2018–19 UCF Knights women's basketball team

The 2018–19 UCF Knights women's basketball team will represent the University of Central Florida during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 42nd season of basketball, were led by third-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament which was their first trip since 2011, where they lost to Arizona State in the first round.

2018–19 UCF Knights women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2018–19 record26–7 (13–3 The American)
Head coachKatie Abrahamson-Henderson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFE Arena
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UConn †16–0 1.000  35–3  .921
UCF13–3 .813  26–7  .788
Cincinnati12–4 .750  24–11  .686
Houston9–7 .563  15–16  .484
South Florida7–9 .438  19–16  .543
Temple7–9 .438  11–18  .379
East Carolina6–10 .375  16–15  .516
Tulsa6–10 .375  13–18  .419
Tulane5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Wichita State5–11 .313  12–18  .400
SMU5–11 .313  11–19  .367
Memphis5–11 .313  11–20  .355
† 2019 AAC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, AAC Digital, or UCF Knights All-Access. Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the UCF Portal. All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.

Roster
2018–19 UCF Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Sianni Martin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrNeumann Goretti HS
Towson		 Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Anna Kelly 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SoLexington HS
Fordham		 Lexington, MA
G 2 Korneila Wright 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrJones HS Orlando, FL
G 3 Diamond Battles 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWinter Haven HS Winter Haven, FL
F 5 Masseny Kaba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoCathedral HS Dorchester, MA
G 10 Britney Onyeje 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrPflugerville HS Pflugerville, TX
G 11 Kayla Thingpen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrPalm Beach Lakes HS West Palm Beach, FL
F 12 Nyala Shuler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrEdgewater HS Orlando, FL
G 21 Sydnee McDonald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrFlint Carman-Ainsworth HS
Chipola College		 Flint, MI
F 24 Fifi Ndour 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrMontverde Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 25 Tolulope Omokore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrEleanor Roosevelt HS Greenbelt, MD
F 32 Britney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBoone HS Orlando, FL
G 33 Jamesha Paul 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrDillard HS Pompano Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/07/2018*
11:00 AM		 at Pittsburgh W 61–58  1–0
 Peterson Events Center (8,357)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/14/2018*
7:00 PM		 at Stetson W 78–55  2–0
 Edmunds Center (482)
DeLand, FL
11/18/2018*
2:00 PM		 at Mercer W 76–42  3–0
 Hawkins Arena (446)
Macon, GA
11/21/2018*
5:00 PM		 at Central Michigan L 68–75  3–1
 McGuirk Arena (1,676)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/24/2018*
2:30 PM		 Richmond
UCF Thanksgiving Tournament		 W 70–48  4–1
 CFE Arena (761)
Orlando, FL
11/25/2018*
1:30 PM		 Villanova
UCF Thanksgiving Tournament		 W 71–56  5–1
 CFE Arena (730)
Orlando, FL
11/30/2018*
7:00 PM		 Chattanooga W 75–37  6–1
 CFE Arena (2,774)
Orlando, FL
12/09/2018*
5:00 PM		 at Delaware W 71–60  7–1
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,043)
Newark, DE
12/12/2018*
7:00 PM		 at Duquesne W 71–63  8–1
 Palumbo Center (492)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/17/2018*
7:00 PM		 Pacific W 64–57  9–1
 CFE Arena (2,411)
Orlando, FL
12/21/2018*
5:00 PM		 vs. Liberty
St. Pete Shootout		 W 53–45  10–1
 McArthur Center (212)
St. Petersburg, FL
12/22/2018*
7:30 PM		 vs. No. 15 Syracuse
St. Pete Shootout		 L 52–57  10–2
 McArthur Center (204)
St. Petersburg, FL
12/30/2018*
2:00 PM		 at Quinnipiac W 47–45  11–2
 People's United Center (1,080)
Hamden, CT
AAC regular season
01/05/2019
5:00 PM, CBSSN		 at Memphis W 68–55  12–2
(1–0)		 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (676)
Memphis, TN
01/08/2019
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at South Florida
War on I-4		 W 62–49  13–2
(2–0)		 Yuengling Center (2,902)
Tampa, FL
01/13/2019
12:00 PM, ESPNU		 Cincinnati W 56–55  14–2
(3–0)		 CFE Arena (2,631)
Orlando, FL
01/16/2019
7:00 PM		 Tulsa W 60–44  15–2
(4–0)		 CFE Arena (2,547)
Orlando, FL
01/19/2019
2:00 PM		 SMU W 55–43  16–2
(5–0)		 CFE Arena (2,361)
Orlando, FL
01/23/2019
7:00 PM, ADN		 at East Carolina W 61–58 OT 17–2
(6–0)		 Williams Arena (798)
Greenville, NC
01/27/2019
4:00 PM, ESPN2		 at No. 3 Connecticut L 57–93  17–3
(6–1)		 XL Center (12,139)
Hartford, CT
01/30/2019
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Houston W 58–56  18–3
(7–1)		 CFE Arena (3,306)
Orlando, FL
02/03/2019
1:00 PM, ESPN2		 South Florida
War on I-4		 W 66–63  19–3
(8–1)		 CFE Arena (2,566)
Orlando, FL
02/09/2019
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at SMU W 66–54  20–3
(9–1)		 Moody Coliseum (831)
Dallas, TX
02/13/2019
8:00 PM		 at Tulane L 59–61  20–4
(9–2)		 Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
02/17/2019
2:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		 No. 4 Connecticut L 41–78  20–5
(9–3)		 CFE Arena (5,844)
Orlando, FL
02/20/2019
7:30 PM		 at Wichita State W 57–49  21–5
(10–3)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,769)
Wichita, KS
02/23/2019
2:00 PM		 Temple W 62–54  22–5
(11–3)		 CFE Arena (2,808)
Orlando, FL
03/02/2019
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Tulane W 52–42  23–5
(12–3)		 CFE Arena (2,947)
Orlando, FL
03/04/2019
7:00 PM, CBSSN		 at Houston W 59–50  24–5
(13–3)		 Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
AAC Women's Tournament
03/09/2019
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 (2) vs. (7) Tulsa
Quarterfinals		 W 66–54  25–5
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
03/10/2019
6:30 PM, ESPN2		 (2) vs. (3) Cincinnati
Semifinals		 W 66–58  26–5
 Mohegan Sun Arena (5,872)
Uncasville, CT
03/11/2019
7:00 PM, ESPN2		 (2) vs. (3) No. 2 Connecticut
Championship Game		 L 45–66  26–6
 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,001)
Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2019*
7:00 PM, ESPN2		 (12 P) vs. (5 P) No. 22 Arizona State
First Round		 L 45–60  26–7
 Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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19		Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References
  1. "(W) Basketball". UCFKnights.com.
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