2018–19 Bradley Braves women's basketball
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament Champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–10 (10–8 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fessler
  • Christena Hamilton
  • Kristi Zeller
Home arenaRenaissance Coliseum
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drake171 .944277  .794
Missouri State162 .8892510  .714
Northern Iowa126 .6672013  .606
Illinois State117 .6111912  .613
Bradley108 .5562010  .667
Southern Illinois810 .4441515  .500
Loyola–Chicago612 .3331318  .419
Indiana State513 .2781119  .367
Valparaiso315 .167824  .250
Evansville216 .111426  .133
2019 MVC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represents Bradley University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves were led by third year head coach Andrea Gorski. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference and play their home games at Renaissance Coliseum. They finished the season 20–10, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Illinois State. Despite having 20 wins and a better record, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

Roster

2018–19 Bradley Braves women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Gabi Haack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoElk River Elk River, MN
G 4 Aannah Interrante 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMcHenry West Johnsburg, IL
F 5 Chelsea Brackmann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrEisenhower New Berlin, WI
G 11 Lasha Petree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrArbor Prep Detroit, MI
F 12 Asia Strong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRiley South Bend, IN
G 13 Tatum Koenig 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrWest Branch West Branch, IA
G 14 Ryan Wilkins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrSt. Teresa's Academy Kansas City, MO
G 23 Jailynn Lawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCentral Peoria, IL
G 24 Shunseere Kent 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrHapeville Charter Career Academy
East Georgia State
East Point, GA
G 25 Amber Bozeman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrDunlap Dunlap, IL
F 30 Emily Marsh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHuron Superior Township, MI
G/F 32 Ellie Spelhaug 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPleasant Valley Bettendorf, IA
F 44 Vanessa Markert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBrown County Mount Sterling, IL
F 45 Nyjah White 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoHickman Columbia, MO
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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018*
2:30 pm
Quincy W 91–62 
Renaissance Coliseum (606)
Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southeast Missouri State W 85–79  1–0
Renaissance Coliseum (693)
Peoria, IL
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Rockhurst W 83–40  2–0
Renaissance Coliseum (565)
Peoria, IL
Nov 23, 2018*
1:30 pm
vs. Delaware
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
W 59–47  3–0
FAU Arena (472)
Boca Raton, FL
Nov 24, 2018*
11:00 am
at Florida Atlantic
FAU Thanksgiving Tournament championship
W 80–59  4–0
FAU Arena (415)
Boca Raton, FL
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois W 67–64  5–0
Renaissance Coliseum (571)
Peoria, IL
Dec 1, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland W 73–64  6–0
Renaissance Coliseum (648)
Peoria, IL
Dec 4, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Western Illinois W 82–68  7–0
Renaissance Coliseum (2,324)
Peoria, IL
Dec 14, 2018*
12:00 pm
at Omaha W 80–60  8–0
Sapp Fieldhouse (1,503)
Omaha, NE
Dec 19, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State W 67–65  9–0
Wolstein Center (203)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 21, 2018*
11:00 am
at Purdue L 61–74  9–1
Mackey Arena (5,491)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Chicago State W 89–59  10–1
Renaissance Coliseum (708)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
Jan 4, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake L 63–92  10–2 (0–1)
Renaissance Coliseum (737)
Peoria, IL
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 78–81 OT 10–3 (0–2)
Renaissance Coliseum (576)
Peoria, IL
Jan 11, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville W 75–68  11–3 (1–2)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323)
Evansville, IN
Jan 13, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State W 61–45  12–3 (2–2)
Hulman Center (1,474)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 18, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State L 56–68  12–4 (2–3)
Renaissance Coliseum (515)
Peoria, IL
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 58–53 OT 13–4 (3–3)
Renaissance Coliseum (656)
Peoria, IL
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry
W 79–68  14–4 (4–3)
Redbird Arena (1,223)
Normal, IL
Feb 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso L 73–76  14–5 (4–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (377)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago W 69–56  15–5 (5–4)
Joseph J. Gentile Center (378)
Chicago, IL
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State W 61–45  16–5 (6–4)
Renaissance Coliseum (683)
Peoria, IL
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 81–63  17–5 (7–4)
Renaissance Coliseum (657)
Peoria, IL
Feb 15, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois L 55–62  17–6 (7–5)
SIU Arena (356)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 60–82  17–7 (7–6)
JQH Arena (2,235)
Springfield, MO
Feb 22, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry
W 65–55  18–7 (8–6)
Renaissance Coliseum (993)
Peoria, IL
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Valparaiso W 87–76  19–7 (9–6)
Renaissance Coliseum (991)
Peoria, IL
Mar 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 71–59  20–7 (10–6)
Renaissance Coliseum (1,024)
Peoria, IL
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Iowa L 57–61  20–8 (10–7)
McLeod Center (1,652)
Cedar Falls, IA
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 23 Drake L 53–95  20–9 (10–8)
Knapp Center (3,257)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
Mar 15, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Illinois State
Quarterfinals
L 55–61  20–10
TaxSlayer Center (1,509)
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

References

  1. "Official Website of Bradley University Athletics". Bubraves.com.
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