2018–19 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

2018–19 UMass Minutewomen basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record16–16 (7–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Danny Hughes
  • Candice Finley
  • Candice Walker
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial 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 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by third year head coach Tory Verdi, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 16–16, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost Duquesne.

Media

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All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA carries Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call. [citation needed]

Roster

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2018–19 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 2 Genesis Rivera 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Gustavo
Panola College
Caracas, Venezuela
G 3 Destiney Philoxy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr South Shore Queens, NY
F 10 Alexia Allesch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Gill St. Bernard's Basking Ridge, NJ
G 11 Bre Hampton-Bey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Notre Dame Academy Toledo, OH
F 12 MacKenzie Sullivan (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Hopkins Academy Hadley, MA
C 14 Anil Soysal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Anatolian Istanbul, Turkey
G 15 Paige McCormick 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Heuvelton Central Ogdensburg, NY
F 21 Jessica Nelson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Buford Buford, GA
G 22 Jessica George (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr North Point Waldorf, MD
G 23 Vashnie Perry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Norcross HS
Florida Atlantic
Nashville, TN
G/F 24 Hailey Leidel (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Woodhaven Brownstown, MI
F 30 Alexa Kellner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Stamford Stamford, CT
G 32 Madison Lowery 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr TPLS Christian Academy Virginia Beach, VA
G 35 Asia McCoy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Archer Lawrenceville, GA
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
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass Dartmouth W 109–51 
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
4:30 pm, ELVN/NESN+
Sacred Heart W 78–61  1–0
Mullins Center (547)
Amherst, MA
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Towson L 53–78  1–1
SECU Arena (1,389)
Towson, MD
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 74–59  2–1
Mullins Center (676)
Amherst, MA
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 74–70  3–1
Mullins Center (413)
Amherst, MA
Nov 23, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Bucknell
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
L 58–77  3–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (436)
Providence, RI
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Brown
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
W 90–61  4–2
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
Nov 25, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Fairfield
Brown University Turkey Tip-Off
W 59–49  5–2
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
Nov 28, 2018*
4:30 pm, ELVN/NESN
North Dakota L 52–59  5–3
Mullins Center (654)
Amherst, MA
Dec 2, 2018*
1:00 pm, NESN
at Northeastern L 52–53  5–4
Cabot Center (279)
Boston, MA
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word W 71–59  6–4
Mullins Center (555)
Amherst, MA
Dec 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University W 66–55  7–4
Mullins Center (518)
Amherst, MA
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Siena L 59–64  7–5
Alumni Recreation Center (372)
Loudonville, NY
Dec 21, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
UMass Lowell L 59–62  7–6
Mullins Center (422)
Amherst, MA
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist W 70–55  8–6
McCann Arena (1,789)
Poughkeepsie, NY
A-10 Regular season
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis W 70–66  9–6 (1–0)
Mullins Center (599)
Amherst, MA
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton L 47–75  9–7 (1–1)
UD Arena (1,686)
Dayton, OH
Jan 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle W 74–60  10–7 (2–1)
Tom Gola Arena (362)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 16, 2019
12:00 pm, NBCSN
George Mason L 52–70  10–8 (2–2)
Mullins Center (3,310)
Amherst, MA
Jan 20, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson W 70–58  11–8 (3–2)
John M. Belk Arena (511)
Davidson, NC
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Bonaventure L 63–64  11–9 (3–3)
Mullins Center (1,248)
Amherst, MA
Jan 30, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU L 48–52  11–10 (3–4)
Siegel Center (523)
Richmond, VA
Feb 3, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond L 58–62  11–11 (3–5)
Robins Center (576)
Richmond, VA
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Duquesne W 69–66  12–11 (4–5)
Mullins Center (509)
Amherst, MA
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island W 56–34  13–11 (5–5)
Mullins Center (656)
Amherst, MA
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's L 54–55  13–12 (5–6)
Hagan Arena (204)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson L 49–64  13–13 (5–7)
Mullins Center (775)
Amherst, MA
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
George Washington L 59–66  13–14 (5–8)
Mullins Center (673)
Amherst, MA
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham L 64–76  13–15 (5–9)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,008)
Bronx, NY
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond W 64–38  14–15 (5–10)
Mullins Center (541)
Amherst, MA
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island W 57–53  15–15 (5–11)
Ryan Center (411)
Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
Mar 5, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(10) at (7) George Mason
First Round
W 86–80 2OT 16–15
EagleBank Arena (259)
Fairfax, VA
Mar 8, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (2) Fordham
Quarterfinals
L 62–73  16–16
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball".