (1,081)
Arlington, TX
November 18*
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 22 Arizona State L 85–88  2–1
Bud Walton Arena (1,519)
Fayetteville, AR
November 23*
7:30 pm
vs. Tennessee State
Challenge in Music City
W 79–55  3–1
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
November 24*
7:30 pm
vs. Pittsburgh
Challenge in Music City
L 54–61  3–2
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
November 25*
7:30 pm
vs. Wisconsin
Challenge in Music City
W 69–68  4–2
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
November 28*
7:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 74–61  5–2
Bud Walton Arena (1,119)
Fayetteville, AR
December 2*
2:00 pm
at Iowa State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 82–91  5–3
Hilton Coliseum (10,097)
Ames, IA
December 4*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 65–42  6–3
Bud Walton Arena (915)
Fayetteville, AR
December 8*
1:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 80–68  7–3
Moody Coliseum (1,288)
Abilene, TX
December 16*
2:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 71–44  8–3
Bud Walton Arena (1,892)
Fayetteville, AR
December 18*
7:00 pm
Nebraska W 84–80  9–3
Bud Walton Arena (1,335)
Fayetteville, AR
December 20*
2:00 pm, CST
at Tulsa W 61–59  10–3
Reynolds Center (1,222)
Tulsa, OK
December 30*
2:00 pm
Jackson State W 76–57  11–3
Bud Walton Arena (2,270)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
January 3, 2019
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 7 Mississippi State L 69–93  11–4
(0–1)
Bud Walton Arena (2,263)
Fayetteville, AR
January 6
2:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss W 85–55  12–4
(1–1)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,642)
Oxford, MS
January 10
7:00 pm
at Missouri L 53–71  12–5
(1–2)
Mizzou Arena (4,216)
Columbia, MO
January 13
2:00 pm
Vanderbilt W 83–62  13–5
(2–2)
Bud Walton Arena (1,553)
Fayetteville, AR
January 21
6:00 pm, SECN
at Tennessee W 80–79  14–5
(3–2)
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,259)
Knoxville, TN
January 24
7:00 pm
Alabama W 72–61  15–5
(4–2)
Bud Walton Arena (1,375)
Fayetteville, AR
January 27
1:00 pm
at Florida W 83–73  16–5
(5–2)
O'Connell Center (2,009)
Gainesville, FL
January 31
7:00 pm
Georgia L 72–80  16–6
(5–3)
Bud Walton Arena (1,116)
Fayetteville, AR
February 3
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 16 South Carolina L 79–87  16–7
(5–4)
Bud Walton Arena (1,637)
Fayetteville, AR
February 7
8:00 pm, SECN
at LSU L 34–71  16–8
(5–5)
Maravich Assembly Center (1,599)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 10
1:00 pm, SECN
Auburn L 72–75  16–9
(5–6)
Bud Walton Arena (2,455)
Fayetteville, AR
February 17
1:00 pm
at No. 17 Kentucky L 59–61  16–10
(5–7)
Memorial Coliseum (5,680)
Lexington, KY
February 21
6:00 pm
at Georgia L 83–93  16–11
(5–8)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,317)
Athens, GA
February 24
3:00 pm, SECN
Ole Miss W 73–61  17–11
(6–8)
Bud Walton Arena (2,455)
Fayetteville, AR
February 28
8:00 pm, SECN
Missouri L 67–73  17–12
(6–9)
Bud Walton Arena (1,153)
Fayetteville, AR
March 3
4:00 pm, SECN
at No. 19 Texas A&M L 53–66  17–13
(6–10)
Reed Arena (3,609)
College Station, TX
SEC Tournament
March 7
5:00 pm, SECN
(10) vs. (7) Georgia
Second Round
W 86–76  18–13
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,089)
Greenville, SC
March 8
5:00 pm, SECN
(10) vs. (2) No. 12 South Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 95–89  19–13
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,709)
Greenville, SC
March 9
6:30 pm, ESPNU
(10) vs. (3) No. 15 Texas A&M
Semifinals
W 58–51  20–13
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,817)
Greenville, SC
March 10
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(10) vs. (1) No. 5 Mississippi State
Championship Game
L 70–101  20–14
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,771)
Greenville, SC
Women's National Invitation Tournament
March 21*
7:00 pm
Houston
First Round
W 88–80 OT 21–14
Bud Walton Arena (3,689)
Fayetteville, AR
March 24*
2:00 pm
UAB
Second Round
W 100–52  22–14
Bud Walton Arena (3,939)
Fayetteville, AR
March 28*
7:00 pm
TCU
Third Round
L 78–82  22–15
Bud Walton Arena (5,287)
Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central time.
[2]

Rankings

edit

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 RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Dungee Earns SEC All-Tournament Team
  2. ^ "2018-19 Razorback Women's Basketball Schedule". arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved August 26, 2018.