2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record12–19 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame† 14 – 2   .875 35 – 4   .897
No. 5 Louisville 14 – 2   .875 32 – 4   .889
No. 10 NC State 12 – 4   .750 28 – 6   .824
No. 19 Miami (FL) 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735
No. 12 Syracuse 11 – 5   .688 25 – 9   .735
No. 25 Florida State 10 – 6   .625 24 – 9   .727
Clemson 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
North Carolina 8 – 8   .500 18 – 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438 17 – 13   .567
Virginia Tech 6 – 10   .375 22 – 12   .647
Duke 6 – 10   .375 15 – 15   .500
Virginia 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 3 – 13   .188 14 – 16   .467
Pittsburgh 2 – 14   .125 11 – 20   .355
Wake Forest 1 – 15   .063 10 – 20   .333
† 2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by first year head coach Tina Thompson, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse.

Previous season

The 2017–18 Cavaliers finished the season 19–14, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament which was their first trip since 2009, where they defeated California first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

On March 20, Boyle announced her retirement, initially citing an unspecified family matter.[1] She would later reveal that she retired because of snags in her ongoing attempt to finalize the adoption of her Senegalese daughter.[2] Boyle finished at Virginia with a record of 129–98.

On April 16, 2018 Tina Thompson was named as her replacement.[3]

Recruiting Class

Source:[4]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Erica Martinsen
G 		Clarence, New York IMG Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Brianna Tinsley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Anne's-Belfield Madison, VA
G 4 Dominique Toussaint 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Christ the King Staten Island, NY
G 5 Khyasia Caldwell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Pocono Mountain East Pocono Summit, PA
G 10 Dani Lawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Hathaway Brown
Purdue 		Cleveland, OH
G/F 13 Jocelyn Willoughby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Newark Academy Woodbridge, VA
F 14 Lisa Jablonowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Lycée de garçons Ernster, Luxembourg
G 20 Erica Martinsen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr IMG Academy Clarence, NY
G 23 Amandine Toi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr INSEP Academy Paris, France
C 30 Felicia Aiyeotan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) So Blair Academy Lagos, Nigeria
F 32 Moné Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Riverside Durham, NC
F 35 Shakyna Payne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy Acworth, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 30, 2018

Schedule

Source:[5]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 6 Mississippi State L 44–72  0–1
 John Paul Jones Arena (4,453)
Charlottesville, VA
November 15, 2018*
8:30 pm, SECN 		at Kentucky L 51–63  0–2
 Rupp Arena (4,989)
Lexington, KY
November 18, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Old Dominion W 73–67  1–2
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,137)
Norfolk, VA
November 20, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra 		North Carolina A&T W 67–57  2–2
 John Paul Jones Arena (10,000)
Charlottesville, VA
November 24, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Central Michigan
Cavalier Classic 		L 61–74  2–3
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,572)
Charlottesville, VA
November 25, 2018*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra 		Saint Louis
Cavalier Classic 		L 65–67  2–4
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,413)
Charlottesville, VA
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L 66–91  2–5
 Breslin Center (4,219)
East Lansing, MI
December 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Coppin State W 55–41  3–5
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,304)
Charlottesville, VA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		American W 57–54  4–5
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,549)
Charlottesville, VA
December 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Radford L 44–57  4–6
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,365)
Charlottesville, VA
December 20, 2018*
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Alabama
Florida Sunshine Classic 		L 52–64  4–7
 Warden Arena (298)
Orlando, FL
December 21, 2018*
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. South Florida
Florida Sunshine Classic 		W 74–67  5–7
 Warden Arena (373)
Orlando, FL
December 30, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Charlotte W 65–61  6–7
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,841)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Florida State L 61–63  6–8
(0–1) 		John Paul Jones Arena (2,376)
Charlottesville, VA
January 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Clemson L 65–71  6–9
(0–2) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (1,056)
Clemson, SC
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Virginia Tech
Rivalry 		W 62–58  7–9
(1–2) 		John Paul Jones Arena (2,703)
Charlottesville, VA
January 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 8 NC State L 38–66  7–10
(1–3) 		John Paul Jones Arena (2,530)
Charlottesville, VA
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at No. 4 Louisville L 43–91  7–11
(1–4) 		KFC Yum! Center (7,834)
Louisville, KY
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Pittsburgh W 74–57  8–11
(2–4) 		Peterson Events Center (447)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 27, 2019
3:00 pm, RSN 		Wake Forest L 42–52  8–12
(2–5) 		John Paul Jones Arena (3,898)
Charlottesville, VA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at No. 18 Syracuse L 68–72  8–13
(2–6) 		Carrier Dome (1,585)
Syracuse, NY
February 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Miami (FL) L 59–72  8–14
(2–7) 		Watsco Center (1,059)
Coral Gables, FL
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Boston College W 79–77 OT 9–14
(3–7) 		John Paul Jones Arena (2,382)
Charlottesville, VA
February 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Duke W 53–47  10–14
(4–7) 		John Paul Jones Arena (3,536)
Charlottesville, VA
February 17, 2019
3:00 pm, RSN 		at North Carolina L 53–70  10–15
(4–8) 		Carmichael Arena (3,445)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 4 Louisville L 49–71  10–16
(4–9) 		John Paul Jones Arena (2,588)
Charlottesville, VA
February 24, 2019
3:00 pm, RSN 		Georgia Tech W 53–45  11–16
(5–9) 		John Paul Jones Arena (3,834)
Charlottesville, VA
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Virginia Tech L 45–63  11–17
(5–10) 		Cassell Coliseum (2,287)
Blacksburg, VA
March 3, 2019
12:30 pm, RSN 		at No. 4 Notre Dame L 66–103  11–18
(5–11) 		Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2019
1:00 pm, RSN 		(12) vs. (13) Boston College
First Round 		W 77–61  12–18
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2019
11:00 am, RSN 		(12) vs. (5) No. 18 Syracuse
Second Round 		L 57–67  12–19
 Greensboro Coliseum (6,522)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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10		 Week
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14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP RV N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Virginia coach Joanne Boyle retiring due to family matter". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Adoption process caused Joanne Boyle to retire as Virginia coach". ESPN.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tina Thompson Named Virginia Women's Basketball Coach". Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Virginia Cavaliers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved October 30, 2018.