2018–19 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 12th-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 25–12, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Central Michigan in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.

2018–19 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2018–19 record21–12 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Maryland153 .833  295  .853
No. 8 Iowa144 .778  297  .806
Rutgers135 .722  2210  .688
Michigan117 .611  2212  .647
Ohio State108 .556  1415  .483
Minnesota99 .500  2111  .656
Michigan State99 .500  2112  .636
Northwestern99 .500  2115  .583
Nebraska99 .500  1416  .467
Indiana810 .444  2113  .618
Purdue810 .444  1915  .559
Penn State513 .278  1218  .400
Wisconsin414 .222  1518  .455
Illinois216 .111  1020  .333
2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Shay Colley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrSt. Edmund Campion Secondary
South Carolina
Brampton, ON
G/F 1 Tory Ozment 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBuford Buford, GA
F 2 Mardrekia Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMuskegon Muskegon, MI
G 4 Taryn McCutcheon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrEast Lansing East Lansing, MI
G 5 Claire Hendrickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrWyoming Wyoming, MI
F 10 Sidney Cooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoSt. Joseph Kenosha, WI
F 11 Nathy Dambo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrJunípero Serra Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 12 Nia Hollie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 15 Victoria Gaines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrMerrillville Merrillville, IN
G 24 Nia Clouden 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSt. Frances Owings Mills, MD
C 33 Jenna Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrNorth Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 42 Kayla Belles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrIthaca Ithaca, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2018*
7:00 pm
Hillsdale W 88–59 
Breslin Center (2,547)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
7:00 pm
Bowling Green W 99–69  1–0
Breslin Center (4,278)
East Lansing, MI
11/11/2018*
1:00 pm
East Tennessee State W 75–53  2–0
Breslin Center (4,379)
East Lansing, MI
11/18/2018*
1:00 pm
Wright State W 84–68  3–0
Breslin Center (5,233)
East Lansing, MI
11/22/2018*
6:30 pm
vs. No. 15 NC State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 74–78  3–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
11/23/2018*
9:00 pm
vs. Kennesaw State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 75–51  4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300)
Cancún, Mexico
11/28/2018*
7:00 pm, BTN
Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 91–66  5–1
Breslin Center (4,219)
East Lansing, MI
12/02/2018*
2:00 pm
Texas Southern W 91–45  6–1
Breslin Center (4,470)
East Lansing, MI
12/05/2018*
7:00 pm
at Oakland W 102–58  7–1
Athletics Center O'rena (1,288)
Rochester, MI
12/09/2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Oregon W 88–82  8–1
Breslin Center (6,462)
East Lansing, MI
12/16/2018*
2:00 pm
No. 23 at Hartford W 74–66 OT 9–1
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,179)
West Hartford, CT
12/20/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Florida Atlantic W 89–74  10–1
Breslin Center (4,393)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
12/30/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 No. 16 Iowa W 84–70  11–1
(1–0)
Breslin Center (9,520)
East Lansing, MI
01/03/2019
8:00 pm
No. 15 at Northwestern L 62–70  11–2
(1–1)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,071)
Evanston, IL
01/06/2019
2:00 pm
No. 15 at Indiana L 64–68  11–3
(1–2)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,380)
Bloomington, IN
01/09/2019
7:00 pm
No. 23 No. 18 Minnesota W 86–68  12–3
(2–2)
Breslin Center (5,018)
East Lansing, MI
01/14/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 17 at Ohio State L 55–65  12–4
(2–3)
Value City Arena (4,695)
Columbus, OH
01/17/2019
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 17 No. 9 Maryland W 77–60  13–4
(3–3)
Breslin Center (5,651)
East Lansing, MI
01/20/2019
2:00 pm
No. 17 at No. 20 Rutgers L 62–76  13–5
(3–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,539)
Piscataway, NJ
01/24/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 Illinois W 77–60  14–5
(4–4)
Breslin Center (4,745)
East Lansing, MI
01/27/2019
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 at Michigan
Rivalry
W 77–73  15–5
(5–4)
Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/03/2019
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 Purdue W 74–66  16–5
(6–4)
Breslin Center (7,450)
East Lansing, MI
02/07/2019
9:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 at No. 16 Iowa L 71–86  16–6
(6–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,287)
Iowa City, IA
02/11/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 24 Indiana W 77–61  17–6
(7–5)
Breslin Center (3,542)
East Lansing, MI
02/14/2019
8:00 pm
No. 24 at Wisconsin L 62–79  17–7
(7–6)
Kohl Center (3,356)
Madison, WI
02/17/2019
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 24 at Nebraska L 71–82  17–8
(7–7)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,588)
Lincoln, NE
02/21/2019
6:00 pm, BTN
Ohio State L 70–77  17–9
(7–8)
Breslin Center (4,857)
East Lansing, MI
02/24/2019
2:00 pm, ESPN2
Michigan
Rivalry
W 74–64  18–9
(8–8)
Breslin Center (11,368)
East Lansing, MI
02/27/2019
7:00 pm
Penn State
Rescheduled from January 31
W 57–48  19–9
(9–8)
Breslin Center (2,356)
East Lansing, MI
03/04/2019
4:00 pm
at Minnesota L 63–81  19–10
(9–9)
Williams Arena (7,707)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Tournament
03/07/2019
12:00 pm, BTN
(9) vs. (8) Northwestern
Second Round
W 68–52  20–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/08/2019
12:00 pm, BTN
(9) vs. (1) No. 8 Maryland
Quarterfinals
L 55–71  20–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/23/2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(7 C) vs. (10 C) Central Michigan
First Round
W 88–87  21–11
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,885)
South Bend, IN
03/25/2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(7 C) at (1 C) No. 3 Notre Dame
Second Round
L 63–91  21–12
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,694)
South Bend, IN

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Eastern Time

Source[1].

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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AP 23 22 21 15 23 17 23 22 23 24 RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV 23-T 22 22 17 24 22 21 22 21 22 RV RV RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2018–19 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

References

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