2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record12–18 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Long
  • Jason Conner
  • Heather Karner
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
Seasons
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 2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears were led by seventh year head coach Sandra Rushing and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Sugar Bears finished the 2017–18 season 25–10, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They received an invite to the WBI where they defeated SIU Ewardsville, Weber State and Nevada in the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Yale in the championship game.[1]

Roster

Sources:[2]

2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Kamry Orr 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Little Rock HS Little Rock, AR
G 4 Tayolor Sells 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Booker T. Washington HS Tulsa, OK
G 5 Maddie Goodner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Greenwood HS Greenwood, AR
G 10 Antonjia Bozic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Jacksonville College Slavonski Brod, Croatia
F 11 Mekaylan Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So El Dorado HS El Dorado, AR
G 12 Carley Hudspeth 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Kirk Academy Grenada, MS
G 15 Savannah Lowe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Conway HS Conway, AR
G 21 Kavaci-A Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Byhalia HS Byhalia, MS
F 22 Alana Canady 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Sylvan Hills HS Sherwood, AR
F 23 Keturah Bingham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Ouachita Parish HS
SW Mississippi CC 		Monroe, LA
G 24 Alanie Fisher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr University HS
Coffeyville CC 		Baton Rouge, LA
C 33 Alexyse Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Horn Lake HS
Wright State 		Horn Lake, MS
C 42 Hannah Langhi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Marshall County HS Hardin, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Sources:[3][4][5]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular Schedule
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Central Baptist W 55–34  1–0
 Farris Center (521)
Conway, AR
Nov 10, 2018*
12:00 pm 		Hendrix College W 72–40  2–0
 Farris Center (459)
Conway, AR
Nov 13, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at Jackson State L 56–65  2–1
 Williams Assembly Center (302)
Jackson, MS
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm 		South Alabama L 50–58  2–2
 Farris Center (325)
Conway, AR
Nov 28, 2018*
5:30 pm 		at Alcorn State W 57–46  3–2
 Davey Whitney Complex (114)
Lorman, MS
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Crowley's Ridge College W 91–35  4–2
 Farris Center (375)
Conway, AR
Dec 5, 2018*
2:00 pm, FSNOK 		at Oklahoma L 52–65  4–3
 Lloyd Noble Center (2,381)
Norman, OK
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Texas A&M L 27–84  4–4
 Reed Arena (3,154)
College Station, TX
Dec 17, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Williams Baptist College W 70–35  5–4
 Farris Center (326)
Conway, AR
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kansas State L 54–70  5–5
 Bramlage Coliseum (2,858)
Manhattan, KS
Southland Conference Schedule
Dec 31, 2018
1:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 65–73  5–6
(0–1) 		Farris Center (295)
Conway, AR
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 53–62  5–7
(0–2) 		University Center (521)
Hammond, LA
Jan 9, 2019
6:30 pm 		at Sam Houston State L 62–66  5–8
(0–3) 		Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (428)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lamar L 37–57  5–9
(0–4) 		Montagne Center (1,220)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm 		Incarnate Word W 74–43  6–9
(1–4) 		Farris Center (327)
Conway, AR
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm 		Nicholls L 60–64  6–10
(1–5) 		Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm 		at New Orleans W 62–60  7–10
(2–5) 		Lakefront Arena (232)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 70–77  7–11
(2–6) 		Moody Coliseum (1,119)
Abilene, TX
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 53–59  7–12
(2–7) 		Farris Center (421)
Conway, AR
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 74–52  8–12
(3–7) 		Farris Center (571)
Conway, AR
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 75–33  9–12
(4–7) 		Farris Center (1,825)
Conway, AR
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist W 77–58  10–12
(5–7) 		Sharp Gymnasium (143)
Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm 		McNeese State W 76–45  11–12
(6–7) 		Farris Center (328)
Conway, AR
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm 		at Nicholls L 52–68  11–13
(6–8) 		Stopher Gym (409)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 43–79  11–14
(6–9) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,504)
Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm 		Abilene Christian L 65–67  11–15
(6–10) 		Farris Center 
Conway, AR
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm 		Sam Houston State L 59–71  11–16
(6–11) 		Farris Center (558)
Conway, AR
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Northwestern State L 74–78  11–17
(6–12) 		Prather Coliseum (872)
Natchitoches, LA
Southland Women's Tournament
March 14, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (5) Sam Houston State
First Round 		W 76–71  12–17
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
March 15, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (4) Abilene Christian
Second Round 		L 54–82  12–18
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". Central Arkansas Women's Basketball. UCA Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.