2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	12–18 (8–8 The Summit)
Head coach	JD Gravina (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Seth Minter Sydney Crafton Emily Clemens
Home arena	Western Hall

2018–19 Summit League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State †	15	–	1		.938			28	–	7		.800
South Dakota	14	–	2		.875			28	–	6		.824
Oral Roberts	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Denver	10	–	6		.625			18	–	14		.563
Western Illinois	8	–	8		.500			12	–	18		.400
North Dakota	6	–	10		.375			12	–	19		.387
North Dakota State	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Purdue Fort Wayne	3	–	13		.188			7	–	22		.241
Omaha	2	–	14		.125			8	–	21		.276
† 2019 Summit League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by eighth-year head coach JD Gravina, played their home games at the Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 12–18, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League women's tournament to Oral Roberts.

Roster

2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Annabel Graettinger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Muscatine South Dakota State Muscatine, IA G 4 Danni Nichols 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr David H. Hickman Columbia, MO G 10 Payton Courier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Big Foot Walworth, WI G 13 Olivia Kaufmann 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Jacksonville Jacksonville, IL G 14 Elizabeth Lutz 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr California California, MO G 15 Carla Flores Garcia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mare de deu de la Salut Barcelona, Spain G 21 Grace Gilmore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Arrowhead Hartland, WI G 22 Mackenzie Rogers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mediapolis Mediapolis, IA G 24 Taylor Higginbotham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Germantown Germantown, WI G 30 Avery Hamm 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr University Parkland College Bloomington, IL F 32 Kyra Washington 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Charles East Parkland College West Chicago, IL F 33 Jinda Guidinger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI G 34 Sam Pryor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Burlington Central Elgin, IL	Head coach JD Gravina (William Jewell) Assistant coach(es) Seth Minter (Culver–Stockton) Sydney Crafton (Missouri) Emily Clemens (Western Illinois) 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 28, 2018* 4:30 pm		Truman State	W 92–86		Western Hall (254) Macomb, IL
Nov 1, 2018* 5:30 pm		William Jewell	W 89–77		Western Hall (301) Macomb, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 8:30 pm		No. 16 Missouri	L 64–89	0–1	Western Hall (1,227) Macomb, IL
Nov 10, 2018* 4:30 pm		Drake	L 71–98	0–2	Western Hall (681) Macomb, IL
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm		MacMurray College	W 136–39	1–2	Western Hall (429) Macomb, IL
Nov 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN		at Purdue	L 60–81	1–3	Mackey Arena (5,816) West Lafayette, IN
Nov 17, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Butler	L 51–92	1–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (479) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 20, 2018* 6:30 pm		at Southeast Missouri State	L 71–81	1–5	Show Me Center (362) Cape Girardeau, MO
Nov 27, 2018* 5:30 pm		William Woods	W 81–73	2–5	Western Hall (875) Macomb, IL
Dec 2, 2018* 4:30 pm		Austin Peay	W 77–72	3–5	Western Hall (436) Macomb, IL
Dec 4, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Bradley	L 68–82	3–6	Renaissance Coliseum (2,324) Peoria, IL
Dec 7, 2018* 4:30 pm		vs. Eastern Illinois Compass Challenge	L 62–64	3–7	SIU Arena (100) Carbondale, IL
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm		vs. Northern Illinois Compass Challenge	L 61–86	3–8	SIU Arena (100) Carbondale, IL
Dec 20, 2018* 4:30 pm		vs. UTEP Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	L 72–84	3–9	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
Dec 21, 2018* 4:30 pm		vs. Furman Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic	W 78–65	4–9	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
Summit League regular season
Dec 28, 2018 7:00 pm		South Dakota State	L 84–93	4–10 (0–1)	Western Hall (389) Macomb, IL
Dec 30, 2018 2:00 pm		Denver	W 87–78	5–10 (1–1)	Western Hall (472) Macomb, IL
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	L 64–68	5–11 (1–2)	Mabee Center (1,083) Tulsa, OK
Jan 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Dakota State	L 60–68	5–12 (1–3)	Scheels Center (378) Fargo, ND
Jan 13, 2019 2:00 pm		at North Dakota	W 92–80	6–12 (2–3)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,400) Grand Forks, ND
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm		Omaha	W 78–70	7–12 (3–3)	Western Hall (712) Macomb, IL
Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 73–59	8–12 (4–3)	Western Hall (521) Macomb, IL
Jan 26, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Dakota	L 49–92	8–13 (4–4)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,568) Vermillion, SD
Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm		North Dakota	W 111–90	9–13 (5–4)	Western Hall (566) Macomb, IL
Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota State	W 82–70	10–13 (6–4)	Western Hall (417) Macomb, IL
Feb 6, 2019 6:00 pm		at Purdue Fort Wayne	W 90–61	11–13 (7–4)	Gates Sports Center (348) Fort Wayne, IN
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm		at Omaha	W 79–67	12–13 (8–4)	Baxter Arena (438) Omaha, NE
Feb 16, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3		No. 25 South Dakota	L 61–83	12–14 (8–5)	Western Hall (573) Macomb, IL
Feb 23, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Oral Roberts	W 87–78	12–15 (8–6)	Western Hall (792) Macomb, IL
Feb 28, 2019 2:00 pm		at Denver	L 85–94	12–16 (8–7)	Hamilton Gymnasium (294) Denver, CO
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 62–100	12–17 (8–8)	Frost Arena (3,064) Brookings, SD
Summit League Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2019 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Oral Roberts Quarterfinals	L 67–80	12–18	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team