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 Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2018–19 record22–10 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coachC. Vivian Stringer (24th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Maryland15–3 .833  29–5  .853
No. 8 Iowa †14–4 .778  29–7  .806
Rutgers13–5 .722  22–10  .688
Michigan11–7 .611  22–12  .647
Ohio State10–8 .556  14–15  .483
Minnesota9–9 .500  21–11  .656
Michigan State9–9 .500  21–12  .636
Northwestern9–9 .500  21–15  .583
Nebraska9–9 .500  14–16  .467
Indiana8–10 .444  21–13  .618
Purdue8–10 .444  19–15  .559
Penn State5–13 .278  12–18  .400
Wisconsin4–14 .222  15–18  .455
Illinois2–16 .111  10–20  .333
† 2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Zipporah Boughton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrRobert E. Lee Wetumpka, AL
G 2 Noga Peleg Pelc 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr  Even Yehuda, Israel
G 3 Charise Wilson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SrSt. Anthony's
Rhode Island		 West Babylon, NY
G 4 Sierra Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrChrist the King
Ohio State		 Brooklyn, NY
G 5 Ciani Cryor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS JrNeumann-Goretti
Georgia Tech		 Philadelphia, PA
G 12 Khadaizha Sanders 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrBishop McNamara Virginia Beach, IL
F 13 Mael Gilles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMontmorency Montréal-Nord, Quebec
F 15 Caitlin Jenkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrHuntington
Southern Miss/Southern		 Shreveport, LA
F 22 Tyia Singleton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWinter Haven Winter Haven, FL
G 24 Arella Guirantes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoBellport
Texas Tech		 Bellport, NY
G/F 31 Tekia Mack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMarshall Chicago, IL
F 35 Stasha Carey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrBerea-Midpark
Pittsburgh		 Cleveland, OH
F/C 40 Victoria Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrParkview Snellville, GA
C 44 Jordan Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSterling Somerdale, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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 Brook W 61–47  2–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,187)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN		 Central Connecticut State W 73–44  3–0
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,583)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 16, 2018*
5:00 pm		 at Charlotte Postponed[1] Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Nov 18, 2018*
4:00 pm		 Albany W 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 Harvard W 60–49  6–3
 Lavietes Pavilion (783)
Cambridge, MA
Dec 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTN		 LSU W 57–43  7–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,726)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 28, 2018
4:00 pm		 Northwestern W 45–41  8–3
(1–0)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,952)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 31, 2018
12:00 pm		 at No. 4 Maryland W 73–65  9–3
(2–0)		 Xfinity Center (5,892)
College Park, MD
Jan 4, 2019*
4:00 pm		 Brown W 73–52  10–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,449)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 6, 2019
4:00 pm		 Penn State W 74–61  11–3
(3–0)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,868)
Piscatway, NJ
Jan 9, 2019
8:00 pm		 at Illinois W 71–60  12–3
(4–0)		 State Farm Center (1,150)
Champaign, IL
Jan 13, 2019
3:00 pm, BTN		 at Nebraska W 62–56  13–3
(5–0)		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,222)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm		 No. 20 Purdue W 65–63 OT 14–3
(6–0)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,419)
Piscatway, NJ
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm		 No. 20 No. 17 Michigan State W 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 Iowa L 66–72  15–4
(7–1)		 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,035)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm		 No. 14 at Penn State W 69–61  16–4
(8–1)		 Bryce Jordan Center (2,463)
University Park, PA
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm		 No. 17 Indiana W 69–64  17–4
(9–1)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,776)
Piscatway, NJ
Feb 3, 2019
4:00 pm		 No. 17 at Minnesota L 46–60  17–5
(9–2)		 Williams Arena (4,888)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm		 No. 20 No. 10 Maryland L 48–62  17–6
(9–3)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,573)
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 14, 2019
4:00 pm		 No. 23 Ohio State L 39–59  17–7
(9–4)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,849)
Piscatway, NJ
Feb 18, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN		 at Indiana W 69–61  18–7
(10–4)		 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,324)
Bloomington, IN
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Michigan L 76–86  18–8
(10–5)		 Crisler Center (2,508)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 25, 2019
7:00 pm		 Wisconsin W 73–53  19–8
(11–5)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,154)
Piscatway, NJ
Feb 28, 2019
6:30 pm, BTN		 Minnesota W 60–54  20–8
(12–5)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,852)
Piscatway, NJ
Mar 3, 2019
2:00 pm, BTN		 at Ohio State W 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.
[2]

Rankings
Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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
AP RV 20-T 14 17 20-T 23 RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV 23 18 19 24 24 RV RV RV RV RV

See also

2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

References
  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 19 October 2018.
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