2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team

2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball
FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record26–7 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Taren Martin
  • Reagan Miller
  • Dodie Dunson II
Home arenaBartow Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by sixth year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena and were members of Conference USA.[1][2][3] They finished the season 26–7, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Troy in the first round before losing to Arkansas in the second round.

Roster

2018–19 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Miyah Barnes 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Central HS Memphis, TN
G 1 Margaret Whitley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Geneva HS Geneva, IL
G 3 Angela Vendrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr CB Claret Benimaclet Alicante, Spain
F 4 Talia Roldan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Andrean Griffith, IN
G 5 Emily Frasco 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Prospect HS Mount Prospect, IL
F 10 Sara Rosenfeldt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. Charles East HS St. Charles, IL
G 12 Trista Magee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Presbyterian Christian
Alabama 		Ellisville, MS
F 13 Katelynn Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Shades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
G 20 Deanna Kuzmanic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Wheeling HS Wheeling, IL
G 22 Maya Garland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Fenwick HS River Forest, IL
G 23 Lea Kerstein 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Montini Catholic HS West Chicago, IL
G 24 Audrey Jordan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Carl Harrison HS Kennesaw, GA
G 32 Rachael Childress 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lawrence County HS Moulton, AL
F 34 Imani Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Desoto Central HS Southaven, MS
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
Exhibition
10/30/2018*
6:00 pm 		Miles W 95–53 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
11/03/2018*
12:00 pm 		Young Harris W 101–37 
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2018*
6:00 pm 		Appalachian State W 80–61  1–0
 Bartow Arena (301)
Birmingham, AL
11/15/2018*
6:00 pm 		Memphis W 85–54  2–0
 Bartow Arena (352)
Birmingham, AL
11/20/2018*
12:00 pm 		at Chicago State W 90–45  3–0
 Jones Convocation Center (350)
Chicago, IL
11/22/2018*
5:15 pm 		vs. Oklahoma
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals 		W 89–84  4–0
 Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
11/24/2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. No. 11 Tennessee
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division championship 		L 69–73 OT 4–1
 Gateway Christian Academy (250)
Bimini, Bahamas
11/28/2018*
6:00 pm 		Alabama A&M W 82–47  5–1
 Bartow Arena (327)
Birmingham, AL
11/30/2018*
6:00 pm 		Alcorn State W 80–53  6–1
 Bartow Arena (349)
Birmingham, AL
12/05/2018*
6:00 pm 		at Samford W 66–41  7–1
 Pete Hanna Center (402)
Homewood, AL
12/08/2018*
2:00 pm 		McNeese State W 91–48  8–1
 Bartow Arena (303)
Birmingham, AL
12/16/2018*
3:00 pm 		at Alabama State W 62–47  9–1
 Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
12/20/2018*
4:00 pm 		vs. Coppin State
FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic 		W 86–61  10–1
 Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
12/21/2018*
6:00 pm 		at Florida Gulf Coast
FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic 		W 62–60  11–1
 Alico Arena (1,721)
Fort Myers, FL
12/30/2018*
2:00 pm 		Alabama–Huntsville W 83–58  12–1
 Bartow Arena (521)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2019
6:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 89–64  13–1 (1–0)
 FAU Arena (345)
Boca Raton, FL
01/05/2019
1:00 pm 		at FIU W 83–59  14–1 (2–0)
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
01/10/2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana Tech L 68–73  14–2 (2–1)
 Bartow Arena (582)
Birmingham, AL
01/12/2019
2:00 pm 		Southern Miss W 71–60  15–2 (3–1)
 Bartow Arena (658)
Birmingham, AL
01/17/2019
7:00 pm 		at UTEP W 74–48  16–2 (4–1)
 Don Haskins Center (459)
El Paso, TX
01/19/2019
1:00 pm 		at UTSA W 59–42  17–2 (5–1)
 Convocation Center (460)
San Antonio, TX
01/24/2019
11:00 am 		North Texas W 70–60  18–2 (6–1)
 Bartow Arena (988)
Birmingham, AL
01/26/2019
1:00 pm 		Rice L 43–55  18–3 (6–2)
 Bartow Arena (635)
Birmingham, AL
02/02/2018
6:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 44–60  18–4 (6–3)
 Murphy Center (3,933)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/07/2019
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion W 69–61  19–4 (7–3)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,560)
Norfolk, VA
02/09/2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charlotte L 56–60  19–5 (7–4)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (1,002)
Charlotte, NC
02/14/2019
6:00 pm 		Marshall W 77–59  20–5 (8–4)
 Bartow Arena (401)
Birmingham, AL
02/16/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Kentucky W 70–63  21–5 (9–4)
 Bartow Arena (634)
Birmingham, AL
02/23/2019
2:00 pm 		Middle Tennessee W 77–72 OT 22–5 (10–4)
 Bartow Arena (487)
Birmingham, AL
03/02/2019
2:00 pm 		UTEP W 68–45  23–5 (11–4)
 Bartow Arena (698)
Birmingham, AL
03/07/2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech W 95–69  24–5 (12–4)
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,683)
Ruston, LA
Conference USA Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Charlotte
Quarterfinals 		W 70–55  25–5
 The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
Mar 14, 2019
8:00 pm, Stadium 		(2) vs. (3) Middle Tennessee
Semifinals 		L 65–75  25–6
 The Ford Center at The Star (2,592)
Frisco, TX
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
6:00 pm 		at Troy
First Round 		W 93–89  26–6
 Trojan Arena (2,451)
Troy, AL
Mar 24, 2019*
2:00 pm 		at Arkansas
Second Round 		L 52–100  26–7
 Bud Walton Arena (3,939)
Fayetteville, AR
*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

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "University of Alabama Birmingham" (PDF). Uabsports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Jeff Goodman. "UAB Blazers Women's Basketball – Blazers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. ^ UAB Blazers. "UAB Blazers on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "University of Alabama Birmingham". Uabsports.com.