2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 3rd year head coach Amy Williams, play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and are a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 11–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Purdue.

2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2018–19 record14–16 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Goehle
  • Chuck Love
  • Tandem Mays
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
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 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Hannah Whitish 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBarneveld Barneveld, WI
G 4 Sam Haiby 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMoorhead Moorhead, MN
G 5 Nicea Eliely 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRampart Colorado Springs, CO
G 11 Kristian Hudson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrClay-Chalkville
Florida International
Birmingham, AL
F 13 Ashtyn Veerbeek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWestern Christian Sioux Center, IA
G/F 14 Grace Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWellington Wellington, KS
G 24 Maddie Simon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrPius X Lincoln, NE
C 31 Kate Cain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoPine Bush Middletown, NY
F 32 Leigha Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrDeKalb Auburn, IN
G/F 33 Taylor Kissinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMinden Minden, NE
F 44 Kayla Mershon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrMinnetonka Chanhasen, MN
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
11/03/2018*
4:00 pm
Nebraska–Kearney W 94–41 
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,749)
Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/07/2018*
7:00 pm
Drake L 77–83  0–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,738)
Lincoln, NE
11/11/2018*
11:00 am
USC Upstate W 87–64  1–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,638)
Lincoln, NE
11/16/2018*
9:00 pm
at Washington State L 84–87 2OT 1–2
Beasley Coliseum (535)
Pullman, WA
11/23/2018*
2:00 pm
at No. 24 Miami (FL)
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
L 68–82  1–3
Watsco Center (730)
Coral Gables, FL
11/25/2018*
11:00 am
vs. Radford
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
W 77–39  2–3
Watsco Center (425)
Coral Gables, FL
11/29/2018*
6:00 pm
at No. 5 Louisville
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 68–85  2–4
KFC Yum! Center (7,334)
Louisville, KY
12/02/2018*
1:00 pm
at Creighton L 65–74  2–5
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,533)
Omaha, NE
12/05/2018*
7:00 pm
Kansas W 58–52  3–5
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,688)
Lincoln, NE
12/08/2018*
12:00 pm
San Jose State W 96–63  4–5
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,601)
Lincoln, NE
12/15/2018*
4:30 pm
Denver W 96–71  5–5
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,703)
Lincoln, NE
12/18/2018*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas L 80–84  5–6
Bud Walton Arena (1,335)
Fayetteville, AR
Big Ten conference season
12/28/2018
6:00 pm, BTN
Michigan W 70–56  6–6
(1–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,450)
Lincoln, NE
12/31/2018
12:00 pm, BTN
at Ohio State W 78–69  7–6
(2–0)
Value City Arena (5,530)
Columbus, OH
01/03/2019
7:00 pm
at No. 19 Iowa L 71–77  7–7
(2–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,391)
Iowa City, IA
01/08/2019
7:00 pm
No. 9 Maryland L 63–81  7–8
(2–2)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,796)
Lincoln, NE
01/13/2019
2:00 pm, BTN
Rutgers L 56–62  7–9
(2–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,222)
Lincoln, NE
01/17/2019
7:00 pm
at Illinois W 77–67  8–9
(3–3)
State Farm Center (1,349)
Champaign, IL
01/20/2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 Minnesota W 63–57  9–9
(4–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,072)
Lincoln, NE
01/24/2019
7:00 pm
Northwestern L 54–58  9–10
(4–4)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,660)
Lincoln, NE
01/27/2019
2:00 pm
at Wisconsin L 69–70  9–11
(4–5)
Kohl Center (6,074)
Madison, WI
01/31/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue W 84–64  10–11
(5–5)
Mackey Arena (5,901)
West Lafayette, IN
02/03/2019
2:00 pm
Indiana L 78–82  10–12
(5–6)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,893)
Lincoln, NE
02/07/2019
6:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 61–67  10–13
(5–7)
Crisler Center (2,572)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/10/2019
2:00 pm
Purdue W 67–61  11–13
(6–7)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,298)
Lincoln, NE
02/14/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 7 Maryland L 63–89  11–14
(6–8)
Xfinity Center (4,467)
College Park, MD
02/17/2019
3:00 pm, BTN
No. 24 Michigan State W 82–71  12–14
(7–8)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,588)
Lincoln, NE
02/21/2019
7:00 pm
at Northwestern W 71–64  13–14
(8–8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (446)
Evanston, IL
02/25/2019
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 12 Iowa L 58–74  13–15
(8–9)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,071)
Lincoln, NE
03/02/2019
2:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State W 79–74  14–15
(9–9)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,542)
University Park, PA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
8:00 pm, BTN
(6) vs. (11) Purdue
Second Round
L 71–75  14–16
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,445)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in CST Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

References

  1. "Women's Basketball-Schedule". Nebraska Athletics.
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