2018–19 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

2018–19 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record6–25 (3–13 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTom Gola Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fordham † 13 – 3   .813 25 – 9   .735
VCU 13 – 3   .813 24 – 10   .706
Duquesne 11 – 5   .688 19 – 13   .594
Dayton 10 – 6   .625 17 – 14   .548
Davidson 10 – 6   .625 17 – 15   .531
Saint Louis 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
George Mason 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533
Massachusetts 7 – 9   .438 16 – 16   .500
Saint Joseph's 7 – 9   .438 12 – 19   .387
George Washington 7 – 9   .438 10 – 20   .333
Richmond 6 – 10   .375 9 – 21   .300
St. Bonaventure 5 – 11   .313 8 – 22   .267
La Salle 3 – 13   .188 6 – 25   .194
Rhode Island 3 – 13   .188 8 – 21   .276
† 2019 A10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by first year head coach Mountain MacGillivray, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 3–13 in A-10 to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Dayton.

Media

La Salle Explorers Sports Network

Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the La Salle Portal. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.

Roster

2018–19 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Shayla Sweeney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Pennsauken Pennsauken, NJ
G 3 Rayshel Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Curtis Staten Island, NY
G 4 Kate Hill Current redshirt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Peddie
Rutgers 		Toronto, ON
F/C 5 Amber Wilks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Walnut Hills Cincinnati, OH
G 11 Deja King 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Life Center Academy Trenton, NJ
G/F 14 Michelle Nicholls 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Life Center Academy Auckland, New Zealand
G/F 15 Kayla Spruill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Western School of Technology Baltimore, MD
F 22 Jeryn Reese 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mansfield
Owens CC 		Mansfield, OH
F/C 25 Shalina Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Archbishop Prendergast Philadelphia, PA
G 30 Janay Sanders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mallard Creek Charlotte, NC
F 32 Jasmine White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Anthony's Huntington, NY
G 33 Erin Morgan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Archbishop Wood Willow Grove, PA
C 35 Sofilia Ngwafang 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Paint Branch Silver Spring, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
5:15 pm, ESPN+ 		Howard L 54–57  0–1
 Tom Gola Arena (478)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 11, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at Robert Morris L 39–67  0–2
 North Athletic Complex (662)
Moon Township, PA
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Harvard L 43–88  0–3
 Lavietes Pavilion (667)
Cambridge, MA
Nov 17, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Towson L 68–92  0–4
 SECU Arena 
Towson, MD
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Villanova L 68–81  0–5
 Finneran Pavilion (535)
Villanova, PA
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drexel L 43–58  0–6
 Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 1, 2018*
3:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 9 Oregon State L 46–100  0–7
 Gill Coliseum (4,016)
Corvallis, OR
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		at Penn L 34–65  0–8
 Palestra (449)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 9, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Norfolk State W 52–42  1–8
 Tom Gola Arena (453)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. John's L 57–83  1–9
 Tom Gola Arena (427)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm 		vs. Northern Kentucky
Friar Holiday Classic 		W 74–56  2–9
 Alumni Hall (112)
Providence, RI
Dec 20, 2018*
4:30 pm 		vs. Pepperdine
Friar Holiday Classic 		W 62–55  3–9
 Alumni Hall (112)
Providence, RI
Dec 21, 2018*
2:30 pm 		at Providence
Friar Holiday Classic 		L 47–77  3–10
 Alumni Hall (176)
Providence, RI
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Temple L 47–75  3–11
 McGonigle Hall (801)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 48–84  3–12 (0-1)
 UD Arena (2,339)
Dayton, OH
Jan 8, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VCU L 38–68  3–13 (0–2)
 Siegel Center (412)
Richmond, VA
Jan 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Massachusetts L 60–74  3–14 (0–3)
 Tom Gola Arena (362)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 16, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		George Washington L 59–67  3–15 (0–4)
 Tom Gola Arena (387)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 20, 2019
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Saint Joseph's L 57–60  3–16 (0–5)
 Hagan Arena (903)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Duquesne L 62–66  3–17 (0–6)
 Tom Gola Arena (372)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Richmond L 60–74  3–18 (0–7)
 Tom Gola Arena (324)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fordham L 54–65  3–19 (0–8)
 Tom Gola Arena (374)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 61–80  3–20 (0–9)
 John M. Belk Arena (623)
Davidson, NC
Feb 6, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island W 77–71  4–20 (1–9)
 Ryan Center (726)
Kingston, RI
Feb 10, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis L 58–69  4–21 (1–10)
 Chaifetz Arena (265)
St. Louis, MO
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Mason L 42–59  4–22 (1–11)
 EagleBank Arena (641)
Fairfax, VA
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's L 63–64  4–23 (1–12)
 Tom Gola Arena (639)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 51–56  4–24 (1–13)
 Robins Center (667)
Richmond, VA
Feb 27, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure W 52–45  5–24 (2–13)
 Reilly Center (896)
Olean, NY
Mar 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		George Mason W 77–71  6–24 (3–13)
 Tom Gola Arena (542)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(13) at (4) Dayton
First Round 		L 38–65  6–25
 UD Arena (1,001)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "La Salle University Athletics - 2018–19 Women's Basketball Schedule". goexplorers.com.