2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represents Illinois State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first year head coach Kristen Gillespie, play their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Drake. Despite having 19 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2018–19 record19–12 (11–7 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Kristen Gillespie (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jessica Keller
  • Scott Gillespie
  • Mariyah Brawner-Henley
Home arenaRedbird Arena
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drake17–1 .944  27–7  .794
Missouri State †16–2 .889  25–10  .714
Northern Iowa12–6 .667  20–13  .606
Illinois State11–7 .611  19–12  .613
Bradley10–8 .556  20–10  .667
Southern Illinois8–10 .444  15–15  .500
Loyola–Chicago6–12 .333  13–18  .419
Indiana State5–13 .278  11–19  .367
Valparaiso3–15 .167  8–24  .250
Evansville2–16 .111  4–26  .133
† 2019 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Mary Crompton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrIowa City Regina Iowa City, IA
F 5 Lexy Koudelka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNevada Nevada, IA
G 11 TeTe Maggett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrZion-Benton
Vincennes		 North Chicago, IL
G 13 Katrina Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 14 Paige Saylor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoRoncalli Martinsville, IN
G 15 Frannie Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrLyons Township LaGrange, IL
G 21 Ally Gietzel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrFon du Lac Fond du Lac, WI
G 23 Viria Livingston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrHopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 24 Megan Talbot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBarrington Barrington, IL
F 25 Lexi Wallen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSt. Thomas Moore Champaign, IL
G 31 Kayel Wallen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLiberty Kansas City, MO
F 32 Simone Goods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBenson HS
Kirkwood CC		 Omaha, NE
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 4, 2018*
1:00 pm		 Quincy W 82–55 
Redbird Arena (550)
Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at SIU Edwardsville L 61–68  0–1
 Vadalabene Center (929)
Edwardsville, IL
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Dakota W 67–55  1–1
 Redbird Arena (507)
Normal, IL
Nov 17, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 at Eastern Michigan L 41–50  1–2
 Convocation Center (1,036)
Ypsilanti, MI
Nov 19, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cleveland State L 63–67  1–3
 Wolstein Center (132)
Cleveland, OH
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm		 at Butler L 56–58  1–4
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (611)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Oakland W 62–56  2–4
 Redbird Arena (564)
Normal, IL
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Austin Peay W 61–49  3–4
 Redbird Arena (547)
Normal, IL
Dec 7, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Kentucky W 58–53  4–4
 BB&T Arena (1,013)
Highland Heights, KY
Dec 16, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 Maryville W 61–52  5–4
 Redbird Arena (545)
Normal, IL
Dec 20, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 Saint Louis W 72–67  6–4
 Redbird Arena (3,500)
Normal, IL
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm		 at UMKC W 62–55  7–4
 Swinney Recreation Center (713)
Kansas City, MO
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 4, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Iowa W 66–64  8–4 (1–0)
 Redbird Arena (725)
Normal, IL
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Drake L 64–82  8–5 (1–1)
 Redbird Arena (592)
Normal, IL
Jan 11, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Indiana State L 44–59  8–6 (1–2)
 Hulman Center (1,582)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 13, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Evansville W 72–61  9–6 (2–2)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (282)
Evansville, IN
Jan 18, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Illinois W 60–52  10–6 (3–2)
 Redbird Arena (631)
Normal, IL
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Missouri State L 47–59  10–7 (3–3)
 Redbird Arena (782)
Normal, IL
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bradley
I-74 Rivalry		 L 68–79  10–8 (3–4)
 Redbird Arena (1,223)
Normal, IL
Feb 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Loyola–Chicago L 59–62  10–9 (3–5)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (482)
Chicago, IL
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso W 70–67  11–9 (4–5)
 Athletics–Recreation Center (355)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Evansville W 82–59  12–9 (5–5)
 Redbird Arena (416)
Normal, IL
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Indiana State W 78–70  13–9 (6–5)
 Redbird Arena (1,184)
Normal, IL
Feb 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Missouri State W 60–56  14–9 (7–5)
 JQH Arena (1,750)
Springfield, MO
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Illinois W 68–66  15–9 (8–5)
 SIU Arena (446)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bradley
I-74 Rivalry		 L 65–75  15–10 (8–6)
 Renaissance Coliseum (993)
Peoria, IL
Feb 28, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 Loyola–Chicago W 65–52  16–10 (9–6)
 Redbird Arena (497)
Normal, IL
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Valparaiso W 74–53  17–10 (10–6)
 Redbird Arena (897)
Normal, IL
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at No. 23 Drake L 61–88  17–11 (10–7)
 Knapp Center (3,555)
Des Moines, IA
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Iowa W 54–53  18–11 (11–7)
 McLeod Center (1,596)
Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
Mar 15, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN+		 (4) vs. (5) Bradley
Quarterfinals		 W 61–55  19–11
 TaxSlayer Center (1,509)
Moline, IL
Mar 16, 2019
1:30 pm, ESPN+		 (4) vs. (1) No. 21 Drake
Semifinals		 L 54–65  19–12
 TaxSlayer Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

References
  1. "Illinois State Athletics". Goredbirds.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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