2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by 6th year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena and are a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 14–15, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament to Wisconsin. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they got upset by Morehead State in the first round.

2018–19 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2018–19 record14–15 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Patrick Klein
  • Carrie Banks
  • Jennifer Sullivan
Home arenaValue City 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 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Carmen Grande 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrBall State Madrid, Spain
G 2 Ashanti Grande 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrCleveland Heights
Cleveland State
Cleveland Heights, OH
G 3 Janai Crooms 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSt. Andrew's Cranston, RI
G 10 Carly Santoro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBellevue
Bowling Green
Bellevue, OH
F 12 Savita Jayaraman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoOlentangy Liberty Powell, OH
F 14 Dorka Juhász 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrPTE Babits Pécs, Hungary
G 15 Adreana Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrFranklin
La Salle
Somerset, NJ
G 23 Najah Queenland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSacramento
Pacific
Sacramento, CA
F 24 Makayla Waterman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrFairmont Kettering, OH
G 25 Karlie Cronin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrOakton Oakton, VA
F 32 Aaliyah Patty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrMontini Catholic Lombard, IL
G 33 Jensen Caretti 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRiver Clarington, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2018*
2:00 pm
IUP W 72–50 
Value City Arena (3,310)
Columbus, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 22 South Florida L 47–71  0–1
Value City Arena (3,472)
Columbus, OH
11/09/2018*
7:00 pm
Detroit Mercy W 55–41  1–1
Value City Arena (3,937)
Columbus, OH
11/11/2018*
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 2 Connecticut L 53–85  1–2
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,828)
Storrs, CT
11/16/2018*
11:30 pm
at Sacramento State Postponed[2] Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
11/18/2018*
4:00 pm, P12N
at No. 7 Stanford Cancelled[3] Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
11/29/2018*
7:00 pm
North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 76–69  2–2
Value City Arena (4,997)
Columbus, OH
12/02/2018*
2:00 pm
Cincinnati W 69–56  3–2
Value City Arena (4,825)
Columbus, OH
12/05/2018*
11:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 59–69  3–3
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,236)
Seattle, WA
12/16/2018*
1:00 pm
Florida W 46–41  4–3
Value City Arena (4,585)
Columbus, OH
12/20/2018*
12:15 pm
vs. Butler
West Palm Invitational
L 53–66  4–4
Student Life Center (250)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/21/2018*
12:15 pm
vs. Virginia Tech
West Palm Invitational
L 73–81  4–5
Student Life Center (127)
West Palm Beach, FL
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2018
4:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 42–60  4–6 (0–1)
Mackey Arena (6,313)
West Lafayette, IN
12/31/2018
1:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska L 69–78  4–7 (0–2)
Value City Arena (5,530)
Columbus, OH
01/05/2019
4:00 pm, BTN
at No. 4 Maryland L 69–75  4–8 (0–3)
Xfinity Center (6,731)
College Park, MD
01/10/2019
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 25 Indiana W 55–50  5–8 (1–3)
Value City Arena (3,557)
Columbus, OH
01/14/2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 17 Michigan State W 65–55  6–8 (2–3)
Value City Arena (4,695)
Columbus, OH
01/17/2019
7:00 pm
at Penn State W 76–71 OT 7–8 (3–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,090)
University Park, PA
01/20/2019
3:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 58–62  7–9 (3–4)
Crisler Center (5,422)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/24/2019
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 11 Maryland L 57–70  7–10 (3–5)
Value City Arena (3,962)
Columbus, OH
01/28/2019
7:30 pm, BTN
at Minnesota W 65–55  8–10 (4–5)
Williams Arena (3,470)
Minneapolis, MN
01/31/2019
7:00 pm
Illinois W 78–70  9–10 (5–5)
Value City Arena (3,804)
Columbus, OH
02/03/2019
4:30 pm
at Northwestern L 59–76  9–11 (5–6)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,283)
Evanston, IN
02/06/2019
7:00 pm
Penn State W 78–73  10–11 (6–6)
Value City Arena (4,264)
Columbus, OH
02/10/2019
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 Iowa L 52–78  10–12 (6–7)
Value City Arena (5,344)
Columbus, OH
02/14/2019
7:00 pm
at No. 23 Rutgers W 59–39  11–12 (7–7)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,849)
Piscataway, NJ
02/17/2019
2:00 pm
Wisconsin W 70–68  12–12 (8–7)
Value City Arena (5,931)
Columbus, OH
02/21/2019
6:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan State W 77–70  13–12 (9–7)
Breslin Center (4,857)
East Lansing, MI
02/28/2019
9:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin W 61–50  14–12 (10–7)
Kohl Center (3,529)
Madison, WI
03/03/2019
2:00 pm, BTN
Rutgers L 56–66  14–13 (10–8)
Value City Arena (5,030)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/08/2019
2:30 pm, BTN
(5) vs. (13) Wisconsin
Second Round
L 63–73  14–14
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,173)
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/20/2019*
7:00 pm
Morehead State
First Round
L 61–71  14–15
Value City Arena (1,114)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Coaches RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
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(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. "Women's Basketball". Ohio State Athletics.
  2. "NOV. 16 game at Sacramento State Postponed". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  3. "Nov. 18 Game at Stanford Cancelled". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
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