2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball team

2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–10 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nerlande Nicolas
  • Kirk Crawford
  • Terry Zeh
Home arenaSiegel Center
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fordham † 13 – 3   .813 25 – 9   .735
VCU 13 – 3   .813 24 – 10   .706
Duquesne 11 – 5   .688 19 – 13   .594
Dayton 10 – 6   .625 17 – 14   .548
Davidson 10 – 6   .625 17 – 15   .531
Saint Louis 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
George Mason 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533
Massachusetts 7 – 9   .438 16 – 16   .500
Saint Joseph's 7 – 9   .438 12 – 19   .387
George Washington 7 – 9   .438 10 – 20   .333
Richmond 6 – 10   .375 9 – 21   .300
St. Bonaventure 5 – 11   .313 8 – 22   .267
La Salle 3 – 13   .188 6 – 25   .194
Rhode Island 3 – 13   .188 8 – 21   .276
† 2019 A10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by fifth year head coach Beth O'Boyle. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 24–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the regular season title with Fordham. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Fordham. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they defeated Charlotte in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.

Roster

2018–19 VCU Rams women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Te'Kayla Tassin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Terry
Jones County JC 		Byram, MS
G 1 Taya Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Huguenot Richmond, VA
G 3 Madison Hattix-Covington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Ellison Killeen, TX
G 5 Olga Petrova 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So None Rostov-on-Don, Russia
F 11 Kseniya Malashka 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So None Minsk, Belarus
C 15 Sofya Pashigoreva 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So None Moscow, Russia
G 20 Jailyn Maddox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Hoover Hoover, AL
F 22 Sydnei Archie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Catherine's Richmond, VA
G 23 Jordan Agustus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Saint Mary's
St. John's 		Bronx, NY
G 24 Tera Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Life Center Academy New Zealand
F 25 Lauryn Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
C 30 Danielle Hammond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Baldwin School Philadelphia, PA
G 34 Nyra Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Bethel Hampton, VA
G 42 Niya Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Nazareth Brooklyn, NY
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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary W 72–55  1–0
 Kaplan Arena (684)
Williamsburg, VA
Nov 9, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Longwood W 84–55  2–0
 Siegel Center (3,729)
Richmond, VA
Nov 14, 2018*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra 		at North Carolina L 47–59  2–1
 Carmichael Arena (2,893)
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 18, 2018*
6:00 pm 		Wake Forest W 53–40  3–1
 Siegel Center (753)
Richmond, VA
Nov 23, 2018*
6:00 pm 		vs. Weber State
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic 		W 64–36  4–1
 Convocation Center (226)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm 		vs. IUPUI
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic 		L 61–63  4–2
 Convocation Center (261)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 28, 2018*
6:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington W 58–47  5–2
 Siegel Center (536)
Richmond, VA
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Georgetown W 47–45  6–2
 McDonough Gymnasium (377)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Cincinnati L 54–66  6–3
 Fifth Third Arena (747)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Old Dominion L 57–60  6–4
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,259)
Norfolk, VA
Dec 19, 2018*
6:00 pm 		Radford L 49–54  6–5
 Siegel Center (654)
Richmond, VA
Dec 21, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at North Carolina A&T W 54–48  7–5
 Corbett Sports Center (324)
Greensboro, NC
Dec 31, 2018*
1:00 pm 		Delaware State W 97–55  8–5
 Siegel Center (537)
Richmond, VA
A-10 regular season
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's W 59–40  9–5 (1–0)
 Siegel Center (463)
Richmond, VA
Jan 8, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		La Salle W 68–38  10–5 (2–0)
 Siegel Center (412)
Richmond, VA
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond
Capital City Classic 		W 68–43  11–5 (3–0)
 Robins Center (1,393)
Richmond, VA
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fordham W 47–44  12–5 (4–0)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (975)
Bronx, NY
Jan 20, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rhode Island W 74–39  13–5 (5–0)
 Siegel Center (722)
Richmond, VA
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 48–57  13–6 (5–1)
 Charles E. Smith Center (794)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Louis W 57–47  14–6 (6–1)
 Siegel Center (1,263)
Richmond, VA
Jan 30, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Massachusetts W 52–48  15–6 (7–1)
 Siegel Center (523)
Richmond, VA
Feb 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's W 65–47  16–6 (8–1)
 Hagan Arena (781)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure W 59–50  17–6 (9–1)
 Reilly Center (659)
Olean, NY
Feb 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+/CBS 6.3 		Richmond
Capital City Classic 		W 58–37  18–6 (10–1)
 Siegel Center (2,036)
Richmond, VA
Feb 14, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Dayton W 64–62  19–6 (11–1)
 Siegel Center (585)
Richmond, VA
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Mason
Rivalry 		W 62–38  20–6 (12–1)
 EagleBank Arena (2,725)
Fairfax, VA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 68–71 OT 20–7 (12–2)
 Palumbo Center (926)
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 27, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis L 60–76  20–8 (12–3)
 Chaifetz Arena (637)
St. Louis, MO
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Davidson W 61–54  21–8 (13–3)
 Siegel Center (1,261)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (8) Saint Joseph's
Quarterfinals 		W 58–47  22–8
 Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 9, 2019
11:00 am, CBSSN 		(1) vs. (4) Dayton
Semifinals 		W 61–52  23–8
 Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 10, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		(1) vs. (2) Fordham
Championship Game 		L 47–62  23–9
 Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
6:00 pm 		Charlotte
First round 		W 65–52  24–9
 Siegel Center (383)
Richmond, VA
Mar 24, 2019*
2:00 pm 		at Virginia Tech
Second round 		L 72–82  24–10
 Cassell Coliseum (781)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule - VCU". Vcuathletics.com.