2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
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2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball | |
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SEC Regular Season Champions SEC Tournament Champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 33–3 (15–1 SEC) |
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Home arena | Humphrey Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Mississippi State † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 33 | – | 3 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 South Carolina | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Texas A&M | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Kentucky | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by seventh-year head coach Vic Schaefer, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The Bulldogs are coming off a runner-up finish to Notre Dame for the national championship in which they lost 58–61.[1]
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Not released |
Coaches | 6 | 6^ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/02/2018* 6:00 pm |
No. 6 | Central Missouri | W 97–56 | 23 – Howard | 11 – Howard | 5 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (4,205) Starkville, MS | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/06/2018* 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | Southeast Missouri State | W 88–53 | 1–0 |
24 – McCowan | 17 – McCowan | 6 – Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum (6,373) Starkville, MS | |||
11/09/2018* 6:00 pm |
No. 6 | at Virginia | W 72–44 | 2–0 |
13 – Tied | 12 – McCowan | 4 – Holmes | John Paul Jones Arena (4,453) Charlottesville, VA | |||
11/15/2018* 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | Lamar | W 104–53 | 3–0 |
24 – Howard | 16 – McCowan | 9 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (7,107) Starkville, MS | |||
11/18/2018* 2:00 pm |
No. 6 | Coppin State | W 110–38 | 4–0 |
23 – McCowan | 8 – Tied | 7 – Danberry | Humphrey Coliseum (7,320) Starkville, MS | |||
11/21/2018* 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | Furman | W 106–41 | 5–0 |
24 – McCowan | 10 – McCowan | 6 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (6,970) Starkville, MS | |||
11/24/2018* 2:00 pm |
No. 6 | Jackson State | W 105–38 | 6–0 |
19 – McCowan | 8 – Carter | 6 – Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum (6,953) Starkville, MS | |||
11/28/2018* 6:30 pm |
No. 6 | at Little Rock | W 98–63 | 7–0 |
23 – McCowan | 15 – McCowan | 6 – Howard | Jack Stephens Center (2,261) Little Rock, AR | |||
12/02/2018* 1:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 6 | at No. 10 Texas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
W 67–49 | 8–0 |
17 – Holmes | 12 – McCowan | 2 – Tied | Frank Erwin Center (4,579) Austin, TX | |||
12/06/2018* 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | No. 18 Marquette | W 87–82 | 9–0 |
29 – Howard | 18 – McCowan | 13 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (7,273) Starkville, MS | |||
12/14/2018* 6:00 pm |
No. 5 | at Southern Miss | W 86–42 | 10–0 |
16 – Howard | 16 – McCowan | 6 – Holmes | Reed Green Coliseum (4,448) Hattiesburg, MS | |||
12/18/2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | at No. 7 Oregon | L 74–82 | 10–1 |
30 – Howard | 11 – McCowan | 7 – Holmes | Matthew Knight Arena (8,951) Eugene, OR | |||
12/20/2018* 9:00 pm |
No. 4 | at Washington | W 103–56 | 11–1 |
20 – Danberry | 13 – McCowan | 4 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,669) Seattle, WA | |||
12/30/2018* 2:00 pm |
No. 8 | Louisiana | W 104–36 | 12–1 |
16 – Howard | 16 – McCowan | 6 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (10,242) Starkville, MS | |||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
01/03/2019 6:00 pm, SECN |
No. 7 | at Arkansas | W 93–69 | 13–1 (1–0) |
26 – Danberry | 22 – McCowan | 5 – Holmes | Bud Walton Arena (2,263) Fayetteville, AR | |||
01/06/2019 4:00 pm, SECN |
No. 7 | No. 16 Kentucky | W 86–71 | 14–1 (2–0) |
21 – Howard | 12 – Howard | 5 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (8,830) Starkville, MS | |||
01/10/2019 8:00 pm, SECN |
No. 7 | Georgia | W 80–71 | 15–1 (3–0) |
24 – Bibby | 21 – McCowan | 5 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (6,493) Starkville, MS | |||
01/14/2019 6:00 pm, SECN |
No. 7 | at Auburn | W 85–59 | 16–1 (4–0) |
22 – McCowan | 10 – McCowan | 5 – Tied | Auburn Arena (1,908) Auburn, AL | |||
01/17/2019 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 7 | No. 15 South Carolina | W 89–74 | 17–1 (5–0) |
26 – McCowan | 24 – McCowan | 7 – Danberry | Humphrey Coliseum (10,006) Starkville, MS | |||
01/24/2019 6:00 pm |
No. 7 | at Florida | W 90–42 | 18–1 (6–0) |
21 – Howard | 8 – Howard | 6 – Holmes | O'Connell Center (1,242) Gainesville, FL | |||
01/27/2019 2:00 pm, SECN |
No. 7 | Ole Miss | W 80–49 | 19–1 (7–0) |
33 – McCowan | 13 – McCowan | 7 – Danberry | Humphrey Coliseum (10,337) Starkville, MS | |||
01/31/2019 6:30 pm |
No. 6 | at LSU | W 68–35 | 20–1 (8–0) |
16 – Espinoza-Hunter | 20 – McCowan | 5 – Holmes | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,214) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
02/03/2019 12:00 pm, SECN |
No. 6 | at Alabama | W 65–49 | 21–1 (9–0) |
24 – Howard | 12 – McCowan | 3 – Holmes | Coleman Coliseum (3,769) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||
02/10/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 6 | Tennessee | W 91–63 | 22–1 (10–0) |
24 – McCowan | 15 – McCowan | 8 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (10,021) Starkville, MS | |||
02/14/2019 8:00 pm, SECN |
No. 5 | Missouri | L 67–75 | 22–2 (10–1) |
21 – Howard | 13 – McCowan | 7 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (7,545) Starkville, MS | |||
02/17/2019 1:00 pm, SECN |
No. 5 | at No. 22 Texas A&M | W 92–64 | 23–2 (11–1) |
24 – Espinoza-Hunter | 13 – Howard | 6 – Holmes | Reed Arena (5,926) College Station, TX | |||
02/21/2019 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | at Ole Miss | W 80–66 | 24–2 (12–1) |
21 – Howard | 12 – McCowan | 7 – Holmes | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (4,125) Oxford, MS | |||
02/24/2019 1:00 pm, SECN |
No. 6 | Vanderbilt | W 86–70 | 25–2 (13–1) |
23 – McCowan | 10 – Howard | 6 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (9,566) Starkville, MS | |||
02/28/2019 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | LSU | W 76–56 | 26–2 (14–1) |
25 – McCowan | 13 – MCowan | 4 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (8,631) Starkville, MS | |||
03/03/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 5 | at No. 14 South Carolina | W 68–64 | 27–2 (15–1) |
18 – McCowan | 17 – McCowan | 6 – Danberry | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC | |||
SEC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/08/2019 11:00 am, SECN |
(1) No. 5 | vs. (8) Tennessee Quarterfinals |
W 83–68 | 28–2 |
26 – Howard | 13 – McCowan | 4 – Danberry | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,431) Greenville, SC | |||
03/09/2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) No. 5 | vs. (5) Missouri Semifinals |
W 71–56 | 29–2 |
27 – McCowan | 16 – McCowan | 5 – Danberry | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | |||
03/10/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1) No. 5 | vs. (10) Arkansas Championship Game |
W 101–70 | 30–2 |
24 – Tied | 14 – McCowan | 12 – Holmes | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,771) Greenville, SC | |||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/22/2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(1 P) No. 4 | (16 P) Southern First Round |
W 103–46 | 31–2 |
23 – Howard | 16 – McCowan | 3 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (9,967) Starkville, MS | |||
03/24/2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN |
(1 P) No. 4 | (9 P) Clemson Second Round |
W 85–61 | 32–2 |
30 – McCowan | 14 – Howard | 7 – Holmes | Humphrey Coliseum (9,944) Starkville, MS | |||
03/29/2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1 P) No. 4 | vs. (5 P) No. 22 Arizona State Sweet Sixteen |
W 76–53 | 33–2 |
22 – McCowan | 13 – McCowan | 7 – Holmes | Moda Center Portland, OR | |||
03/31/2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN |
(1 P) No. 4 | vs. (3 P) No. 7 Oregon Elite Eight |
L 84–88 | 33–3 |
19 – McCowan | 15 – McCowan | 13 – Holmes | Moda Center (11,538) Portland, OR | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P=Portland Region. All times are in Central Time. [2] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 2, 2018). "Unlikely buzzer-beating shot brings unlikely title for Muffet McGraw's resilient Fighting Irish". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs 2018–19 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.