2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represents the University of Oklahoma in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners are led by Sherri Coale in her twenty-third season. The team plays its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Texas Tech. They missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 1998 and their first losing season in 21 years.

2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12
2018–19 record8–22 (4–14 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pam DeCosta
  • Chad Thrailkill
  • Colton Coale
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
2018–19 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Baylor180 1.000  371  .974
No. 13 Iowa State135 .722  269  .743
No. 23 Texas126 .667  2310  .697
West Virginia117 .611  2211  .667
Kansas State117 .611  2112  .636
TCU108 .556  2411  .686
Oklahoma State513 .278  1416  .467
Oklahoma414 .222  822  .267
Texas Tech414 .222  1417  .452
Kansas216 .111  1318  .419
2019 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster

2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jessi Murcer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrWestmoore Moore, OK
F 3 Mandy Simpson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoBoise Boise, ID
F 4 Clary Donica 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDickson Ardmore, OK
G 12 Gileysa Penzo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrMontverde Academy Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
G 14 Shaina Pellington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoDunbarton Pickering, ON
F 21 Nydia Lampkin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrHeritage Palm Bay, FL
G 22 Ana Llanusa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoChoctaw Choctaw, OK
F 24 Ijeoma Odimgbe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrJohnson Savannah, GA
G/F 25 Madi Wiliams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrTrinity Valley School Fort Worth, TX
G 30 Taylor Robertson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMcPherson McPherson, KS
C 31 Aspen Williston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrBroken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK
G 32 Tatum Veitenheimer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWindthorst Windthorst, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
Northeastern State W 119–45 
 33  Pellington  9  Veitenheimer  6  Pellington  Lloyd Noble Center (2,442)
Norman, OK
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSSW
Western Kentucky W 90–83  1–0
 33  Pellington  15  Williams  4  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (2,907)
Norman, OK
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSOK
Northwestern State W 93–56  2–0
 24  Pellington  15  Williams  5  Robertson  Lloyd Noble Center (2,314)
Norman, OK
Nov 18, 2018*
1:00 pm
at No. 21 South Florida L 70–87  2–1
 18  2 tied  10  Simpson  6  Simpson  Yuengling Center (2,804)
Tampa, FL
Nov 22, 2018*
4:15 pm
vs. UAB
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals
L 84–89  2–2
 22  Williams  8  2 tied  3  2 tied  Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 23, 2018*
6:45 pm
vs. Clemson
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division 3rd place game
L 62–74  2–3
 11  Pellington  11  Williams  4  Pellington  Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 28, 2018*
8:00 pm
at New Mexico L 80–84  2–4
 23  Robertson  8  Simpson  5  Pellington  Dreamstyle Arena (5,152)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 2, 2018*
3:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 79–95  2–5
 27  Robertson  16  Williams  4  2 tied  Auburn Arena (1,877)
Auburn, AL
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSOK+
Central Arkansas W 65–52  3–5
 18  Pellington  8  Simpson  3  Veitenheimer  Lloyd Noble Center (2,381)
Norman, OK
Dec 9, 2018*
2:00 pm, FSSW
No. 20 DePaul L 76–87  3–6
 19  2 tied  8  Pellington  9  Pellington  Lloyd Noble Center (2,682)
Norman, OK
Dec 19, 2018*
7:30 pm, FS1
No. 1 Connecticut L 63–72  3–7
 23  Robertson  11  Williams  3  Veitenheimer  Lloyd Noble Center (5,808)
Norman, OK
Dec 22, 2018*
2:00 pm
at SMU W 77–61  4–7
 21  Pellington  10  Williams  7  Veitenheimer  Moody Coliseum (1,191)
Dallas, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
Jan 2, 2019
6:30 pm, FSOK
Texas Tech W 66–61  5–7
(1–0)
 18  Pellington  11  Williams  6  Simpson  Lloyd Noble Center (2,578)
Norman, OK
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm, FCS
at Kansas State L 56–86  5–8
(1–1)
 14  Llanusa  5  3 tied  4  Pellington  Bramlage Coliseum (6,181)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 11 Texas L 63–73  5–9
(1–2)
 18  Williams  6  3 tied  5  Sampson  Frank Erwin Center (3,494)
Austin, TX
Jan 13, 2019
2:00 pm, FSSW
West Virginia L 55–66  5–10
(1–3)
 13  Robertson  8  Veitenheimer  5  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (3,171)
Norman, OK
Jan 19, 2019
12:00 pm
at No. 18 Iowa State L 78–104  5–11
(1–4)
 35  Llanusa  10  Odimgbe  5  Veitenheimer  Hilton Coliseum (9,758)
Ames, IA
Jan 22, 2019
8:00 pm
at TCU L 71–86  5–12
(1–5)
 24  Pellington  8  Williams  3  Murcer  Schollmaier Arena (1,929)
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 2 Baylor L 53–74  5–13
(1–6)
 21  Roberton  8  Williams  2  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center (3,478)
Norman, OK
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm
at Kansas L 79–88  5–14
(1–7)
 25  Pellington  8  Simpson  4  2 tied  Allen Fieldhouse (2,269)
Lawrence, KS
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, FSSW
No. 12 Texas L 67–76  5–15
(1–8)
 17  Llanusa  7  2 tied  3  Williams  Lloyd Noble Center (4,026)
Norman, OK
Feb 6, 2019
8:00 pm, FSN
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 74–84  5–16
(1–9)
 16  Llanusa  11  Simpson  6  Simpson  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,009)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 10, 2019
7:00 pm, FSOK
Kansas State L 75–83  5–17
(1–10)
 33  Llanusa  8  Odimgbe  5  Penzo  Lloyd Noble Center (3,005)
Norman, OK
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, FSOK
Kansas W 78–67  6–17
(2–10)
 21  Llanusa  11  Williams  4  Simpson  Lloyd Noble Center (2,643)
Norman, OK
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm, FSSW+
at Baylor L 53–87  6–18
(2–11)
 31  Llanusa  6  Odimgbe  2  2 tied  Ferrell Center (6,168)
Waco, TX
Feb 20, 2019
10:30 am, FSSW
No. 20 Iowa State L 70–91  6–19
(2–12)
 20  Llanusa  12  Williams  3  2 tied  Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm
at West Virginia W 80–69  7–19
(3–12)
 26  Llanusa  10  Lampkin  5  Murcer  WVU Coliseum (4,823)
Morgantown, WV
Feb 25, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 75–66  8–19
(4–12)
 26  Llanusa  14  Llanusa  7  Murcer  Lloyd Noble Center (4,060)
Norman, OK
Mar 2, 2019
4:30 pm, FSSW
TCU L 63–76  8–20
(4–13)
 21  Robinson  6  2 tied  4  Murcer  Lloyd Noble Center (3,447)
Norman, OK
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 82–88  8–21
(4–14)
 27  Llanusa  16  Simpson  11  Murcer  United Supermarkets Arena (2,875)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019
6:00 pm, FCS
(8) vs. (9) Texas Tech
First Round
L 84–104  9–21
 20  Llanusa  5  Williams  5  2 tied  Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

x- Sooner Sports Television (SSTV) is aired locally on Fox Sports. However the contract allows games to air on various affiliates. Those affiliates are FSSW, FSSW+, FSOK, FSOK+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Oklahoma Sooners". Soonersports.com.
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