2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	19–12 (11–7 The Valley)
Head coach	Kristen Gillespie (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jessica Keller Scott Gillespie Mariyah Brawner-Henley
Home arena	Redbird Arena

2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Drake	17	–	1		.944			27	–	7		.794
Missouri State †	16	–	2		.889			25	–	10		.714
Northern Iowa	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Illinois State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Bradley	10	–	8		.556			20	–	10		.667
Southern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
Loyola–Chicago	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Indiana State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Valparaiso	3	–	15		.167			8	–	24		.250
Evansville	2	–	16		.111			4	–	26		.133
† 2019 MVC tournament winner As of March 30, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represents Illinois State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Kristen Gillespie, play their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Drake. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

Roster

2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Mary Crompton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Iowa City Regina Iowa City, IA F 5 Lexy Koudelka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Nevada Nevada, IA G 11 TeTe Maggett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Zion-Benton Vincennes North Chicago, IL G 13 Katrina Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Whitney Young Chicago, IL G 14 Paige Saylor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Roncalli Martinsville, IN G 15 Frannie Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lyons Township LaGrange, IL G 21 Ally Gietzel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Fon du Lac Fond du Lac, WI G 23 Viria Livingston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Hopkins Minnetonka, MN F 24 Megan Talbot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Barrington Barrington, IL F 25 Lexi Wallen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St. Thomas Moore Champaign, IL G 31 Kayel Wallen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Liberty Kansas City, MO F 32 Simone Goods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Benson HS Kirkwood CC Omaha, NE	Head coach Kristen Gillespie (NC State) Assistant coach(es) Jessica Keller (Quincy) Scott Gillespie (Ripon) Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Lewis) 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
Nov 4, 2018* 1:00 pm		Quincy	W 82–55		Redbird Arena (550) Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	L 61–68	0–1	Vadalabene Center (929) Edwardsville, IL
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota	W 67–55	1–1	Redbird Arena (507) Normal, IL
Nov 17, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	L 41–50	1–2	Convocation Center (1,036) Ypsilanti, MI
Nov 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cleveland State	L 63–67	1–3	Wolstein Center (132) Cleveland, OH
Nov 25, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Butler	L 56–58	1–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (611) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	W 62–56	2–4	Redbird Arena (564) Normal, IL
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 61–49	3–4	Redbird Arena (547) Normal, IL
Dec 7, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	W 58–53	4–4	BB&T Arena (1,013) Highland Heights, KY
Dec 16, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Maryville	W 61–52	5–4	Redbird Arena (545) Normal, IL
Dec 20, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN3		Saint Louis	W 72–67	6–4	Redbird Arena (3,500) Normal, IL
Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm		at UMKC	W 62–55	7–4	Swinney Recreation Center (713) Kansas City, MO
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Iowa	W 66–64	8–4 (1–0)	Redbird Arena (725) Normal, IL
Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	L 64–82	8–5 (1–1)	Redbird Arena (592) Normal, IL
Jan 11, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	L 44–59	8–6 (1–2)	Hulman Center (1,582) Terre Haute, IN
Jan 13, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	W 72–61	9–6 (2–2)	Meeks Family Fieldhouse (282) Evansville, IN
Jan 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	W 60–52	10–6 (3–2)	Redbird Arena (631) Normal, IL
Jan 20, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Missouri State	L 47–59	10–7 (3–3)	Redbird Arena (782) Normal, IL
Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Bradley I-74 Rivalry	L 68–79	10–8 (3–4)	Redbird Arena (1,223) Normal, IL
Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola–Chicago	L 59–62	10–9 (3–5)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (482) Chicago, IL
Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 70–67	11–9 (4–5)	Athletics–Recreation Center (355) Valparaiso, IN
Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 82–59	12–9 (5–5)	Redbird Arena (416) Normal, IL
Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	W 78–70	13–9 (6–5)	Redbird Arena (1,184) Normal, IL
Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	W 60–56	14–9 (7–5)	JQH Arena (1,750) Springfield, MO
Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 68–66	15–9 (8–5)	SIU Arena (446) Carbondale, IL
Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley I-74 Rivalry	L 65–75	15–10 (8–6)	Renaissance Coliseum (993) Peoria, IL
Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Loyola–Chicago	W 65–52	16–10 (9–6)	Redbird Arena (497) Normal, IL
Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 74–53	17–10 (10–6)	Redbird Arena (897) Normal, IL
Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 23 Drake	L 61–88	17–11 (10–7)	Knapp Center (3,555) Des Moines, IA
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	W 54–53	18–11 (11–7)	McLeod Center (1,596) Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
Mar 15, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Bradley Quarterfinals	W 61–55	19–11	TaxSlayer Center (1,509) Moline, IL
Mar 16, 2019 1:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) No. 21 Drake Semifinals	L 54–65	19–12	TaxSlayer Center  Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team