2018–19 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2018–19 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Wildcats, led by 41st-year head coach Harry Perretta , returned to play home games at the newly updated Finneran Pavilion after a 1-year renovation and were members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 19–13, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Georgetown. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Old Dominion in the first round before losing to West Virginia in the second round.
Roster
2018–19 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Cameron Onken
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS So
Lafayette Central Catholic
Lafayette, IN
F
1
Bridget Herlihy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Jr
Braintree
Braintree, MA
F
3
Grace Lange
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Caravel Academy
Newark, DE
G
4
Mackenzie Gardler
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Fr
Cardinal O'Hara
Broomall, PA
G
5
Brie Wajer (W)
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr
Lincoln Academy
Newcastle, ME
G
10
Raven James
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
RS So
St. Paul VI
Upper Marlboro, MD
G
13
Samantha Carangi
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
RS Fr
North Penn
Lansdale, PA
F
14
Brianna Herlihy
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS So
Braintree
Braintree, MA
F
20
Maddy Siegrist
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Our Lady of Lourdes
Poughkeepsie, NY
G/F
21
Jannah Tucker
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
New Town
Baltimore, MD
G
23
Emily Esposito
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
RS Fr
Gorham
Gorham, ME
G
25
Kelly Jekot
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Cumberland Valley
Enola, PA
F
30
Mary Gedaka
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Gloucester Catholic
Mullica Hill, NJ
G
31
Adrianna Hahn
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sr
Ursuline Academy
Wilmington, DE
G
45
Grace Stant
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Sr
Rumson Fair Haven
Fair Haven, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018 *7:00 pm
East Stroudsburg
W 98–54
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
Regular season
Nov 7, 2018 *7:00 pm
Hartford
W 59–41
1–0
Finneran Pavilion (845)Villanova, PA
Nov 16, 2018 *6:00 pm
at Lehigh
W 70–48
2–0
Stabler Arena (957)Bethlehem, PA
Nov 20, 2018 *7:00 pm
La Salle
W 81–68
3–0
Finneran Pavilion (535)Villanova, PA
Nov 24, 2018 *12:00 pm
vs. Virginia Tech UCF Thanksgiving Classic
L 59–61
3–1
CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Nov 25, 2018 *1:30 pm
at UCF UCF Thanksgiving Classic
L 56–71
3–2
CFE Arena (730)Orlando, FL
Nov 28, 2018 *7:00 pm
Princeton
W 67–46
4–2
Finneran Pavilion (601)Villanova, PA
Dec 2, 2018 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's Holy War
W 47–35
5–2
Hagan Arena (1,138)Philadelphia, PA
Dec 6, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington
W 60–45
6–2
Charles E. Smith Center (884)Washington, D.C.
Dec 9, 2018 *1:00 pm
Temple
W 76–68
7–2
Finneran Pavilion (761)Villanova, PA
Dec 14, 2018 *7:00 pm
Georgia
W 62–56
8–2
Finneran Pavilion (659)Villanova, PA
Dec 29, 2018 8:00 pm, FS2
Butler
L 55–63
8–3 (0–1)
Finneran Pavilion (641)Villanova, PA
Dec 31, 2018 1:00 pm, BEDN
Xavier
W 75–71
9–3 (1–1)
Finneran Pavilion (909)Villanova, PA
Jan 4, 2019 8:00 pm, BEDN
at Creighton
W 54–52
10–3 (2–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,104)Omaha, NE
Jan 6, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence
L 61–67
10–4 (2–2)
Alumni Hall (512)Providence, RI
Jan 11, 2019 11:30 am, BEDN
No. 15 Marquette
L 55–91
10–5 (2–3)
Finneran Pavilion (1,401)Villanova, PA
Jan 13, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN
DePaul
L 59–66 OT
10–6 (2–4)
Finneran Pavilion (819)Villanova, PA
Jan 16, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn
W 58–50
11–6
Palestra (621)Philadelphia, PA
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown
L 63–68
11–7 (2–5)
McDonough Gymnasium (1,297)Washington, D.C.
Jan 25, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall
W 70–66
12–7 (3–5)
Walsh Gymnasium (902)South Orange, NJ
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN
at St. John's
W 73–57
13–7 (4–5)
Carnesecca Arena (754)Queens, NY
Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN
Providence
W 53–33
14–7 (5–5)
Finneran Pavilion (601)Villanova, PA
Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, FS1
Creighton
W 67–62 2OT
15–7 (6–5)
Finneran Pavilion (651)Villanova, PA
Feb 8, 2019 8:00 pm, BEDN
at DePaul
L 70–93
15–8 (6–6)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,664)Chicago, IL
Feb 10, 2019 3:00 pm, BEDN
at No. 8 Marquette
L 55–93
15–9 (6–7)
Al McGuire Center (2,234)Milwaukee, WI
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown
W 91–43
16–9 (7–7)
Finneran Pavilion (1,301)Villanova, PA
Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN
St. John's
L 62–66
16–10 (7–8)
Finneran Pavilion (651)Villanova, PA
Feb 24, 2019 1:00 pm, BEDN
Seton Hall
W 73–68
17–10 (8–8)
Finneran Pavilion (1,001)Villanova, PA
Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, FS2
at Xavier
W 68–63
18–10 (9–8)
Cintas Center (786)Cincinnati, OH
Mar 3, 2019 2:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler
L 60–62 OT
18–11 (9–9)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,012)Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2019 3:30 pm, FS2
(5)
vs. (4) Georgetown Quarterfinals
L 67–76
18–12
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
WNIT
Mar 22, 2019 *7:00 pm
Old Dominion First Round
W 86–81 OT
19–12
Finneran Pavilion (521)Villanova, PA
Mar 24, 2019 *3:00 pm
at West Virginia Second Round
L 57–64
19–13
WVU Coliseum (1,388)Morgantown, WV
*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
RV
RV^
RV
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
See also
References
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