2018–19 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

2018–19 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	18–12 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Karen Barefoot (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Tina Martin Brittany Morris Ali Ford
Home arena	Trask Coliseum

2018–19 CAA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison	17	–	1		.944			29	–	6		.829
Drexel	14	–	4		.778			24	–	9		.727
Towson †	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Delaware	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
UNC Wilmington	11	–	7		.611			18	–	12		.600
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
William & Mary	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Elon	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
Hofstra	3	–	15		.167			11	–	22		.333
Charleston	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2019 CAA tournament winner As of March 31, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by second year head coach Karen Barefoot, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 18–12, 11–7 CAA play to finish in a 3 way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA women's tournament to Northeastern.

Roster

2018–19 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ashli Jeune 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Life Center Academy Rutgers Westampton, NJ F 1 Paige Powell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So East Columbus Hallsboro, NC G 2 Moriah Crisp 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Jr Bishop McNamara Waldorf, MD F 3 Jessica Munoz  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Central Heights Old Dominion Nacogdoches, TX G 4 Shrita Parker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Ocean Lakes Rutgers Virginia Beach, VA G 5 Gigi Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Lake Taylor Old Dominion Norfolk, VA G 10 Ahyiona Vason 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Jefferson Davis Pensacola State Montgomery, AL G 11 Dazia Powell  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Millbrook North Carolina Raleigh, NC G 12 Julia Buehler 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr John T. Hoggard Appalachian State Wilmington, NC G 13 Lacey Suggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr East Bladen White Lake, NC G 22 Zhaneia Thybulle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Elmont Memorial Elmont, NY F 24 Chinyere Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr South View George Mason Fayetteville, NC F 25 Micah Hoggatt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Salem Conyers, GA F 31 Jessica Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Linganore Mount Airy, MD F 32 Carol-Anne Obusek 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Grace Christian High Point Cary, NC G 33 Grace Sacco 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Ocean City Ocean City, NJ	Head coach Karen Barefoot (Christopher Newport) Assistant coach(es) Tina Martin (Lock Haven) Brittany Morris (Seton Hall) Ali Ford (Elon) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2018* 12:00 pm		Catawba	W 79–55		Trask Coliseum (598) Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		Belmont Abbey	W 74–58	1–0	Trask Coliseum (557) Wilmington, NC
Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	L 72–95	1–1	Convocation Center (449) Athens, OH
Nov 14, 2018* 11:30 am		Presbyterian	W 63–48	2–1	Trask Coliseum (746) Wilmington, NC
Nov 17, 2018* 1:00 pm		Grand Canyon	W 77–55	3–1	Trask Coliseum (619) Wilmington, NC
Nov 20, 2018* 11:00 am		at North Carolina Central	W 89–82	4–1	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (531) Durham, NC
Nov 28, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 47–58	4–2	Siegel Center (536) Richmond, VA
Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm		Fayetteville State	W 72–54	5–2	Trask Coliseum (570) Wilmington, NC
Dec 5, 2018* 3:30 pm, ACCNE		at North Carolina	L 55–82	5–3	Carmichael Arena (2,007) Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCNE		at Pittsburgh	L 56–60	5–4	Peterson Events Center (435) Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm		Longwood	W 35–33	6–4	Trask Coliseum (831) Wilmington, NC
Dec 30, 2018* 12:00 pm		at East Carolina	W 71–68	7–4	Williams Arena (982) Greenville, NC
CAA regular season
Jan 4, 2019 11:30 am		College of Charleston	W 71–49	8–4 (1–0)	Trask Coliseum (4,511) Wilmington, NC
Jan 11, 2019 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 64–70	8–5 (1–1)	Kaplan Arena (657) Williamsburg, VA
Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm		at Elon	W 65–60	9–5 (2–1)	Schar Center (919) Elon, NC
Jan 18, 2019 7:00 pm		James Madison	W 66–63	10–5 (3–1)	Trask Coliseum (973) Wilmington, NC
Jan 20, 2019 2:00 pm		Towson	W 77–73	11–5 (4–1)	Trask Coliseum (1,027) Wilmington, NC
Jan 25, 2019 12:00 pm		at Delaware	L 53–65	11–6 (4–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,633) Newark, DE
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm		at Drexel	L 55–67	11–7 (4–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,045) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm		Hofstra	W 89–54	12–7 (5–3)	Trask Coliseum (788) Wilmington, NC
Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm		Northeastern	W 83–70	13–7 (6–3)	Trask Coliseum (634) Wilmington, NC
Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm		Elon	W 76–51	14–7 (7–3)	Trask Coliseum (1,122) Wilmington, NC
Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm		William & Mary	W 66–58	15–7 (8–3)	Trask Coliseum (945) Wilmington, NC
Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm		at Towson	L 61–82	15–8 (8–4)	SECU Arena (521) Towson, MD
Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm		at James Madison	L 51–58	15–9 (8–5)	JMU Convocation Center (2,443) Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm		Drexel	L 53–65	15–10 (8–6)	Trask Coliseum (752) Wilmington, NC
Feb 24, 2019 2:00 pm		Delaware	W 72–64	16–10 (9–6)	Trask Coliseum (726) Wilmington, NC
Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 54–83	16–11 (9–7)	Cabot Center (253) Boston, MA
Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 61–51	17–11 (10–7)	Hofstra Arena (462) Hempstead, NY
Mar 8, 2019 6:30 pm		at College of Charleston	W 66–62	18–11 (11–7)	TD Arena (439) Charleston, SC
CAA Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019 7:30 pm, CAA.tv	(3)	vs. (6) Northeastern Quarterfinals	L 64–75	18–12	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2018–19 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team