2018–19 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

2018–19 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig East
Record23–10 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Marcum
  • Kierra McCleary
  • Gabe Henry
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
2018–19 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Marquette 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
No. 24 DePaul 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
Butler 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Villanova 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Georgetown 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Providence 8 10   .444 19 16   .543
Creighton 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
St. John's 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Xavier 2 16   .111 11 19   .367
2019 Big East tournament winner
As of March 12, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Kurt Godlevske, played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Creighton. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they defeated Northeastern and Kent State in the first and second rounds before losing to Cincinnati in third round.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Providence before losing to Marquette in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2018–19 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jamilyn Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Ascension Christian Gonzales, LA
G 4 Taylor Buford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Adlai Stevenson Long Grove, IL
G 5 Emilia Sexton 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Louisville Male Louisville, KY
G/F 10 Naira Caceres 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Colegio Manuel Peleteiro
Maine
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
G 11 Michelle Weaver 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Saint Joseph South Bend, IN
C 12 Ashanti Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Lafayette
Penn State
Lexington, KY
G/F 14 Sarah Humphrey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Crete-Monee Crete, IL
G 15 Whitney Jennings 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Logansport
Iowa
Logansport, IN
G 20 Jaia Alexander Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Roland Park Country
Clemson
Baltimore, MD
G 22 Katherine Strong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Bloom
VCU
Chicago Heights, IL
G/F 23 Shae Brey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Eau Claire Regis Altoona, WI
G 24 Kristen Spolyar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lebanon Lebanon, IN
F 25 Ellen Ross 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bishop Dwenger Fort Wayne, IN
F/C 34 Tori Schickel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Mater Dei Evansville, IN
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
Trine W 69–31 
                  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
12:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 72–37[2]  1–0
 16  Schickel   12  Schickel   5  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (282)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
Murray State W 86–65[3]  2–0
 24  Jennings   10  Schickel   5  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (484)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm
Western Illinois W 92–51[4]  3–0
 17  Schickel   10  Brey   5  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (479)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 20, 2018*
12:00 pm
UMass Lowell W 89–36[5]  4–0
 17  Weaver   10  Schickel   7  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (461)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 25, 2018*
2:00 pm
Illinois State W 58–56[6]  5–0
 17  Jennings   8  Schickel   7  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (611)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm
Ball State W 64–47[7]  6–0
 20  Jennings   12  Schickel   8  Schickel  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,524)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Indiana L 46–66[8]  6–1
 13  Tied   13  Schickel   4  Weaver  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,642)
Bloomington, IN
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Akron W 63–47[9]  7–1
 20  Spolyar   12  Schickel   5  Weaver  James A. Rhodes Arena (565)
Akron, OH
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm
Indiana State W 72–49[10]  8–1
 16  Jennings   9  Schickel   5  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (789)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 20, 2018*
12:15 pm
vs. Ohio State
West Palm Invitational
W 66–53[11]  9–1
 25  Weaver   6  Schickel   5  Tied  Student Life Center (250)
West Palm Beach, FL
Dec 21, 2018*
1:00 pm
vs. Eastern Michigan
West Palm Invitational
W 73–63[12]  10–1
 15  Tied   7  Schickel   5  Brey  Student Life Center (79)
West Palm Beach, FL
Big East regular season
Dec 29, 2018
8:00 pm, FS2
at Villanova W 63–55[13]  11–1
(1–0)
 22  Schickel   12  Brey   4  Weaver  Finneran Pavilion (641)
Villanova, PA
Dec 31, 2018
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown W 59–50[14]  12–1
(2–0)
 23  Jennings   12  Brey   5  Weaver  McDonough Gymnasium (345)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 4, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall W 62–59[15]  13–1
(3–0)
 19  Schickel   11  Schickel   5  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (781)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 6, 2019
1:00 pm, FS2
St. John's W 66–45[16]  14–1
(4–0)
 23  Spolyar   6  Spolyar   3  Schickel  Hinkle Fieldhouse (858)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 11, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
at Xavier W 63–41[17]  15–1
(5–0)
 20  Jennings   8  Spolyar   7  Weaver  Cintas Center (761)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 18, 2019
11:30 am, BEDN
at Providence L 68–74 3OT 15–2
(5–1)
 25  Jennings   10  Schickel   2  Tied  Alumni Hall (1,112)
Providence, RI
Jan 20, 2019
3:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton W 75–43  16–2
(6–1)
 23  Strong   12  Schickel   5  Weaver  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,083)
Omaha, NE
Jan 25, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
DePaul L 78–86  16–3
(6–2)
 22  Spolyar   10  Schickel   6  Jennings  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,758)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN
No. 10 Marquette L 58–87  16–4
(6–3)
 13  Spolyar   6  Brey   4  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,437)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 1, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's W 73–68 OT 17–4
(7–3)
 29  Jennings   9  Schickel   5  Weaver  Carnesecca Arena (750)
Queens, NY
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall L 62–83  17–5
(7–4)
 14  Spolyar   10  Schickel   5  Weaver  Walsh Gymnasium (1,344)
South Orange, NJ
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
Xavier W 63–38  18–5
(8–4)
 18  Spolyar   9  Schickel   6  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,124)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 15, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
Creighton W 66–46  19–5
(9–4)
 13  Spolyar   7  Schickel   5  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (882)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN
Providence L 63–66 OT 19–6
(9–5)
 23  Jennings   19  Schickel   3  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,618)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 22, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 11 Marquette W 61–57  20–6
(10–5)
 19  Schickel   10  Brey   6  Spolyar  Al McGuire Center (2,003)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 24, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
at DePaul L 62–76  20–7
(10–6)
 14  Schickel   8  Schickel   6  Weaver  Wintrust Arena (2,165)
Chicago, IL
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown L 42–72  20–8
(10–7)
 9  Tied   6  Schickel   5  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (935)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 3, 2019
2:00 pm, BEDN
Villanova W 62–60 OT 21–8
(11–7)
 22  Spolyar   9  Schickel   3  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,012)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2019
9:30 pm, FS2
(3) vs. (6) Creighton
Quarterfinals
L 51–60  21–9
 16  Schickel   9  Brey   4  Schickel  Wintrust Arena (2,164)
Chicago, IL
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm
Northeastern
First Round
W 89–72  22–9
 29  Jennings   10  Schickel   9  Schickel  Hinkle Fieldhouse (437)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 23, 2019*
7:00 pm
Kent State
Second Round
W 70–52  23–9
 23  Jennings   11  Schickel   4  Weaver  Hinkle Fieldhouse (747)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 28, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Cincinnati
Third Round
L 65–72  23–10
 25  Jennings   11  Schickel   5  Tied  Fifth Third Arena (2,450)
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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

See also

2018–19 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2018–19 Women's Basketball Schedule - Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Eastern Illinois on 11/9/2018 - Box Score".
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Murray State on 11/13/2018 - Box Score".
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Western Illinois on 11/17/2018 - Box Score".
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball vs UMass Lowell on 11/20/2018 - Box Score".
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Illinois State on 11/25/2018 - Box Score".
  7. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Ball State on 12/2/2018 - Box Score".
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Indiana on 12/5/2018 - Box Score".
  9. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Akron on 12/8/2018 - Box Score".
  10. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Indiana State on 12/17/2018 - Box Score".
  11. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Ohio State on 12/20/2018 - Box Score".
  12. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Eastern Michigan on 12/21/2018 - Box Score".
  13. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Villanova on 12/29/2018 - Box Score".
  14. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Georgetown on 12/31/2018 - Box Score".
  15. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Seton Hall on 1/4/2019 - Box Score".
  16. ^ "Women's Basketball vs St. John's on 1/6/2019 - Box Score".
  17. ^ "Women's Basketball vs Xavier on 1/11/2019 - Box Score".