2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by twelfth-year head coach Sue Guevara, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 15–3 in MAC play to win the MAC West Division. The Chippewas advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Women's Tournament, losing there to Buffalo. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, losing to their in-state rival Michigan State in the first round.

2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
MAC West Division Champions
MAC regular season champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018–19 record25–8 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Ohio144 .778  306  .833
Miami (OH)135 .722  239  .719
Buffalo126 .667  2410  .706
Kent State117 .611  2013  .606
Akron711 .389  1615  .516
Bowling Green216 .111  921  .300
West
Central Michigan153 .833  258  .758
Toledo117 .611  2112  .636
Northern Illinois108 .556  1913  .594
Eastern Michigan612 .333  1417  .452
Western Michigan414 .222  1020  .333
Ball State315 .167  823  .258
2019 MAC Tournament winner

This proved to be the final season for Guevara as head coach, as she retired during the 2019 offseason. At the same time that CMU announced her retirement, it announced that Guevara's top assistant Heather Oesterle would succeed her as head coach.[1]

Roster

2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Micaela Kelly 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SoDetroit Martin Luther King
DePaul
Detroit, MI
G 3 Presley Hudson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWayland Union Wayland, MI
G 4 Maddy Watters 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoRockford Rockford, MI
G 5 Anika Weekes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSt. Joseph's College School Toronto, ON
F/C 10 Emari Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrJones Altamonte Springs, FL
G 11 Sophia Karasinski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoGrand Rapids Catholic Central Grand Rapids, MI
F 13 Reyna Frost 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrReese Reese, MI
G 21 Jeada Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrBloomfield Hills Marian Bloomfield Hills, MI
G 22 Kalle Martinez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrJohn Glenn Bay City, MI
F 24 Samantha Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBradford Bradford, ON
C 25 Jahari Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
F 33 Gabrielle Bird 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrSouth Lyon East South Lyon, MI
G/F 42 MacKenna Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrFrankfort Frankfort, MI
F 50 Kyra Bussell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGrand Rapids Catholic Central Grand Rapids, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
12:00 pm
Northwood W 74–61 
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland W 104–61  1–0
McGuirk Arena (1,835)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Dakota State L 71–80  1–1
McGuirk Arena (1,679)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Kentucky W 108–90  2–1
McGuirk Arena (1,696)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 21, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
UCF W 75–68  3–1
McGuirk Arena (1,676)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE
at Virginia
Cavalier Classic
W 74–61  4–1
John Paul Jones Arena (2,572)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm
vs. Chattanooga
Cavalier Classic
W 73–50  5–1
John Paul Jones Arena (216)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Iona W 82–39  6–1
Hynes Athletic Center (608)
New Rochelle, NY
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Quinnipiac W 67–52  7–1
People's United Center (872)
Hamden, CT
Dec 15, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Vanderbilt W 66–57  8–1
Memorial Gymnasium (2,064)
Nashville, TN
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 3 Louisville L 68–72  8–2
McGuirk Arena (2,833)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Dec 29, 2018*
12:00 pm
vs. Tulane
Miami Holiday Classic
L 57–68  8–3
Watsco Center (217)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 30, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCNE
at No. 24 Miami (FL)
Miami Holiday Classic
W 90–80  9–3
Watsco Center (727)
Coral Gables, FL
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Akron W 94–71  10–3
(1–0)
McGuirk Arena (2,188)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ohio W 88–70  11–3
(2–0)
Convocation Center (866)
Athens, OH
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 89–66  12–3
(3–0)
Convocation Center (431)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Miami (OH) L 67–70  12–4
(3–1)
McGuirk Arena (2,054)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 19, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kent State W 82–75  13–4
(4–1)
MAC Center (1,552)
Kent, OH
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo L 59–62  13–5
(4–2)
Savage Arena (3,603)
Toledo, OH
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 71–61  14–5
(5–2)
McGuirk Arena (2,573)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo W 76–65  15–5
(6–2)
McGuirk Arena (2,228)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 81–63  16–5
(7–2)
McGuirk Arena (1,879)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 75–78  16–6
(7–3)
McGuirk Arena (2,152)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 87–53  17–6
(8–3)
University Arena (721)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo W 100–95  18–6
(9–3)
Alumni Arena (3,369)
Amherst, NY
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green
Rescheduled from January 30
W 92–54  19–6
(10–3)
Stroh Center (1,163)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 23, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 76–52  20–6
(11–3)
McGuirk Arena (2,157)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ball State W 81–64  21–6
(12–3)
Worthen Arena (1,100)
Muncie, IN
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 87–60  22–6
(13–3)
Convocation Center (1,457)
Ypsilanti, MI
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 80–57  23–6
(14–3)
McGuirk Arena (1,942)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Toledo W 78–45  24–6
(15–3)
McGuirk Arena (2,619)
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (9) Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 88–80  25–6
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 15, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) vs. (9) Buffalo
Semifinals
L 77–82  25–7
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/23/2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(7 C) vs. (10 C) Michigan State
First Round
L 87–88  25–8
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,885)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

References

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