2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team will represent Houston Baptist University in the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Huskies, led by sixth year head coach Donna Finnie, will play their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 8–20, 3–15 in Southland play to finish in a tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament.

2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2018–19 record9–19 (4–14 Southland)
Head coach
  • Donna Finnie (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lauren Tippert
  • Becca Allison
  • Precious Ivy
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lamar17–1 .944  24–7  .774
Stephen F. Austin16–2 .889  25–7  .781
Nicholls14–4 .778  20–12  .625
Abilene Christian †13–5 .722  23–10  .697
Sam Houston State11–7 .611  16–13  .552
Texas A&M-CC8–10 .444  17–16  .515
New Orleans8–10 .444  12–16  .429
Central Arkansas6–12 .333  12–18  .400
Northwestern State6–12 .333  11–18  .379
McNeese State5–13 .278  7–22  .241
Incarnate Word5–13 .278  5–24  .172
Houston Baptist4–14 .222  9–19  .321
Southeastern Louisiana4–14 .222  9–20  .310
† 2019 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2017–18 season with an overall record of 10–18 and 6–12 in Southland play to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament.[1]

Roster

Sources:[2]

2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Takara Wade 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrDesert Vista HS/Mesa CC Goodyear, AZ
G 3 Shannon Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrCrosby HS Crosby, TX
G 5 Sophie Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrWestwood HS Austin, TX
PG 10 Bria Johnson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrSunnyvale HS Sunnyvale, TX
G 11 Matangiroa Flavell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrTe Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Koutu Rotorua, New Zealand
G 13 Megan Valdez-Crader 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoJohnson HS San Antonio, TX
G 14 Amanda Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGeorgetown HS Georgetown, TX
G 15 Julija Vujakovic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLycee des Garcons du Luxembourg Bereldange, Luxembourg
G 22 Sydney Carr 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCrosby HS Crosby, TX
F 23 Lauren Calver 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrHeathcote HS Helensburgh, Australia
F 24 Taylor Kollmorgan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSecond Baptist HS Houston, TX
C 25 Natalia Gwarda 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrNLO PZKosz Lomianki
New Mexico JC		 Aleksandrów, Poland
C 33 Marilyn Nzoiwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrCedar Ridge HS Round Rock, TX
C 45 Veronika Kirienko 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrSchool 168 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
C 55 Kennedy Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCedar Park HS Bastrop, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2018

Schedule and results

Sources:[3][4][5]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Schedule
Nov 11, 2018*
4:00 pm		 McMurry W 92–41  1–0
 Sharp Gymnasium (513)
Houston, TX
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Texas A&M International W 81–48  2–0
 Sharp Gymnasium (446)
Houston, TX
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm, CSTYurview		 at Wichita State L 50–68  2–1
 Charles Koch Arena (1,567)
Wichita, KS
Nov 21, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Howard Payne W 93–60  3–1
 Sharp Gymnasium (254)
Houston, TX
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm		 at Texas Tech L 76–82  3–2
 United Supermarkets Arena (2,775)
Lubbock, TX
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Southwest W 100–77  4–2
 Sharp Gymnasium (277)
Houston, TX
Dec 5, 2018*
12:00 pm		 at North Texas L 75–100  4–3
 UNT Coliseum (2,351)
Denton, TX
Dec 9, 2018*
12:00 pm		 at Oklahoma State L 44–77  4–4
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,659)
Stillwater, OK
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Oral Roberts L 56–74  4–5
 Sharp Gymnasium (212)
Houston, TX
Dec 19, 2019*
12:00 pm		 Louisiana–Monroe W 68–60  5–5
 Sharp Gymnasium (375)
Houston, TX
Southland Conference Schedule
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lamar L 50–63  5–6
(0–1)		 Montagne Center (939)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm		 New Orleans W 83–74  6–6
(1–1)		 Sharp Gymnasium (314)
Houston, TX
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm		 at Nicholls L 54–77  6–7
(1–2)		 Stopher Gym (201)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm		 Abilene Christian L 62–72  6–8
(1–3)		 Sharp Gymnasium (325)
Houston, TX
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm		 Sam Houston State L 63–74  6–9
(1–4)		 Sharp Gymnasium (427)
Houston, TX
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana L 65–73  6–10
(1–5)		 University Center (637)
Hammond, LA
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at McNeese State L 71–81  6–11
(1–6)		 H&HP Complex (2,124)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm		 Incarnate Word W 60–59  7–11
(2–6)		 Sharp Gymnasium (327)
Houston, TX
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 56–70  7–12
(2–7)		 Sharp Gymnasium (490)
Houston, TX
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stephen F. Austin L 53–65  7–13
(2–8)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,011)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm		 Central Arkansas L 58–77  7–14
(2–9)		 Sharp Gymnasium (143)
Houston, TX
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm		 Nicholls State L 55–58  7–15
(2–10)		 Sharp Gymnasium (509)
Houston, TX
Feb 21, 2019
6:30 pm		 at Northwestern State L 46–63  7–16
(2–11)		 Prather Coliseum (690)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm		 at Sam Houston State L 64–83  7–17
(2–12)		 Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (964)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm		 Lamar L 49–97  7–18
(2–13)		 Sharp Gymnasium (319)
Houston, TX
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm		 McNeese State L 67–72  7–19
(2–14)		 Sharp Gymnasium (421)
Houston, TX
Mar 6, 2019
2:30 pm		 at Incarnate Word W 67–52  8–19
(3–14)		 McDermott Convocation Center (339)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 9, 2019
2:30 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 74–56  9–19
(4–14)		 Dugan Wellness Center (603)
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

References
  1. "Houston Baptist Huskies Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  2. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". HBU The Official Site of HBU Athletics. Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  3. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. "Houston Baptist Huskies Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
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