2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team will represent the University of the Incarnate Word in the 2018-19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by coach Christy Smith, in her third season. They finished the season 5–24, 5–13 in Southland play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament.

2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2018–19 record5–24 (5–13 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Betsy Adams
  • John Clark
  • Marvin Walker
Home arenaMcDermott Center
(Capacity: 2,000)
2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lamar171 .944  247  .774
Stephen F. Austin162 .889  257  .781
Nicholls144 .778  2012  .625
Abilene Christian135 .722  2310  .697
Sam Houston State117 .611  1613  .552
Texas A&M-CC810 .444  1716  .515
New Orleans810 .444  1216  .429
Central Arkansas612 .333  1218  .400
Northwestern State612 .333  1118  .379
McNeese State513 .278  722  .241
Incarnate Word513 .278  524  .172
Houston Baptist414 .222  919  .321
Southeastern Louisiana414 .222  920  .310
2019 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On March 10, Christy Smith's contract was not renewed. She finished with a 3 year record of 21–68.[1]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2017–18 season 5–24, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in eleventh place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament.[2]

Roster

Sources:[3]

2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Alexandra Busby-Leija 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrSouthwest HS San Antonio, TX
G 4 Gabbi Bowie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrJohnson HS
University of Utah
San Antonio, TX
SG 5 Kara Speer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMetro Christian Academy Tulsa, OK
G 11 Imani Robinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrCedar Ridge HS Round Rock, TX
F 20 Charmaine McBride 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrVista Ridge HS Cedar Park, TX
G 22 Liz Holter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSeton Catholic Prep Gilbert, AZ
C 24 Quincy Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrKlein HS Houston, TX
F 32 Olivia Noah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
F 33 Kandyce Shepard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWestwood HS Round Rock, TX
Head coach

Christy Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Betsy Adams
John Clark
Marvin Walker


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

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2018

Schedule

Sources:[4][5][6]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
9:30 pm
at Arizona State L 43–81  0–1
 7  2 tied  8  Henry  2  2 tied  Wells Fargo Arena (2,221)
Tempe, AZ
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 63–74  0–2
 17  Robinson  15  Omozee  1  4 tied  GCU Arena (958)
Phoenix, AZ
Nov 11, 2018*
3:15 pm, Midco SN
at South Dakota L 43–96  0–3
 11  Henry  5  Omozee  2  Robinson  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,799)
Vermillion, SD
Nov 16, 2018*
11:30 am
Houston L 60–79  0–4
 19  Omozee  10  Omozee  5  Robinson  McDermott Convocation Center (404)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 18, 2018*
3:00 pm, MTN
at San Diego State L 38–81  0–5
 8  Henry  7  Henry  1  6 tied  Viejas Arena (1,477)
San Diego, CA
Nov 21, 2018*
5:00 pm
Weber State L 64–72  0–6
 19  Wiggins  10  Omozee  4   Tied   McDermott Convocation Center (432)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 27, 2018*
7:30 pm
at Arizona L 42–84  0–7
 11  Wiggins  5  Tied   3  Bowie  McKale Center (1,059)
Tucson, AZ
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm
UT Arlington L 49–97  0–8
 15  Noah  9  Henry  3  Tied  McDermott Convocation Center (349)
San Antonio, TX
Dec 5, 2018*
12:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 14 Minnesota L 39–75  0–9
 13  Wiggins  6  Omozee  3  Robinson  Williams Arena (7,835)
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 7, 2018*
8:00 pm
at UMass L 59–71  0–10
 21  Wiggins  4  Robinson  3  2 tied  Mullins Center (555)
Amherst, MA
Dec 29, 2018*
1:00 pm
Rice L 63–74  0–11
 16  Robinson  5  Robinson  9  Ray  McDermott Convocation Center (247)
San Antonio, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 2, 2019
6:30 pm
at McNeese State W 68–66  1–11
(1–0)
 16  Wiggins  11  Henry  2  4 tied  H&HP Complex (1,639)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm
at Nicholls State L 62–86  1–12
(1–1)
 16  Robinson  8  Henry  3  Omozee  Stopher Gym (161)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 56–76  1–13
(1–2)
 10  2 tied  6  Henry  4  Robinson  McDermott Convocation Center (358)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 43–74  1–14
(1–3)
 13  2 tied  9  Omozee  1  4 tied  Farris Center (327)
Conway, AR
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Stephen F. Austin L 56–66  1–15
(1–4)
 13  Speer  7  Omozee  5  Omozee  McDermott Convocation Center (854)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 23, 2019
6:30 pm
Lamar L 51–77  1–16
(1–5)
 11  Omozee  10  Omozee  4  Bowie  McDermott Convocation Center (344)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 26, 2019
12:15 pm
New Orleans W 81–69  2–16
(2–5)
 26  Robinson  6  2 tied  7  Bowie  McDermott Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 59–60  2–17
(2–6)
 18  Omozee  9  2 tied  4  Robinson  Sharp Gymnasium (327)
Houston, TX
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm
at New Orleans L 55–58  2–18
(2–7)
 18  Omozee  9  Omozee  2  3 tied  Lakefront Arena (240)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 9, 2019
3:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 49–57  2–19
(2–8)
 10  Omozee  6  Henry  2  2 tied  American Bank Center (811)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 13, 2019
6:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 76–69  3–19
(3–8)
 17  Bowie  8  2 tied  5  Bowie  McDermott Convocation Center (274)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 16, 2019
1:00 pm
Abilene Christian L 50–71  3–20
(3–9)
 12  Holter  6  Speer  3  2 tied  McDermott Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar L 53–79  3–21
(3–10)
 12  Noah  11  Speer  2  4 tied  Montagne Center (1,150)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 48–65  3–22
(3–11)
 15  Robinson  10  Robinson  2  2 tied  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,684)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 27, 2019
6:30 pm
Northwestern State W 100–91  4–22
(4–11)
 28  Wiggins  6  Henry  9  Bowie  McDermott Convocation Center (511)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 77–72  5–22
(5–11)
 17  2 tied  7  Speer  4  Robinson  McDermott Convocation Center (488)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 6, 2019
6:30 pm
Houston Baptist L 52–67  5–23
(5–12)
 12  Henry  11  Robinson  5  Bowie  McDermott Convocation Center (339)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 53–102  5–24
(5–13)
 13  Noah  6  Henry  3  Wiggins  Moody Coliseum (1,111)
Abilene, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

    See also

    References

    1. "UIW begins search for new women's basketball head coach" (Press release). Incarante Word Cardinals. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
    2. "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
    3. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". The University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
    4. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
    5. "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
    6. "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
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