2018–19 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Denver Pioneers women's basketball represent the University of Denver in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pioneers, led second year head coach Jim Turgeon, play their home games at Hamilton Gymnasium with 1 game at Magness Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 18–14, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Women's Tournament to North Dakota. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated New Mexico in the first before losing to Idaho in the second round.

2018–19 Denver Pioneers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceThe Summit League
2018–19 record18–14 (10–6 The Summit)
Head coach
  • Jim Turgeon (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kayla Ard
  • Terra Moyers
  • Tommie Johnson
Home arenaMagness Arena
Hamilton Gymnasium
2018–19 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Dakota State †15–1 .938  28–7  .800
South Dakota14–2 .875  28–6  .824
Oral Roberts10–6 .625  18–13  .581
Denver10–6 .625  18–14  .563
Western Illinois8–8 .500  12–18  .400
North Dakota6–10 .375  12–19  .387
North Dakota State4–12 .250  7–22  .241
Purdue Fort Wayne3–13 .188  7–22  .241
Omaha2–14 .125  8–21  .276
† 2019 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2018–19 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Abi Curtin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMount St Benedict College Sydney, Australia
F 1 Grace White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoRed Lake Redby, MN
G 2 Briana Johnson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrSerra Carson, CA
G 3 Lauren Loven 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrNotre Dame Prep Scottsdale, AZ
G 5 Anna Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrFlower Mound Flower Mound, TX
G 10 Haley Simental 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrPueblo West
Colorado Connections Academy		 Pueblo West, CO
G 12 Claire Gritt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoJohn Hersey Arlington Heights, IL
C 15 Courtney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrLegacy Thornton, CO
G 22 Samantha Romanowski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMountlake Terrace Mountlake Terrace, WA
F 23 Madison Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrDover-Eyota Dover, MN
G/F 25 Sydney Mech 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCherry Creek Englewood, CO
G 32 Tsimba Malonga 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrBenet Academy Bolingbrook, IL
F 33 Jasmine Jeffcoat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMonarch Louisville, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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*
6:00 pm		 Taylor W 106–66 
Ritchie Center 
Denver, CO
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm		 UMKC W 92–75  1–0
 Hamilton Gymnasium (431)
Denver, CO
Nov 11, 2018*
1:00 pm		 Air Force W 92–66  2–0
 Hamilton Gymnasium (386)
Denver, CO
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm		 at Northern Colorado L 66–74  2–1
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,162)
Greeley, CO
Nov 19, 2018*
1:00 pm		 American W 83–54  3–1
 Hamilton Gymnasium (530)
Denver, CO
Nov 23, 2018*
3:30 pm		 Lamar
Denver Thanksgiving Classic		 W 117–110 2OT 4–1
 Hamilton Gymnasium (370)
Denver, CO
Nov 24, 2018*
3:30 pm		 St. Bonaventure
Denver Thanksgiving Classic		 W 76–62  5–1
 Hamilton Gymnasium (239)
Denver, CO
Dec 1, 2018*
1:00 pm		 Loyola Marymount W 104–75  6–1
 Hamilton Gymnasium (310)
Denver, CO
Dec 4, 2018*
6:30 pm		 at Wyoming L 74–78  6–2
 Arena-Auditorium (2,374)
Laramie, WY
Dec 8, 2018*
1:00 pm		 at Southern Utah W 71–70  7–2
 America First Events Center (857)
Cedar City, UT
Dec 11, 2018*
6:00 pm, FCSP		 at New Mexico State L 64–66  7–3
 Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 15, 2018*
3:30 pm		 at Nebraska L 71–96  7–4
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,703)
Lincoln, NE
Dec 19, 2018*
11:00 am		 Samford L 83–87 OT 7–5
 Hamilton Gymnasium (1,805)
Denver, CO
Dec 21, 2018*
12:00 pm		 at Colorado State L 79–84  7–6
 Moby Arena (1,069)
Fort Collins, CO
Summit League regular season
Dec 28, 2018
4:00 pm		 at Omaha W 95–68  8–6 (1–0)
 Baxter Arena (295)
Omaha, NE
Dec 30, 2018
1:00 pm		 at Western Illinois L 78–87  8–7 (1–1)
 Western Hall (472)
Macomb, IL
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm		 South Dakota W 104–99  9–7 (2–1)
 Hamilton Gymnasium (382)
Denver, CO
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm		 North Dakota W 87–66  10–7 (3–1)
 Hamilton Gymnasium (295)
Denver, CO
Jan 9, 2019
6:00 pm		 at South Dakota State L 59–76  10–8 (3–2)
 Frost Arena (1,828)
Brookings, SD
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm		 North Dakota State W 81–54  11–8 (4–2)
 Hamilton Gymnasium (257)
Denver, CO
Jan 20, 2019
1:00 pm, Altitude		 Oral Roberts W 93–76  12–8 (5–2)
 Magness Arena 
Denver, CO
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm		 at Purdue Fort Wayne L 55–70  12–9 (5–3)
 Gates Sports Center (1,536)
Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm		 South Dakota State L 67–83  12–10 (5–4)
 Hamilton Gymnasium (457)
Denver, CO
Feb 6, 2019
6:00 pm		 at Oral Roberts L 66–74  12–11 (5–5)
 Mabee Center (1,029)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm		 at North Dakota State W 87–67  13–11 (6–5)
 Scheels Center (742)
Fargo, ND
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm		 Purdue Fort Wayne W 82–62  14–12 (7–5)
 Hamilton Gymnasium (201)
Denver, CO
Feb 21, 2019
6:00 pm		 at No. 23 South Dakota L 58–73  14–12 (7–6)
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,703)
Vermillion, SD
Feb 23, 2019
10:00 am, ESPN3		 at North Dakota W 92–91 OT 15–12 (8–6)
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,638)
Grand Forks, ND
Feb 28, 2019
1:00 pm		 Western Illinois W 94–85  16–12 (9–6)
 Hamilton Gymnasium (294)
Denver, CO
Mar 2, 2019
7:00 pm		 Omaha W 82–76  17–12 (10–6)
 Hamilton Gymnasium (407)
Denver, CO
Summit League Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2019
1:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+		 (3) vs. (6) North Dakota
Quarterfinals		 L 67–80  17–13
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (2,971)
Sioux Falls, SD
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at New Mexico
First Round		 W 83–75  18–13
 Dreamstyle Arena (2,875)
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 24, 2019*
3:00 pm		 at Idaho
Second Round		 L 66–88  18–14
 Memorial Gym (1,230)
Moscow, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2018–19 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

References
  1. https://denverpioneers.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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