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
Ohio14–4 .778  30–6  .833
Miami (OH)13–5 .722  23–9  .719
Buffalo †12–6 .667  24–10  .706
Kent State11–7 .611  20–13  .606
Akron7–11 .389  16–15  .516
Bowling Green2–16 .111  9–21  .300
West
Central Michigan15–3 .833  25–8  .758
Toledo11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Northern Illinois10–8 .556  19–13  .594
Eastern Michigan6–12 .333  14–17  .452
Western Michigan4–14 .222  10–20  .333
Ball State3–15 .167  8–23  .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

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
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19		Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV^ RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

References
  1. "Oesterle succeeds Guevara at Central Michigan". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  2. "Central Michigan Women's Basketball :: CMUChippewas.com :: The Official Site of Central Michigan Athletics". CMUChippewas.com.
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