2018–19 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

2018–19 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
2018–19 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
Carolinas Challenge Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	22–10 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Terri Williams-Flournoy (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Ty Evans; Adrian Walters; Clarisse Garcia;
Home arena	Auburn Arena
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represents Auburn University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, play their home games at Auburn Arena as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to Texas A&M. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to BYU in the first round.

2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	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

Previous season

They finished the 2017–18 season 14–15, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Tennessee.^[1]

Roster

2018–19 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Daisa Alexander	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Southwest DeKalb HS	Decatur, GA
G	1	Robyn Benton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Greater Atlanta Christian	Conyers, GA
G	2	Brooke Moore	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Episcopal HS	Baton Rouge, LA
G	3	Erica Sanders	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Johnson HS	San Antonio, TX
F	4	Abigayle Jackson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Little Rock Central HS	Little Rock, AR
G	5	Emari Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Wheaton North Shawnee CC	Chicago, IL
F	10	Kiyae' White	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Emmaus HS	Macungie, PA
F	20	Unique Thompson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Faith Academy	Theodore, AL
G	23	Crystal Primm	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Oxbridge Academy Duke	West Palm Beach, FL
G/F	24	Erin Howard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Madison East HS	Madison, WI
G	33	Janiah McKay	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Gainesville HS	Gainesville, FL
F	35	Natalie Kelly	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Albany HS	Albany, LA

Head coach

Terri Williams-Flournoy (Penn State)

Assistant coach(es)

Ty Evans (UW–Whitewater)
Adrian Walters (Saint Francis (PA))
Clarisse Garcia (Villanova)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 19, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018* 5:30 pm		Grambling State	W 97–48	1–0	Auburn Arena (1,657) Auburn, AL
11/09/2018* 6:00 pm		Nicholls Preseason WNIT First Round	W 80–59	2–0	Auburn Arena (2,316) Auburn, AL
11/11/2018* 3:00 pm		at New Mexico Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals	W 79–76	3–0	Dreamstyle Arena (4,419) Albuquerque, NM
11/13/2018* 6:30 pm		at Iowa State Preseason WNIT Semifinals	L 64–67	3–1	Hilton Coliseum (9,274) Ames, IA
11/25/2018* 2:00 pm		Louisiana	W 71–59	4–1	Auburn Arena (1,488) Auburn, AL
11/28/2018* 6:00 pm		at Xavier (LA)	W 77–58	5–1	Convocation Center (201) New Orleans, LA
12/02/2018* 2:00 pm, SECN		Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 95–79	6–1	Auburn Arena (1,877) Auburn, AL
12/06/2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	W 81–70	7–1	Hagan Arena (443) Philadelphia, PA
12/16/2018* 2:00 pm		Samford	W 73–46	8–1	Auburn Arena (1,675) Auburn, AL
12/18/2018* 5:30 pm		vs. Coastal Carolina Carolinas Challenge	W 84–78	9–1	Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC
12/20/2018* 5:30 pm		vs. North Carolina Carolinas Challenge	W 86–81 ^OT	10–1	Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC
12/22/2018* 1:00 pm		at Elon	W 96–44	11–1	Schar Center (368) Elon, NC
12/29/2018* 12:00 pm		Alabama State	W 83–50	12–1	Auburn Arena (1,868) Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
01/03/2019 6:00 pm		No. 10 Tennessee	L 69–78	12–2 (0–1)	Auburn Arena (2,204) Auburn, AL
01/06/2019 12:00 pm, SECN		at Florida	W 64–56	13–2 (1–1)	O'Connell Center (2,109) Gainesville, FL
01/10/2019 7:00 pm		at Alabama	W 66–56	14–2 (2–1)	Coleman Coliseum (2,575) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/14/2019 6:00 pm, SECN		No. 7 Mississippi State	L 59–85	14–3 (2–2)	Auburn Arena (1,908) Auburn, AL
01/17/2019 7:00 pm		at Vanderbilt	W 72–70	15–3 (3–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,835) Nashville, TN
01/24/2019 7:30 pm, SECN		No. 24 Texas A&M	L 67–69	15–4 (3–3)	Auburn Arena (1,656) Auburn, AL
01/27/2019 2:00 pm		at No. 25 Missouri	L 65–74	15–5 (3–4)	Mizzou Arena (5,119) Columbia, MO
01/31/2019 7:00 pm		at Ole Miss	W 64–51	16–5 (4–4)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,296) Oxford, MS
02/03/2019 2:00 pm, SECN		Georgia	W 59–58 ^OT	17–5 (5–4)	Auburn Arena (2,170) Auburn, AL
02/07/2019 6:00 pm		Kentucky	L 68–78	17–6 (5–5)	Auburn Arena (1,604) Auburn, AL
02/10/2019 1:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	W 75–72	18–6 (6–5)	Bud Walton Arena (2,455) Fayetteville, AR
02/14/2019 2:00 pm		at Tennessee	L 62–73	18–7 (6–6)	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,547) Knoxville, TN
02/17/2019 3:00 pm, SECN		Alabama	W 77–38	19–7 (7–6)	Auburn Arena (2,631) Auburn, AL
02/24/2019 2:00 pm		Missouri	W 58–54	20–7 (8–6)	Auburn Arena (2,293) Auburn, AL
02/28/2019 6:00 pm		No. 14 South Carolina	L 66–73	20–8 (8–7)	Auburn Arena (1,912) Auburn, AL
03/03/2019 2:00 pm		at LSU	W 56–46	21–8 (9–7)	Maravich Center (2,607) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/07/2019 7:30 pm, SECN	(6)	vs. (11) Alabama Second Round	W 53–52	22–8	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,089) Greenville, SC
03/08/2019 7:30 pm, SECN	(6)	vs. (3) No. 15 Texas A&M Quarterfinals	L 62–64	22–9	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,709) Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/23/2019* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	(10 C)	vs. (7 C) BYU First Round	L 64–73	22–10	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Central Time. ^[2]

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									RV		RV									N/A
Coaches

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

References

[1] Davis' banked 3 lifts No. 12 Lady Vols by Auburn 64-61

[2] Auburn Tigers women's basketball schedule

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