2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an invitation to the WBI where they defeated UNC Asheville, Marshall, Campbell and North Texas to win the WBI championship.

2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
WBI, Champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2018–19 record22–14 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Angel Elderkin (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kate Dempsey
  • Sam Pierce Jr.
  • Cristina Centeno
Home arenaHolmes Center
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UT Arlington15–3 .833  24–8  .750
Little Rock *†15–3 .833  21–11  .656
Troy13–5 .722  22–9  .710
Georgia State11–7 .611  17–14  .548
Appalachian State10–8 .556  22–14  .611
South Alabama9–9 .500  25–11  .694
Texas State9–9 .500  14–17  .452
Coastal Carolina8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Arkansas State7–11 .389  12–18  .400
Louisiana5–13 .278  7–23  .233
Louisiana–Monroe4–14 .222  10–19  .345
Georgia Southern2–16 .111  7–22  .241
† 2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of April 3, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Maya Calder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoNational Christian Academy Landover, MD
F 2 A'Lea Gilbert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSouth Mecklenburg Charlotte, NC
G 3 Tierra Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoRJ Reynolds Winston-Salem, NC
G 4 Nicola Mathews 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCabra Dominican
College of Central Florida		 Adelaide, Australia
G 5 LaPresha Stanley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoRockledge Rockledge, FL
G 10 Kaila Craven 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrSouthwestern Randolph Asheboro, NC
G/F 14 Armani Hampton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrAtkins Winston-Salem, NC
F 15 Emma Newton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrAsheville Christian Academy Asheville, NC
G 20 Brooke Bigott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSeven Lakes Katy, TX
G 23 Ashley Polacek 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS JrSPIRE Institute
UCF		 Ottawa, ON
G 24 Anna Perez Gomez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrCB Arenys
Eastern Wyoming College		 Canet De Mar, Spain
F 30 Lainey Gosnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHabersham Central Demorest, GA
F 32 Dominique Jeffery 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoFAMU DRS Tallahassee, FL
G 34 Madi Story 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrBandys Maiden, NC
F/C 42 Bayley Plummer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrEast Davidson Thomasville, NC
F 44 Halie McDonald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMillbrook Winchester, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kate Dempsey (Wofford)
  • Sam Pierce Jr. (Slippery Rock)
  • Cristina Centeno (Siena)
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
Nov 3, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Lees–McRae W 82–54 
Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm		 at UAB L 61–80  0–1
 Bartow Arena (301)
Birmingham, AL
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE		 at Georgia Tech L 53–71  0–2
 McCamish Pavilion (887)
Atlanta, GA
Nov 15, 2018*
6:30 pm		 UNC Greensboro W 68–65  1–2
 Holmes Center (254)
Boone, NC
Nov 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Davidson W 81–78  2–2
 John M. Belk Arena (587)
Davidson, NC
Nov 20, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Elon W 65–62  3–2
 Holmes Center (173)
Boone, NC
Nov 25, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Marshall W 74–52  4–2
 Holmes Center (279)
Boone, NC
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm		 at East Tennessee State L 64–95  4–3
 J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (839)
Johnson City, TN
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm		 College of Charleston W 80–66  5–3
 Holmes Center (367)
Boone, NC
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm		 at No. 22 South Carolina L 50–80  5–4
 Colonial Life Arena (10,380)
Columbia, SC
Dec 17, 2018*
6:30 pm		 Wofford W 94–70  6–4
 Holmes Center (189)
Boone, NC
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCNE		 at Clemson L 48–87  6–5
 Littlejohn Coliseum (722)
Clemson, SC
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:30 pm		 South Alabama W 71–63  7–5
(1–0)		 Holmes Center (323)
Boone, NC
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm		 Troy L 72–83  7–6
(1–1)		 Holmes Center (361)
Boone, NC
Jan 10, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UT Arlington L 94–99 2OT 7–7
(1–2)		 College Park Center (836)
Arlington, TX
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm		 at Texas State W 62–49  8–7
(2–2)		 Strahan Arena (976)
San Marcos, TX
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm		 Coastal Carolina W 67–53  9–7
(3–2)		 Holmes Center (547)
Boone, NC
Jan 24, 2019
6:30 pm		 Arkansas State W 75–67  10–7
(4–2)		 Holmes Center (264)
Boone, NC
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Little Rock L 59–74  10–8
(4–3)		 Holmes Center (358)
Boone, NC
Jan 31, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana L 55–73  10–9
(4–4)		 Cajundome (1,091)
Lafayette, LA
Feb 2, 2019
3:00 pm		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 80–58  11–9
(5–4)		 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,117)
Monroe, LA
Feb 7, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas State W 77–56  12–9
(6–4)		 Holmes Center (840)
Boone, NC
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm		 UT Arlington L 65–72  12–10
(6–5)		 Holmes Center (774)
Boone, NC
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Coastal Carolina L 66–74  12–11
(6–6)		 HTC Center (269)
Conway, SC
Feb 21, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Georgia State L 75–85  12–12
(6–7)		 GSU Sports Arena (779)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm		 at Georgia Southern W 70–52  13–12
(7–7)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (212)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 28, 2019
6:30 pm		 Louisiana–Monroe W 56–51  14–12
(8–7)		 Holmes Center (723)
Boone, NC
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm		 Louisiana W 83–69  15–12
(9–7)		 Holmes Center (617)
Boone, NC
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Troy L 66–95  15–13
(9–8)		 Trojan Arena (1,118)
Troy, AL
Mar 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at South Alabama W 59–50  16–13
(10–8)		 Mitchell Center (382)
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
12:30 pm, ESPN+		 (5) vs. (9) Coastal Carolina
Second Round		 W 78–42  17–13
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 14, 2019
12:30 pm, ESPN+		 (5) vs. (4) Georgia State
Quarterfinals		 W 47–45  18–13
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 15, 2019
12:30 pm, ESPN+		 (5) vs. (1) Little Rock
Semifinals		 L 64–80  18–14
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
WBI
Mar 20, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UNC Asheville
First Round		 W 57–55  19–14
 Kimmel Arena (423)
Asheville, NC
Mar 25, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Marshall
Quarterfinals		 W 83–71  20–14
 Holmes Center (937)
Boone, NC
Mar 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Campbell
Semifinals		 W 70–57  21–14
 Holmes Center (1,293)
Boone, NC
Apr 3, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 North Texas
Championship Game		 W 76–59  22–14
 Holmes Center (1,823)
Boone, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

References
  1. "Appalachian State Mountaineers". Appstatesports.com.
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