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2018–19 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

2018–19 Missouri Tigers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record24–11 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Putnam
  • Ashleen Bracey
  • Chris Bracey
Home arenaMizzou Arena
Seasons
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State 15 1   .938 33 3   .917
No. 15 South Carolina 13 3   .813 23 9   .719
No. 14 Texas A&M 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 17 Kentucky 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
Missouri 10 6   .625 24 11   .686
Auburn 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
Georgia 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
Tennessee 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
LSU 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Arkansas 6 10   .375 22 15   .595
Alabama 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
Ole Miss 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Florida 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
Vanderbilt 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by ninth-year head coach Robin Pingeton. They played their games at Mizzou Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to Mississippi State. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Iowa in the second round.

Previous season

The Tigers began the 2017–18 season ranked #16 in both the AP and Coaches Polls. They finished the season 24–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. Ranked 14th nationally, they advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to 19th-ranked Georgia.[1] They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament where they were upset by Florida Gulf Coast in the first round.[2]

Roster

2018–19 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kelsey Winfrey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lebanon Lebanon, MO
G 2 Akira Levy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Upperman Baxter, TN
G 3 Sophie Cunningham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Rock Bridge Columbia, MO
G 5 Lauren Aldridge 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Marshfield
Kansas
Marshfield, MO
G 10 Nadia Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Homewood-Flossmoor Chicago, IL
G 11 Haley Troup 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Gadsden City Gadsden, AL
G 12 Elle Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Rock Bridge Columbia, MO
F 13 Hannah Schuchts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Maclay School Tallahassee, FL
F 21 Cierra Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Rock Bridge Columbia, MO
G 22 Jordan Roundtree 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Kirkwood St. Louis, MO
G 23 Amber Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Loyola College Prep Shreveport, LA
G 24 Jordan Chavis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Central Davidson Lexington, NC
F 34 Emmanuelle Tahane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Marcellin Berthelot Bondy, France
F 43 Grace Berg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Indianola Indianaola, IA
F 45 Brittany Garner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Winslow Township Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 7, 2018

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 16 Missouri Western W 70–48 
Mizzou Arena (1,583)
Columbia, MO
11/01/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 16 Washburn W 74–59 
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
8:00 pm
No. 16 at Western Illinois W 89–64  1–0
Western Hall (1,227)
Macomb, IL
11/14/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 16 Missouri State W 65–61  2–0
Mizzou Arena (4,111)
Columbia, MO
11/16/2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 16 Green Bay L 49–56  2–1
Mizzou Arena (3,687)
Columbia, MO
11/19/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 21 SIU Edwardsville W 59–36  3–1
Mizzou Arena (3,254)
Columbia, MO
11/23/2018*
6:30 pm
No. 21 vs. Michigan
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
L 54–70  3–2
Hertz Arena (1,317)
Estero, FL
11/24/2018*
12:30 pm
No. 21 vs. Quinnipiac
Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round
W 65–51  4–2
Hertz Arena (716)
Estero, FL
11/25/2018*
12:30 pm
No. 21 vs. Duke
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
W 72–64  5–2
Hertz Arena (762)
Estero, FL
12/02/2018*
4:00 pm
at West Virginia
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 68–51  6–2
WVU Coliseum (1,273)
Morgantown, WV
12/06/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 23 UMKC W 66–59  7–2
Mizzou Arena (3,407)
Columbia, MO
12/09/2018*
5:00 pm
No. 23 at Saint Louis W 74–62  8–2
Chaifetz Arena (3,784)
St. Louis, MO
12/15/2018*
3:00 pm
No. 22 South Dakota L 61–74  8–3
Mizzou Arena (4,509)
Columbia, MO
12/17/2018*
7:00 pm
Texas State W 69–50  9–3
Mizzou Arena (3,518)
Columbia, MO
12/21/2018*
12:00 pm
at Illinois W 67–45  10–3
State Farm Center (1,288)
Champaign, IL
12/30/2018*
2:00 pm
Arkansas State W 70–50  11–3
Mizzou Arena (5,265)
Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
01/03/2019
7:00 pm
Ole Miss W 78–55  12–3
(1–0)
Mizzou Arena (4,083)
Columbia, MO
01/06/2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 10 Tennessee W 66–64  13–3
(2–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,113)
Knoxville, TN
01/10/2019
7:00 pm
Arkansas W 71–53  14–3
(3–0)
Mizzou Arena (4,216)
Columbia, MO
01/13/2019
2:00 pm, SECN
at Florida L 56–58  14–4
(3–1)
O'Connell Center (2,218)
Gainesville, FL
01/17/2019
6:00 pm, SECN
Georgia W 61–35  15–4
(4–1)
Mizzou Arena (4,004)
Columbia, MO
01/21/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 at No. 19 South Carolina L 65–79  15–5
(4–2)
Colonial Life Arena (12,004)
Columbia, SC
01/24/2019
5:30 pm, SECN
No. 25 at No. 15 Kentucky L 41–52  15–6
(4–3)
Memorial Coliseum (4,174)
Lexington, KY
01/27/2019
2:00 pm
No. 25 Auburn W 74–65  16–6
(5–3)
Mizzou Arena (5,119)
Columbia, MO
02/04/2019
6:00 pm, SECN
at LSU L 51–61  16–7
(5–4)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,756)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/07/2019
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 18 Texas A&M W 70–65 OT 17–7
(6–4)
Mizzou Arena (4,513)
Columbia, MO
02/10/2019
3:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt W 69–46  18–7
(7–4)
Mizzou Arena (4,857)
Columbia, MO
02/14/2019
8:00 pm, SECN
at No. 5 Mississippi State W 75–67  19–7
(8–4)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,545)
Starkville, MS
02/17/2019
4:00 pm, ESPN2
Tennessee L 60–62  19–8
(8–5)
Mizzou Arena (8,559)
Columbia, MO
02/24/2019
2:00 pm
at Auburn L 54–58  19–9
(8–6)
Auburn Arena (2,293)
Auburn, AL
02/28/2019
8:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas W 73–67  20–9
(9–6)
Bud Walton Arena (1,153)
Fayetteville, AR
03/03/2019
2:00 pm
Alabama W 82–47  21–9
(10–6)
Mizzou Arena (6,527)
Columbia, MO
SEC Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
1:30 pm, SECN
(5) vs. (13) Florida
Second Round
W 87–56  22–9
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
03/08/2019
1:30 pm, SECN
(5) vs. (4) No. 13 Kentucky
Quarterfinals
W 70–68 OT 23–9
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,431)
Greenville, SC
03/09/2019
4:00 pm, ESPNU
(5) vs. (1) No. 5 Mississippi State
Semifinals
L 56–71  23–10
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
(7 G) vs. (10 G) Drake
First Round
W 77–76 OT 24–10
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,720)
Iowa City, IA
03/24/2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(7 G) at (2 G) No. 8 Iowa
Second Round
L 52–68  24–11
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,376)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro Region.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 16 16 21 RV 23 22 RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches 14 14^ 18 RV 25 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References