2019 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

2019 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsAbilene Christian (1st title)
Winning coachJulie Goodenough (1st title)
MVPBreanna Wright (Abilene Christian)
TelevisionESPN+/CBSSN
← 2018
2020 →
2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 17 – 1   .944 24 – 7   .774
Stephen F. Austin 16 – 2   .889 25 – 7   .781
Nicholls 14 – 4   .778 20 – 12   .625
Abilene Christian † 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Sam Houston State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 13   .552
Texas A&M-CC 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
New Orleans 8 – 10   .444 12 – 16   .429
Central Arkansas 6 – 12   .333 12 – 18   .400
Northwestern State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
McNeese State 5 – 13   .278 7 – 22   .241
Incarnate Word 5 – 13   .278 5 – 24   .172
Houston Baptist 4 – 14   .222 9 – 19   .321
Southeastern Louisiana 4 – 14   .222 9 – 20   .310
† 2019 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 14–17, 2019 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament, Abilene Christian received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament.[1] Breanna Wright was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[2]

Seeds and regular season standings

Only the Top 8 teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.

2018 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed School Conference record Overall record
(end of regular season) 		Tiebreaker
1. ‡*Lamar 17–1 24–5
2. *Stephen F. Austin 16–2 25–5
3. #Nicholls 14–4 20–10
4. #Abilene Christian 13–5 20–9
5. Sam Houston State 11–7 16–12
6. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 8–10 14–15 1–1 vs UNO; 1–1 vs common opponent UIW; 1–0 vs SFA
7. New Orleans 8–10 12–15 1–1 vs TAMUCC; 1–1 vs UIW; 0–1 vs SFA
8. Central Arkansas 6–12 11–17
‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions.
* – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.
# – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Source:[3]

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Thursday, March 14
1 1 11:00 am #5 Sam Houston State vs. #8 Central Arkansas 71–76 ESPN+
2 1:30 pm #6 TAMU–CC vs. #7 New Orleans 69–47
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15
2 3 11:00 am #4 Abilene Christian vs. #8 Central Arkansas 82–54 ESPN+
4 1:30 pm #3 Nicholls vs. #6 TAMU–CC 56–69
Semifinals – Saturday, March 16
3 5 1:00 pm #1 Lamar vs. #4 Abilene Christian 79–88 ESPN+
6 3:30 pm #2 Stephen F. Austin vs. #6 TAMU–CC 56–58
Championship – Sunday, March 17
4 7 1:00 pm #4 Abilene Christian vs. #6 TAMU–CC 69–68 CBSSN
*Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 14
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 15
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 16
ESPN+ 		Championship Game
Sunday, March 17
CBSSN
1 Lamar 79
4 Abilene Christian 88
4 Abilene Christian 82
5 Sam Houston State 71 8 Central Arkansas 54
8 Central Arkansas 76 4 Abilene Christian 69
6 Texas A&M CC 68
2 Stephen F. Austin 56
6 Texas A&M CC 58
3 Nicholls 56
7 New Orleans 47 6 Texas A&M CC 69
6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 69

Awards and honors

Source:[2][4]
Tournament MVP: Breanna Wright (Abilene Christian)
 All-Tournament Team:

  • Breanna Wright (Abilene Christian)
  • Sara Williamson (Abilene Christian)
  • Alexes Bryant (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
  • Dalesia Booth (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
  • Moe Kinard (Lamar)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Abilene Christian gets 1st trip to NCAA Tournament". ESPN. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Abilene Christian women hold off Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for Southland title". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Southland Basketball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "NO. 4 WILDCATS EARN NCAA TOURNAMENT BERTH WITH THRILLER OVER NO. 6 ISLANDERS". Southland Conference. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.