2018–19 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team
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WNIT, Third Round | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 20–15 (11–5 C-USA) |
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Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
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No. 21 Rice † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2018–19 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by first year head coach Greg Collins. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–15, 11–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Rice. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Miami (OH) and Morehead State in the first and second rounds before losing to Ohio in the third round.
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 1, 2018* 6:00 pm | West Virginia State | W 104–74 | E. A. Diddle Arena (854) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 15 Louisville | L 80–102 | 0–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,476) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSOK | at Oklahoma | L 83–90 | 0–2 | Lloyd Noble Center (2,907) Norman, OK | |||||||
Nov 13, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3/WKYU | No. 13 Iowa | L 67–104 | 0–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,301) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Nov 17, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Michigan | L 90–108 | 0–4 | McGuirk Arena (1,696) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
Nov 20, 2018* 11:00 am | Southern Illinois | W 83–76 | 1–4 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,792) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Nov 22, 2018* 10:30 pm | vs. No. 8 Oregon State Vancouver Showcase Quarterfinals | L 60–74 | 1–5 | Vancouver Convention Centre (296) Vancouver, BC | |||||||
Nov 23, 2018* 4:30 pm | vs. East Tennessee State Vancouver Showcase Consolation 2nd round | W 82–68 | 2–5 | Vancouver Convention Centre (1,022) Vancouver, BC | |||||||
Nov 24, 2018* 3:30 pm | vs. Gonzaga Vancouver Showcase 5th place game | L 55–76 | 2–6 | Vancouver Convention Centre (722) Vancouver, BC | |||||||
Nov 28, 2018* 6:00 pm | Morgan State | W 90–43 | 3–6 | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,056) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 5:00 pm | at Little Rock | W 68–56 | 4–6 | Jack Stephens Center (1,777) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm | Bellarmine | W 68–56 | 5–6 | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,204) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Dec 16, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN3/WKYU | Ball State | L 83–86 | 5–7 | E. A. Diddle Arena (715) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Dec 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCNE | at No. 2 Notre Dame | L 53–94 | 5–8 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,502) South Bend, IN | |||||||
Dec 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | Union (TN) | W 77–65 | 6–8 | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,214) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3/WKYU | Charlotte | W 76–58 | 7–8 (1–0) | E. A. Diddle Arena (892) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm | Old Dominion | W 75–60 | 8–8 (2–0) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,236) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3/WKYU | Marshall | W 85–55 | 9–8 (3–0) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,391) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Jan 17, 2019 10:00 am, beIN | at FIU | W 94–82 | 10–8 (4–0) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,383) Miami, FL | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 81–50 | 11–8 (5–0) | FAU Arena (368) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 56–69 | 11–9 (5–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,187) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3/WKYU | Louisiana Tech | W 81–76 | 12–9 (6–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,759) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Jan 31, 2019 11:00 am | at UTSA | W 81–62 | 13–9 (7–1) | Convocation Center (1,200) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm | at UTEP | W 64–61 | 14–9 (8–1) | Don Haskins Center (429) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Feb 7, 2019 6:00 pm | Rice | L 46–68 | 14–10 (8–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,347) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm | North Texas | L 67–76 | 14–11 (8–3) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,363) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 6:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 69–81 | 14–12 (8–4) | Murphy Center (3,922) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UAB | L 63–70 | 14–13 (8–5) | Bartow Arena (634) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Marshall | W 69–66 OT | 15–13 (9–5) | Cam Henderson Center (1,182) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 3:00 pm | at North Texas | W 71–66 | 16–13 (10–5) | The Super Pit (658) Denton, TX | |||||||
Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Middle Tennessee | W 67–56 | 17–13 (11–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,823) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Conference USA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2019 11:30 am, Stadium | (4) | vs. (5) Old Dominion Quarterfinals | W 74–60 | 18–13 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
Mar 15, 2019 8:00 pm, Stadium | (4) | vs. (1) No. 24 Rice Semifinals | L 57–64 | 18–14 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
WNIT | |||||||||||
Mar 21, 2019* 6:00 pm | at Miami (OH) First Round | W 67–63 | 19–14 | Millett Hall (338) Oxford, OH | |||||||
Mar 24, 2019* 2:00 pm | Morehead State Second Round | W 68–65 | 20–14 | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,206) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Mar 28, 2019* 6:00 pm | at Ohio Third Round | L 60–68 | 20–15 | Convocation Center (1,491) Athens, OH | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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 |
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Coaches | N/A |
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Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
See also
2018–19 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
References
- ^ "Western Kentucky University Athletics". Wkusports.com.