2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represents Kent State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by third year head coach Todd Starkey, play their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing to Butler in the second round.

2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2018–19 record20–13 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
  • Todd Starkey (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Fran Recchia
  • Morgan Toles
  • Mike McKee
Home arenaMAC Center
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

Roster
2018–19 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 2 Annie Pavlansky 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLakeview Cortland, OH
G 3 Asiah Dingle 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrArchbishop Williams Stoughton, MA
G 5 Mariah Modkins 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) FrSolon Solon, OH
G 10 Jess Wallis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRhea County
Walters State CC		 Dayton, TN
F 15 Sydney Brinlee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrLatta
Highland CC		 Allen, OK
F 22 Merissa Barber-Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrLa Follette Madison, WI
G 23 Ali Poole 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCarrollton Carrollton, OH
G 24 Alexa Golden 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrChartiers Valley Pittsburgh, PA
G 25 Monique Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSerra San Diego, CA
G 31 Megan Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrNorth Farmington Farmington Hills, MI
G 32 Hannah Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBrookville Forest, VA
G 40 Margaux Eibel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoLa Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA
F 44 Lindsey Thall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrStrongville Strongsville, OH
C 50 Amanda Sape 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoBloomfield Hills Bloomfield Hills, MI
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*
2:00 pm		 Slippery Rock W 77–48 
MAC Center 
Kent, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
6:00 pm, ACCNE		 at North Carolina L 60–73  0–1
 Carmichael Arena (2,005)
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE		 at NC State L 61–78  0–2
 Reynolds Coliseum (2,126)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 17, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Kentucky
Kent State Classic		 W 62–61  1–2
 MAC Center (1,273)
Kent, OH
Nov 18, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN3		 Oakland
Kent State Classic		 W 75–65  2–2
 MAC Center (821)
Kent, OH
Nov 20, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Youngstown State W 62–34  3–2
 MAC Center (1,925)
Kent, OH
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Duquense L 72–77  3–3
 MAC Center (413)
Kent, OH
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Wright State L 55–61  3–4
 Nutter Center (343)
Dayton, OH
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm		 at Robert Morris W 54–46  4–4
 North Athletic Complex (466)
Moon Township, PA
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at St. Bonaventure W 76–64  5–4
 Reilly Center (457)
Olean, NY
Dec 21, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at NJIT W 57–40  6–4
 Wellness and Events Center (322)
Newark, NJ
Dec 31, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 Clarion W 92–38  7–4
 MAC Center (359)
Kent, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Eastern Michigan W 71–64  8–4
(1–0)		 MAC Center (1,724)
Kent, OH
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Illinois W 87–78  9–4
(2–0)		 MAC Center (215)
Kent, OH
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Toledo W 58–47  10–4
(3–0)		 Savage Arena (4,071)
Toledo, OH
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Ohio L 81–83  10–5
(3–1)		 Convocation Center (450)
Athens, OH
Jan 19, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Central Michigan L 75–82  10–6
(3–2)		 MAC Center (1,552)
Kent, OH
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Ball State L 44–48  10–7
(3–3)		 Worthen Arena (1,055)
Muncie, IN
Jan 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Miami (OH) L 63–79  10–8
(3–4)		 Millett Hall (770)
Oxford, OH
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Akron W 73–58  11–8
(4–4)		 MAC Center (2,224)
Akron, OH
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Western Michigan W 55–51  12–8
(5–4)		 MAC Center (931)
Akron, OH
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Buffalo L 66–75  12–9
(5–5)		 Alumni Arena (2,385)
Amherst, MA
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Michigan W 67–54  13–9
(6–5)		 Convocation Center (1,086)
Ypsilanti, MI
Feb 16, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bowling Green W 77–73  14–9
(7–5)		 MAC Center (1,660)
Kent, OH
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Western Michigan W 56–52  15–9
(8–5)		 University Arena (517)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Ohio L 67–69  15–10
(8–6)		 MAC Center (1,208)
Kent, OH
Feb 27, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Miami (OH) W 67–58  16–10
(9–6)		 MAC Center (1,342)
Kent, OH
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bowling Green L 49–62  16–11
(9–7)		 Stroh Center (1,928)
Bowling Green, OH
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Akron W 65–55 OT 17–11
(10–7)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (671)
Akron, OH
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Buffalo W 62–53  18–11
(11–7)		 MAC Center (1,731)
Akron, OH
MAC Tournament
Mar 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (5) (12) Bowling Green
First Round		 W 86–62  19–11
 MAC Center 
Kent, OH
Mar 13, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN+		 (5) vs. (4) Buffalo
Quarterfinals		 L 52–85  19–12
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at Green Bay
First Round		 W 64–59  20–12
 Kress Events Center (1,269)
Green Bay, WI
Mar 23, 2019*
3:00 pm		 at Butler
Second Round		 L 52–70  20–13
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (747)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. "Kent State University Athletics". Kentstatesports.com.
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