2018–19 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record22–11 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
2018–19 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Baylor †18–0 1.00037–1  .974
No. 13 Iowa State13–5 .72226–9  .743
No. 23 Texas12–6 .66723–10  .697
West Virginia11–7 .61122–11  .667
Kansas State11–7 .61121–12  .636
TCU10–8 .55624–11  .686
Oklahoma State5–13 .27814–16  .467
Oklahoma4–14 .2228–22  .267
Texas Tech4–14 .22214–17  .452
Kansas2–16 .11113–18  .419
† 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2018–19 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team representes West Virginia University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by eighteenth-year head coach Mike Carey, play their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big 12 Conference.[2][3] They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to Kansas State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Rider and Villanova in the first and second rounds before losing to Northwestern in the third round.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the season 25–12, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Texas. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bucknell, Saint Joseph's and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, St. John's in the quarterfinals before losing to Virginia Tech in the semifinals.

Roster

2018–19 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Naomi Davenport 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMount Notre Dame
Trinity Valley CC		 Cincinnati, OH
G 2 Kysre Gondrezick 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoBenton Harbor
Michigan		 Benton Harbor, MI
G 4 Nia Staples 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoLakota West Cincinnati, OH
G 5 Tynice Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrSouthwest Atlanta Christian Academy Atlanta, GA
F 12 Jala Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrIMG Academy Philadelphia, PA
F 14 Kari Niblack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWildwood Leesburg, FL
G 15 Lucky Rudd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrNew Hope Christian Academy
NC State		 Thomasville, NC
G 22 Katrina Pardee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrVista Ridge Cedar Park, TX
G 30 Madisen Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrGreenville Senior Greenville, SC
C 31 Rochelle Norris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrNew Hope Academy Stafford, VA
C 34 Theresa Ekhelar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS SrLife Center Academy Woodbridge, NJ
F 35 De'Janae Boykin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrCharles Herbert Flowers
Penn State		 Springdale, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018*
7:00 pm		 West Liberty W 88–53 
WVU Coliseum (2,089)
Morgantown, WV
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Coppin State W 78–37  1–0
 WVU Coliseum (1,103)
Morgantown, WV
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm		 NJIT W 95–50  2–0
 WVU Coliseum (1,209)
Morgantown, WV
Nov 15, 2018*
10:00 am		 Bryant W 94–48  3–0
 WVU Coliseum (9,607)
Morgantown, WV
Nov 23, 2018*
5:15 pm		 No. 25 vs. No. 12 Iowa
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division semifinals		 L 81–84  3–1
 Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 24, 2018*
4:15 pm		 No. 25 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division 3rd place game		 W 81–39  4–1
 Gateway Christian Academy (250)
Bimini, Bahamas
Dec 2, 2018*
5:00 pm, Netstar		 Missouri
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge		 L 51–68  4–2
 WVU Coliseum (1,273)
Morgantown, WV
Dec 8, 2018*
3:00 pm		 at Pittsburgh
Backyard Brawl		 W 77–43  5–2
 Peterson Events Center (674)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 15, 2018*
4:00 pm		 vs. Eastern Kentucky W 78–29  6–2
 Charleston Civic Center (1,856)
Charleston, WV
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Morgan State W 72–37  7–2
 WVU Coliseum (1,363)
Morgantown, WV
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Towson W 90–43  8–2
 WVU Coliseum (1,108)
Morgantown, WV
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Niagara W 84–32  9–2
 WVU Coliseum (2,026)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:30 pm		 at TCU L 48–62  9–3
(0–1)		 Schollmaier Arena (1,723)
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 6, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 13 Texas L 58–70  9–4
(0–2)		 WVU Coliseum (2,932)
Morgantown, WV
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, Netstar		 Oklahoma State W 67–58  10–4
(1–2)		 WVU Coliseum (1,119)
Morgantown, WV
Jan 13, 2019
3:00 pm		 at Oklahoma W 66–55  11–4
(2–2)		 Lloyd Noble Center (3,171)
Norman, OK
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm		 No. 18 Iowa State W 73–64  12–4
(3–2)		 WVU Coliseum (1,512)
Morgantown, WV
Jan 20, 2019
5:00 pm, FS1		 at No. 2 Baylor L 47–79  12–5
(3–3)		 Ferrell Center (5,750)
Waco, TX
Jan 23, 2019
6:00 pm, FSN		 Texas Tech W 68–65  13–5
(4–3)		 WVU Coliseum (1,436)
Morgantown, WV
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm		 Kansas State W 60–30  14–5
(5–3)		 WVU Coliseum (3,229)
Morgantown, WV
Jan 28, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1		 at No. 12 Texas W 64–58  15–5
(6–3)		 Frank Erwin Center (3,052)
Austin, TX
Feb 3, 2019
3:00 pm, ATTSNPT		 Kansas W 71–50  16–5
(7–3)		 WVU Coliseum (3,361)
Morgantown, WV
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm		 at No. 23 Iowa State L 61–77  16–6
(7–4)		 Hilton Coliseum (10,408)
Ames, IA
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Texas Tech W 75–72  17–6
(8–4)		 United Supermarkets Arena (3,015)
Lubbock, TX
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, FSN		 TCU W 79–65  18–6
(9–4)		 WVU Coliseum (6,108)
Morgantown, WV
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Oklahoma State W 77–64  19–6
(10–4)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,683)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ATTSNPT		 Oklahoma L 69–80  19–7
(10–5)		 WVU Coliseum (4,823)
Morgantown, WV
Feb 27, 2019
8:00 pm		 at Kansas State L 79–90  19–8
(10–6)		 Bramlage Coliseum (2,814)
Manhattan, KS
Mar 2, 2019
8:00 pm		 at Kansas W 75–61  20–8
(11–6)		 Allen Fieldhouse (2,682)
Lawrence, KS
Mar 4, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1		 No. 1 Baylor L 57–63  20–9
(11–7)		 WVU Coliseum (3,087)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2019
12:00 pm, FSN		 (4) vs. (5) Kansas State
Quarterfinals		 L 59–72  20–10
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,353)
Oklahoma City, OK
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Rider
First Round		 W 83–43  21–10
 WVU Coliseum (1,032)
Morgantown, WV
Mar 24, 2019*
3:00 pm		 Villanova
Second Round		 W 64–57  22–10
 WVU Coliseum (1,388)
Morgantown, WV
Mar 27, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Northwestern
Third Round		 L 54–56  22–11
 WVU Coliseum (1,314)
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRV25RVRVRVRVRV—————RVRVRVRV——Not released
Coaches2525^2021RVRVRVRVRV———RVRV—RV———

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

References

  1. ↑ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball - Mountaineers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ West Virginia Mountaineers. "West Virginia Mountaineers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ "West Virginia Athletics". Wvusports.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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