2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by sixth year head coach Terry Fowler and played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Lamar in the first round before losing to Wyoming in the second round.

2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
FIU Holiday Tournament Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record25–11 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Yolisha Jackson
  • Dan Presel
  • Rachel Travis
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UT Arlington153 .833248 .750
Little Rock *†153 .8332111 .656
Troy135 .722229 .710
Georgia State117 .6111714 .548
Appalachian State108 .5562214 .611
South Alabama99 .5002511 .694
Texas State99 .5001417 .452
Coastal Carolina810 .4441715 .531
Arkansas State711 .3891218 .400
Louisiana513 .278723 .233
Louisiana–Monroe414 .2221019 .345
Georgia Southern216 .111722 .241
2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of April 3, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Mahogany Vaught5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrOlive Branch HSOlive Branch, MS
G2Shaforia Kines5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)JrHuffman HSBirmingham, AL
G3Jayla Morrow5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoWenonah HSBirmingham, AL
G4Christen Carter5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS JrThe Bolles SchoolJacksonville, FL
G/F5Emerald Hart5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrPal Beach Gardens HS
NW Kansas Tech
Riviera Beach, FL
G12Damaya Telemaque5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrSummer Creek HSHouston, TX
G14Savannah Jones6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SoSt. Martin HSOcean Springs, MS
G15Alexis Sykes5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoNazareth Regional HSBrooklyn, NY
G21Casey Ferguson5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoD'Iberville HSBiloxi, MS
G23Jala Buster5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrCypress Ranch HSHouston, TX
F25Kennedi Centers6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrSamuel Clemens HSNew Braunfels, TX
F/C35Antoinette Lewis6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoHarding AcademyMemphis, TN
F/C44India Hall6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrBrentwood AcademyAntioch, TN
G45Devyn Lowe5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)RS FrWoodstock HSWoodstock, GA
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
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
William CareyW 82–38 
Mitchell Center (582)
Mobile, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Spring HillW 75–57 1–0
Mitchell Center (491)
Mobile, AL
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern MissW 77–68 2–0
Mitchell Center (781)
Mobile, AL
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Central ArkansasW 58–50 3–0
Farris Center (325)
Conway, AR
Nov 19, 2018*
5:30 pm
at SouthernW 53–49 4–0
F. G. Clark Center (175)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 26, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee StateW 81–74 5–0
Mitchell Center (316)
Mobile, AL
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Tennessee StateW 78–56 6–0
Gentry Complex (387)
Nashville, TN
Dec 5, 2018*
11:30 am
at AlabamaW 72–67 7–0
Coleman Coliseum (4,149)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama StateW 77–65 8–0
Mitchell Center (613)
Mobile, AL
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
FaulknerW 97–40 9–0
Mitchell Center (443)
Mobile, AL
Dec 20, 2018*
1:00 pm
vs. New Mexico State
FIU Holiday Tournament semifinals
W 68–67 10–0
Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
Dec 21, 2018*
1:00 pm
at FIU
FIU Holiday Tournament championship
W 84–77 2OT11–0
Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 3, 2019
5:30 pm
at Appalachian StateL 63–71 11–1 (0–1)
Holmes Center (323)
Boone, NC
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm
at Coastal CarolinaW 88–78 12–1 (1–1)
HTC Center (224)
Conway, SC
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas StateL 64–77 12–2 (1–2)
Mitchell Center (474)
Mobile, AL
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Little RockL 42–65 12–3 (1–3)
Mitchell Center (391)
Mobile, AL
Jan 17, 2019
5:00 pm
at Georgia StateW 68–59 13–3 (2–3)
GSU Sports Arena (365)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm
at Georgia SouthernW 69–53 14–3 (3–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (254)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 24, 2019
11:00 am
LouisianaW 83–60 15–3 (4–3)
Mitchell Center (2,152)
Mobile, AL
Jan 26, 2019
3:00 pm
Louisiana–MonroeW 77–49 16–3 (5–3)
Mitchell Center (381)
Mobile, AL
Feb 2, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
TroyW 80–77 17–3 (6–3)
Mitchell Center (4,469)
Mobile, AL
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas StateL 58–69 17–4 (6–4)
First National Bank Arena (587)
Jonesboro, AR
Feb 9, 2019
3:00 pm
at Little RockL 44–47 17–5 (6–5)
Jack Stephens Center (1,227)
Little Rock, AR
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia SouthernW 73–60 18–5 (7–5)
Mitchell Center (341)
Mobile, AL
Feb 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia StateW 62–59 19–5 (8–5)
Mitchell Center (391)
Mobile, AL
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at TroyL 58–66 19–6 (8–6)
Trojan Arena (2,327)
Troy, AL
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm
at UT ArlingtonL 51–72 19–7 (8–7)
College Park Center (1,139)
Arlington, TX
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at Texas StateL 45–77 19–8 (8–8)
Strahan Arena (2,084)
San Marcos, TX
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal CarolinaW 67–50 20–8 (9–8)
Mitchell Center (376)
Mobile, AL
Mar 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian StateL 50–59 20–9 (9–9)
Mitchell Center (382)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) (10) Louisiana
First Round
W 73–61 21–9
Mitchell Center (214)
Mobile, AL
Mar 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (6) Texas State
Second Round
W 68–67 22–9
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 14, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (3) Troy
Quarterfinals
W 87–74 23–9
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 15, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) UT Arlington
Semifinals
W 57–50 24–9
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 16, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN3
(7) vs. (1) Little Rock
Championship Game
L 56–57 24–10
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
WNIT
Mar 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar
First Round
W 73–71 25–10
Montagne Center (1,829)
Beaumont, TX
Mar 24, 2019*
3:00 pm
at Wyoming
Second Round
L 71–78 25–11
Arena-Auditorium (3,405)
Laramie, WY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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(RV) Received Votes
(NR) Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Official Website of the South Alabama Jaguars". Usajaguars.com.
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