2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team


The 2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represents Rutgers University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 24th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, play their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Iowa. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament in the 7th seed in the Albany Regional where they got upset by Buffalo in the first round.

2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–10 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Maryland153 .833295 .853
No. 8 Iowa144 .778297 .806
Rutgers135 .7222210 .688
Michigan117 .6112212 .647
Ohio State108 .5561415 .483
Minnesota99 .5002111 .656
Michigan State99 .5002112 .636
Northwestern99 .5002115 .583
Nebraska99 .5001416 .467
Indiana810 .4442113 .618
Purdue810 .4441915 .559
Penn State513 .2781218 .400
Wisconsin414 .2221518 .455
Illinois216 .1111020 .333
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Zipporah Broughton5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrRobert E. LeeWetumpka, AL
G2Noga Peleg Pelc5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)Fr Even Yehuda, Israel
G3Charise Wilson5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)RS SrSt. Anthony's
Rhode Island
West Babylon, NY
G4Sierra Calhoun6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SrChrist the King
Ohio State
Brooklyn, NY
G5Ciani Cryor5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)RS JrNeumann-Goretti
Georgia Tech
Philadelphia, PA
G12Khadaizha Sanders5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SrBishop McNamaraVirginia Beach, IL
F13Mael Gilles6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoMontmorencyMontréal-Nord, Quebec
F15Caitlin Jenkins6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrHuntington
Southern Miss/Southern
Shreveport, LA
F22Tyia Singleton6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrWinter HavenWinter Haven, FL
G24Arella Guirantes5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS SoBellport
Texas Tech
Bellport, NY
G/F31Tekia Mack6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoMarshallChicago, IL
F35Stasha Carey6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS SrBerea-Midpark
Pittsburgh
Cleveland, OH
F/C40Victoria Harris6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrParkviewSnellville, GA
C44Jordan Wallace6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrSterlingSomerdale, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
St. Francis (PA)W 96–52 1–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,415)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 9, 2018*
2:00 pm
Stony BrookW 61–47 2–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,187)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN
Central Connecticut StateW 73–44 3–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,583)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 16, 2018*
5:00 pm
at CharlottePostponed[1]Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Nov 18, 2018*
4:00 pm
AlbanyW 65–39 4–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,625)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 22, 2018*
5:30 pm
vs. Drake
Vancouver Showcase Quarterfinals
L 59–69 4–1
Vancouver Convention Centre (383)
Vancouver, BC
Nov 23, 2018*
3:00 pm
vs. Gonzaga
Vancouver Showcase Consolation 2nd round
L 40–57 4–2
Vancouver Convention Centre (1,022)
Vancouver, BC
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm
vs. East Tennessee State
Vancouver Showcase 7th place game
W 68–44 5–2
Vancouver Convention Centre (722)
Vancouver, BC
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 51–67 5–3
Cassell Coliseum (966)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at HarvardW 60–49 6–3
Lavietes Pavilion (783)
Cambridge, MA
Dec 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTN
LSUW 57–43 7–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,726)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 28, 2018
4:00 pm
NorthwesternW 45–41 8–3
(1–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,952)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 31, 2018
12:00 pm
at No. 4 MarylandW 73–65 9–3
(2–0)
Xfinity Center (5,892)
College Park, MD
Jan 4, 2019*
4:00 pm
BrownW 73–52 10–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,449)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 6, 2019
4:00 pm
Penn StateW 74–61 11–3
(3–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,868)
Piscatway, NJ
Jan 9, 2019
8:00 pm
at IllinoisW 71–60 12–3
(4–0)
State Farm Center (1,150)
Champaign, IL
Jan 13, 2019
3:00 pm, BTN
at NebraskaW 62–56 13–3
(5–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,222)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm
No. 20 PurdueW 65–63 OT14–3
(6–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,419)
Piscatway, NJ
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm
No. 20 No. 17 Michigan StateW 76–62 15–3
(7–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,539)
Piscatway, NJ
Jan 23, 2019
8:00 pm
No. 14 at No. 17 IowaL 66–72 15–4
(7–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,035)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm
No. 14 at Penn StateW 69–61 16–4
(8–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,463)
University Park, PA
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm
No. 17 IndianaW 69–64 17–4
(9–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,776)
Piscatway, NJ
Feb 3, 2019
4:00 pm
No. 17 at MinnesotaL 46–60 17–5
(9–2)
Williams Arena (4,888)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm
No. 20 No. 10 MarylandL 48–62 17–6
(9–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,573)
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 14, 2019
4:00 pm
No. 23 Ohio StateL 39–59 17–7
(9–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,849)
Piscatway, NJ
Feb 18, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN
at IndianaW 69–61 18–7
(10–4)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,324)
Bloomington, IN
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm
at MichiganL 76–86 18–8
(10–5)
Crisler Center (2,508)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 25, 2019
7:00 pm
WisconsinW 73–53 19–8
(11–5)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,154)
Piscatway, NJ
Feb 28, 2019
6:30 pm, BTN
MinnesotaW 60–54 20–8
(12–5)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,852)
Piscatway, NJ
Mar 3, 2019
2:00 pm, BTN
at Ohio StateW 66–56 21–8
(13–5)
Value City Arena (5,030)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019
9:00 pm, BTN
(3) vs. (11) Purdue
Quarterfinals
W 64–49 22–8
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,325)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 9, 2019
7:30 pm, BTN
(3) vs. (2) No. 10 Iowa
Semifinals
L 67–72 22–9
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,415)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
(7 A) vs. (10 A) Buffalo
First Round
L 71–82 22–10
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Albany Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
APRV20-T141720-T23RVRVRVRVN/A
CoachesRV2318192424RVRVRVRVRV

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Game at Charlotte Postponed". Rutgers Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2018.